5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _I_K_

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What the remaining words have in common

80 matching words4 not previously used2 past answers

Position 1M 14%S 10%B 9%D 9%
Position 3N 33%C 28%R 14%S 10%
Position 5S 54%Y 31%E 5%A 4%

6 possible answers fit.

Among those candidates, PINKY produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.

Top-ranked next guess PINKY

Still undecided: 1st letter: K, M, P, R, S·3rd letter: C, L, N, S

Possible answers

KINKY MILKY PICKY PINKY RISKY SILKY

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Pattern guide

What fits _I_K_?

All 80 matching words are shown above. 6 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

S 64% N 36% Y 32% C 28% R 20% L 15%

Words with five different letters

78% of the matches have no repeated letters.

MILKY PICKY PINKY RISKY SILKY

Common letter pairs

KS 43/80 words (54%) IN 26/80 words (32%) NK 26/80 words (32%) KY 25/80 words (31%) IC 22/80 words (28%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 84% · two: 15% · three or more: 1%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _I_K_?
80 five-letter words match _I_K_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 6 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, DIRKE has the highest feedback entropy at 4.89 bits against the possible answers.