Five-letter words matching _L__K

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What the remaining words have in common

54 matching words6 not previously used23 past answers

Position 1C 24%P 19%F 17%B 13%
Position 3A 24%E 22%I 20%O 19%
Position 4C 39%N 30%E 7%A 6%
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29 possible answers fit.

Among those candidates, CLANK produces the smallest worst-case feedback group.

Still undecided: 1st letter: B, C, F, P, S·3rd letter: A, E, I, O, U·4th letter: A, C, E, N, R, S

Possible answers

17 more possible answers are in the full list below.

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Can you finish _L__K?

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

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

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Pattern guide

What fits _L__K?

All 54 matching words are shown above. 29 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

74% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

CK 21/54 words (39%) NK 16/54 words (30%) LA 13/54 words (24%) CL 13/54 words (24%) LE 12/54 words (22%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 70% · two: 28% · three or more: 2%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _L__K?
54 five-letter words match _L__K in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 29 are possible answers.