- 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.
Five-letter words matching _T__K
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17
matching words
Shortlist
What the remaining words have in common
17 matching words3 not previously used8 past answers
Position 1S 100%
Position 3A 24%O 24%E 18%I 18%
Position 4C 24%N 24%R 18%A 12%
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 _T__K?
Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with _T__K 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: CLAIR
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
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray STUNK — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow STORK — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray STINK — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray, Gray STEAK — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Gray, Gray STANK — play this answer next
- Gray, Gray, Green, Gray, Yellow STARK — play this answer next
- Gray, Yellow, Green, Gray, Gray STALK — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Gray, Gray STOCK, STUCK — choose between 2 answers on the last turn
- Yellow, Gray, Gray, Yellow, Gray STICK — play this answer next
- Yellow, Gray, Green, Gray, Gray STACK — play this answer next
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Shortlist note
How to play this shortlist
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 (October 19, 2026); STOCK (April 2, 2023); STORK (August 5, 2025).
CLAIR 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; CLAIR 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
Words with five different letters
88% of the matches have no repeated letters.
Common letter pairs
ST 17/17 words (100%)
TA 4/17 words (24%)
CK 4/17 words (24%)
NK 4/17 words (24%)
TO 4/17 words (24%)
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.