5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

FIEST

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

As an opener, it rules out about 93.4% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

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

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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 FIEST performs as a guess

Wordle accepts FIEST 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 83.8% of games, misses completely in 16.2%, and leaves about 155 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #2,251 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.62 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__S_ F in the 1st position and S in the 4th position _I__T I in the 2nd position and T in the 5th position

Try next

CAROL LAREE CAIRN COALY NORTH TARTE
Words starting with F Words ending with T

First-turn measures

5.01 Entropy (bits)
155 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
93.4% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 84% of evaluated openers
0.94 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FIEST 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.

3.62 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#2,251 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FIEST ranks #2,251 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
75
3 guesses
947
4 guesses
1,134
5 guesses
179
6 guesses
17
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:
EIST

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
84%
Green tile
33%
All gray
16%

Feedback distribution

119 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

382
360
137
121
99
90
75
64
63
56
46
45
44
41
41
36
36
32
29
29
25
25
25
24
22
22
21
20
15
13

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FIEST:

16% chance
Suggested:
CAROL
15% chance
Suggested:
LAREE
6% chance
Suggested:
CAIRN

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

16.2% →
CAROL 5.91 bits
15.3% →
LAREE 5.44 bits
5.8% →
CAIRN 5.40 bits
5.1% →
COALY 4.94 bits
4.2% →
NORTH 4.92 bits
3.8% →
TARTE 4.84 bits
3.2% →
DRONE 4.35 bits
2.7% →
PARLE 4.37 bits
2.7% →
CREED 4.53 bits
2.4% →
CLARY 3.89 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4I1E1S1T1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 8 points

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