5-Letter Words Matching _ L A _ K

19 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L A _ K, 9 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

9 common words19 valid words

Common Words (9)

Words most likely to be the answer.

black
flack
slack
blank
flank
plank
clack
clank
flask

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (10)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

alack
blayk
claik
clark
clawk
glack
glaik
plack
slank
slask

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 19 matches.

Most common letters

a19
l19
k19
c11
n5
s4
b3
f3
i2
g2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ck · 7 words
  • -nk · 5 words
  • -ik · 2 words
  • -sk · 2 words
  • -yk · 1 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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