5-Letter Words Matching C R _ _ K

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

8 common words13 valid words

Common Words (8)

Words most likely to be the answer.

croak
crank
creak
creek
crock
crook
crick
crack

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (5)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

craik
crink
cronk
cruck
crunk

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 13 matches.

Most common letters

c13
r13
k13
a5
n4
o4
i3
e2
u2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ck · 4 words
  • -nk · 4 words
  • -ak · 2 words
  • -ik · 1 words
  • -ek · 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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