Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

KYLOE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 93.3% of possible answers.

Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈkʌɪlə/

Noun

One of a breed of small Highland cattle.

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 KYLOE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts KYLOE 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 86.4% of games, misses completely in 13.6%, and leaves about 158 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #9,123 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.74 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.

First-turn measures

4.59 Entropy (bits)
158 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
93.3% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How KYLOE 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.

3.74 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#9,123 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, KYLOE ranks #9,123 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
50
3 guesses
775
4 guesses
1,277
5 guesses
235
6 guesses
17

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
ELO

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
86%
Green tile
29%
All gray
14%

Feedback distribution

76 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

320
293
226
200
149
147
112
80
79
64
58
55
53
52
51
29
26
22
21
19
17
16
16
16
14
14
12
12
11
10

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing KYLOE:

14% chance
Suggested:
TRAIN
12% chance
Suggested:
STAIR
10% chance
Suggested:
STAIR

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

13.6%
TRAIN 6.14 bits
12.4%
STAIR 5.33 bits
9.6%
STAIR 5.08 bits
8.5%
COURT 5.25 bits
6.3%
STAIR 5.09 bits
6.2%
SAINT 4.91 bits
4.7%
REPEL 4.53 bits
3.4%
SAINT 4.65 bits
3.3%
SNORE 4.06 bits
2.7%
SAULT 4.12 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

K5Y4L1O1E1
Total: 12 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

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