5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

KOTOW

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

As an opener, it rules out about 79.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊˈtaʊ/

Noun

Alternative spelling of kowtow.

Verb

Alternative spelling of kowtow.

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 KOTOW performs as a guess

Wordle accepts KOTOW 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 59.6% of games, misses completely in 40.4%, and leaves about 475 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #13,640 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.88 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__O_ K in the 1st position and O in the 4th position

Try next

RAILE RAISE CARLE ARISE SLACK ARIEL
Words starting with K Words ending with W

First-turn measures

3.38 Entropy (bits)
475 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
79.8% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 5% of evaluated openers
2.57 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How KOTOW 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.

3.88 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#13,640 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, KOTOW ranks #13,640 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
35
3 guesses
621
4 guesses
1,317
5 guesses
361
6 guesses
19
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

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
OT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
60%
Green tile
23%
All gray
40%

Feedback distribution

56 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

953
360
149
148
117
77
72
61
60
48
29
24
23
22
21
20
19
16
15
12
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
5
5
4

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing KOTOW:

40% chance
Suggested:
RAILE
15% chance
Suggested:
RAISE
6% chance
Suggested:
CARLE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

40.4% →
RAILE 6.26 bits
15.3% →
RAISE 5.70 bits
6.3% →
CARLE 4.81 bits
6.3% →
ARISE 5.18 bits
5.0% →
SLACK 5.15 bits
3.3% →
CARLE 4.68 bits
3.1% →
ARIEL 5.05 bits
2.6% →
SHART 4.35 bits
2.5% →
MARSE 4.63 bits
2.0% →
RAINY 3.82 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

K5O1T1O1W4
Total: 12 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

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