5 FiveLetterWords
Possible Accepted guess C tier for first-turn info

FRACK

FRACK is an accepted guess. Its modelled answer likelihood is possible; no globally completed appearance is recorded here.

Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /fɹæk/

Verb

To employ hydraulic fracturing (fracking).

Verb

Fuck.

Adjective

Alternative form of freck.

Alternative forms: frac, frak

Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.

Etymology

From an abbreviated form of fracture. Also found in English hydrofracking.

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA)

Use FRACK in a puzzle

As an opener, it rules out about 89.6% of possible answers.

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Wordle status

Answer chance: possible. Roughly 9.86% within a year (about 1 in 10), under the model through 2026-11-05. This is an estimate, not a publisher forecast. How this is calculated.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Earlier benchmark pool

No

Membership in the preserved uniform benchmark; it is not a future eligibility rule.

Past Wordle answer

No completed appearance

No appearance in our globally completed history. A recent puzzle may still be live elsewhere.

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

How FRACK performs as a guess

Wordle accepts FRACK as a guess. It is outside this preserved uniform benchmark’s answer pool; that is not a claim about future eligibility.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 74.6% of games, misses completely in 25.4%, and leaves about 249 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete opener benchmark, it ranks #6,889 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.70 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___K F in the 1st position and K in the 5th position F__C_ F in the 1st position and C in the 4th position _R__K R in the 2nd position and K in the 5th position FR_CK F in the 1st position, R in the 2nd position, C in the 4th position, and K in the 5th position

Explore lists that match the beginning, ending or letters in FRACK.

First-turn measures

All four describe FRACK used as an opening guess. Entropy is the same idea as “avg ruled out” on a log scale: a higher number means the guess splits the possible answers into more, smaller groups.

4.37 Entropy (bits)
249 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
89.6% Avg ruled out

As an opening guess: previous benchmark

How FRACK 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
99.96% Solved within six
0.70 Spread of game lengths
#6,889 Rank among openers
Opening with FRACK left 1 of the snapshot's answers unsolved after six guesses. A spread of 0.70 means those games clustered within about 0.70 of a guess of the 3.70 average. It ranks #6,889 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
53
3 guesses
856
4 guesses
1,199
5 guesses
233
6 guesses
12

Composition

5/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
AR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
75%
Green tile
32%
All gray
25%

When FRACK is useful later

FRACK tied for the smallest expected survivor count in 3 of 55 sampled positions where it was legal. This designed sample is not a measure of how often real players should use it.

After ADIEU: 3 candidates, normal mode

ADIEU: 00000 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

SLOPS: 00202 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

NOOBS: 02202 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

COOMS: 02212 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

Remaining answers: MOOKS, MOORS, MOOTS.

With a budget of 2 more guesses, FRACK is an information probe, outside this survivor list. It leaves 1.00 candidates on average under the model. Every feedback identifies a single candidate; another turn may be needed to submit it.

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After ROATE: 3 candidates, normal mode

ROATE: 10101 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

AWNER: 10011 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

ZEBRA: 01012 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

Remaining answers: CREMA, ERICA, PRESA.

With a budget of 3 more guesses, FRACK is an information probe, outside this survivor list. It leaves 1.00 candidates on average under the model. Every feedback identifies a single candidate; another turn may be needed to submit it.

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After SALET: 4 candidates, normal mode

SALET: 11000 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

PIAIS: 01102 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

NOIAS: 00222 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

AMIAS: 00222 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

Remaining answers: CHIAS, CRIAS, HUIAS, KUIAS.

With a budget of 2 more guesses, FRACK is an information probe, outside this survivor list. It leaves 1.00 candidates on average under the model. Every feedback identifies a single candidate; another turn may be needed to submit it.

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Sample and method

Every saved board is reachable within a six-turn game. Remaining turns equal six minus the saved history length. The sampling policy is independent of the expected-survivor metric. Two states at each of three depths per opener were selected by a fixed hash from an independent candidate-only sampling policy. Every accepted guess was evaluated. Model answer-model-2026-11-05-9183a914c959, data through 2026-11-05. The score measures expected survivors, not proved solve length or human difficulty.

