5 FiveLetterWords
Very unlikely Accepted guess C tier for first-turn info

CROGS

CROGS is an accepted guess. Its modelled answer likelihood is very unlikely; no globally completed appearance is recorded here.

No dictionary definition for CROGS is recorded in our sourced data.

Meaning and pronunciation

We do not have a sourced definition for this word yet.

Check CROGS on Wiktionary or report a missing entry.

Use CROGS in a puzzle

As an opener, it rules out about 92.9% of possible answers.

Open Solver with CROGS Open Word Finder

Wordle status

Answer chance: very unlikely. Roughly 0.05% within a year (about 1 in 2,113), under the model through 2026-11-05. This is an estimate, not a publisher forecast. How this is calculated.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Earlier benchmark pool

No

Membership in the preserved uniform benchmark; it is not a future eligibility rule.

Past Wordle answer

No completed appearance

No appearance in our globally completed history. A recent puzzle may still be live elsewhere.

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

How CROGS performs as a guess

Wordle accepts CROGS as a guess. It is outside this preserved uniform benchmark’s answer pool; that is not a claim about future eligibility.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 81.5% of games, misses completely in 18.5%, and leaves about 171 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete opener benchmark, it ranks #2,142 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.62 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.
See strategy patterns

Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

C___S C in the 1st position and S in the 5th position C__G_ C in the 1st position and G in the 4th position _R__S R in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position CR_GS C in the 1st position, R in the 2nd position, G in the 4th position, and S in the 5th position

Explore lists that match the beginning, ending or letters in CROGS.

First-turn measures

All four describe CROGS used as an opening guess. Entropy is the same idea as “avg ruled out” on a log scale: a higher number means the guess splits the possible answers into more, smaller groups.

4.72 Entropy (bits)
171 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.9% Avg ruled out

As an opening guess: previous benchmark

How CROGS 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.

3.62 Avg guesses
100% Solved within six
0.67 Spread of game lengths
#2,142 Rank among openers
Opening with CROGS solved every answer in the snapshot within six guesses. A spread of 0.67 means those games clustered within about 0.67 of a guess of the 3.62 average. It ranks #2,142 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
48
3 guesses
980
4 guesses
1,153
5 guesses
159
6 guesses
14

Composition

5/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
ORS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
82%
Green tile
29%
All gray
18%

When CROGS is useful later

CROGS tied for the smallest expected survivor count in 2 of 55 sampled positions where it was legal. This designed sample is not a measure of how often real players should use it.

After ADIEU: 4 candidates, normal mode

ADIEU: 02000 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

Remaining answers: ODDLY, ODOOM, ODORS, ODYLS.

With a budget of 5 more guesses, CROGS is an information probe, outside this survivor list. It leaves 1.00 candidates on average under the model. Every feedback identifies a single candidate; another turn may be needed to submit it.

Try this position in the Solver
After ROATE: 3 candidates, normal mode

ROATE: 10101 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

AWNER: 10011 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

ZEBRA: 01012 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

Remaining answers: CREMA, ERICA, PRESA.

With a budget of 3 more guesses, CROGS is an information probe, outside this survivor list. It leaves 1.00 candidates on average under the model. Every feedback identifies a single candidate; another turn may be needed to submit it.

Try this position in the Solver
Sample and method

Every saved board is reachable within a six-turn game. Remaining turns equal six minus the saved history length. The sampling policy is independent of the expected-survivor metric. Two states at each of three depths per opener were selected by a fixed hash from an independent candidate-only sampling policy. Every accepted guess was evaluated. Model answer-model-2026-11-05-9183a914c959, data through 2026-11-05. The score measures expected survivors, not proved solve length or human difficulty.

How this is calculated.

How the solver finds CROGS

The strategy receives only earlier guesses and their feedback. It does not know the answer before choosing a move. Guessing the answer itself on turn one is a lucky one-turn result, not a recommended general strategy.

Normal mode

Our solver: bounded weighted policy. Current-pool replay over 14,855 accepted words. Model through 2026-11-05.

  1. The fixed opener tests its five letters.

    14,855 before → 192 after. This feedback leaves 192 candidates.

