5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer A tier opener

ARSEY

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

As an opener, it rules out about 96.4% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈɑː(ɹ)si/

Adjective

Unpleasant, especially in a sarcastic, grumpy or haughty manner.

Adjective

Lucky.

Alternative forms: arsy

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 ARSEY performs as a guess

Wordle accepts ARSEY 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 90.9% of games, misses completely in 9.1%, and leaves about 85 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #4,659 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.66 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___Y A in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position A__E_ A in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _R__Y R in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Try next

COUNT TOILE CANAL SPILT DIMLY GLACE
Words starting with A Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

5.42 Entropy (bits)
85 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
96.4% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 97% of evaluated openers
0.53 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ARSEY 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.

3.66 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#4,659 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ARSEY ranks #4,659 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
77
3 guesses
873
4 guesses
1,183
5 guesses
199
6 guesses
19
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:
AERS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
91%
Green tile
44%
All gray
9%

Feedback distribution

108 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

215
177
151
112
106
105
93
85
72
70
69
65
63
54
46
46
46
45
42
34
32
30
29
27
26
25
25
23
23
23

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ARSEY:

9% chance
Suggested:
COUNT
8% chance
Suggested:
TOILE
6% chance
Suggested:
CANAL

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

9.1% →
COUNT 5.97 bits
7.5% →
TOILE 5.32 bits
6.4% →
CANAL 5.20 bits
4.7% →
SPILT 4.85 bits
4.5% →
DIMLY 3.95 bits
4.5% →
GLACE 4.54 bits
3.9% →
TOILE 3.46 bits
3.6% →
TOILE 4.33 bits
3.1% →
SLANT 4.64 bits
3.0% →
PRINT 4.03 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

A1R1S1E1Y4
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 7 points

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