5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _HI_K

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Possible answers

CHICK SHIRK THICK THINK WHISK

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This pattern has 10 words in the Wordle guess list; 5 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 5 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: SHIRK (February 2, 2023); THICK (November 22, 2025); THINK (November 18, 2023); WHISK (September 12, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter ACTOR
Average remaining
1.0
Worst branch
1
Information
2.32 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

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ACTOR does not fit this page's clues. CHIRK keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.4 (2 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

No obvious one-slot trap. The possible answers do not form a three-word-or-larger family that differs in only one position.

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Pattern guide

What fits _HI_K?

All 10 matching words are shown above. 5 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter C, S, T, W
  • 4th letter C, L, N, O, R, S
Meanings and answer history

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CHICK

A young bird.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

SHIRK

To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: February 2, 2023.

THICK

Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: November 22, 2025.

THINK

To ponder, to go over in one's mind.

“Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: November 18, 2023.

WHISK

A quick, light sweeping motion.

“With a quick whisk, she swept the cat from the pantry with her broom.”

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Past Wordle answer: September 12, 2023.

CHINK

A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

CHIRK

To become happier.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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SHIOK

Delightful, pleasurable.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

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THILK

That same; this; that.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

WHILK

Alternative form of whelk.

Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.

Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _HI_K?
10 five-letter words match _HI_K in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 5 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SHIRK has the highest feedback entropy at 4.55 bits against the possible answers.
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