5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

KETCH

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

As an opener, it rules out about 90.0% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /kɛt͡ʃ/

Noun

A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen being stepped forward of the rudder post.

Verb

Pronunciation spelling of catch.

Noun

A hangman.

Verb

To hang.

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 KETCH performs as a guess

Wordle accepts KETCH 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 78.3% of games, misses completely in 21.7%, and leaves about 235 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #8,620 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.73 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___H K in the 1st position and H in the 5th position K__C_ K in the 1st position and C in the 4th position _E__H E in the 2nd position and H in the 5th position

Try next

SALON RAILE SAINT RANEE SAREE CORAL
Words starting with K Words ending with H

First-turn measures

4.33 Entropy (bits)
235 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
90.0% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How KETCH 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.

3.73 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#8,620 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, KETCH ranks #8,620 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
41
3 guesses
822
4 guesses
1,235
5 guesses
238
6 guesses
18

Composition

5/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
ET

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
78%
Green tile
23%
All gray
22%

Feedback distribution

78 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

512
419
224
123
121
115
59
55
51
49
40
37
33
32
32
32
26
26
25
21
21
21
20
16
15
14
13
12
12
11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing KETCH:

22% chance
Suggested:
SALON
18% chance
Suggested:
RAILE
9% chance
Suggested:
SAINT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

21.7% →
SALON 5.84 bits
17.8% →
RAILE 5.33 bits
9.5% →
SAINT 5.47 bits
5.2% →
RANEE 4.57 bits
5.1% →
SAREE 4.79 bits
4.9% →
CORAL 5.36 bits
2.5% →
AROSE 4.74 bits
2.3% →
SOILY 4.77 bits
2.2% →
SLINK 4.63 bits
2.1% →
SORAL 4.77 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

K5E1T1C3H4
Total: 14 points

Words With Friends

Total: 14 points

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