5-Letter Words Matching F L _ _ K

12 valid 5-letter words match the pattern F L _ _ K, 7 of which are common words. 3 green letters locked in.

7 common words12 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

flick
flack
flock
flank
flunk
flask
fleck

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (5)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

fleak
flisk
flook
flowk
flusk

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 12 matches.

Most common letters

f12
l12
k12
a4
c4
s3
o3
n2
e2
i2

Vowel distribution

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

Most common endings

  • -ck · 4 words
  • -sk · 3 words
  • -nk · 2 words
  • -ak · 1 words
  • -ok · 1 words

Strategy

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

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