DYKES
DYKES is accepted as a guess but is not on the solver's possible-answer list.
Meaning and pronunciation
Pronunciation: /daɪks/
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plural of dyke
- Noun
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Diagonal cutting pliers; diagonal pliers; diagonal cutters; wire cutters.
Alternative forms: dikes
Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.
Etymology
Likely a blend of diagonal + cut, with influence from dyke and dike.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA)
Use DYKES in a puzzle
As an opener, it rules out about 90.6% of possible answers.
Wordle status
A word can be a playable guess without being a possible answer.
Playable guess
YesIncluded in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.
Possible answer
NoThe solver does not currently treat this as a possible answer.
Past Wordle answer
No completed appearanceNo appearance in our globally completed history. A recent puzzle may still be live elsewhere.
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Useful pattern pages
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First-turn measures
All four describe DYKES used as an opening guess. Entropy is the same idea as “avg ruled out” on a log scale: a higher number means the guess splits the possible answers into more, smaller groups.
As an opening guess: previous benchmark
How DYKES 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.
Composition
Feedback chances
Feedback distribution
DYKES can come back 63 different ways. These are the most likely, and how many of the possible answers give each one:
Letter-value totals
Base letter-value totals for DYKES; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.
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Words With Friends
Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.
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Strategy after playing DYKES
What the solver recommends next for each way the board can respond to DYKES.
Quick reference
Largest feedback groups after playing DYKES: