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

ELFIN

Yes, ELFIN was the Wordle answer on April 13, 2026 (Wordle #1759).

As an opener, it rules out about 92.2% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈɛlfɪn/

Noun

An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.

Noun

A little urchin or child.

Adjective

Of or relating to elves.

Adjective

Resembling an elf or elves, especially in tiny size or features.

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: April 13, 2026 (#1759).

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

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How ELFIN performs as a guess

ELFIN is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,359 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 83.0% of games, misses completely in 17.0%, and leaves about 184 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #4,488 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.66 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.

E___N E in the 1st position and N in the 5th position E__I_ E in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _L__N L in the 2nd position and N in the 5th position

Try next

ROAST SALLY REATE SHIRT COAST TRIDE
Words starting with E Words ending with N

First-turn measures

4.69 Entropy (bits)
184 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
92.2% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ELFIN 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.

3.66 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#4,488 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ELFIN ranks #4,488 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
64
3 guesses
897
4 guesses
1,175
5 guesses
201
6 guesses
15

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
EILN

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
83%
Green tile
23%
All gray
17%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S I L E N
E L F I N

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches ELFIN in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

98 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

417
401
134
123
120
117
88
79
62
59
52
50
41
38
37
36
32
27
26
24
22
18
17
17
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11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ELFIN:

18% chance
Suggested:
ROAST
17% chance
Suggested:
ROAST
6% chance
Suggested:
SALLY

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

17.7% →
ROAST 5.68 bits
17.0% →
ROAST 6.06 bits
5.7% →
SALLY 5.16 bits
5.2% →
REATE 4.65 bits
5.1% →
SHIRT 5.16 bits
5.0% →
COAST 5.24 bits
3.7% →
TRIDE 4.50 bits
3.3% →
SAREE 4.84 bits
2.6% →
GIANT 3.97 bits
2.5% →
ROAST 4.88 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

E1L1F4I1N1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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