How this is calculated.

How the solver finds FRACK

The strategy receives only earlier guesses and their feedback. It does not know the answer before choosing a move. Guessing the answer itself on turn one is a lucky one-turn result, not a recommended general strategy.

Normal mode

Our solver: bounded weighted policy. Current-pool replay over 14,855 accepted words. Model through 2026-11-05.

  1. The fixed opener tests its five letters.

    14,855 before → 287 after. This feedback leaves 287 candidates.

    All 287 surviving candidates

    ABHOR, ABORD, ABORN, ABURA, ABURN, ACARA, ACARI, ACCRA, ACHAR, ACORN, ADDRA, ADORB, ADORN, AFARA, AGGRI, AGGRO, AGGRY, AGORA, AHURU, AKARA, ALARM, ALARY, ALGOR, ALURK, ALVAR, AMARI, AMARO, AMBRY, AMOUR, ANDRO, ANGRY, ANURA, APGAR, APPRO, ARABA, ARBAH, ARBOR, ARCHI, ARDOR, ARDRI, ARGAL, ARGAN, ARGIL, ARGOL, ARGON, ARIKI, ARMIL, ARMOR, AROBA, AROHA, AROID, AROMA, ARVAL, AUGUR, AWARD, AWARI, AWARN, AWMRY, AWORK, AZURN, AZURY, BOARD, BOLAR, BOYAR, BRAAI, BRACH, BRACK, BRAID, BRAIL, BRAIN, BRAKY, BRAND, BRANK, BRAVA, BRAVI, BRAVO, BRAWL, BRAWN, BRAXY, BRAZA, BRIAR, BROAD, BRUJA, CHAIR, CHARA, CHARD, CHARK, CHARM, CHARR, CHARY, CIGAR, CIMAR, CLAIR, CLARO, CLARY, COARB, COBRA, COPRA, CRAAL, CRACK, CRAIC, CRAIG, CRAMP, CRANK, CRAPY, CRAWL, CRAZY, CROAK, CRURA, CYMAR, DIARY, DINAR, DOBRA, DOUAR, DOURA, DOWAR, DRACK, DRACO, DRAFF, DRAIL, DRAIN, DRAMA, DRANK, DRAPY, DRAWL, DRAWN, DRYAD, DWARF, FILAR, FLAIR, FLARY, FLORA, FNARR, FRACK, FRAIL, FRAIM, FRANC, FRANK, FRAUD, FRIAR, FUBAR, GLAIR, GLARY, GLAUR, GNARL, GNARR, GOARY, GOBAR, GOURA, GRAAL, GRAFF, GRAIL, GRAIN, GRAIP, GRAMA, GRAMP, GRANA, GRAND, GRANO, GRAPH, GRAPY, GRAVY, GROAN, GROMA, GUARD, GULAR, HIJRA, HILAR, HOARD, HOARY, HYDRA, IMARI, IMBAR, INARM, INFRA, INVAR, IXORA, IZARD, JOWAR, JUMAR, KNARL, KNAUR, KOKRA, KOURA, KRAAL, KRANG, KRANZ, KRONA, LIARD, LIBRA, LIDAR, LOBAR, LUBRA, LUNAR, LYARD, LYCRA, MBARI, MBIRA, MICRA, MIKRA, MINAR, MOGAR, MOGRA, MOHAR, MOIRA, MOLAR, MOWRA, MUDAR, MUDRA, MYLAR, ORACH, ORACY, ORANG, ORGAN, ORGIA, ORIXA, ORVAL, OVARY, OWARI, PHARM, PICRA, PILAR, PLAUR, POLAR, PRAAM, PRAHU, PRANA, PRANG, PRANK, PRAWN, PRIAL, PRIAN, PRIMA, PROAL, PRORA, PRYAN, QUAIR, QUARK, QUARL, RHABD, RIKKA, RIKWA, RIOJA, RIVAL, RIYAL, ROACH, ROADY, ROAKY, ROANY, ROARY, ROGAN, ROHAN, ROJAK, ROLAG, ROMAL, ROMAN, ROWAN, ROYAL, RUACH, RUANA, RUBAI, RUBAN, RUGAL, RUMAL, RUMBA, RUPIA, ULNAR, UMBRA, UNARM, UNARY, UNBAR, URALI, URARI, URBAN, URBIA, URIAL, URMAN, URNAL, URUPA, VICAR, VOLAR, VRAIC, WHARF, WHAUR, WRACK, WRANG, WRAWL

