5-Letter Words Matching _ R I _ K
17 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ R I _ K, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.
8 common words17 valid words
Common Words (8)
Words most likely to be the answer.
drink
prick
brink
brisk
frisk
crick
trick
brick
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
arick
crink
drisk
erick
frick
orick
prink
trink
wrick
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 17 matches.
Most common letters
r17
i17
k17
c10
n5
b3
s3
d2
f2
p2
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 14 with 1 unique vowel
- 3 with 2 unique vowels
- 0 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ck · 9 words
- -nk · 5 words
- -sk · 3 words
Strategy
8 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.
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