5-Letter Words Matching _ _ O C K

21 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ O C K, 10 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

10 common words21 valid words

Common Words (10)

Words most likely to be the answer.

clock
flock
shock
crock
block
frock
stock
smock
chock
knock

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (11)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

acock
arock
brock
krock
plock
poock
slock
snock
spock
thock
trock

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 21 matches.

Most common letters

c21
o21
k21
r6
s6
l5
h3
p3
t3
a2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ck · 21 words

Strategy

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

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