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

FORGO

Yes, FORGO was the Wordle answer on May 1, 2022 (Wordle #316).

As an opener, it rules out about 83.5% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /fɔːˈɡəʊ//fɔɹˈɡoʊ/

Verb

To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.

“I've had to forgo my student discount in exchange for taking the job.”

Verb

To refrain from, to abstain from.

“I shall forgo actually stepping inside, thank you.”

Alternative forms: forego

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: May 1, 2022 (#316).

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

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How FORGO performs as a guess

FORGO is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,359 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 64.7% of games, misses completely in 35.3%, and leaves about 388 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #11,782 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.80 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___O F in the 1st position and O in the 5th position F__G_ F in the 1st position and G in the 4th position _O__O O in the 2nd position and O in the 5th position

Try next

SLATE SATED SLANE LEANT CASTE TRACE
Words starting with F Words ending with O

First-turn measures

3.73 Entropy (bits)
388 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
83.5% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FORGO 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.

3.80 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#11,782 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FORGO ranks #11,782 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
41
3 guesses
731
4 guesses
1,238
5 guesses
327
6 guesses
14

Composition

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
OR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
65%
Green tile
26%
All gray
35%

Example solver route

R O A T E
D U C H Y
F O R G O

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches FORGO in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

73 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

832
374
147
131
103
98
98
58
49
40
39
37
29
24
23
22
19
17
17
16
12
12
11
11
10
9
7
7
6
6

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FORGO:

35% chance
Suggested:
SLATE
16% chance
Suggested:
SATED
6% chance
Suggested:
SLANE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

35.3% →
SLATE 6.35 bits
15.9% →
SATED 5.32 bits
6.2% →
SLANE 5.27 bits
5.6% →
LEANT 4.64 bits
4.4% →
SLANE 5.30 bits
4.2% →
CASTE 4.94 bits
4.2% →
TRACE 4.44 bits
2.5% →
ALINE 4.88 bits
2.1% →
LIANE 4.36 bits
1.7% →
LIANE 4.42 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4O1R1G2O1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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