5-Letter Words Matching _ _ U N K

16 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ _ U N K, 9 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

9 common words16 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

chunk
drunk
plunk
trunk
skunk
spunk
flunk
slunk
stunk

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (7)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

blunk
brunk
clunk
crunk
klunk
shunk
thunk

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

u16
n16
k16
l6
s5
r4
c3
h3
t3
b2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -nk · 16 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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