5 FiveLetterWords
Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess C tier opener

DEVIL

Yes, DEVIL was the Wordle answer on February 28, 2024 (Wordle #984).

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

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛvəl/[ˈdɛvəl] ~ [ˈdɛvl̩]/ˈdɛvɪl/

Proper noun

The chief devil; Satan.

Noun

An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.

Noun

A man with red or orange skin and a pair of horns on his head, a pointed goatee, and a long tail, who carries a pitchfork, represents evil, and is portrayed to children as a boogeyman who punishes bad behavior.

Verb

To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.

Alternative forms: davil, debbil, diuel, divel

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

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

Past Wordle answer

Used once

Past Wordle answer: February 28, 2024 (#984).

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

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How DEVIL performs as a guess

DEVIL is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,358 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 79.0% of games, misses completely in 21.0%, and leaves about 206 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #5,617 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.68 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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Useful pattern pages

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

D___L D in the 1st position and L in the 5th position D__I_ D in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _E__L E in the 2nd position and L in the 5th position

Try next

ROAST TARSE PRINT COAST BLATE TRINE
Words starting with D Words ending with L

First-turn measures

4.55 Entropy (bits)
206 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
91.3% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 55% of evaluated openers
1.40 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How DEVIL 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
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#5,617 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, DEVIL ranks #5,617 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
64
3 guesses
862
4 guesses
1,197
5 guesses
219
6 guesses
10
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:
EIL

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
26%
All gray
21%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S I L E N
D E V I L

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches DEVIL in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

105 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

496
348
179
171
107
102
99
67
64
53
48
48
35
28
28
27
25
25
20
18
18
15
15
15
15
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12

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing DEVIL:

21% chance
Suggested:
ROAST
15% chance
Suggested:
TARSE
8% chance
Suggested:
PRINT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

21.0% →
ROAST 6.07 bits
14.8% →
TARSE 5.75 bits
7.6% →
PRINT 5.05 bits
7.3% →
COAST 5.10 bits
4.5% →
BLATE 4.65 bits
4.3% →
TRINE 4.65 bits
4.2% →
SHART 4.95 bits
2.8% →
SAURY 4.77 bits
2.7% →
COAST 5.10 bits
2.2% →
ARENE 4.68 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

D2E1V4I1L1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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