5-Letter Words Matching _ _ A N K

21 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ A N K, 12 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

12 common words21 valid words

Common Words (12)

Words most likely to be the answer.

crank
stank
thank
blank
shank
drank
prank
flank
plank
frank
clank
spank

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

arank
brank
chank
grank
slank
swank
trank
twank
whank

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 21 matches.

Most common letters

a21
n21
k21
r8
l5
s5
h4
t4
c3
p3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 21 with 1 unique vowel
  • 0 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -nk · 21 words

Strategy

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

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