5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

FLYPE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 90.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

A fold or flap, especially of the brim of a hat

Noun

A transformation of a knot involving a 180° rotation of a tangle

Verb

To turn inside out, or with the leg part back over the foot, as when putting on or taking off a stocking.

Alternative forms: flipe

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 FLYPE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts FLYPE 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 78.1% of games, misses completely in 21.9%, and leaves about 217 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #7,857 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.72 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___E F in the 1st position and E in the 5th position F__P_ F in the 1st position and P in the 4th position _L__E L in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

TRAIN SONAR ROAST TRAIL LEGAL COAST
Words starting with F Words ending with E

First-turn measures

4.35 Entropy (bits)
217 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
90.8% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 42% of evaluated openers
1.60 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FLYPE 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.

3.72 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.66 Volatility
#7,857 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FLYPE ranks #7,857 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
43
3 guesses
794
4 guesses
1,310
5 guesses
193
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
1 vowels
Common:
EL

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
78%
Green tile
31%
All gray
22%

Feedback distribution

78 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

517
298
254
168
141
98
92
67
58
52
52
46
42
30
28
27
27
24
24
19
19
18
18
17
16
14
13
12
11
11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FLYPE:

22% chance
Suggested:
TRAIN
13% chance
Suggested:
SONAR
11% chance
Suggested:
ROAST

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

21.9% →
TRAIN 6.18 bits
12.6% →
SONAR 5.19 bits
10.8% →
ROAST 5.18 bits
7.1% →
SONAR 4.73 bits
6.0% →
TRAIL 5.09 bits
4.2% →
LEGAL 4.25 bits
3.9% →
ROAST 5.25 bits
2.8% →
COAST 4.60 bits
2.5% →
SOLAR 3.84 bits
2.2% →
SARED 3.96 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4L1Y4P3E1
Total: 13 points

Words With Friends

Total: 14 points

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