5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

KAFIR

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.0% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈkæfə//ˈkæfɚ/

Noun

A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.

Noun

Ellipsis of kafir corn.

Alternative forms: kâfir, kāfir

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 KAFIR performs as a guess

Wordle accepts KAFIR 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 81.4% of games, misses completely in 18.6%, and leaves about 188 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #8,013 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.

K___R K in the 1st position and R in the 5th position K__I_ K in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _A__R A in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position

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STOLE SLATE TOUSE SIENT CLOTE CRATE
Words starting with K Words ending with R

First-turn measures

4.48 Entropy (bits)
188 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.0% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How KAFIR 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
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#8,013 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, KAFIR ranks #8,013 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
55
3 guesses
817
4 guesses
1,222
5 guesses
248
6 guesses
11

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AIR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
81%
Green tile
28%
All gray
19%

Feedback distribution

88 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

439
250
236
234
163
142
83
67
65
47
39
38
38
38
35
31
26
26
24
22
20
19
19
18
16
15
12
12
11
11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing KAFIR:

19% chance
Suggested:
STOLE
11% chance
Suggested:
SLATE
10% chance
Suggested:
TOUSE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

18.6% →
STOLE 5.93 bits
10.6% →
SLATE 5.80 bits
10.0% →
TOUSE 5.58 bits
9.9% →
SIENT 5.33 bits
6.9% →
CLOTE 4.56 bits
6.0% →
CRATE 4.75 bits
3.5% →
TOUSE 3.90 bits
2.8% →
TRIPE 4.36 bits
2.8% →
CONTE 4.84 bits
2.0% →
SOCLE 4.56 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

K5A1F4I1R1
Total: 12 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

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