5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

CROON

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

As an opener, it rules out about 89.7% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /kɹuːn//kɹun//krøn/

Verb

To hum or sing (a song or tune), or to speak (words), softly in a low pitch or in a sentimental manner; specifically, to sing (a popular song) in a low, mellow voice.

“He was crooning a song.”

Verb

To soothe (a person or an animal) by singing softly.

Noun

A soft, low-pitched sound; specifically, a soft or sentimental hum, song, or tune.

Noun

A continuous hollow low-pitched moan, as of cattle; a bellow.

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 CROON performs as a guess

Wordle accepts CROON 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 73.9% of games, misses completely in 26.1%, and leaves about 242 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #5,536 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.68 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___N C in the 1st position and N in the 5th position C__O_ C in the 1st position and O in the 4th position _R__N R in the 2nd position and N in the 5th position

Try next

SLATE SALET TUILE STADE SHALE SATED
Words starting with C Words ending with N

First-turn measures

4.46 Entropy (bits)
242 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
89.7% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 49% of evaluated openers
1.49 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How CROON 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.

3.68 Avg guesses
99.8% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#5,536 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, CROON ranks #5,536 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
58
3 guesses
883
4 guesses
1,183
5 guesses
209
6 guesses
17
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

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
NOR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
74%
Green tile
32%
All gray
26%

Feedback distribution

99 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

615
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113
111
104
76
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45
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37
33
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing CROON:

26% chance
Suggested:
SLATE
13% chance
Suggested:
SALET
9% chance
Suggested:
TUILE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

26.1% →
SLATE 6.50 bits
12.6% →
SALET 5.42 bits
8.6% →
TUILE 5.33 bits
4.8% →
SALET 4.81 bits
4.7% →
STADE 4.94 bits
4.4% →
SHALE 5.04 bits
3.2% →
SATED 4.19 bits
2.5% →
MAILE 4.92 bits
2.3% →
STALE 4.76 bits
1.9% →
DAINE 3.90 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

C3R1O1O1N1
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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