5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

ESKER

ESKER is accepted as a guess but is not on the solver's possible-answer list.

As an opener, it rules out about 90.4% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈɛskɚ//ˈɛskə/

Noun

A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier.

Alternative forms: eskar

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 ESKER performs as a guess

Wordle accepts ESKER 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 77.5% of games, misses completely in 22.5%, and leaves about 227 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #11,402 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.79 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.

E___R E in the 1st position and R in the 5th position E__E_ E in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _S__R S in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position

Try next

TONAL LIANE TRIAD SAULT COATE SHALT
Words starting with E Words ending with R

First-turn measures

4.18 Entropy (bits)
227 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
90.4% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 32% of evaluated openers
1.77 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ESKER 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.

3.79 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#11,402 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ESKER ranks #11,402 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
40
3 guesses
721
4 guesses
1,294
5 guesses
280
6 guesses
18
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
2 vowels
Common:
ERS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
78%
Green tile
20%
All gray
22%

Feedback distribution

66 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

530
257
252
230
149
118
99
77
73
59
47
42
39
29
28
26
20
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
10

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ESKER:

22% chance
Suggested:
TONAL
11% chance
Suggested:
LIANE
11% chance
Suggested:
TRIAD

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

22.5% →
TONAL 5.82 bits
10.9% →
LIANE 5.32 bits
10.7% →
TRIAD 5.13 bits
9.8% →
SAULT 5.28 bits
6.3% →
COATE 4.72 bits
5.0% →
SHALT 5.01 bits
4.2% →
TOILE 3.42 bits
3.3% →
LADEN 4.38 bits
3.1% →
COAST 4.78 bits
2.5% →
CAULK 4.91 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

E1S1K5E1R1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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