5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

FUGLE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 90.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːɡəl/

Verb

To manoeuvre, jiggle or manipulate.

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 FUGLE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts FUGLE 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 77.6% of games, misses completely in 22.4%, and leaves about 218 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #6,007 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.69 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__L_ F in the 1st position and L in the 4th position _U__E U in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

ROAST SONAR COAST PETAL CRUST STARY
Words starting with F Words ending with E

First-turn measures

4.50 Entropy (bits)
218 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
90.8% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 52% of evaluated openers
1.45 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How FUGLE 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.

3.69 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#6,007 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, FUGLE ranks #6,007 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
65
3 guesses
839
4 guesses
1,232
5 guesses
200
6 guesses
15
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:
ELU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
78%
Green tile
36%
All gray
22%

Feedback distribution

98 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

528
342
204
157
116
103
77
65
63
41
39
35
29
26
26
25
24
24
24
23
23
20
20
19
18
18
18
14
12
12

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing FUGLE:

22% chance
Suggested:
ROAST
15% chance
Suggested:
SONAR
9% chance
Suggested:
ROAST

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

22.4% →
ROAST 6.04 bits
14.5% →
SONAR 5.24 bits
8.7% →
ROAST 5.16 bits
6.7% →
COAST 5.24 bits
4.9% →
PETAL 4.64 bits
4.4% →
CRUST 5.22 bits
3.3% →
STARY 4.06 bits
2.8% →
IDYLL 4.08 bits
2.7% →
ROANY 4.98 bits
1.7% →
SLANT 4.24 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

F4U1G2L1E1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

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