5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

KAURY

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.2% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

We do not have a sourced definition for this word yet.

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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 KAURY performs as a guess

Wordle accepts KAURY 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 81.6% of games, misses completely in 18.4%, and leaves about 184 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #9,810 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.76 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___Y K in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position K__R_ K in the 1st position and R in the 4th position _A__Y A in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Try next

TOILE TOISE SLATE BEAST SOLDE CUTIE
Words starting with K Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

4.50 Entropy (bits)
184 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.2% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 52% of evaluated openers
1.45 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How KAURY 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.

3.76 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#9,810 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, KAURY ranks #9,810 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
41
3 guesses
804
4 guesses
1,220
5 guesses
260
6 guesses
28
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:
ARU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
82%
Green tile
37%
All gray
18%

Feedback distribution

76 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

434
282
270
129
126
124
121
68
65
64
54
47
42
42
39
39
31
28
24
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing KAURY:

18% chance
Suggested:
TOILE
12% chance
Suggested:
TOISE
11% chance
Suggested:
SLATE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

18.4% →
TOILE 6.13 bits
12.0% →
TOISE 5.26 bits
11.5% →
SLATE 5.65 bits
5.5% →
BEAST 4.42 bits
5.3% →
SOLDE 4.72 bits
5.3% →
CUTIE 5.14 bits
5.1% →
SINCE 4.73 bits
2.9% →
STONE 4.31 bits
2.8% →
PORTE 3.80 bits
2.7% →
SURER 4.57 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

K5A1U1R1Y4
Total: 12 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

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