5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

INFIX

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

As an opener, it rules out about 70.6% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɪks//ˈɪnfɪks/

Verb

To instill.

Verb

To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.

Noun

An affix inserted inside a root, such as -ma- in English edumacation.

Noun

A prefix that is not at the beginning of a word, such as the con- of reconcile, or a suffix that is not at the end of a word, such as the -al of nationality.

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 INFIX performs as a guess

Wordle accepts INFIX 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 49.2% of games, misses completely in 50.8%, and leaves about 692 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #14,699 of 14,855 openers, averaging 4.01 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.

I__I_ I in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _N__X N in the 2nd position and X in the 5th position

Try next

SOARE ROATE STIRE GRISE ALURE CARET
Words starting with I Words ending with X

First-turn measures

2.71 Entropy (bits)
692 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
70.6% Avg ruled out
In the bottom 1% for first-turn entropy
3.24 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How INFIX 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.

4.01 Avg guesses
99.8% Win rate
0.75 Volatility
#14,699 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, INFIX ranks #14,699 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
27
3 guesses
519
4 guesses
1,257
5 guesses
499
6 guesses
47
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

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
IN

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
49%
Green tile
12%
All gray
51%

Feedback distribution

46 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

1197
291
277
111
104
89
51
39
31
17
14
14
13
12
11
9
9
9
8
8
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing INFIX:

51% chance
Suggested:
SOARE
12% chance
Suggested:
ROATE
12% chance
Suggested:
STIRE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

50.8% →
SOARE 6.18 bits
12.3% →
ROATE 5.44 bits
11.7% →
STIRE 5.24 bits
4.7% →
GRISE 4.49 bits
4.4% →
ALURE 5.26 bits
3.8% →
CARET 5.16 bits
2.2% →
ERASE 4.73 bits
1.7% →
FLIRT 4.46 bits
1.3% →
CRATE 4.15 bits
0.7% →
LEANY 3.69 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

I1N1F4I1X8
Total: 15 points

Words With Friends

Total: 16 points

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