- Average remaining
- 1.0
- Worst branch
- 1
- Information
- 2.0 bits
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Five-letter words matching _L_KE
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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).
ABACA does not fit this page's clues. FLAKE 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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ALIKE
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BLOKE
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FLAKE
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FLUKE
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CLOKE
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GLIKE
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PLUKE
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SLAKE
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YLIKE
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Pattern guide
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.”
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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.”
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Past Wordle answer: March 1, 2026.
CLOKE
Archaic spelling of cloak.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
GLIKE
A sneer; a flout.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
PLUKE
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
SLAKE
To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
Not listed among past Wordle answers.
YLIKE
Alternative form of alike.
Source: Wiktionary contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary; long entries may be shortened.
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.