5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

FOYNE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 93.0% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

We do not have a sourced definition for this word yet.

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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 FOYNE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts FOYNE 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 84.8% of games, misses completely in 15.2%, and leaves about 165 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #6,599 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.70 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__N_ F in the 1st position and N in the 4th position _O__E O in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

SLART ALTER ACTOR SAULT SHART ARIEL
Words starting with F Words ending with E

First-turn measures

4.67 Entropy (bits)
165 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
93.0% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 63% of evaluated openers
1.28 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FOYNE 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.

3.70 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.68 Volatility
#6,599 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FOYNE ranks #6,599 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
54
3 guesses
839
4 guesses
1,245
5 guesses
199
6 guesses
16
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:
ENO

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
85%
Green tile
39%
All gray
15%

Feedback distribution

87 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

358
312
244
169
166
85
84
78
71
53
52
52
46
42
37
31
28
27
27
26
25
23
16
15
14
14
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13
13

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FOYNE:

15% chance
Suggested:
SLART
13% chance
Suggested:
ALTER
10% chance
Suggested:
SLART

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

15.2% →
SLART 6.12 bits
13.2% →
ALTER 5.31 bits
10.3% →
SLART 5.23 bits
7.2% →
ACTOR 5.00 bits
7.0% →
SAULT 4.83 bits
3.6% →
SHART 4.69 bits
3.6% →
ARIEL 4.47 bits
3.3% →
SAULT 4.79 bits
3.0% →
TRAIN 4.76 bits
2.2% →
PEART 4.38 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4O1Y4N1E1
Total: 11 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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