5-Letter Words Matching _ _ I C K

36 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ I C K, 11 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

11 common words36 valid words

Common Words (11)

Words most likely to be the answer.

flick
click
prick
stick
quick
slick
crick
trick
brick
chick
thick

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (25)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

alick
amick
arick
avick
blick
buick
erick
frick
glick
haick
hoick
klick
knick
orick
shick
snick
spick
swick
twick
ulick
utick
whick
wrick
yoick
zwick

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 36 matches.

Most common letters

i36
c36
k36
r9
l8
h6
s6
a5
t5
w5

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 23 with 1 unique vowel
  • 13 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ck · 36 words

Strategy

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

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