5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

CODER

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

As an opener, it rules out about 94.5% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

A device that generates a code, often as a series of pulses.

Noun

A person who assigns codes or classifications.

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 CODER performs as a guess

Wordle accepts CODER 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 84.6% of games, misses completely in 15.4%, and leaves about 129 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #310 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.57 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.

C___R C in the 1st position and R in the 5th position C__E_ C in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _O__R O in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position CO_ER C in the 1st position, O in the 2nd position, E in the 4th position, and R in the 5th position

Try next

SLANT SLATE SAULT TEASE SHALT SALTY
Words starting with C Words ending with R

First-turn measures

5.17 Entropy (bits)
129 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
94.5% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 91% of evaluated openers
0.78 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How CODER 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.

3.57 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.68 Volatility
#310 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, CODER ranks #310 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
77
3 guesses
1,009
4 guesses
1,118
5 guesses
139
6 guesses
11
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:
EOR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
85%
Green tile
34%
All gray
15%

Feedback distribution

121 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

364
267
146
123
111
86
79
78
74
58
54
50
49
47
46
33
28
27
27
25
25
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19
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18

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing CODER:

15% chance
Suggested:
SLANT
11% chance
Suggested:
SLATE
6% chance
Suggested:
SAULT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

15.4% →
SLANT 6.12 bits
11.3% →
SLATE 5.83 bits
6.2% →
SAULT 5.36 bits
5.2% →
TEASE 4.75 bits
4.7% →
SLANT 5.31 bits
3.6% →
SLANT 3.74 bits
3.4% →
SHALT 4.68 bits
3.3% →
SALTY 4.61 bits
3.1% →
SAINT 4.66 bits
2.5% →
FRONT 4.33 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

C3O1D2E1R1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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