5-Letter Words Matching _ _ I N K

22 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ I N K, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words22 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

stink
drink
brink
blink
clink
think
slink

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (15)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

awink
chink
crink
deink
glink
msink
plink
prink
quink
reink
skink
spink
swink
trink
twink

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 22 matches.

Most common letters

i22
n22
k22
r6
s6
l5
t4
w3
c3
p3

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 18 with 1 unique vowel
  • 4 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -nk · 22 words

Strategy

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

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