5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _L_NK

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What the remaining words have in common

16 matching words3 not previously used8 past answersBest matching test word: SLANK

Position 1C 25%P 25%B 19%S 19%
Position 3A 31%U 31%I 25%O 13%

Possible answers

BLANK BLINK CLANK CLINK CLUNK FLANK FLUNK PLANK PLUNK SLINK SLUNK

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

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This pattern has 16 words in the Wordle guess list; 11 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 11 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: BLANK (July 20, 2025); BLINK (June 30, 2025); CLINK (January 22, 2026); CLUNK (August 9, 2026); FLANK (July 20, 2023); FLUNK (August 29, 2024); PLANK (May 17, 2023); PLUNK (June 13, 2023).

Top-ranked splitter ASPIC
Average remaining
1.18
Worst branch
2
Information
3.28 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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ASPIC does not fit this page's clues. CLANK keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 3.55 (5 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: _LUNK

CLUNK, FLUNK, PLUNK, SLUNK differ only in the first position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; ASPIC tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits _L_NK?

All 16 matching words are shown above. 11 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

A 31% U 31% I 25% C 25% P 25% B 19%

Words with five different letters

100% of the matches have no repeated letters.

BLANK BLINK CLANK CLINK CLUNK

Common letter pairs

NK 16/16 words (100%) LA 5/16 words (31%) AN 5/16 words (31%) LU 5/16 words (31%) UN 5/16 words (31%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 100% · two: 0% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _L_NK?
16 five-letter words match _L_NK in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 11 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, SLANK has the highest feedback entropy at 4.87 bits against the possible answers.