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5 Letter Words Ending in K

This list does three jobs: narrowing down a guess in a Wordle-style game, filling in a crossword, and checking whether a word is real. It has 192 five-letter words that end in K, with the 96 common ones (think, thank, black, check) first.

The letter right before the final K is most often C: 63 of these words end in CK. On average a word here has 1.4 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is A (in 82 words). 24% repeat a letter, like check. The most common first letter is S (56 words).

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Common 5-letter words ending in K (96)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

Tip: try snack as your next guess. It tests 5 different letters that are common in this group. Since 24% of these words repeat a letter, try a double when nothing else fits.

All 5-letter words ending in K (192)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

aback acock alack amuck apeak apeek batik baulk black blank bleak blink block borak brank break brick brink brisk brock brook brusk caulk chalk chark check cheek chick chirk chock chook chowk chuck chunk clack clank cleek clerk click clink cloak clock clonk cluck clunk crack crank creak creek crick croak crock cronk crook cruck drank dreck drink drouk drunk flack flank flask fleck flick flock flunk frack frank freak frisk frock gleek gopak greek hacek hoick kaiak kamik kapok kayak kiosk klick knack knock kopek kulak kyack mujik muzak plack plank plink plonk pluck plunk prank prick prink pulik quack quark quick quirk reink samek sculk sevak shack shank shark sheik shirk shock shook shtik shuck skank skink skulk skunk slack slank sleek slick slink slunk smack smeek smerk smirk smock snack snark sneak sneck snick snook snuck spank spark speak speck spook spunk stack stalk stank stark steak steek stick stink stirk stock stook stork stuck stunk swank swink taluk tarok thack thank thick think thunk tilak torsk track traik trank trick troak trock truck trunk tupik tweak twerk twink twonk umiak whack whelk whisk wrack wreak wreck wrick yapok

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Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words end in K?

Our dictionary has 192, which is 2.1% of all five-letter words. 96 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is the most common five-letter word ending in K?

Going by how often words appear in everyday English, think, followed by thank and black.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try snack. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 24% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

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