5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

ALKYL

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

As an opener, it rules out about 84.3% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈælkaɪl//ˈælkɪl/

Noun

Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁ derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. In other words, an alkane minus one hydrogen atom.

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 ALKYL performs as a guess

Wordle accepts ALKYL 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 66.4% of games, misses completely in 33.6%, and leaves about 369 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #13,320 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.86 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___L A in the 1st position and L in the 5th position A__Y_ A in the 1st position and Y in the 4th position _L__L L in the 2nd position and L in the 5th position

Try next

TRONE CRATE SIRED TOISE TARSE BIOSE
Words starting with A Words ending with L

First-turn measures

3.67 Entropy (bits)
369 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
84.3% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 11% of evaluated openers
2.28 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ALKYL 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.

3.86 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#13,320 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ALKYL ranks #13,320 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
31
3 guesses
655
4 guesses
1,308
5 guesses
331
6 guesses
27
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
1 vowels
Common:
AL

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
66%
Green tile
20%
All gray
34%

Feedback distribution

57 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

793
384
185
106
94
89
85
71
68
65
50
47
45
40
20
20
19
19
18
16
12
10
10
7
7
6
5
5
5
5

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ALKYL:

34% chance
Suggested:
TRONE
16% chance
Suggested:
CRATE
8% chance
Suggested:
SIRED

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

33.6% →
TRONE 6.21 bits
16.3% →
CRATE 5.60 bits
7.8% →
SIRED 4.71 bits
4.5% →
TOISE 4.98 bits
4.0% →
TARSE 4.38 bits
3.8% →
BIOSE 4.62 bits
3.6% →
TRODE 5.12 bits
3.0% →
SALET 4.88 bits
2.9% →
TONER 4.20 bits
2.8% →
CRINE 4.97 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

A1L1K5Y4L1
Total: 12 points

Words With Friends

Total: 13 points

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