Only one of its five letters is a vowel.
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It's a noun — a thing, not an action or a describing word.
No letter repeats, and the pattern is uncommon in casual speech.
It begins with C.
It ends with K.
A soft, white, powdery limestone.
Two letters remain hidden.
CAK
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CHALK
noun
/t͡ʃɔːk/
A soft, white, powdery limestone.
Difficulty 4.3/10
CHALK has no repeats, so once a few letters land, several similar five-letter neighbors can still look equally plausible.
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Vocabulary3.5
Letter rarity3.1
Duplicates1.0
Ambiguity4.0
Familiar feel with a balanced letter pattern; most solvers should land it without burning many guesses.
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CHALK has no repeats, so once a few letters land, several similar five-letter neighbors can still look equally plausible.
Letters. No repeated letters. 1 vowel (A). K as a closer is less tested than E, T, S, or Y.
Pattern. CCVCC. Starts with C, ends with K.
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