5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

DRECK

DRECK 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: /dɹɛk/

Noun

Trash; rubbish; useless or worthless stuff.

Alternative forms: drek

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 DRECK performs as a guess

Wordle accepts DRECK 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 78.9% of games, misses completely in 21.1%, and leaves about 204 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #5,464 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.

D___K D in the 1st position and K in the 5th position D__C_ D in the 1st position and C in the 4th position _R__K R in the 2nd position and K in the 5th position

Try next

SAULT SLANT SETAE ROAST CLAIM SAINT
Words starting with D Words ending with K

First-turn measures

4.54 Entropy (bits)
204 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.3% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 55% of evaluated openers
1.41 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How DRECK 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
99.9% Win rate
0.68 Volatility
#5,464 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, DRECK ranks #5,464 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
46
3 guesses
893
4 guesses
1,203
5 guesses
194
6 guesses
16
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
1 vowels
Common:
ER

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
28%
All gray
21%

Feedback distribution

85 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

498
327
222
165
103
89
83
62
59
42
40
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38
33
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing DRECK:

21% chance
Suggested:
SAULT
14% chance
Suggested:
SLANT
9% chance
Suggested:
SETAE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

21.1% →
SAULT 6.03 bits
13.9% →
SLANT 5.54 bits
9.4% →
SETAE 4.72 bits
7.0% →
ROAST 5.16 bits
4.4% →
CLAIM 5.05 bits
3.8% →
SAINT 4.70 bits
3.5% →
ALOUD 4.91 bits
2.6% →
SHALT 5.02 bits
2.5% →
ALINE 4.68 bits
1.8% →
COATE 4.43 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

D2R1E1C3K5
Total: 12 points

Words With Friends

Total: 13 points

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