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5 Letter Words With G and K
Every five-letter word that contains both G and K, in any position — answer-eligible words flagged in green, tap any word to play.
How Many 5-Letter Words Have G and K?
Only 32 five-letter words carry both G and K, which makes this one of the tighter pairs on the board — narrower than about 87% of all letter pairings. The answer pool trims it further, to 4: EKING, GAWKY, GECKO and the rest. A list this short is one you read rather than guess at.
K is effectively anchored. 69% of these words (22 of 32) put it in the 1st slot. The exceptions are few enough to check by eye.
Green-dotted words are answer-eligible — the everyday vocabulary the daily puzzle actually draws from — while hollow-dotted words are valid guesses you can play but that will never be the solution. Flip on Answers only to focus on the 4 words that can truly win the board.
Best Wordle Words With G and K
When G and K are both in play, the strongest guess keeps them and rules out as many remaining answers as possible. These three score highest across all 2296 possible answers:
- 01 GECKO — eliminates about 90.3% of remaining answers on average.
- 02 EKING — eliminates about 88.9% of remaining answers on average.
- 03 GEEKY — eliminates about 84.9% of remaining answers on average.
The Full List, Grouped by First Letter
Grouping by first letter is lopsided here: the K group alone holds 22 words against 32 total. If your board has not fixed square one yet, that is where the odds sit.
G/K Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
This shape is rare in the daily puzzle. In 1916 Wordles, only 2 words with G and K have been the answer: GAWKY (#375, 2022-06-29), GECKO (#325, 2022-05-10). That leaves 2 candidates the puzzle has never used — EKING, GEEKY.
| Puzzle | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| #375 | 2022-06-29 | GAWKY |
| #325 | 2022-05-10 | GECKO |
Never used as an answer
2 answer-eligible G/K words have never been the solution: EKING, GEEKY . Wordle avoided repeats entirely for its first 1,688 puzzles and only began reusing old answers in February 2026 — 24 times so far. An unused word is still the likelier bet, just no longer a certainty; see how repeats work for the full picture.
The other 28 words on this list are valid guesses the game accepts but never chooses as a solution. They still make useful probes for placing G and K, but when you guess to win, a green-dotted answer word is the smarter pick.
Where G and K Land in 5-Letter Words
The whole puzzle now is placement, so here is exactly where each letter tends to sit across the 32 words. Try the busiest square first.
| Position | Words with G here | Words with K here |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | 22 |
| 2nd | 0 | 7 |
| 3rd | 5 | 0 |
| 4th | 14 | 3 |
| 5th | 11 | 0 |
Play a candidate that seats each letter in its busiest square and one of two good things happens: a tile turns green and you have locked a position, or it turns yellow again and you have eliminated the single most likely slot in one move.
How to Use These Words to Win Wordle
- Lead with the busiest square. G in slot 4 covers 14 of these 32 words and K in slot 1 covers 22 — try that shape before rarer placements.
- Favor distinct letters early. 24 of the 32 words here use five different letters and 8 repeat one.
- Lean toward an unused word. Repeats stayed at zero until February 2026 and number just 24 in 1916 puzzles, so the 2 never-used G/K words above remain the stronger bet.
Full strategy lives in the how-to-play guide, and you can practice any time on the unlimited Wordle board.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many 5-letter words have G and K?
There are 32 valid five-letter words that contain both G and K in any position, and 4 of them can be a Wordle answer. Turn on "Answers only" above to narrow the list to answer-eligible words.
What is the best word to guess with G and K confirmed?
GECKO — it keeps both letters and still eliminates about 90.3% of the remaining answer pool. GECKO, EKING, GEEKY are the top three by that measure. See more best Wordle starting words.
Where do G and K usually sit in these words?
G most often lands in the 4th position (14 of 32 words) and K in the 1st (22). That is a strong enough lean to guess on directly.
Which G/K words have been Wordle answers?
2 of them, out of 1916 puzzles so far. The most recent was GAWKY (#375) on 2022-06-29, and the first was GECKO on 2022-05-10. 2 answer-eligible words have never been used, including EKING, GEEKY. Browse the full past Wordle answers archive.
Do these words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once G and K show as present you must reuse them, so this is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 24 of the 32 words use five distinct letters and 8 repeat one, which matters because hard mode will not let you drop a confirmed letter to test elsewhere — see the how-to-play guide.
Are there 5-letter words with G and K next to each other?
No. In all 32 words with G and K, the two letters never sit side by side — there is always at least one square between them.
How many G/K words have no repeated letters?
24 of the 32. Those are the ones that reveal the most board per guess, so they are the better probes early on. The other 8 double up on some letter, and 50% of the full list carries two or more vowels. For a full clue-by-clue solve, send your board to the Wordle Solver.