446 words close in K, which is more room than a locked last square usually leaves. ABACK, BLACK, BLANK come first, and 112 can still be the answer.
Of the 37 everyday words on this page, 35 could also be the answer.
Best First Guesses
With 446 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.
- STACK: takes 446 down to 73 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- TRACK: down to 75. It is on the answer list.
- BLACK: down to 99. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
If you need a second letter to test, A (207), C (149) and R (133) appear here more than any others. Roughly one word in six here is everyday English, 37 of the 446. Build a guess from the common letters rather than the unusual words.
Best 5 Letter Words Ending in K
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ABACK
- BLACK
- BLANK
- BLEAK
- BLINK
- BLOCK
- BREAK
- BRICK
- BRINK
- BRISK
- BROOK
- CAULK
- CHALK
- CHECK
- CHEEK
- CHICK
- CHOCK
- CHUCK
- CHUNK
- CLACK
- CLANK
- CLERK
- CLICK
- CLINK
- CLOAK
- CLOCK
- CLUCK
- CRACK
- CRANK
- CREAK
- CREEK
- CRICK
- CROAK
- CROCK
- CROOK
- DRANK
- DRINK
- DRUNK
- FLACK
- FLANK
- FLASK
- FLECK
- FLICK
- FLOCK
- FLUNK
- FRANK
- FREAK
- FRISK
- FROCK
- KAYAK
- KIOSK
- KNACK
- KNOCK
- PLANK
- PLUCK
- PLUNK
- PRANK
- PRICK
- QUACK
- QUARK
- QUICK
- QUIRK
- SHACK
- SHANK
- SHARK
- SHEIK
- SHIRK
- SHOCK
- SHOOK
- SHUCK
- SKULK
- SKUNK
- SLACK
- SLEEK
- SLICK
- SLINK
- SLUNK
- SMACK
- SMIRK
- SMOCK
- SNACK
- SNEAK
- SNUCK
- SPANK
- SPARK
- SPEAK
- SPECK
- SPOOK
- STACK
- STALK
- STANK
- STARK
- STEAK
- STICK
- STINK
- STOCK
- STORK
- STUCK
- STUNK
- THANK
- THICK
- THINK
- TRACK
- TRICK
- TRUCK
- TRUNK
- TWEAK
- WHACK
- WHISK
- WRACK
- WREAK
- WRECK
- EBOOK
- GREEK
5 Letter Words Ending in K by Starting Letter
5 Letter Words Starting with A and Ending in K
- ABACK
- ABASK
- ACOCK
- ADUSK
- AIMAK
- AKPEK
- ALACK
- ALEAK
- ALECK
- ALICK
- ALURK
- AMUCK
- ANACK
- APEAK
- APEEK
- ARANK
- AREEK
- AROCK
- ASOAK
- AVICK
- AWEEK
- AWINK
- AWORK
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with A
5 Letter Words Starting with B and Ending in K
- BLACK
- BLANK
- BLEAK
- BLINK
- BLOCK
- BREAK
- BRICK
- BRINK
- BRISK
- BROOK
- BALAK
- BANAK
- BATAK
- BATIK
- BAULK
- BAYOK
- BLAYK
- BLECK
- BLENK
- BLICK
- BLOOK
- BLUNK
- BOBAK
- BOINK
- BOONK
- BORAK
- BOREK
- BRACK
- BRANK
- BRECK
- BREEK
- BROCK
- BRONK
- BRUCK
- BRUSK
- BUICK
- BULAK
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with B
5 Letter Words Starting with C and Ending in K
- CAULK
- CHALK
- CHECK
- CHEEK
- CHICK
- CHOCK
- CHUCK
- CHUNK
- CLACK
- CLANK
- CLERK
- CLICK
- CLINK
- CLOAK
- CLOCK
- CLUCK
- CRACK
- CRANK
- CREAK
- CREEK
- CRICK
- CROAK
- CROCK
- CROOK
- CHACK
- CHANK
- CHARK
- CHAUK
- CHAWK
- CHINK
- CHIRK
- CHOAK
- CHONK
- CHOOK
- CHOWK
- CHYAK
- CLAIK
- CLARK
- CLAWK
- CLECK
- CLEEK
- CLEIK
- CLEUK
- CLONK
- CLUNK
- CRAIK
- CRINK
- CRONK
- CRUCK
- CRUNK
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with C
5 Letter Words Starting with D and Ending in K
- DRANK
- DRINK
- DRUNK
- DALEK
- DANSK
- DAYAK
- DEINK
