5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

FAGOT

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.1% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈfæɡ.ət/

Noun

Alternative spelling of faggot (“bundle of sticks”).

Noun

Alternative spelling of faggot (“bundle of iron or steel”).

Verb

To make a fagot of (objects); to bind (objects) together in a fagot or bundle.

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 FAGOT performs as a guess

Wordle accepts FAGOT 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 80.2% of games, misses completely in 19.8%, and leaves about 187 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #4,400 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.66 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.

F___T F in the 1st position and T in the 5th position F__O_ F in the 1st position and O in the 4th position _A__T A in the 2nd position and T in the 5th position

Try next

SILER SLANE CRONE SHIRE SLIER SLIDE
Words starting with F Words ending with T

First-turn measures

4.61 Entropy (bits)
187 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.1% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FAGOT 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
99.9% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#4,400 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FAGOT ranks #4,400 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
62
3 guesses
899
4 guesses
1,180
5 guesses
199
6 guesses
12

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AOT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
80%
Green tile
33%
All gray
20%

Feedback distribution

98 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

466
282
246
141
134
80
79
79
72
59
53
52
46
44
43
34
34
23
21
20
20
17
16
14
14
14
12
12
11
11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FAGOT:

20% chance
Suggested:
SILER
12% chance
Suggested:
SLANE
10% chance
Suggested:
CRONE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

19.8% →
SILER 6.00 bits
12.0% →
SLANE 5.37 bits
10.4% →
CRONE 5.34 bits
6.0% →
SILER 4.78 bits
5.7% →
SHIRE 5.45 bits
3.4% →
SLIER 5.20 bits
3.3% →
SLIDE 5.16 bits
3.3% →
SERAL 4.82 bits
3.1% →
RONTE 4.40 bits
2.5% →
TRITE 4.03 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4A1G2O1T1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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