- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 1.0 bits
It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.
Five-letter words ending in INKY (_INKY)
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What the remaining words have in common
9 matching words1 not previously used1 past answerBest matching test word: SINKY
Position 1B 11%D 11%H 11%K 11%
used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer
KINKY
possible
PINKY
used
BINKY
guess
DINKY
guess
HINKY
guess
LINKY
guess
SINKY
guess
WINKY
guess
ZINKY
guess
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This pattern has 9 words in the Wordle guess list; 2 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 2 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.
Previously used by Wordle: PINKY (March 6, 2023).
It is legal under the clues represented on this page. If you also have yellow-position information, check that extra detail 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 _INKY?
All 9 matching words are shown above. 2 are possible answers.
Letters that fit the blanks
- 1st letter B, D, H, K, L, P, S, W, Z
Meanings and answer history
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KINKY
Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl.
“kinky hair”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PINKY
Pinkish.
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Past Wordle answer: March 6, 2023.
BINKY
A stuffed animal, pillow, blanket, or toy that a small child is more attached to than any other, and often sleeps with.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
DINKY
Tiny and cute; small and attractive.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
HINKY
Acting suspiciously; strange, unusual; acting in a manner as if having something to hide, or seemingly crooked.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
LINKY
Of or pertaining to hyperlinks.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SINKY
Into which one can sink.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
WINKY
Tending to wink; winking.
“a winky smiley face”
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
ZINKY
Alternative form of zincy.
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Not listed among past Wordle answers.
Common questions
- How many five-letter words match _INKY?
- 9 five-letter words match _INKY in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 2 are possible answers.
- Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
- Among all matching words, SINKY has the highest feedback entropy at 4.32 bits against the possible answers.