5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

CORGI

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.6% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːɡi//ˈkɔɹɡi//ˈkɔːɡʊn/

Noun

Ellipsis of Welsh corgi (“a type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears; two separate breeds are recognized: the Cardigan Welsh Corgi and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi”).

Alternative forms: corgy

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 CORGI performs as a guess

Wordle accepts CORGI 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 80.3% of games, misses completely in 19.7%, and leaves about 174 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #3,243 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.64 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___I C in the 1st position and I in the 5th position C__G_ C in the 1st position and G in the 4th position _O__I O in the 2nd position and I in the 5th position

Try next

SLATE SALET LEAST SLANT SATED SADLY
Words starting with C Words ending with I

First-turn measures

4.69 Entropy (bits)
174 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.6% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How CORGI 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.

3.64 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.67 Volatility
#3,243 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, CORGI ranks #3,243 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
42
3 guesses
966
4 guesses
1,151
5 guesses
185
6 guesses
10

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
IOR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
80%
Green tile
27%
All gray
20%

Feedback distribution

85 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

465
245
219
127
118
109
95
91
67
58
48
47
43
42
40
36
34
25
25
23
23
22
18
18
18
17
17
15
14
14

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing CORGI:

20% chance
Suggested:
SLATE
10% chance
Suggested:
SALET
9% chance
Suggested:
LEAST

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

19.7% →
SLATE 6.47 bits
10.4% →
SALET 5.57 bits
9.3% →
LEAST 5.50 bits
5.4% →
SLANT 5.15 bits
5.0% →
SATED 4.75 bits
4.6% →
SADLY 4.56 bits
4.0% →
TRADE 4.46 bits
3.9% →
LEACH 5.10 bits
2.8% →
PEASY 4.72 bits
2.5% →
SLANE 5.12 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

C3O1R1G2I1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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