5 FiveLetterWords
Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess B tier opener

FILET

Yes, FILET was the Wordle answer on August 24, 2024 (Wordle #1162).

As an opener, it rules out about 94.3% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪleɪ//fɪˈleɪ//ˈfɪlɪt/

Noun

Alternative spelling of fillet.

Verb

Alternative spelling of fillet.

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

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

Past Wordle answer

Used once

Past Wordle answer: August 24, 2024 (#1162).

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

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How FILET performs as a guess

FILET is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,359 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 84.6% of games, misses completely in 15.4%, and leaves about 135 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #3,141 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.64 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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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__E_ F in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _I__T I in the 2nd position and T in the 5th position

Try next

SONAR SOARE SAUCY SOUTH CAIRN SLANE
Words starting with F Words ending with T

First-turn measures

5.09 Entropy (bits)
135 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
94.3% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FILET 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
0.72 Volatility
#3,141 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FILET ranks #3,141 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
93
3 guesses
894
4 guesses
1,143
5 guesses
207
6 guesses
14

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
EILT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
85%
Green tile
37%
All gray
15%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S L E E T
F I L E T

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches FILET in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

129 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

364
273
145
123
121
119
92
87
68
68
58
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49
39
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FILET:

15% chance
Suggested:
SONAR
12% chance
Suggested:
SOARE
6% chance
Suggested:
SAUCY

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

15.4% →
SONAR 5.70 bits
11.6% →
SOARE 5.40 bits
6.1% →
SAUCY 4.99 bits
5.2% →
SOUTH 5.00 bits
5.1% →
CAIRN 5.24 bits
5.0% →
SONAR 4.62 bits
3.9% →
SLANE 4.53 bits
3.7% →
SHARE 4.91 bits
2.9% →
SAURY 4.79 bits
2.9% →
CRANE 4.15 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4I1L1E1T1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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