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 414.45. Information: 5.74 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  2. Test CRAAL against the 287 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    287 before → 10 after. This feedback leaves 10 candidates.

    All 10 surviving candidates

    BRACH, BRACK, DRACK, DRACO, FRACK, FRANC, ORACH, ORACY, VRAIC, WRACK

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 15.757. Information: 3.931 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  3. Test WRACK against the 10 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    10 before → 3 after. This feedback leaves 3 candidates.

    All 3 surviving candidates

    BRACK, DRACK, FRACK

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.366. Information: 0.722 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  4. Test FRACK against the 3 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    3 before → 1 after. The answer is submitted and solved.

    All 1 surviving candidates

    FRACK

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.009. Information: 0.074 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

Solved in 4 guesses. Uniquely identified on turn 4.

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Hard Mode

Our solver: bounded weighted policy. Current-pool replay over 14,855 accepted words. Model through 2026-11-05.

  1. The fixed opener tests its five letters.

    14,855 before → 287 after. This feedback leaves 287 candidates.

    All 287 surviving candidates

    ABHOR, ABORD, ABORN, ABURA, ABURN, ACARA, ACARI, ACCRA, ACHAR, ACORN, ADDRA, ADORB, ADORN, AFARA, AGGRI, AGGRO, AGGRY, AGORA, AHURU, AKARA, ALARM, ALARY, ALGOR, ALURK, ALVAR, AMARI, AMARO, AMBRY, AMOUR, ANDRO, ANGRY, ANURA, APGAR, APPRO, ARABA, ARBAH, ARBOR, ARCHI, ARDOR, ARDRI, ARGAL, ARGAN, ARGIL, ARGOL, ARGON, ARIKI, ARMIL, ARMOR, AROBA, AROHA, AROID, AROMA, ARVAL, AUGUR, AWARD, AWARI, AWARN, AWMRY, AWORK, AZURN, AZURY, BOARD, BOLAR, BOYAR, BRAAI, BRACH, BRACK, BRAID, BRAIL, BRAIN, BRAKY, BRAND, BRANK, BRAVA, BRAVI, BRAVO, BRAWL, BRAWN, BRAXY, BRAZA, BRIAR, BROAD, BRUJA, CHAIR, CHARA, CHARD, CHARK, CHARM, CHARR, CHARY, CIGAR, CIMAR, CLAIR, CLARO, CLARY, COARB, COBRA, COPRA, CRAAL, CRACK, CRAIC, CRAIG, CRAMP, CRANK, CRAPY, CRAWL, CRAZY, CROAK, CRURA, CYMAR, DIARY, DINAR, DOBRA, DOUAR, DOURA, DOWAR, DRACK, DRACO, DRAFF, DRAIL, DRAIN, DRAMA, DRANK, DRAPY, DRAWL, DRAWN, DRYAD, DWARF, FILAR, FLAIR, FLARY, FLORA, FNARR, FRACK, FRAIL, FRAIM, FRANC, FRANK, FRAUD, FRIAR, FUBAR, GLAIR, GLARY, GLAUR, GNARL, GNARR, GOARY, GOBAR, GOURA, GRAAL, GRAFF, GRAIL, GRAIN, GRAIP, GRAMA, GRAMP, GRANA, GRAND, GRANO, GRAPH, GRAPY, GRAVY, GROAN, GROMA, GUARD, GULAR, HIJRA, HILAR, HOARD, HOARY, HYDRA, IMARI, IMBAR, INARM, INFRA, INVAR, IXORA, IZARD, JOWAR, JUMAR, KNARL, KNAUR, KOKRA, KOURA, KRAAL, KRANG, KRANZ, KRONA, LIARD, LIBRA, LIDAR, LOBAR, LUBRA, LUNAR, LYARD, LYCRA, MBARI, MBIRA, MICRA, MIKRA, MINAR, MOGAR, MOGRA, MOHAR, MOIRA, MOLAR, MOWRA, MUDAR, MUDRA, MYLAR, ORACH, ORACY, ORANG, ORGAN, ORGIA, ORIXA, ORVAL, OVARY, OWARI, PHARM, PICRA, PILAR, PLAUR, POLAR, PRAAM, PRAHU, PRANA, PRANG, PRANK, PRAWN, PRIAL, PRIAN, PRIMA, PROAL, PRORA, PRYAN, QUAIR, QUARK, QUARL, RHABD, RIKKA, RIKWA, RIOJA, RIVAL, RIYAL, ROACH, ROADY, ROAKY, ROANY, ROARY, ROGAN, ROHAN, ROJAK, ROLAG, ROMAL, ROMAN, ROWAN, ROYAL, RUACH, RUANA, RUBAI, RUBAN, RUGAL, RUMAL, RUMBA, RUPIA, ULNAR, UMBRA, UNARM, UNARY, UNBAR, URALI, URARI, URBAN, URBIA, URIAL, URMAN, URNAL, URUPA, VICAR, VOLAR, VRAIC, WHARF, WHAUR, WRACK, WRANG, WRAWL

