5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

IZARD

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

As an opener, it rules out about 91.2% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

A Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica).

Alternative forms: isard

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 IZARD performs as a guess

Wordle accepts IZARD 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 81.3% of games, misses completely in 18.7%, and leaves about 207 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #10,861 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.78 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___D I in the 1st position and D in the 5th position I__R_ I in the 1st position and R in the 4th position

Try next

STOLE SALET SIENT TOUSE TALER SPITE
Words starting with I Words ending with D

First-turn measures

4.27 Entropy (bits)
207 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.2% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 37% of evaluated openers
1.68 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How IZARD 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.

3.78 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#10,861 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, IZARD ranks #10,861 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
42
3 guesses
761
4 guesses
1,241
5 guesses
285
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:
AIR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
81%
Green tile
23%
All gray
19%

Feedback distribution

72 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

440
278
273
262
149
137
103
65
60
53
46
39
38
35
34
28
24
18
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9

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing IZARD:

19% chance
Suggested:
STOLE
12% chance
Suggested:
SALET
12% chance
Suggested:
SIENT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

18.7% →
STOLE 5.98 bits
11.8% →
SALET 5.39 bits
11.6% →
SIENT 5.39 bits
11.1% →
TOUSE 5.51 bits
6.3% →
STOLE 5.13 bits
5.8% →
TALER 4.63 bits
4.4% →
SPITE 4.39 bits
2.8% →
TODDY 4.47 bits
2.5% →
SAINT 4.37 bits
2.2% →
SUETY 4.44 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

I1Z10A1R1D2
Total: 15 points

Words With Friends

Total: 15 points

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