5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

COREY

COREY 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: /ˈkɔː.ɹi/

Noun

A penis.

Alternative forms: cory, kory

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 COREY performs as a guess

Wordle accepts COREY 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 88.8% of games, misses completely in 11.2%, and leaves about 118 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #2,351 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.63 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___Y C in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position C__E_ C in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _O__Y O in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position CO_EY C in the 1st position, O in the 2nd position, E in the 4th position, and Y in the 5th position

Try next

SLANT SAULT SAINT TRADE ARSON SHALT
Words starting with C Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

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

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How COREY 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.

3.63 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#2,351 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, COREY ranks #2,351 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
62
3 guesses
996
4 guesses
1,073
5 guesses
204
6 guesses
18

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
EOR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
89%
Green tile
45%
All gray
11%

Feedback distribution

114 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

298
265
154
125
116
113
108
85
81
69
61
54
52
44
44
33
27
25
25
23
22
22
20
19
19
19
18
18
17
16

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing COREY:

13% chance
Suggested:
SLANT
11% chance
Suggested:
SLANT
7% chance
Suggested:
SAULT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

12.6% →
SLANT 5.75 bits
11.2% →
SLANT 6.20 bits
6.5% →
SAULT 4.70 bits
5.3% →
SAINT 5.17 bits
4.9% →
SLANT 5.22 bits
4.8% →
SAINT 4.09 bits
4.6% →
TRADE 4.72 bits
3.6% →
SAINT 4.64 bits
3.4% →
ARSON 4.19 bits
2.9% →
SHALT 4.62 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

C3O1R1E1Y4
Total: 10 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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