5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

GLOZE

GLOZE 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

Pronunciation: /ɡləʊz/

Noun

A comment in the margin; explanatory note; gloss; commentary.

Noun

Flattery.

Verb

To extenuate, explain away, gloss over.

Verb

To use flattering language.

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 GLOZE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts GLOZE 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 80.3% of games, misses completely in 19.7%, and leaves about 204 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #9,920 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.76 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___E G in the 1st position and E in the 5th position G__Z_ G in the 1st position and Z in the 4th position _L__E L in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

SAINT STAIR RAINY SAURY SERAL SNORT
Words starting with G 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
1.59 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How GLOZE 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.

3.76 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#9,920 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, GLOZE ranks #9,920 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
53
3 guesses
739
4 guesses
1,293
5 guesses
251
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:
ELO

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
80%
Green tile
34%
All gray
20%

Feedback distribution

81 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

465
340
197
186
154
110
105
71
71
56
51
48
43
34
33
31
28
27
25
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9
7

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing GLOZE:

20% chance
Suggested:
SAINT
14% chance
Suggested:
STAIR
8% chance
Suggested:
RAINY

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

19.7% →
SAINT 6.10 bits
14.4% →
STAIR 5.33 bits
8.4% →
RAINY 4.94 bits
7.9% →
STAIR 5.15 bits
6.5% →
SAURY 4.89 bits
4.7% →
SERAL 4.45 bits
4.5% →
SNORT 4.41 bits
3.0% →
VOTER 4.33 bits
3.0% →
SAINT 4.35 bits
2.4% →
SALTY 4.18 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

G2L1O1Z10E1
Total: 15 points

Words With Friends

Total: 17 points

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