5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

FILAR

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

As an opener, it rules out about 94.2% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪlə(ɹ)/

Adjective

Having a thread across the field of view.

“a filar microscope”

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 FILAR performs as a guess

Wordle accepts FILAR 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 86.3% of games, misses completely in 13.7%, and leaves about 137 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #3,298 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__A_ F in the 1st position and A in the 4th position _I__R I in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position

Try next

STONE SCOTE CRATE SOCLE STANE CONTE
Words starting with F Words ending with R

First-turn measures

4.95 Entropy (bits)
137 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
94.2% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 81% of evaluated openers
1.00 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FILAR 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
99.9% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#3,298 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FILAR ranks #3,298 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
72
3 guesses
921
4 guesses
1,147
5 guesses
201
6 guesses
11
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:
AILR

Feedback chances

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

Feedback distribution

115 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

323
247
225
142
138
136
110
91
73
69
55
54
41
37
37
34
28
26
25
21
21
21
20
19
17
17
15
14
13
12

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FILAR:

14% chance
Suggested:
STONE
10% chance
Suggested:
SCOTE
10% chance
Suggested:
SCOTE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

13.7% →
STONE 5.95 bits
10.5% →
SCOTE 5.23 bits
9.5% →
SCOTE 5.52 bits
6.0% →
CRATE 4.66 bits
5.9% →
STONE 5.42 bits
5.8% →
SOCLE 4.88 bits
4.7% →
STANE 4.73 bits
3.9% →
CONTE 4.51 bits
3.1% →
TOUSE 3.90 bits
2.9% →
TRIPE 4.43 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4I1L1A1R1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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