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Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

GLIFF

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

As an opener, it rules out about 79.6% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ɡlɪf/

Noun

A quick glance.

Noun

An unexpected view of something startling.

Verb

To glimpse.

Alternative forms: glift

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 GLIFF performs as a guess

Wordle accepts GLIFF 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 58.7% of games, misses completely in 41.3%, and leaves about 482 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #13,424 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.86 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.

G___F G in the 1st position and F in the 5th position G__F_ G in the 1st position and F in the 4th position _L__F L in the 2nd position and F in the 5th position

Try next

ROATE SALLE CADET TRONE SPACE RUOTE
Words starting with G Words ending with F

First-turn measures

3.41 Entropy (bits)
482 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
79.6% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How GLIFF 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.

3.86 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#13,424 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, GLIFF ranks #13,424 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
37
3 guesses
659
4 guesses
1,270
5 guesses
358
6 guesses
28

Composition

4/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
IL

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
59%
Green tile
23%
All gray
41%

Feedback distribution

63 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

975
282
227
142
104
84
70
63
56
33
29
26
24
23
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17
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing GLIFF:

41% chance
Suggested:
ROATE
12% chance
Suggested:
SALLE
10% chance
Suggested:
CADET

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

41.3% →
ROATE 6.21 bits
12.0% →
SALLE 5.48 bits
9.6% →
CADET 5.15 bits
6.0% →
TRONE 5.06 bits
4.4% →
SPACE 5.07 bits
3.6% →
RUOTE 4.98 bits
3.0% →
DIANE 4.30 bits
2.7% →
ORATE 4.82 bits
2.4% →
ORATE 4.76 bits
1.4% →
TONER 4.13 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

G2L1I1F4F4
Total: 12 points

Words With Friends

Total: 14 points

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