- DEREK
- DOWAK
- DRACK
- DRAWK
- DRECK
- DRISK
- DROCK
- DROOK
- DROUK
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with D
5 Letter Words Starting with F and Ending in K
- FLACK
- FLANK
- FLASK
- FLECK
- FLICK
- FLOCK
- FLUNK
- FRANK
- FREAK
- FRISK
- FROCK
- FLEAK
- FLEEK
- FLISK
- FLOOK
- FLOWK
- FLUSK
- FRACK
- FRAIK
- FRECK
- FROSK
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with F
5 Letter Words Starting with G and Ending in K
- GREEK
- GALIK
- GLACK
- GLAIK
- GLEEK
- GLICK
- GLINK
- GLISK
- GLUCK
- GOPAK
- GOPIK
- GRANK
- GUDOK
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with G
5 Letter Words Starting with K and Ending in K
- KAYAK
- KIOSK
- KNACK
- KNOCK
- KAIAK
- KAMIK
- KAPOK
- KATIK
- KAZAK
- KELEK
- KIACK
- KLICK
- KLUCK
- KLUNK
- KNARK
- KNICK
- KODAK
- KONAK
- KOPEK
- KRUNK
- KULAK
- KUMYK
- KWINK
- KYACK
5 Letter Words Starting with M and Ending in K
- MAKUK
- MALIK
- MAMAK
- MANAK
- MAREK
- MAROK
- MAZAK
- MELIK
- MENSK
- MERAK
- MERSK
- MIRAK
- MOECK
- MORUK
- MSINK
- MUJIK
- MURUK
- MUZAK
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with M
5 Letter Words Starting with P and Ending in K
- PLANK
- PLUCK
- PLUNK
- PRANK
- PRICK
- PALAK
- PANAK
- PLACK
- PLECK
- PLINK
- PLOCK
- PLONK
- PLOOK
- PLOUK
- POMAK
- PREAK
- PRINK
- PRONK
- PROOK
- PROWK
- PULIK
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with P
5 Letter Words Starting with Q and Ending in K
- QUACK
- QUARK
- QUICK
- QUIRK
- QAPIK
- QUANK
- QUAUK
- QUAWK
- QUEAK
- QUECK
- QUEEK
- QUINK
- QUONK
- QUORK
- QUOUK
5 Letter Words Starting with S and Ending in K
- SHACK
- SHANK
- SHARK
- SHEIK
- SHIRK
- SHOCK
- SHOOK
- SHUCK
- SKULK
- SKUNK
- SLACK
- SLEEK
- SLICK
- SLINK
- SLUNK
- SMACK
- SMIRK
- SMOCK
- SNACK
- SNEAK
- SNUCK
- SPANK
- SPARK
- SPEAK
- SPECK
- SPOOK
- STACK
- STALK
- STANK
- STARK
- STEAK
- STICK
- STINK
- STOCK
- STORK
- STUCK
- STUNK
- SABIK
- SAICK
- SAMEK
- SAPEK
- SARUK
- SCOUK
- SCULK
- SEVAK
- SHICK
- SHIOK
- SHMEK
- SHONK
- SHTIK
- SJAAK
- SKANK
- SKINK
- SKRIK
- SLANK
- SLASK
- SLECK
- SLOCK
- SLONK
- SMAAK
- SMAIK
- SMEEK
- SMEIK
- SMERK
- SMICK
- SMOOK
- SNARK
- SNECK
- SNICK
- SNOCK
- SNOEK
- SNOOK
- SNORK
- SNOWK
- SOTIK
- SPACK
- SPAIK
- SPELK
- SPICK
- SPINK
- SPOCK
- SPORK
- SPUNK
- STAUK
- STEEK
- STEIK
- STERK
- STIRK
- STONK
- STOOK
- STRAK
- STURK
- SUBAK
- SUKUK
- SUMAK
- SWACK
- SWANK
- SWICK
- SWINK
- SWONK
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with S
5 Letter Words Starting with T and Ending in K
- THANK
- THICK
- THINK
- TRACK
- TRICK
- TRUCK
- TRUNK
- TWEAK
- TAJIK
- TALAK
- TALCK
- TALIK
- TALUK
- TANAK
- TAROK
- TEREK
- THACK
- THEEK
- THILK
- THUNK
- TILAK
- TOPEK
- TORSK
- TRAIK
- TRANK
- TRECK
- TRINK
- TROAK
- TROCK
- TRONK
- TUBIK
- TUPEK
- TUPIK
- TWANK
- TWERK
- TWICK
- TWINK
- TWIRK
- TWONK
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with T
5 Letter Words Starting with U and Ending in K
- UMIAK
- UNARK
- UPTAK
- URSUK
- USHAK
- USKOK
- UTICK
- UTSUK
- UZBAK
- UZBEK
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with U
