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Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess B tier opener

ERODE

Yes, ERODE was the Wordle answer on October 28, 2021 (Wordle #131).

As an opener, it rules out about 92.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹəʊd//ɪˈɹoʊd//ɪˈɹəʉd/

Verb

To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.

“The cliff is gradually being eroded by the waves.”

Verb

To destroy gradually by an ongoing process.

“to erode a person’s trust”

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: October 28, 2021 (#131).

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

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How ERODE performs as a guess

ERODE 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 79.2% of games, misses completely in 20.8%, and leaves about 167 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #5,636 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.68 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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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.

E___E E in the 1st position and E in the 5th position E__D_ E in the 1st position and D in the 4th position _R__E R in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

SAINT SLANT TONAL SAULT SALET STRAY
Words starting with E Words ending with E

First-turn measures

4.81 Entropy (bits)
167 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
92.9% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 72% of evaluated openers
1.14 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ERODE 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
0.70 Volatility
#5,636 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ERODE ranks #5,636 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
55
3 guesses
886
4 guesses
1,181
5 guesses
212
6 guesses
17
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

4/5 unique
3 vowels
Common:
EOR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
36%
All gray
21%

Example solver route

R O A T E
P R O N G
A B I D E
E R O D E

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches ERODE in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

92 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

490
161
160
154
144
122
89
84
81
58
50
39
37
37
35
34
34
33
32
30
22
22
21
21
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16

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ERODE:

21% chance
Suggested:
SAINT
7% chance
Suggested:
SLANT
7% chance
Suggested:
TONAL

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

20.8% →
SAINT 6.06 bits
6.8% →
SLANT 5.52 bits
6.8% →
TONAL 4.96 bits
6.5% →
SAULT 5.38 bits
6.1% →
SALET 4.43 bits
5.2% →
STRAY 4.98 bits
3.8% →
SLANT 4.66 bits
3.6% →
SAINT 4.60 bits
3.4% →
CAROM 4.45 bits
2.5% →
SAULT 4.66 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

E1R1O1D2E1
Total: 6 points

Words With Friends

Total: 6 points

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