5 FiveLetterWords

Five-letter words matching __U_K

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Possible answers

CAULK CHUCK CHUNK CLUCK DRUNK FLUNK PLUCK PLUNK SHUCK SKULK SKUNK SLUNK

6 more possible answers are in the full list below.

Shortlist note

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This pattern has 31 words in the Wordle guess list; 18 are possible answers. The calculator compared 14,786 Wordle guesses against those 18 answers. The possible-answer label is a guide, not a promise about what Wordle's editors will choose.

Previously used by Wordle: CAULK (February 16, 2022); CHUCK (May 23, 2026); CHUNK (April 13, 2022); CLUCK (August 4, 2021); DRUNK (April 24, 2026); FLUNK (August 29, 2024); PLUCK (December 21, 2021); PLUNK (June 13, 2023); plus 3 more.

Top-ranked splitter CLAST
Average remaining
1.44
Worst branch
2
Information
3.72 bits

It is a deliberate probe rather than a possible answer here: the point is to separate the remaining answers cleanly.

Hard Mode Use SLUNK instead.

CLAST does not fit this page's clues. SLUNK keeps every clue shown here and leaves an average remainder of 2.11 (3 in its worst branch). Check any additional yellow-position clues in the full Solver.

Trap warning: S_UNK

SKUNK, SLUNK, SPUNK, STUNK differ only in the second position. Trying them one at a time can use several turns; CLAST tests the family more efficiently.

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Pattern guide

What fits __U_K?

All 31 matching words are shown above. 18 are possible answers.

More about these matches

Useful letters still to test

C 48% N 48% L 42% S 32% R 29% A 16%

Words with five different letters

81% of the matches have no repeated letters.

CAULK CHUNK DRUNK FLUNK PLUCK

Common letter pairs

UN 11% NK 11% UC 8% CK 8% LU 6%

Vowels

No vowels: 0% · one: 84% · two: 16% · three or more: 0%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match __U_K?
31 five-letter words match __U_K in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 18 are possible answers.
Which matching word has the highest feedback entropy?
Among all matching words, ALURK has the highest feedback entropy at 4.73 bits against the possible answers.
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