5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

FELIX

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

As an opener, it rules out about 88.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈfiːlɪks/

Proper noun

A male given name from Latin.

Proper noun

A generic name given to a cat.

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 FELIX performs as a guess

Wordle accepts FELIX 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 76.6% of games, misses completely in 23.4%, and leaves about 264 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #12,384 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.82 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__I_ F in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _E__X E in the 2nd position and X in the 5th position

Try next

ROAST PRINT COAST STARY ALOSE RINSE
Words starting with F Words ending with X

First-turn measures

4.02 Entropy (bits)
264 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
88.8% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 24% of evaluated openers
1.92 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FELIX 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.

3.82 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.73 Volatility
#12,384 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FELIX ranks #12,384 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
47
3 guesses
712
4 guesses
1,228
5 guesses
341
6 guesses
23
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:
EIL

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
77%
Green tile
25%
All gray
23%

Feedback distribution

75 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

552
423
184
178
136
133
129
85
57
46
40
32
29
28
21
21
16
16
15
14
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
7

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FELIX:

23% chance
Suggested:
ROAST
18% chance
Suggested:
ROAST
8% chance
Suggested:
PRINT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

23.4% →
ROAST 6.02 bits
17.9% →
ROAST 5.56 bits
7.8% →
PRINT 5.03 bits
7.5% →
COAST 5.17 bits
5.8% →
STARY 4.88 bits
5.6% →
ALOSE 4.42 bits
5.5% →
RINSE 4.74 bits
3.6% →
COAST 5.03 bits
2.4% →
STILL 3.87 bits
2.0% →
SOULY 4.27 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4E1L1I1X8
Total: 15 points

Words With Friends

Total: 16 points

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