5 FiveLetterWords
Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess C tier opener

INFER

Yes, INFER was the Wordle answer on December 8, 2022 (Wordle #537).

As an opener, it rules out about 93.5% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɜː//ɪnˈfɝ//ɪnˈfɛr/

Verb

To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.

Verb

To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply.

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

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

Past Wordle answer

Used once

Past Wordle answer: December 8, 2022 (#537).

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

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How INFER performs as a guess

INFER is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,358 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 84.6% of games, misses completely in 15.4%, and leaves about 152 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #6,107 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.69 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

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Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

I___R I in the 1st position and R in the 5th position I__E_ I in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _N__R N in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position

Try next

SAULT SLATE COAST SHALT TEASE STILE
Words starting with I Words ending with R

First-turn measures

4.77 Entropy (bits)
152 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
93.5% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 70% of evaluated openers
1.18 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How INFER 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
#6,107 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, INFER ranks #6,107 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
67
3 guesses
852
4 guesses
1,198
5 guesses
219
6 guesses
17
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:
EINR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
85%
Green tile
21%
All gray
15%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S I L E D
B R I E F
I N F E R

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches INFER in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

96 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

362
276
195
175
152
124
89
81
77
69
68
57
45
35
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30
27
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing INFER:

15% chance
Suggested:
SAULT
12% chance
Suggested:
SLATE
8% chance
Suggested:
COAST

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

15.4% →
SAULT 5.93 bits
11.7% →
SLATE 5.90 bits
8.3% →
COAST 5.58 bits
7.4% →
SHALT 5.17 bits
6.4% →
TEASE 4.81 bits
5.3% →
COAST 5.08 bits
3.8% →
COAST 3.56 bits
3.4% →
COAST 4.57 bits
3.3% →
STILE 4.53 bits
2.9% →
BETEL 4.34 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

I1N1F4E1R1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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