5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer A tier opener

ALDER

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

As an opener, it rules out about 95.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈɔːldə//ˈɔldɚ//ˈɑldɚ/

Noun

Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

Noun

An alderman or alderwoman.

Alternative forms: owler, aller

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 ALDER performs as a guess

Wordle accepts ALDER 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 88.2% of games, misses completely in 11.8%, and leaves about 97 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #890 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.60 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___R A in the 1st position and R in the 5th position A__E_ A in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _L__R L in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position

Try next

HOIST SCANT SEINE COURT TOISE COAST
Words starting with A Words ending with R

First-turn measures

5.43 Entropy (bits)
97 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
95.9% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ALDER 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.

3.60 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#890 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ALDER ranks #890 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
78
3 guesses
990
4 guesses
1,098
5 guesses
173
6 guesses
12

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AELR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
88%
Green tile
31%
All gray
12%

Feedback distribution

123 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

279
165
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148
118
93
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87
77
72
56
54
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ALDER:

12% chance
Suggested:
HOIST
7% chance
Suggested:
SCANT
7% chance
Suggested:
SEINE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

11.8% →
HOIST 5.92 bits
7.0% →
SCANT 5.08 bits
6.9% →
SEINE 5.53 bits
6.3% →
COURT 5.23 bits
5.0% →
TOISE 4.55 bits
3.9% →
COAST 4.63 bits
3.8% →
STANE 4.60 bits
3.7% →
SILLY 4.88 bits
3.3% →
TOISE 3.39 bits
3.1% →
SONLY 4.39 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

A1L1D2E1R1
Total: 6 points

Words With Friends

Total: 7 points

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