5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

FELLY

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

As an opener, it rules out about 86.1% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈfɛli//ˈfɛl.li/

Noun

The rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.

Noun

Any of the several curved segments that constitute the rim.

Adverb

Fiercely, harshly.

Alternative forms: felloe, fellick, felk

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 FELLY performs as a guess

Wordle accepts FELLY 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 73.8% of games, misses completely in 26.2%, and leaves about 329 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #13,233 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.85 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___Y F in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position F__L_ F in the 1st position and L in the 4th position _E__Y E in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Try next

TRAIN STAIR ROAST SNAIL ALOSE SAINT
Words starting with F Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

3.85 Entropy (bits)
329 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
86.1% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 16% of evaluated openers
2.10 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FELLY 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.

3.85 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.74 Volatility
#13,233 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FELLY ranks #13,233 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
48
3 guesses
666
4 guesses
1,252
5 guesses
351
6 guesses
34
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
1 vowels
Common:
EL

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
74%
Green tile
35%
All gray
26%

Feedback distribution

79 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

617
536
195
166
123
120
36
33
32
30
29
29
28
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24
21
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8

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FELLY:

26% chance
Suggested:
TRAIN
23% chance
Suggested:
STAIR
8% chance
Suggested:
ROAST

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

26.2% →
TRAIN 6.16 bits
22.7% →
STAIR 5.49 bits
8.3% →
ROAST 4.71 bits
7.0% →
SNAIL 5.04 bits
5.2% →
STAIR 4.76 bits
5.1% →
ALOSE 4.29 bits
1.5% →
SAINT 4.13 bits
1.4% →
TRADE 3.96 bits
1.4% →
REATE 3.70 bits
1.3% →
FRONT 4.35 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4E1L1L1Y4
Total: 11 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

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