5 Letter Words Starting with W and Ending in K
- WHACK
- WHISK
- WRACK
- WREAK
- WRECK
- WAULK
- WHANK
- WHAUK
- WHEEK
- WHELK
- WHICK
- WHILK
- WHULK
- WRICK
Related: 5 Letter Words Starting with W
5 Letter Words Starting with Y and Ending in K
- YAPOK
- YARAK
- YEEEK
- YELEK
- YOICK
- YURAK
- YUROK
- YURUK
5 Letter Words Starting with E, H, I and other letters and Ending in K
- EBOOK
- EBANK
- EIMAK
- ERICK
- EVECK
- HACEK
- HAICK
- HAWOK
- HOICK
- HOPAK
- IBRIK
- INARK
- LADIK
- LEPAK
- NABAK
- NAMAK
- NATAK
- NAUMK
- NEBEK
- NORSK
- OOLAK
- OOPAK
- OTYAK
- OZARK
- RADEK
- RAFIK
- REASK
- REESK
- REINK
- ROJAK
- RONUK
- VEREK
- VIVEK
- XICAK
- ZAMAK
- ZIRAK
- ZOHAK
5 Letter Words Ending in CK
- ABACK
- BLACK
- BLOCK
- BRICK
- CHECK
- CHICK
- CHOCK
- CHUCK
- CLACK
- CLICK
- CLOCK
- CLUCK
- CRACK
- CRICK
- CROCK
- FLACK
- FLECK
- FLICK
- FLOCK
- FROCK
- KNACK
- KNOCK
- PLUCK
- PRICK
- QUACK
- QUICK
- SHACK
- SHOCK
- SHUCK
- SLACK
- SLICK
- SMACK
- SMOCK
- SNACK
- SNUCK
- SPECK
- STACK
- STICK
- STOCK
- STUCK
- THICK
- TRACK
- TRICK
- TRUCK
- WHACK
- WRACK
- WRECK
- ACOCK
- ALACK
- ALECK
- ALICK
- AMUCK
- ANACK
- AROCK
- AVICK
- BLECK
- BLICK
- BRACK
- BRECK
- BROCK
- BRUCK
- BUICK
- CHACK
- CLECK
- CRUCK
- DRACK
- DRECK
- DROCK
- ERICK
- EVECK
- FRACK
- FRECK
- GLACK
- GLICK
- GLUCK
- HAICK
- HOICK
- KIACK
- KLICK
- KLUCK
- KNICK
- KYACK
- MOECK
- PLACK
- PLECK
- PLOCK
- QUECK
- SAICK
- SHICK
- SLECK
- SLOCK
- SMICK
- SNECK
- SNICK
- SNOCK
- SPACK
- SPICK
- SPOCK
- SWACK
- SWICK
- TALCK
- THACK
- TRECK
- TROCK
- TWICK
- UTICK
- WHICK
- WRICK
- YOICK
The CK tail accounts for 109 of the 446. The Wordle answer list holds 47 of them, ABACK, BLACK, BLOCK, BRICK, CHECK, CHICK and more. 5 letter words ending in CK are set out on their own page, each one defined.
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- KOPEK: 100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia.
- SNOEK: A large marine food fish common on the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa.
- PRONK: Jump straight up.
- STIRK: Yearling heifer or bullock.
- SNICK: A small cut.
- KAPOK: A plant fiber from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation.
- CHIRK: Make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird.
- KLICK: A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles).
- SKULK: Move stealthily. It is on the answer list.
- DRECK: Merchandise that is shoddy or inferior.
- WHELK: Gather whelk.
- SPICK: Completely neat and clean.
- AMUCK: In a murderous frenzy.
- BAULK: Refuse to comply.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer end in K?
Yes. THINK, THANK and BLACK all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. CHECK and CLICK are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is BRUSK really a word?
Yes. Marked by rude or peremptory shortness. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
THINK. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZOHAK and ZIRAK are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
CAULK, CLUCK and CREAK. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.