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 414.45. Information: 5.74 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  2. Test CRAAL against the 287 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    287 before → 10 after. This feedback leaves 10 candidates.

    All 10 surviving candidates

    BRACH, BRACK, DRACK, DRACO, FRACK, FRANC, ORACH, ORACY, VRAIC, WRACK

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 15.757. Information: 3.931 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  3. Test WRACK against the 10 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    10 before → 3 after. This feedback leaves 3 candidates.

    All 3 surviving candidates

    BRACK, DRACK, FRACK

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.366. Information: 0.722 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  4. Test FRACK against the 3 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    3 before → 1 after. The answer is submitted and solved.

    All 1 surviving candidates

    FRACK

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.009. Information: 0.074 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

Solved in 4 guesses. Uniquely identified on turn 4.

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Historical proven-optimal benchmark: July 2023

Alex Selby’s strategy minimises the mean over its complete 3,158-answer snapshot. A route for one answer is not proof of the shortest possible route for that answer, and is separate from the current weighted model.

Normal mode

Selby’s proven-optimal strategy. July 2023 snapshot: 3,158 equally likely answers; minimum mean guesses.

  1. The fixed opener tests its five letters.

    3,158 before → 84 after. This feedback leaves 84 candidates.

    All 84 surviving candidates

    ABHOR, ACORN, ADORN, AGORA, ALARM, AMARO, AMOUR, ANGRY, ARBOR, ARDOR, ARGON, ARMOR, AROMA, AUGUR, AWARD, BOARD, BRAID, BRAIN, BRAND, BRAVA, BRAVO, BRAWL, BRAWN, BRIAR, BROAD, CHAIR, CHARD, CHARM, CHARY, CIGAR, COBRA, CRACK, CRAMP, CRANK, CRAWL, CRAZY, CROAK, DIARY, DRAIN, DRAMA, DRANK, DRAWL, DRAWN, DWARF, FLAIR, FLORA, FRACK, FRAIL, FRANK, FRAUD, FRIAR, FUBAR, GNARL, GRAIL, GRAIN, GRAND, GRAPH, GRAVY, GROAN, GUARD, HOARD, HOARY, HYDRA, LUNAR, MOLAR, ORGAN, OVARY, POLAR, PRANK, PRAWN, PRIMA, QUARK, RIVAL, ROACH, ROMAN, ROYAL, RUMBA, ULNAR, UMBRA, UNARM, URBAN, VICAR, WHARF, WRACK

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 100.074. Information: 5.888 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  2. Test BLOND against the 84 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    84 before → 17 after. This feedback leaves 17 candidates.

