5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

FOREX

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

As an opener, it rules out about 90.7% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈfɔɹˌɛks/

Noun

Syllabic abbreviation of foreign exchange.

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 FOREX performs as a guess

Wordle accepts FOREX 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 78.8% of games, misses completely in 21.2%, and leaves about 219 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #10,613 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.77 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 4th position _O__X O in the 2nd position and X in the 5th position

Try next

SAINT SLATE TRACE SLANT SALTY ARSON
Words starting with F Words ending with X

First-turn measures

4.27 Entropy (bits)
219 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
90.7% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FOREX 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.

3.77 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#10,613 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FOREX ranks #10,613 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
43
3 guesses
769
4 guesses
1,228
5 guesses
299
6 guesses
13

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
EOR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
33%
All gray
21%

Feedback distribution

73 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

499
368
166
142
142
130
115
95
89
67
58
39
36
31
27
27
23
23
23
21
20
17
13
12
11
11
10
9
8
8

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FOREX:

21% chance
Suggested:
SAINT
16% chance
Suggested:
SLATE
7% chance
Suggested:
SAINT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

21.2% →
SAINT 5.99 bits
15.6% →
SLATE 5.68 bits
7.0% →
SAINT 5.25 bits
6.0% →
TRACE 4.91 bits
6.0% →
SLANT 5.28 bits
5.5% →
SALTY 4.41 bits
4.9% →
SAINT 3.95 bits
4.0% →
ARSON 4.26 bits
3.8% →
SLANT 4.79 bits
2.8% →
SLANE 4.34 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4O1R1E1X8
Total: 15 points

Words With Friends

Total: 15 points

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