5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

DEKKO

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

As an opener, it rules out about 86.1% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛk.əʊ/

Noun

A look; a glance.

Alternative forms: decko

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 DEKKO performs as a guess

Wordle accepts DEKKO 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 75.1% of games, misses completely in 24.9%, and leaves about 328 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #13,914 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.89 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___O D in the 1st position and O in the 5th position D__K_ D in the 1st position and K in the 4th position _E__O E in the 2nd position and O in the 5th position

Try next

SAINT TARSE SLART TORSE RAILE SLANT
Words starting with D Words ending with O

First-turn measures

3.55 Entropy (bits)
328 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
86.1% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How DEKKO 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.

3.89 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#13,914 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, DEKKO ranks #13,914 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
20
3 guesses
617
4 guesses
1,329
5 guesses
364
6 guesses
22

Composition

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
EO

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
75%
Green tile
19%
All gray
25%

Feedback distribution

44 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

588
486
331
172
152
86
79
76
54
40
34
26
24
23
23
19
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10
8
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7
7
7
5
5
5
5
4

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing DEKKO:

25% chance
Suggested:
SAINT
21% chance
Suggested:
TARSE
14% chance
Suggested:
SLART

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

24.9% →
SAINT 6.08 bits
20.6% →
TARSE 5.54 bits
14.0% →
SLART 5.22 bits
7.3% →
SLART 4.96 bits
6.4% →
TORSE 4.59 bits
3.6% →
RAILE 4.78 bits
3.3% →
SLANT 4.80 bits
3.2% →
LURID 4.69 bits
2.3% →
WORLD 4.10 bits
1.7% →
TARGE 4.13 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

D2E1K5K5O1
Total: 14 points

Words With Friends

Total: 14 points

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