    All 192 surviving candidates

    BLURS, BOORS, BOWRS, BRIGS, BRIKS, BRIMS, BRINS, BRIOS, BRODS, BROGS, BROOS, BROWS, BRUHS, BRUVS, BUHRS, COIRS, COURS, CRIBS, CRIMS, CRINS, CRIOS, CRIPS, CROCS, CROGS, CRONS, CROPS, CROWS, CRUDS, DOORS, DRIBS, DRIPS, DROPS, DROWS, DRUBS, DRUGS, DRUMS, FLIRS, FLORS, FOURS, FRIBS, FRIGS, FROGS, FRONS, FROWS, FRUGS, GOORS, GRIDS, GRIGS, GRINS, GRIPS, GROGS, GROKS, GROMS, GROWS, GRUBS, HOORS, HOURS, IRIDS, IRONS, JOURS, KHIRS, KHORS, KNURS, LOIRS, LOURS, MOHRS, MOORS, MUIRS, NOIRS, NOSIR, ODORS, ORDOS, ORNIS, ORZOS, POURS, PRIGS, PRIMS, PRIUS, PROBS, PRODS, PROFS, PROGS, PROMS, PROPS, PROWS, RICKS, RIFFS, RIGGS, RILLS, RIMUS, RINDS, RINGS, RINKS, RIPPS, RIQQS, RISHI, RISKS, RISKY, RISPS, RISUS, ROCKS, ROHUS, ROIDS, ROILS, ROINS, ROJIS, ROKOS, ROLFS, ROLLS, ROMPS, ROODS, ROOFS, ROOKS, ROOMS, ROONS, ROOPS, ROSCO, ROSHI, ROSIN, ROSPS, ROUFS, ROUKS, ROULS, ROUMS, ROUPS, ROWNS, RUBUS, RUCKS, RUDDS, RUDIS, RUFFS, RUFUS, RUINS, RUKHS, RUMPS, RUNDS, RUNGS, RUNOS, RUSHY, RUSKS, RUSKY, RYNDS, SCORN, SCORP, SCOUR, SCURF, SCURS, SHIRK, SHIRR, SHIRS, SHIUR, SHORL, SHORN, SIGRI, SKIRL, SKIRR, SKYRS, SLORM, SLURB, SLURP, SLURS, SMIRK, SMIRR, SMIRS, SMOOR, SMORG, SMURS, SOHUR, SOPOR, SOURS, SPIRY, SPOOR, SPORK, SPURN, SPURS, SRSLY, SUDOR, SUHUR, SWIRL, SWORD, SWORN, URSID, URSON, USURP, USURY, VISOR, VRILS, VROUS, VROWS, WHIRS, YOURS, ZIKRS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 414.45. Information: 5.74 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  2. Test ROULS against the 192 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    192 before → 34 after. This feedback leaves 34 candidates.

    All 34 surviving candidates

    BRIOS, BRODS, BROGS, BROOS, BROWS, CRIOS, CROCS, CROGS, CRONS, CROPS, CROWS, DROPS, DROWS, FROGS, FRONS, FROWS, GROGS, GROKS, GROMS, GROWS, IRONS, KHORS, ODORS, ORDOS, ORNIS, ORZOS, PROBS, PRODS, PROFS, PROGS, PROMS, PROPS, PROWS, VROWS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 3.273. Information: 2.518 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  3. Test PROGS against the 34 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    34 before → 4 after. This feedback leaves 4 candidates.

    All 4 surviving candidates

    BROGS, CROGS, FROGS, GROGS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 6.353. Information: 2.678 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  4. Test BROGS against the 4 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    4 before → 3 after. This feedback leaves 3 candidates.

    All 3 surviving candidates

    CROGS, FROGS, GROGS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 2.5. Information: 0.811 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  5. Test CROGS against the 3 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    3 before → 1 after. The answer is submitted and solved.

    All 1 surviving candidates

    CROGS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.667. Information: 0.918 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

Solved in 5 guesses. Uniquely identified on turn 5.

Continue this board in the Solver

Hard Mode

Our solver: bounded weighted policy. Current-pool replay over 14,855 accepted words. Model through 2026-11-05.

  1. The fixed opener tests its five letters.

    14,855 before → 192 after. This feedback leaves 192 candidates.

