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

FLOAT

Yes, FLOAT was the Wordle answer on June 12, 2022 (Wordle #358).

As an opener, it rules out about 93.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /fləʊt//floʊt//fləʉt/

Verb

To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).

“Helium balloons float in air, while air-filled balloons don't.”

Verb

To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.

“to float a boat”

Noun

A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.

“Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook.”

Noun

A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.

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: June 12, 2022 (#358).

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

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How FLOAT performs as a guess

FLOAT 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 84.0% of games, misses completely in 16.0%, and leaves about 143 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #1,394 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.61 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__A_ F in the 1st position and A in the 4th position _L__T L in the 2nd position and T in the 5th position

Try next

SIREN SACRE MORNE LIBEL SHIRE CRINE
Words starting with F Words ending with T

First-turn measures

4.98 Entropy (bits)
143 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
93.9% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 82% of evaluated openers
0.97 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FLOAT 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.

3.61 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#1,394 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FLOAT ranks #1,394 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
73
3 guesses
977
4 guesses
1,108
5 guesses
182
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:
ALOT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
84%
Green tile
35%
All gray
16%

Example solver route

R O A T E
B L O A T
F L O A T

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches FLOAT in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

115 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

377
277
161
129
127
104
102
94
74
57
50
50
50
50
44
41
31
30
30
28
21
20
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
12

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FLOAT:

16% chance
Suggested:
SIREN
12% chance
Suggested:
SACRE
7% chance
Suggested:
MORNE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

16.0% →
SIREN 6.08 bits
11.7% →
SACRE 5.35 bits
6.8% →
MORNE 5.13 bits
5.5% →
LIBEL 4.90 bits
5.4% →
SHIRE 5.44 bits
4.4% →
CRINE 4.80 bits
4.3% →
TARTE 4.95 bits
4.0% →
SALLE 4.76 bits
3.1% →
SIREN 5.28 bits
2.4% →
MANOR 4.64 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4L1O1A1T1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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