5-letter words with P as the 1st letter and K as the 5th letter

This fixed-letter pattern leaves only 13 words across the tournament dictionaries. Familiar options include PRANK, PLANK, and PLUCK, while PLONK and PLUNK add less obvious choices. Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes all 13, but ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 10, a gap that matters when checking a move against your game’s word list.

5-letter words with P first and K fifth at a glance

• The pattern P---K has 13 tournament-dictionary matches.
• PRICK, PLUCK, and PLACK share the top score of 13 points.
• PRANK, PLANK, PLONK, PLUNK, PLINK, PRONK, and PRINK score 11 points each.
• Four of the 13 matches are among the most common English words.
• Five matches appear in the Wordle answer list, and all five are dictionary entries.

How should you narrow P---K in Wordle?

Five of the 13 P---K words match the Wordle answer list, and all 13 are allowed guesses. With the first and last letters fixed, your useful information comes from the three middle slots. PRANK and PLANK differ at the second letter; PRICK and PLUCK change more of the middle pattern.

Treat the answer-list count as a filter, not a promise that every playable guess is a solution. Start with a candidate that tests different middle letters, then use the revealed colors to separate groups such as PR- and PL-. The four common words offer a more familiar starting pool than the less common entries.

Which P---K words score highest?

PRICK, PLUCK, and PLACK tie at 13 points, the highest score among these words. Each contains a C worth three points and a K worth five in standard English-language Scrabble tile values. Other high scorers include PRANK, PLANK, PLONK, and PLUNK at 11 points.

The average score is 11.5, but score alone does not make every entry equally practical: only four matches are common. Collins has 13 entries, compared with 10 each in ENABLE and NWL2023, so a word accepted in one game may not work in another. Check your game’s dictionary before relying on an unfamiliar option; PLACK, PLONK, and PRONK are less everyday picks than PRANK.