    All 192 surviving candidates

    BLURS, BOORS, BOWRS, BRIGS, BRIKS, BRIMS, BRINS, BRIOS, BRODS, BROGS, BROOS, BROWS, BRUHS, BRUVS, BUHRS, COIRS, COURS, CRIBS, CRIMS, CRINS, CRIOS, CRIPS, CROCS, CROGS, CRONS, CROPS, CROWS, CRUDS, DOORS, DRIBS, DRIPS, DROPS, DROWS, DRUBS, DRUGS, DRUMS, FLIRS, FLORS, FOURS, FRIBS, FRIGS, FROGS, FRONS, FROWS, FRUGS, GOORS, GRIDS, GRIGS, GRINS, GRIPS, GROGS, GROKS, GROMS, GROWS, GRUBS, HOORS, HOURS, IRIDS, IRONS, JOURS, KHIRS, KHORS, KNURS, LOIRS, LOURS, MOHRS, MOORS, MUIRS, NOIRS, NOSIR, ODORS, ORDOS, ORNIS, ORZOS, POURS, PRIGS, PRIMS, PRIUS, PROBS, PRODS, PROFS, PROGS, PROMS, PROPS, PROWS, RICKS, RIFFS, RIGGS, RILLS, RIMUS, RINDS, RINGS, RINKS, RIPPS, RIQQS, RISHI, RISKS, RISKY, RISPS, RISUS, ROCKS, ROHUS, ROIDS, ROILS, ROINS, ROJIS, ROKOS, ROLFS, ROLLS, ROMPS, ROODS, ROOFS, ROOKS, ROOMS, ROONS, ROOPS, ROSCO, ROSHI, ROSIN, ROSPS, ROUFS, ROUKS, ROULS, ROUMS, ROUPS, ROWNS, RUBUS, RUCKS, RUDDS, RUDIS, RUFFS, RUFUS, RUINS, RUKHS, RUMPS, RUNDS, RUNGS, RUNOS, RUSHY, RUSKS, RUSKY, RYNDS, SCORN, SCORP, SCOUR, SCURF, SCURS, SHIRK, SHIRR, SHIRS, SHIUR, SHORL, SHORN, SIGRI, SKIRL, SKIRR, SKYRS, SLORM, SLURB, SLURP, SLURS, SMIRK, SMIRR, SMIRS, SMOOR, SMORG, SMURS, SOHUR, SOPOR, SOURS, SPIRY, SPOOR, SPORK, SPURN, SPURS, SRSLY, SUDOR, SUHUR, SWIRL, SWORD, SWORN, URSID, URSON, USURP, USURY, VISOR, VRILS, VROUS, VROWS, WHIRS, YOURS, ZIKRS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 414.45. Information: 5.74 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  2. Test ROULS against the 192 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    192 before → 34 after. This feedback leaves 34 candidates.

    All 34 surviving candidates

    BRIOS, BRODS, BROGS, BROOS, BROWS, CRIOS, CROCS, CROGS, CRONS, CROPS, CROWS, DROPS, DROWS, FROGS, FRONS, FROWS, GROGS, GROKS, GROMS, GROWS, IRONS, KHORS, ODORS, ORDOS, ORNIS, ORZOS, PROBS, PRODS, PROFS, PROGS, PROMS, PROPS, PROWS, VROWS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 3.273. Information: 2.518 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  3. Test PROGS against the 34 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    34 before → 4 after. This feedback leaves 4 candidates.

    All 4 surviving candidates

    BROGS, CROGS, FROGS, GROGS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 6.353. Information: 2.678 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  4. Test BROGS against the 4 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    4 before → 3 after. This feedback leaves 3 candidates.

    All 3 surviving candidates

    CROGS, FROGS, GROGS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 2.5. Information: 0.811 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  5. Test CROGS against the 3 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    3 before → 1 after. The answer is submitted and solved.

    All 1 surviving candidates

    CROGS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.667. Information: 0.918 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

Solved in 5 guesses. Uniquely identified on turn 5.

