5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching _T__K

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Possible answers

STACK STALK STANK STARK STEAK STICK STINK STOCK STORK STUCK STUNK

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 17 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: STACK (October 11, 2025); STANK (February 20, 2026); STARK (June 3, 2024); STEAK (July 14, 2026); STICK (September 18, 2022); STINK (July 3, 2021); STOCK (April 2, 2023); STORK (August 5, 2025).

Top-ranked splitter LINAC
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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LINAC does not fit this page's clues. STACK keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.64 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: STA_K

STACK, STALK, STANK, STARK differ only in the fourth position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; LINAC tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits _T__K?

All 17 matching words are shown above. 11 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

S 100% A 35% C 24% N 24% R 24% I 24%

Words with five different letters

88% of the matches have no repeated letters.

STACK STALK STANK STARK STEAK

Common letter pairs

ST 25% TA 6% CK 6% NK 6% TO 6%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 76% · two: 24% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match _T__K?
17 five-letter words match _T__K 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, STARK has the highest feedback entropy at 4.95 bits against the possible answers.
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