5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

ALKYD

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

As an opener, it rules out about 88.6% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

A synthetic resin derived from a reaction between alcohol and certain acids, used as a base for many laminates, paints and coatings.

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 ALKYD performs as a guess

Wordle accepts ALKYD 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 72.4% of games, misses completely in 27.6%, and leaves about 269 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #9,735 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.76 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__Y_ A in the 1st position and Y in the 4th position _L__D L in the 2nd position and D in the 5th position

Try next

TOISE TARSE SILER POIRE NOIRE BIOSE
Words starting with A Words ending with D

First-turn measures

4.14 Entropy (bits)
269 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
88.6% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ALKYD 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.

3.76 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.68 Volatility
#9,735 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ALKYD ranks #9,735 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
31
3 guesses
794
4 guesses
1,265
5 guesses
246
6 guesses
18

Composition

5/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
AL

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
72%
Green tile
18%
All gray
28%

Feedback distribution

65 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

650
331
147
141
136
91
72
71
62
62
52
50
46
43
43
28
25
23
20
19
19
17
17
16
14
13
12
11
10
10

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ALKYD:

28% chance
Suggested:
TOISE
14% chance
Suggested:
TARSE
6% chance
Suggested:
SILER

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

27.6% →
TOISE 6.23 bits
14.0% →
TARSE 5.64 bits
6.2% →
SILER 4.92 bits
6.0% →
POIRE 4.73 bits
5.8% →
TARSE 4.82 bits
3.9% →
NOIRE 5.23 bits
3.1% →
BIOSE 4.59 bits
3.0% →
TORSE 4.42 bits
2.6% →
CRINE 4.91 bits
2.6% →
TRONE 4.96 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

A1L1K5Y4D2
Total: 13 points

Words With Friends

Total: 13 points

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