Five-letter words matching _O_K_

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What the remaining words have in common

120 matching words0 not previously used3 past answers

Position 1P 11%H 9%B 8%C 8%
Position 3O 22%C 19%N 13%R 12%
Position 5S 61%Y 27%A 6%E 3%
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3 possible answers fit.

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

Still undecided: 1st letter: P, R, V·3rd letter: C, D, L·5th letter: A, Y

Possible answers

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

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Pattern guide

What fits _O_K_?

All 120 matching words are shown above. 3 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

65% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

KS 73/120 words (61%) KY 32/120 words (27%) OK 29/120 words (24%) OO 26/120 words (22%) OC 23/120 words (19%)

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 53% · two: 42% · three or more: 5%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _O_K_?
120 five-letter words match _O_K_ in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 3 are possible answers.