5-Letter Words Matching _ L _ N K

21 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L _ N 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.

blink
clink
blank
plunk
flank
plank
flunk
slunk
clank
slink

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (11)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

blenk
blunk
clonk
clunk
glink
klenk
klunk
plink
plonk
slank
slonk

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 21 matches.

Most common letters

l21
n21
k21
u6
a5
i5
b4
c4
p4
s4

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -nk · 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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