Continue this board in the Solver

How the fixed opener panel performs on this answer

OpenerFirst feedbackSurvivorsNormalHard Mode
TARSE00110 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)19255
CRANE22000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)4055
SLATE10000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)93865
ADIEU00000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)114044
STARE10010 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)27665
AUDIO00001 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)178455
RAISE10010 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)24944
ROATE11000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)22666
SALET10000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)93865
Normal mode
1 guess: 0 · 2 guesses: 0 · 3 guesses: 0 · 4 guesses: 2 · 5 guesses: 3 · 6 guesses: 4 · Failed in six: 0
Hard Mode
1 guess: 0 · 2 guesses: 0 · 3 guesses: 0 · 4 guesses: 2 · 5 guesses: 6 · 6 guesses: 1 · Failed in six: 0

The nine openers use the same pool and continuation policy. Across both modes: 4–6 guesses among successes; 0 of 18 configurations failed. This is performance on this answer, not an overall opener ranking.

13 openers set up a two-turn opportunity; examples include GRACE, CARGO, CRAIG, CIGAR, CORGI, CLOGS, CRAGS, GRICE, SCRAG, CERGE. After their feedback, this answer is among the most likely survivors with at least half the model probability. This is an opportunity, not a guarantee. An opener that immediately solves is excluded.

Why this answer can be difficult

The worked board still allows 4 different answers at one later decision: BROGS, CROGS, FROGS, GROGS. These are mechanical alternatives, not a judgement of vocabulary difficulty.

Vocabulary evidence and voluntary player results are reported separately from these solver observations.

Closest competing answers in this board

These words all fit the earlier feedback, rather than merely sharing similar spelling: BROGS, CROGS, FROGS, GROGS.

A lesson from this route

Before BROGS, 4 words still fit. Its feedback left 3; check the full survivor list before choosing the next answer.

Try another opener or a different move

How this is calculated

The current policy checks all remaining candidates and up to 128 fixed probes. At six or fewer candidates it uses bounded lookahead, preferring modelled six-turn success, then speed among successes. Larger states use expected survivors as a heuristic. These are recommendations, not proofs of optimal play. Hard Mode retains green positions and revealed letter counts; it allows grey letters and a yellow in the same position. Candidate-only play is stricter.

Methods and limitations

Feedback distribution

CROGS can come back 90 different ways. These are the most likely, and how many of the possible answers give each one:

443 answers
270 answers
226 answers
147 answers
108 answers
95 answers
94 answers
86 answers
78 answers
63 answers
58 answers
46 answers
40 answers
37 answers
36 answers
32 answers
30 answers
28 answers
25 answers
23 answers
23 answers
23 answers
23 answers
21 answers
21 answers
17 answers
16 answers
15 answers
15 answers
14 answers

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

C3R1O1G2S1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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

Try next

ANILE STALE RATEL LEANT LIANE DAINE

Strategy after playing CROGS

What the solver recommends next for each way the board can respond to CROGS.

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing CROGS:

19% chance
Suggested:
ANILE
11% chance
Suggested:
STALE
9% chance
Suggested:
RATEL

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

18.5% →
ANILE 6.15 bits
11.3% →
STALE 5.78 bits
9.5% →
RATEL 5.24 bits
6.1% →
LEANT 5.04 bits
4.5% →
LIANE 5.14 bits
4.0% →
DAINE 5.28 bits
3.9% →
MATEY 4.51 bits
3.6% →
STRAE 4.81 bits
3.3% →
LIANE 5.27 bits
2.6% →
LIANE 4.99 bits

Research on CROGS

Game-tree analysis and word research for CROGS, with an explanation for each figure.

Optimal play

Opening with CROGS, a proven-optimal strategy averages 3.68 guesses and ranks #3,219 of 14,855 legal openers. The best proven opener, TARSE, averages 3.55.

In hard mode it averages 3.79 guesses at best and is rank #1,083 of the 7,453 openers that can still guarantee a solve within six guesses.

Our six-turn simulation says 3.62, at or below the proven-optimal 3.68, because the two figures score different answer lists.

These figures come from exhaustive game-tree search and are exact for the NYT lists of July 2023 (3,158 answers). They do not use the site's working answer pool.

Sources: Optimal-play values: Alex Selby's exhaustive Wordle analysis (MIT).