5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

ALKOS

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

We do not have a sourced definition for this word yet.

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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 ALKOS performs as a guess

Wordle accepts ALKOS 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 82.7% of games, misses completely in 17.3%, and leaves about 170 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #4,899 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.67 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__O_ A in the 1st position and O in the 4th position _L__S L in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position AL_OS A in the 1st position, L in the 2nd position, O in the 4th position, and S in the 5th position

Try next

TRINE TRICE RONTE STIRE LIBEL PRATE
Words starting with A Words ending with S

First-turn measures

4.65 Entropy (bits)
170 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.8% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 62% of evaluated openers
1.30 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ALKOS 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.

3.67 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#4,899 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ALKOS ranks #4,899 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
52
3 guesses
915
4 guesses
1,167
5 guesses
199
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

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
ALOS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
83%
Green tile
20%
All gray
17%

Feedback distribution

90 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

407
280
237
167
130
123
113
84
53
48
48
45
42
36
36
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31
26
26
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ALKOS:

17% chance
Suggested:
TRINE
12% chance
Suggested:
TRICE
10% chance
Suggested:
RONTE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

17.3% →
TRINE 6.09 bits
11.9% →
TRICE 5.58 bits
10.1% →
RONTE 5.32 bits
7.1% →
STIRE 5.46 bits
5.5% →
LIBEL 4.98 bits
5.2% →
PRATE 5.02 bits
4.8% →
CARTE 4.54 bits
3.6% →
RONTE 4.78 bits
2.2% →
LOWLY 3.91 bits
2.0% →
TRIDE 4.33 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

A1L1K5O1S1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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