5-Letter Words Matching _ _ _ R K

26 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ _ R K, 9 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

9 common words26 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

quirk
stork
shirk
quark
shark
smirk
clerk
spark
stark

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (17)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

awork
bjork
chark
chirk
clark
inark
knark
ozark
roark
smerk
snark
snork
sterk
stirk
sturk
twirk
unark

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 26 matches.

Most common letters

r26
k26
a13
s12
i7
o6
t6
n5
c4
h4

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 19 with 1 unique vowel
  • 7 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -rk · 26 words

Strategy

9 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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