5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

GRIKE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 93.4% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ɡɹaɪk/

Noun

A deep cleft formed in limestone surfaces due to water erosion; providing a unique habitat for plants.

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 GRIKE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts GRIKE 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 82.8% of games, misses completely in 17.2%, and leaves about 156 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #4,561 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.66 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__K_ G in the 1st position and K in the 4th position _R__E R in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

SAULT SLANT LEAST COAST SATIN TONAL
Words starting with G Words ending with E

First-turn measures

4.82 Entropy (bits)
156 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
93.4% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 73% of evaluated openers
1.13 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How GRIKE 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.

3.66 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#4,561 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, GRIKE ranks #4,561 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
51
3 guesses
918
4 guesses
1,170
5 guesses
200
6 guesses
13
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)
83%
Green tile
37%
All gray
17%

Feedback distribution

93 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

405
235
178
176
168
157
74
70
56
48
42
42
40
39
39
31
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14

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing GRIKE:

17% chance
Suggested:
SAULT
10% chance
Suggested:
SLANT
8% chance
Suggested:
LEAST

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

17.2% →
SAULT 5.97 bits
10.0% →
SLANT 5.42 bits
7.5% →
LEAST 4.33 bits
7.5% →
COAST 5.29 bits
7.1% →
SATIN 5.03 bits
6.7% →
SAULT 5.47 bits
3.1% →
SLANT 4.26 bits
3.0% →
SLANT 4.90 bits
2.4% →
SLANT 4.67 bits
2.0% →
COAST 4.38 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

G2R1I1K5E1
Total: 10 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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