5-Letter Words Matching _ L _ C K

30 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L _ C K, 13 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

13 common words30 valid words

Common Words (13)

Words most likely to be the answer.

cluck
flick
click
clock
pluck
black
flack
flock
slack
slick
block
clack
fleck

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (17)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

alack
aleck
alick
bleck
blick
cleck
glack
glick
gluck
klick
kluck
plack
pleck
plock
sleck
slock
ulick

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 30 matches.

Most common letters

l30
c30
k30
a9
i8
e6
o5
u5
b4
f4

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ck · 30 words

Strategy

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

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