5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

FIRMA

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

As an opener, it rules out about 91.6% 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 FIRMA performs as a guess

Wordle accepts FIRMA 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 82.6% of games, misses completely in 17.4%, and leaves about 198 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #6,833 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.70 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___A F in the 1st position and A in the 5th position F__M_ F in the 1st position and M in the 4th position _I__A I in the 2nd position and A in the 5th position

Try next

STOLE SLATE TOUSE LEAST STILE TONEY
Words starting with F Words ending with A

First-turn measures

4.48 Entropy (bits)
198 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.6% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 50% of evaluated openers
1.47 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FIRMA 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.

3.70 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#6,833 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FIRMA ranks #6,833 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
54
3 guesses
865
4 guesses
1,179
5 guesses
242
6 guesses
12
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:
AIR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
83%
Green tile
24%
All gray
17%

Feedback distribution

90 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

411
375
228
179
179
104
74
73
63
62
50
34
29
28
27
21
20
19
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
12
12
10
10

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FIRMA:

17% chance
Suggested:
STOLE
16% chance
Suggested:
SLATE
10% chance
Suggested:
TOUSE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

17.4% →
STOLE 6.00 bits
15.9% →
SLATE 5.72 bits
9.7% →
TOUSE 5.32 bits
7.6% →
LEAST 4.72 bits
7.6% →
STILE 5.32 bits
4.4% →
TONEY 4.42 bits
3.1% →
SHUTE 4.81 bits
3.1% →
TRINE 4.46 bits
2.7% →
SOLDE 4.74 bits
2.6% →
ANVIL 4.54 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4I1R1M3A1
Total: 10 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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