5-Letter Words Matching _ L I _ K

15 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ L I _ K, 6 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

6 common words15 valid words

Common Words (6)

Words most likely to be the answer.

flick
click
slick
blink
clink
slink

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

alick
blick
flisk
glick
glink
glisk
klick
plink
ulick

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 15 matches.

Most common letters

l15
i15
k15
c9
n5
s4
g3
b2
f2
a1

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ck · 8 words
  • -nk · 5 words
  • -sk · 2 words

Strategy

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

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