5-Letter Words Matching _ U _ K _

92 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ U _ K _, 11 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

11 common words92 valid words

Common Words (11)

Words most likely to be the answer.

hunky

lucky

musky

husky

murky

mucky

sulky

quake

dusky

funky

bulky

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (81)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

bucko

bucks

bucku

bucky

bulks

bunko

bunks

bunky

burka

burke

busks

busky

cusks

ducks

ducky

dumka

dumky

dunks

dusks

fucks

fulke

fulks

funks

guaka

gucki

gucks

gunks

gunky

hucks

hulks

hulky

hunks

husks

junko

junks

junky

jutka

kurku

kuska

lubke

lucks

lunka

lunks

lurks

lurky

lusky

mucks

mulki

murks

musks

nunki

nunks

nunky

nusku

pucka

pucks

pukka

pulka

punka

punke

punks

punkt

punky

quaky

rucks

rucky

rusks

rusky

sucks

sulka

sulks

tucks

tucky

tunka

turki

turks

turku

tusks

tusky

yucks

yucky

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 92 matches.

Most common letters

u92

k92

s46

y29

n25

c24

l19

b14

r14

a14

Vowel distribution

0 with no vowels
67 with 1 unique vowel
24 with 2 unique vowels
1 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

-ks · 35 words
-ky · 28 words
-ka · 12 words
-ke · 5 words
-ku · 4 words

Strategy

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

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