5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

FLONG

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

As an opener, it rules out about 88.3% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /flɒŋ//flɔŋ//flɑŋ/

Noun

A mould, especially one made from papier-mâché, used to create a stereotype.

Verb

simple past of fling

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 FLONG performs as a guess

Wordle accepts FLONG 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 70.9% of games, misses completely in 29.1%, and leaves about 275 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #4,717 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.67 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__N_ F in the 1st position and N in the 4th position _L__G L in the 2nd position and G in the 5th position

Try next

TARSE SALLE CARET TIARE STARE ARISE
Words starting with F Words ending with G

First-turn measures

4.24 Entropy (bits)
275 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
88.3% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 35% of evaluated openers
1.71 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FLONG 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.

3.67 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.67 Volatility
#4,717 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FLONG ranks #4,717 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
48
3 guesses
900
4 guesses
1,208
5 guesses
186
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
1 vowels
Common:
LNO

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
71%
Green tile
26%
All gray
29%

Feedback distribution

83 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

685
250
194
158
116
96
84
70
67
63
38
38
36
31
28
27
22
21
20
19
18
18
17
15
14
12
11
11
11
9

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FLONG:

29% chance
Suggested:
TARSE
11% chance
Suggested:
SALLE
8% chance
Suggested:
CARET

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

29.1% →
TARSE 6.47 bits
10.6% →
SALLE 5.56 bits
8.2% →
CARET 5.40 bits
6.7% →
TIARE 5.30 bits
4.9% →
STARE 4.82 bits
4.1% →
ARISE 5.25 bits
3.6% →
SPACE 5.22 bits
3.0% →
TIARE 4.91 bits
2.8% →
CANER 4.49 bits
2.7% →
LOYAL 4.21 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4L1O1N1G2
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

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