5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

HIPLY

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

As an opener, it rules out about 89.3% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈhɪpli/

Adverb

In a hip way.

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 HIPLY performs as a guess

Wordle accepts HIPLY 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 73.4% of games, misses completely in 26.6%, and leaves about 251 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #6,365 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.

H___Y H in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position H__L_ H in the 1st position and L in the 4th position _I__Y I in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Try next

ORATE ROATE TRONE SARED CARTE STRAE
Words starting with H Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

4.31 Entropy (bits)
251 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
89.3% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How HIPLY 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
100.0% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#6,365 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, HIPLY ranks #6,365 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
60
3 guesses
861
4 guesses
1,198
5 guesses
213
6 guesses
21

Composition

5/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
IL

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
73%
Green tile
30%
All gray
27%

Feedback distribution

94 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

627
249
219
163
156
107
82
71
53
39
37
37
36
29
28
26
24
24
23
23
22
20
17
15
15
13
11
9
8
8

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing HIPLY:

27% chance
Suggested:
ORATE
11% chance
Suggested:
ROATE
9% chance
Suggested:
TRONE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

26.6% →
ORATE 6.10 bits
10.6% →
ROATE 5.26 bits
9.3% →
TRONE 5.51 bits
6.9% →
SARED 4.92 bits
6.6% →
CARTE 5.78 bits
4.5% →
STRAE 5.51 bits
3.5% →
DANSE 4.81 bits
3.0% →
CRANE 4.48 bits
2.2% →
SAUTE 4.89 bits
1.7% →
PRONE 4.48 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

H4I1P3L1Y4
Total: 13 points

Words With Friends

Total: 13 points

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