5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

ALIAS

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.5% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈeɪ.li.əs/

Adverb

Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called; also known as; formerly known as.

Adverb

Used to connect the different names of a person who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful

“Smith, alias Simpson.”

Noun

Another name; especially, an assumed name.

Noun

A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.

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 ALIAS performs as a guess

Wordle accepts ALIAS 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 80.6% of games, misses completely in 19.4%, and leaves about 178 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #7,893 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.72 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___S A in the 1st position and S in the 5th position A__A_ A in the 1st position and A in the 4th position _L__S L in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position

Try next

TONER CARTE PORTE RONTE ROULE PEART
Words starting with A Words ending with S

First-turn measures

4.62 Entropy (bits)
178 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.5% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 60% of evaluated openers
1.33 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ALIAS 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.

3.72 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#7,893 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ALIAS ranks #7,893 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
48
3 guesses
870
4 guesses
1,148
5 guesses
265
6 guesses
20
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

4/5 unique
3 vowels
Common:
AILS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
81%
Green tile
30%
All gray
19%

Feedback distribution

86 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

457
260
203
179
121
109
108
74
61
61
57
42
42
40
38
38
29
29
28
24
21
21
19
17
16
16
13
13
12
11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ALIAS:

19% chance
Suggested:
TONER
11% chance
Suggested:
CARTE
9% chance
Suggested:
PORTE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

19.4% →
TONER 6.03 bits
11.0% →
CARTE 5.53 bits
8.6% →
PORTE 5.56 bits
7.6% →
RONTE 5.33 bits
5.1% →
ROULE 4.82 bits
4.6% →
PEART 4.79 bits
4.6% →
TRONE 5.02 bits
3.1% →
LATER 4.59 bits
2.6% →
TILDE 4.39 bits
2.6% →
CRONE 4.48 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

A1L1I1A1S1
Total: 5 points

Words With Friends

Total: 6 points

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