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

FIXER

Yes, FIXER was the Wordle answer on November 9, 2021 (Wordle #143).

As an opener, it rules out about 90.3% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

Agent noun of fix: one who, or that which, fixes.

Noun

A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.

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: November 9, 2021 (#143).

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

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How FIXER performs as a guess

FIXER is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,358 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 78.8% of games, misses completely in 21.2%, and leaves about 228 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #12,228 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.82 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___R F in the 1st position and R in the 5th position F__E_ F in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _I__R I in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position FI_ER F in the 1st position, I in the 2nd position, E in the 4th position, and R in the 5th position

Try next

SAULT SLATE COAST SLANT TEASE SALTY
Words starting with F Words ending with R

First-turn measures

4.19 Entropy (bits)
228 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
90.3% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 32% of evaluated openers
1.76 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FIXER 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.

3.82 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.74 Volatility
#12,228 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FIXER ranks #12,228 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
53
3 guesses
711
4 guesses
1,215
5 guesses
354
6 guesses
18
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:
EIR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
28%
All gray
21%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S I L E D
F U N G I
F I B E R
F I X E R

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches FIXER in 5 guesses. See the trap-family guide for similar endgames.

Feedback distribution

78 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

500
346
241
178
172
103
97
92
84
71
35
32
31
31
28
20
20
20
16
16
14
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
8

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FIXER:

21% chance
Suggested:
SAULT
15% chance
Suggested:
SLATE
10% chance
Suggested:
COAST

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

21.2% →
SAULT 5.89 bits
14.7% →
SLATE 5.73 bits
10.2% →
COAST 5.52 bits
7.5% →
SLANT 5.59 bits
7.3% →
TEASE 4.76 bits
4.4% →
SLANT 4.64 bits
4.1% →
COAST 3.56 bits
3.9% →
SALTY 4.15 bits
3.6% →
SLANT 4.54 bits
3.0% →
PRINT 4.22 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4I1X8E1R1
Total: 15 points

Words With Friends

Total: 15 points

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