5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

FAUTS

FAUTS 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.

Open Solver with FAUTS Open Word Finder

Meaning and pronunciation

We do not have a sourced definition for this word yet.

Check FAUTS on Wiktionary or report a missing entry.

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 FAUTS performs as a guess

Wordle accepts FAUTS 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 79.3% of games, misses completely in 20.7%, and leaves about 186 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #4,242 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___S F in the 1st position and S in the 5th position F__T_ F in the 1st position and T in the 4th position _A__S A in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position

Try next

DROLE LEARN POIRE MORNE TONER CRIME
Words starting with F Words ending with S

First-turn measures

4.65 Entropy (bits)
186 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.1% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 62% of evaluated openers
1.30 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FAUTS 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
0.68 Volatility
#4,242 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FAUTS ranks #4,242 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
61
3 guesses
893
4 guesses
1,202
5 guesses
185
6 guesses
12
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

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
ASTU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
30%
All gray
21%

Feedback distribution

99 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

489
272
168
156
139
119
90
80
76
50
45
44
44
38
38
36
35
28
22
22
21
20
17
12
12
12
12
12
11
11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FAUTS:

21% chance
Suggested:
DROLE
12% chance
Suggested:
LEARN
7% chance
Suggested:
POIRE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

20.7% →
DROLE 6.08 bits
11.5% →
LEARN 5.46 bits
7.1% →
POIRE 5.35 bits
6.6% →
MORNE 4.75 bits
5.9% →
TONER 5.34 bits
5.0% →
CRIME 4.73 bits
3.8% →
PHARE 4.61 bits
3.4% →
ALERT 4.80 bits
3.2% →
SPIER 4.66 bits
2.1% →
CRONE 4.66 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4A1U1T1S1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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