5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

DEBAG

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

As an opener, it rules out about 91.3% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /diːˈbæɡ/

Verb

To remove (something) from a bag.

Verb

To pull down the trousers of a person quickly by surprise, as a prank.

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 DEBAG performs as a guess

Wordle accepts DEBAG 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 81.2% of games, misses completely in 18.8%, and leaves about 206 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #7,333 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.71 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.

D___G D in the 1st position and G in the 5th position D__A_ D in the 1st position and A in the 4th position _E__G E in the 2nd position and G in the 5th position

Try next

HOIST SIREE SLART RESET SORAL GROUT
Words starting with D Words ending with G

First-turn measures

4.50 Entropy (bits)
206 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.3% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 52% of evaluated openers
1.45 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How DEBAG 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.

3.71 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#7,333 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, DEBAG ranks #7,333 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
59
3 guesses
831
4 guesses
1,212
5 guesses
239
6 guesses
12
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:
AE

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
81%
Green tile
23%
All gray
19%

Feedback distribution

89 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

444
356
302
162
97
69
64
61
59
56
42
41
40
37
36
34
32
27
27
23
18
16
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16
15
13
13
13
12
12

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing DEBAG:

19% chance
Suggested:
HOIST
15% chance
Suggested:
SIREE
13% chance
Suggested:
SLART

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

18.8% →
HOIST 5.88 bits
15.1% →
SIREE 5.38 bits
12.8% →
SLART 5.30 bits
6.9% →
SLART 4.92 bits
4.1% →
RESET 4.53 bits
2.9% →
SORAL 4.44 bits
2.7% →
GROUT 4.67 bits
2.6% →
RIONE 4.62 bits
2.5% →
BUILT 4.62 bits
2.4% →
WORLD 4.66 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

D2E1B3A1G2
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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