5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _L_NK

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Showing 16 matching words
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What the remaining words have in common

16 matching words3 not previously used8 past answers

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

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish _L_NK?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _L_NK as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Two-turn example: CAUPS

In normal mode, this play can cover 10 of 11 possible answers within two guesses, using the pattern alone.

See how the feedback separates the answers
  • BLINK — play this answer next
  • SLINK — play this answer next
  • FLUNK — play this answer next
  • SLUNK — play this answer next
  • PLUNK — play this answer next
  • BLANK, FLANK — choose between 2 answers on the last turn
  • PLANK — play this answer next
  • CLINK — play this answer next
  • CLUNK — play this answer next
  • CLANK — play this answer next

Adapt this example to your board below. Extra clues and Hard Mode can change the best play.

Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

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The top-ranked splitter is shown in the shortlist note below. Add a gray or yellow clue here to recalculate after the position changes.

Shortlist note

How to play this shortlist

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 CAUPS
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.

Hard Mode Use CLANK instead.

CAUPS 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; CAUPS 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.