5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

ASKER

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

As an opener, it rules out about 95.0% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈæsk.ɚ//ˈɑːsk.ə/

Noun

Someone who asks a question.

Noun

A newt.

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 ASKER performs as a guess

Wordle accepts ASKER 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 87.1% of games, misses completely in 12.9%, and leaves about 118 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #8,402 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.73 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___R A in the 1st position and R in the 5th position A__E_ A in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _S__R S in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position

Try next

MOULT TOILE TALON DROIT HOIST CLAME
Words starting with A Words ending with R

First-turn measures

4.95 Entropy (bits)
118 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
95.0% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ASKER 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.

3.73 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#8,402 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ASKER ranks #8,402 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
48
3 guesses
815
4 guesses
1,234
5 guesses
240
6 guesses
16

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AERS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
87%
Green tile
22%
All gray
13%

Feedback distribution

83 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

304
194
176
134
134
108
104
103
91
89
87
72
59
50
46
46
34
32
30
30
26
25
25
24
23
20
20
20
17
15

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ASKER:

13% chance
Suggested:
MOULT
8% chance
Suggested:
TOILE
7% chance
Suggested:
TALON

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

12.9% →
MOULT 5.42 bits
8.2% →
TOILE 5.30 bits
7.5% →
TALON 4.99 bits
5.7% →
DROIT 4.91 bits
5.7% →
HOIST 5.11 bits
4.6% →
CLAME 4.65 bits
4.4% →
POIRE 4.18 bits
4.4% →
DIARY 4.16 bits
3.9% →
SLANT 4.69 bits
3.8% →
TOILE 3.37 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

A1S1K5E1R1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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