5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

JORTS

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

As an opener, it rules out about 91.5% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

jean shorts, a pair of shorts made from denim (especially, mid-thigh or knee-length)

Alternative forms: jhorts

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 JORTS performs as a guess

Wordle accepts JORTS 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 79.1% of games, misses completely in 20.9%, and leaves about 200 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #9,154 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.74 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.

J___S J in the 1st position and S in the 5th position J__T_ J in the 1st position and T in the 4th position _O__S O in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position

Try next

LIANE LAIDE SLANE ALINE CLADE CRANE
Words starting with J Words ending with S

First-turn measures

4.39 Entropy (bits)
200 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.5% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 44% of evaluated openers
1.56 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How JORTS 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.

3.74 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#9,154 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, JORTS ranks #9,154 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
38
3 guesses
832
4 guesses
1,203
5 guesses
254
6 guesses
25
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
1 vowels
Common:
ORST

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
24%
All gray
21%

Feedback distribution

74 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

494
286
213
169
115
111
94
90
87
60
58
53
43
40
36
31
31
28
24
23
22
21
21
15
15
11
10
10
10
8

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing JORTS:

21% chance
Suggested:
LIANE
12% chance
Suggested:
LAIDE
9% chance
Suggested:
SLANE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

20.9% →
LIANE 6.20 bits
12.1% →
LAIDE 5.29 bits
9.0% →
SLANE 5.47 bits
7.2% →
LIANE 5.41 bits
4.9% →
ALINE 5.47 bits
4.7% →
CLADE 4.52 bits
4.0% →
CRANE 4.36 bits
3.8% →
ARIEL 4.74 bits
3.7% →
LEANT 4.89 bits
2.5% →
CADRE 4.46 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

J8O1R1T1S1
Total: 12 points

Words With Friends

Total: 14 points

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