5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

AGLET

AGLET is accepted as a guess but is not on the solver's possible-answer list.

As an opener, it rules out about 95.6% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈæ.ɡlət/

Noun

Alternative spelling of aiglet.

Noun

The cover at the tip of a shoelace, to prevent it from fraying.

“The aglet of the shoelace passes through each grommet.”

Alternative forms: aiglet

Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.

Wordle status

A word can be a playable guess without being a possible answer.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Possible answer

No

The solver does not currently treat this as a possible answer.

Past Wordle answer

Not used yet

No past answer date found.

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

How AGLET performs as a guess

Wordle accepts AGLET as a guess, but the solver does not list it as a possible answer.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 88.6% of games, misses completely in 11.4%, and leaves about 104 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #2,295 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.62 guesses in games solved within six turns.

Try your feedback pattern

Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

All gray? Tap a tile to cycle gray → yellow → green.

Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

A___T A in the 1st position and T in the 5th position A__E_ A in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _G__T G in the 2nd position and T in the 5th position

Try next

SCORN SNORE CAIRN SENOR SOUTH CLOUD
Words starting with A Words ending with T

First-turn measures

5.26 Entropy (bits)
104 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
95.6% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 94% of evaluated openers
0.69 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How AGLET performed in the previous complete opener benchmark, against its captured answer snapshot. These research figures are separate from today's solver recommendations. See the data page for the method.

3.62 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#2,295 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, AGLET ranks #2,295 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
88
3 guesses
916
4 guesses
1,153
5 guesses
180
6 guesses
15
Top-ranked in the current bounded policy screen: SLANT. The policy minimizes misses within six first, then average guesses among wins (3.45 for the leader). Compare the ranking measures

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AELT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
89%
Green tile
32%
All gray
11%

Feedback distribution

113 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

269
194
192
131
111
111
97
88
72
66
64
59
54
51
46
44
37
32
30
30
29
28
27
22
22
21
21
18
17
17

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing AGLET:

11% chance
Suggested:
SCORN
8% chance
Suggested:
SNORE
8% chance
Suggested:
CAIRN

Follow-ups for common patterns

Ranked follow-up guesses for the 10 most common feedback patterns.

11.4% →
SCORN 5.61 bits
8.2% →
SNORE 5.39 bits
8.1% →
CAIRN 5.16 bits
5.6% →
SENOR 4.27 bits
4.7% →
SOUTH 4.96 bits
4.7% →
CLOUD 4.67 bits
4.1% →
SCARE 4.67 bits
3.7% →
CANAL 4.15 bits
3.1% →
TRITE 4.62 bits
2.8% →
SATYR 4.10 bits

Letter-value totals

Base letter-value totals for AGLET; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.

Scrabble

A1G2L1E1T1
Total: 6 points

Words With Friends

Total: 8 points

Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.