- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.
Five-letter words matching _H_NK
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This pattern has 8 words in the Wordle guess list; 4 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 4 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: CHUNK (April 13, 2022); SHANK (April 16, 2024); THANK (September 26, 2024); THINK (November 18, 2023).
AARTI does not fit this page's clues. THANK keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 1.0 (1 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 _H_NK?
All 8 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter C, S, T
- 3rd letter A, I, O, U
Meanings and answer history
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CHUNK
A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone.
“The statue broke into chunks.”
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Past Wordle answer: April 13, 2022.
SHANK
The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
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Past Wordle answer: April 16, 2024.
THANK
To express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something).
“She thanked him for the lift.”
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Past Wordle answer: September 26, 2024.
THINK
To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
“Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.”
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Past Wordle answer: November 18, 2023.
CHANK
The large spiral shell of several species of sea conch, much used in making bangles, especially Turbinella pyrum.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
CHINK
A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SHONK
Alternative form of shonky (“a dishonest person”).
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
THUNK
past participle of think
“Who would have thunk those guys would have a problem with a little lie?”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _H_NK?
- 8 five-letter words match _H_NK in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 4 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, THANK has the highest feedback entropy at 4.59 bits against the possible answers.