5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

FRONS

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.7% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /fɹɒnz//fɹɑnz/

Noun

In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.

Noun

The front part of the epicranium or head capsule of many insects; generally speaking, the area below or between the antennae and above the clypeus. Typically it lies between the genal or "cheek" areas on either side of the head.

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 FRONS performs as a guess

Wordle accepts FRONS 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 81.2% of games, misses completely in 18.8%, and leaves about 171 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #2,808 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.63 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___S F in the 1st position and S in the 5th position F__N_ F in the 1st position and N in the 4th position _R__S R in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position

Try next

DEALT SLATE TERRA AINEE MOULT CADIE
Words starting with F Words ending with S

First-turn measures

4.70 Entropy (bits)
171 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.7% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FRONS 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.

3.63 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.66 Volatility
#2,808 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FRONS ranks #2,808 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
53
3 guesses
939
4 guesses
1,187
5 guesses
164
6 guesses
10

Composition

5/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
NORS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
81%
Green tile
30%
All gray
19%

Feedback distribution

91 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

443
244
233
144
140
113
94
82
62
60
57
48
38
36
36
35
33
32
24
22
18
18
18
16
15
14
13
12
11
11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FRONS:

19% chance
Suggested:
DEALT
10% chance
Suggested:
SLATE
10% chance
Suggested:
TERRA

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

18.8% →
DEALT 6.13 bits
10.3% →
SLATE 5.78 bits
9.9% →
TERRA 5.35 bits
6.1% →
AINEE 5.16 bits
5.9% →
MOULT 4.76 bits
4.8% →
CADIE 5.09 bits
4.0% →
CORER 4.44 bits
3.5% →
PARTE 4.87 bits
2.6% →
CONTE 4.34 bits
2.5% →
GLACE 4.57 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4R1O1N1S1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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