    All 17 surviving candidates

    AUGUR, CHAIR, CHARM, CHARY, CIGAR, CRACK, CRAMP, CRAZY, FRACK, FRIAR, GRAPH, GRAVY, PRIMA, QUARK, VICAR, WHARF, WRACK

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 5.69. Information: 4.525 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  3. Test CHARM against the 17 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    17 before → 2 after. This feedback leaves 2 candidates.

    All 2 surviving candidates

    FRACK, WRACK

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.353. Information: 3.735 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  4. Test FRACK against the 2 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    2 before → 1 after. The answer is submitted and solved.

    All 1 surviving candidates

    FRACK

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.0. Information: 1.0 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

Solved in 4 guesses. Uniquely identified on turn 4.

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Hard Mode

Selby’s proven-optimal strategy. July 2023 snapshot: 3,158 equally likely answers; minimum mean guesses.

  1. The fixed opener tests its five letters.

    3,158 before → 84 after. This feedback leaves 84 candidates.

    All 84 surviving candidates

    ABHOR, ACORN, ADORN, AGORA, ALARM, AMARO, AMOUR, ANGRY, ARBOR, ARDOR, ARGON, ARMOR, AROMA, AUGUR, AWARD, BOARD, BRAID, BRAIN, BRAND, BRAVA, BRAVO, BRAWL, BRAWN, BRIAR, BROAD, CHAIR, CHARD, CHARM, CHARY, CIGAR, COBRA, CRACK, CRAMP, CRANK, CRAWL, CRAZY, CROAK, DIARY, DRAIN, DRAMA, DRANK, DRAWL, DRAWN, DWARF, FLAIR, FLORA, FRACK, FRAIL, FRANK, FRAUD, FRIAR, FUBAR, GNARL, GRAIL, GRAIN, GRAND, GRAPH, GRAVY, GROAN, GUARD, HOARD, HOARY, HYDRA, LUNAR, MOLAR, ORGAN, OVARY, POLAR, PRANK, PRAWN, PRIMA, QUARK, RIVAL, ROACH, ROMAN, ROYAL, RUMBA, ULNAR, UMBRA, UNARM, URBAN, VICAR, WHARF, WRACK

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 100.074. Information: 5.888 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  2. Test GRAND against the 84 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    84 before → 10 after. This feedback leaves 10 candidates.

    All 10 surviving candidates

    BRAVA, BRAVO, BRAWL, CRACK, CRAMP, CRAWL, CRAZY, FRACK, FRAIL, WRACK

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 6.143. Information: 4.262 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  3. Test CRAWL against the 10 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    10 before → 1 after. This feedback leaves 1 candidate.

    All 1 surviving candidates

    FRACK

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.8. Information: 2.646 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  4. Submit the only remaining candidate.

    1 before → 1 after. The answer is submitted and solved.

    All 1 surviving candidates

    FRACK

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.0. Information: 0.0 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

Solved in 4 guesses. Uniquely identified on turn 3.

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Source: Alex Selby’s Wordle analysis, MIT. Licence and attribution.

How the fixed opener panel performs on this answer

OpenerFirst feedbackSurvivorsNormalHard Mode
TARSE01100 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)28744
CRANE12200 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)1333
SLATE00200 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)21955
ADIEU10000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)201955
STARE00210 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)8855
AUDIO10000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)251355
RAISE11000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)35055
ROATE10200 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)21044
SALET01000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)74955
Normal mode
1 guess: 0 · 2 guesses: 0 · 3 guesses: 1 · 4 guesses: 2 · 5 guesses: 6 · 6 guesses: 0 · Failed in six: 0
Hard Mode
1 guess: 0 · 2 guesses: 0 · 3 guesses: 1 · 4 guesses: 2 · 5 guesses: 6 · 6 guesses: 0 · Failed in six: 0

The nine openers use the same pool and continuation policy. Across both modes: 3–5 guesses among successes; 0 of 18 configurations failed. This is performance on this answer, not an overall opener ranking.

