5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

ALGID

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

As an opener, it rules out about 91.6% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈæl.d͡ʒɪd/

Adjective

Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera.

“algid malaria”

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 ALGID performs as a guess

Wordle accepts ALGID 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 79.2% of games, misses completely in 20.8%, and leaves about 198 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #2,495 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.63 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___D A in the 1st position and D in the 5th position A__I_ A in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _L__D L in the 2nd position and D in the 5th position

Try next

TORSE CARTE SNIPE SATER SOLER DECOR
Words starting with A Words ending with D

First-turn measures

4.70 Entropy (bits)
198 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.6% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 65% of evaluated openers
1.25 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ALGID 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.

3.63 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#2,495 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ALGID ranks #2,495 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
76
3 guesses
926
4 guesses
1,158
5 guesses
180
6 guesses
12
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:
AIL

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
25%
All gray
21%

Feedback distribution

113 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

490
339
211
135
120
73
62
55
50
50
48
44
42
41
38
36
33
31
25
20
17
17
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ALGID:

21% chance
Suggested:
TORSE
14% chance
Suggested:
CARTE
9% chance
Suggested:
SNIPE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

20.8% →
TORSE 6.37 bits
14.4% →
CARTE 5.73 bits
8.9% →
SNIPE 5.36 bits
5.7% →
SATER 4.86 bits
5.1% →
SOLER 4.79 bits
3.1% →
DECOR 5.01 bits
2.6% →
CRUSE 4.65 bits
2.3% →
TRONE 5.11 bits
2.1% →
CONTE 4.73 bits
2.1% →
STIRE 4.17 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

A1L1G2I1D2
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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