5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

KORMA

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

As an opener, it rules out about 91.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

A curry made from various spices especially coriander and cumin; and often with yoghurt sauce or nuts.

Alternative forms: kurma, qorma, qoorma

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 KORMA performs as a guess

Wordle accepts KORMA 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 194 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #8,001 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___A K in the 1st position and A in the 5th position K__M_ K in the 1st position and M in the 4th position _O__A O in the 2nd position and A in the 5th position

Try next

STILE SALET TRIED LEAST TUILE SIENT
Words starting with K Words ending with A

First-turn measures

4.48 Entropy (bits)
194 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.8% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 51% of evaluated openers
1.47 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How KORMA 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
99.9% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#8,001 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, KORMA ranks #8,001 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
55
3 guesses
830
4 guesses
1,193
5 guesses
265
6 guesses
9
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:
AOR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
82%
Green tile
23%
All gray
18%

Feedback distribution

88 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

435
354
207
180
131
129
97
63
55
54
51
48
46
38
30
29
27
24
24
23
19
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15
14
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11
11
10

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing KORMA:

18% chance
Suggested:
STILE
15% chance
Suggested:
SALET
9% chance
Suggested:
TRIED

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

18.4% →
STILE 6.14 bits
15.0% →
SALET 5.67 bits
8.8% →
TRIED 5.20 bits
7.6% →
LEAST 4.72 bits
5.6% →
TUILE 4.35 bits
5.5% →
SIENT 5.20 bits
4.1% →
TRINE 4.47 bits
2.7% →
SHUTE 4.70 bits
2.3% →
TALON 4.49 bits
2.3% →
SLICE 5.08 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

K5O1R1M3A1
Total: 11 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

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