5 FiveLetterWords
Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess B tier opener

ALIKE

Yes, ALIKE was the Wordle answer on September 20, 2022 (Wordle #458).

As an opener, it rules out about 95.2% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /əˈlaɪk/

Adjective

Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.

“Twins are physically alike, that is, similar-looking people on the outside.”

Adverb

In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally.

“We are all alike concerned in religion.”

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

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

Past Wordle answer

Used once

Past Wordle answer: September 20, 2022 (#458).

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

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How ALIKE performs as a guess

ALIKE is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,358 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 88.3% of games, misses completely in 11.7%, and leaves about 113 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #6,329 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.69 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.

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Useful pattern pages

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

A___E A in the 1st position and E in the 5th position A__K_ A in the 1st position and K in the 4th position _L__E L in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

THORN ROAST DETER PINTO SORED SETER
Words starting with A Words ending with E

First-turn measures

5.17 Entropy (bits)
113 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
95.2% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 91% of evaluated openers
0.77 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ALIKE 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.

3.69 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#6,329 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ALIKE ranks #6,329 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
66
3 guesses
863
4 guesses
1,176
5 guesses
223
6 guesses
24
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
3 vowels
Common:
AEIL

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
88%
Green tile
37%
All gray
12%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S M I L Y
A L I K E

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches ALIKE in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

106 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

275
226
221
127
126
100
81
76
65
62
60
60
52
50
46
39
39
35
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27
24
22
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18

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ALIKE:

12% chance
Suggested:
THORN
10% chance
Suggested:
ROAST
9% chance
Suggested:
DETER

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

11.7% →
THORN 5.73 bits
9.6% →
ROAST 5.06 bits
9.4% →
DETER 5.45 bits
5.4% →
PINTO 4.75 bits
5.3% →
SORED 4.53 bits
4.2% →
SETER 4.34 bits
3.4% →
SOLAR 4.31 bits
3.2% →
SHART 4.25 bits
2.8% →
TRONE 4.16 bits
2.6% →
SOWER 3.95 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

A1L1I1K5E1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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