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JERKS

plural of jerk

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PERKS

plural of perk

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BERKS

plural of berk

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MERKS

plural of merk

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NERKS

plural of nerk

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SERKS

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YERKS

third-person singular simple present indicative of yerk

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ZERKS

plural of zerk

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How many five-letter words match _ERKS?: 8 five-letter words match _ERKS in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 0 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?: Among all matching words, NERKS has the highest feedback entropy at 4.74 bits against the possible answers.