5-Letter Words Matching C L _ _ K

16 valid 5-letter words match the pattern C L _ _ K, 8 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

8 common words16 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

cluck
click
clock
clink
cloak
clerk
clack
clank

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (8)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

claik
clark
clawk
cleck
cleek
cleuk
clonk
clunk

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 16 matches.

Most common letters

c16
l16
k16
a6
n4
e4
i3
u3
o3
r2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ck · 5 words
  • -nk · 4 words
  • -rk · 2 words
  • -ik · 1 words
  • -wk · 1 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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