5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

INKLE

INKLE 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: /ˈɪŋkl̩/

Noun

Narrow linen tape, used for trimmings or to make shoelaces

Verb

To hint at; disclose.

Verb

To have a hint or inkling of; divine.

Alternative forms: incle

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 INKLE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts INKLE 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 83.3% of games, misses completely in 16.7%, and leaves about 156 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #7,959 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.72 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___E I in the 1st position and E in the 5th position I__L_ I in the 1st position and L in the 4th position _N__E N in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

ROAST SOLAR ALTER COAST ARSEY TRIED
Words starting with I Words ending with E

First-turn measures

4.71 Entropy (bits)
156 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
93.4% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 66% of evaluated openers
1.24 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How INKLE 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.

3.72 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#7,959 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, INKLE ranks #7,959 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
49
3 guesses
838
4 guesses
1,208
5 guesses
234
6 guesses
22
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:
EILN

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
83%
Green tile
28%
All gray
17%

Feedback distribution

82 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

393
256
184
177
134
132
104
82
62
61
56
55
55
46
45
32
30
29
23
23
23
22
21
18
17
17
16
16
14
14

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing INKLE:

17% chance
Suggested:
ROAST
11% chance
Suggested:
ROAST
8% chance
Suggested:
ROAST

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

16.7% →
ROAST 6.08 bits
10.9% →
ROAST 5.32 bits
7.8% →
ROAST 5.26 bits
7.5% →
ROAST 5.29 bits
5.7% →
SOLAR 5.16 bits
5.6% →
ROAST 5.04 bits
4.4% →
ALTER 4.48 bits
3.5% →
COAST 4.60 bits
2.6% →
ARSEY 4.30 bits
2.6% →
TRIED 4.42 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

I1N1K5L1E1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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