5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

FRIZE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 91.4% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

Archaic form of frieze.

Verb

Archaic form of frieze.

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 FRIZE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts FRIZE 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 79.1% of games, misses completely in 20.9%, and leaves about 204 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #11,245 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.79 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__Z_ F in the 1st position and Z in the 4th position _R__E R in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

SAULT SLANT LEAST COAST SATIN SOREE
Words starting with F Words ending with E

First-turn measures

4.36 Entropy (bits)
204 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.4% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 43% of evaluated openers
1.58 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FRIZE 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.

3.79 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#11,245 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FRIZE ranks #11,245 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
51
3 guesses
733
4 guesses
1,248
5 guesses
301
6 guesses
20
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:
EIR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
38%
All gray
21%

Feedback distribution

82 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

493
257
192
182
181
178
96
95
56
47
46
39
38
36
35
34
31
27
20
17
17
15
14
14
12
11
11
9
8
8

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FRIZE:

21% chance
Suggested:
SAULT
11% chance
Suggested:
SLANT
8% chance
Suggested:
SAULT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

20.9% →
SAULT 5.91 bits
10.9% →
SLANT 5.45 bits
8.1% →
SAULT 5.43 bits
7.7% →
LEAST 4.32 bits
7.7% →
COAST 5.29 bits
7.5% →
SATIN 5.04 bits
4.1% →
SLANT 5.08 bits
4.0% →
SLANT 4.31 bits
2.4% →
SOREE 4.03 bits
2.0% →
SLANT 4.26 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4R1I1Z10E1
Total: 17 points

Words With Friends

Total: 17 points

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