5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

FETOR

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

As an opener, it rules out about 94.6% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈfiː.tə//ˈfiː.tɔː//ˈfi.təɹ/

Noun

An unpleasant smell.

Alternative forms: fœtor

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 FETOR performs as a guess

Wordle accepts FETOR 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 85.5% of games, misses completely in 14.5%, and leaves about 127 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #3,373 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.64 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___R F in the 1st position and R in the 5th position F__O_ F in the 1st position and O in the 4th position _E__R E in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position

Try next

SLAIN SLANE CAIRN SONLY SAINT CRAPE
Words starting with F Words ending with R

First-turn measures

5.05 Entropy (bits)
127 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
94.6% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 85% of evaluated openers
0.90 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FETOR 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.

3.64 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#3,373 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FETOR ranks #3,373 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
79
3 guesses
899
4 guesses
1,171
5 guesses
191
6 guesses
13
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:
EORT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
86%
Green tile
30%
All gray
14%

Feedback distribution

111 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

342
237
147
141
126
103
103
89
82
74
72
67
59
53
43
35
35
31
31
29
26
25
23
15
15
14
14
12
12
12

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FETOR:

15% chance
Suggested:
SLAIN
10% chance
Suggested:
SLANE
6% chance
Suggested:
CAIRN

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

14.5% →
SLAIN 5.94 bits
10.1% →
SLANE 5.47 bits
6.2% →
CAIRN 4.86 bits
6.0% →
SONLY 4.74 bits
5.3% →
SAINT 5.57 bits
4.4% →
CRAPE 4.69 bits
4.4% →
SLANT 4.98 bits
3.8% →
SONDE 4.26 bits
3.5% →
LIANE 4.54 bits
3.1% →
ACORN 4.47 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4E1T1O1R1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 8 points

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