5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _L_CK

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Possible answers

BLACK BLOCK CLACK CLICK CLOCK CLUCK FLACK FLECK FLICK FLOCK PLUCK SLACK

1 more possible answer is in the full list below.

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 21 words in the Wordle guess list; 13 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 13 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: BLACK (April 10, 2022); BLOCK (January 25, 2024); CLACK (July 12, 2026); CLICK (October 31, 2021); CLOCK (May 12, 2026); CLUCK (August 4, 2021); FLICK (September 3, 2021); FLOCK (July 18, 2022); plus 2 more.

Top-ranked splitter COIFS
Average remaining
1.46
Worst branch
2
Information
3.24 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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COIFS does not fit this page's clues. CLACK keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 4.23 (6 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: FL_CK

FLACK, FLECK, FLICK, FLOCK differ only in the third position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; COIFS tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits _L_CK?

All 21 matching words are shown above. 13 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

A 38% I 24% O 19% F 19% E 19% P 19%

Words with five different letters

67% of the matches have no repeated letters.

BLACK BLOCK FLACK FLECK FLICK

Common letter pairs

CK 25% LA 7% AC 7% CL 6% LI 6%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 86% · two: 14% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _L_CK?
21 five-letter words match _L_CK in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 13 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, ALECK has the highest feedback entropy at 4.82 bits against the possible answers.
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