51 openers set up a two-turn opportunity; examples include FORCE, FRANK, DRAFT, FRAUD, CRAFT, FREAK, CALIF, DWARF, FLOCK, SCARF. After their feedback, this answer is among the most likely survivors with at least half the model probability. This is an opportunity, not a guarantee. An opener that immediately solves is excluded.

Why this answer can be difficult

The worked board still allows 10 different answers at one later decision: BRACH, BRACK, DRACK, DRACO, FRACK, FRANC, ORACH, ORACY, VRAIC, WRACK. These are mechanical alternatives, not a judgement of vocabulary difficulty.

Vocabulary evidence and voluntary player results are reported separately from these solver observations.

Closest competing answers in this board

These words all fit the earlier feedback, rather than merely sharing similar spelling: BRACH, BRACK, DRACK, DRACO, FRACK, FRANC, ORACH, ORACY, VRAIC, WRACK.

A lesson from this route

Before WRACK, 10 words still fit. Its feedback left 3; check the full survivor list before choosing the next answer.

Try another opener or a different move

How this is calculated

The current policy checks all remaining candidates and up to 128 fixed probes. At six or fewer candidates it uses bounded lookahead, preferring modelled six-turn success, then speed among successes. Larger states use expected survivors as a heuristic. These are recommendations, not proofs of optimal play. Hard Mode retains green positions and revealed letter counts; it allows grey letters and a yellow in the same position. Candidate-only play is stricter.

Methods and limitations

Feedback distribution

FRACK can come back 94 different ways. These are the most likely, and how many of the possible answers give each one:

607 answers
296 answers
265 answers
132 answers
114 answers
105 answers
86 answers
59 answers
58 answers
42 answers
38 answers
38 answers
36 answers
35 answers
28 answers
26 answers
26 answers
25 answers
23 answers
21 answers
20 answers
16 answers
15 answers
13 answers
13 answers
12 answers
12 answers
11 answers
10 answers
10 answers

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4R1A1C3K5
Total: 14 points

Words With Friends

Total: 15 points

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

Try next

TOILE SALET ROUET TALER STILE SPITE

Strategy after playing FRACK

What the solver recommends next for each way the board can respond to FRACK.

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FRACK:

25% chance
Suggested:
TOILE
12% chance
Suggested:
SALET
11% chance
Suggested:
ROUET

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

25.4% →
TOILE 6.13 bits
12.4% →
SALET 5.40 bits
11.1% →
ROUET 5.26 bits
5.5% →
TALER 4.71 bits
4.8% →
STILE 5.35 bits
4.4% →
SPITE 4.72 bits
3.6% →
TOILE 5.24 bits
2.5% →
CONTE 4.62 bits
2.4% →
TUILE 4.43 bits
1.8% →
TUILE 4.75 bits

Research on FRACK

Game-tree analysis and word research for FRACK, with an explanation for each figure.

Optimal play

Opening with FRACK, a proven-optimal strategy averages 3.74 guesses and ranks #7,761 of 14,855 legal openers. The best proven opener, TARSE, averages 3.55.

In hard mode it averages 3.86 guesses at best and is rank #3,199 of the 7,453 openers that can still guarantee a solve within six guesses.

Our six-turn simulation says 3.70, at or below the proven-optimal 3.74, because the two figures score different answer lists.

These figures come from exhaustive game-tree search and are exact for the NYT lists of July 2023 (3,158 answers). They do not use the site's working answer pool.

Familiarity and learning

Frequency
FRACK sits in the advanced band of the wordfreq scale, appearing less than once per million words in the source corpus. Corpus frequency does not measure every reader’s familiarity.

Sources: Optimal-play values: Alex Selby's exhaustive Wordle analysis (MIT); Word frequency: wordfreq (data CC BY-SA 4.0).