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Five-letter words matching _L_KE

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9 matching words0 not previously used4 past answersBest matching test word: SLAKE

Position 1F 22%A 11%B 11%C 11%
Position 3I 33%A 22%O 22%U 22%

Possible answers

ALIKE BLOKE FLAKE FLUKE

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This pattern has 9 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: ALIKE (September 20, 2022); BLOKE (February 24, 2022); FLAKE (August 2, 2024); FLUKE (March 1, 2026).

Top-ranked splitter FLAKE
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1.0
Worst branch
1
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2.0 bits

It fits the clues and can win immediately, while still splitting the alternatives well.

Hard Mode FLAKE keeps every stated clue.

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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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What fits _L_KE?

All 9 matching words are shown above. 4 are possible answers.

Letters that fit the blanks

  • 1st letter A, B, C, F, G, P, S, Y
  • 3rd letter A, I, O, U
Meanings and answer history

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ALIKE

Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.

“Twins are physically alike, that is, similar-looking people on the outside.”

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 20, 2022.

BLOKE

A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.

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 24, 2022.

FLAKE

A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything

“There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls.”

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Past Wordle answer: August 2, 2024.

FLUKE

A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.

“We've classified by a fluke; actually, the first goal was just a total fluke.”

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Past Wordle answer: March 1, 2026.

CLOKE

Archaic spelling of cloak.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

GLIKE

A sneer; a flout.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

PLUKE

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SLAKE

To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).

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YLIKE

Alternative form of alike.

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Not listed among past Wordle answers.

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _L_KE?
9 five-letter words match _L_KE 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, SLAKE has the highest feedback entropy at 5.29 bits against the possible answers.