5 FiveLetterWords
Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess B tier opener

LABOR

Yes, LABOR was the Wordle answer on September 21, 2021 (Wordle #94).

As an opener, it rules out about 94.6% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈleɪ.bɚ/

Noun

Alternative spelling of labour.

Verb

Alternative spelling of labour.

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

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

Past Wordle answer

Used once

Past Wordle answer: September 21, 2021 (#94).

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

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How LABOR performs as a guess

LABOR is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,359 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 85.7% of games, misses completely in 14.3%, and leaves about 127 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #2,184 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.62 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

L___R L in the 1st position and R in the 5th position L__O_ L in the 1st position and O in the 4th position _A__R A in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position

Try next

SIENT SPITE CONTE SHITE STILE TRACE
Words starting with L Words ending with R

First-turn measures

5.07 Entropy (bits)
127 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
94.6% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How LABOR 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.

3.62 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#2,184 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, LABOR ranks #2,184 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
81
3 guesses
924
4 guesses
1,154
5 guesses
184
6 guesses
9

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
ALOR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
86%
Green tile
28%
All gray
14%

Example solver route

R O A T E
A R M O R
F A L E S
L A B O R

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches LABOR in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

123 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

337
184
177
156
149
120
115
115
110
62
58
39
36
31
31
30
29
27
26
24
24
24
24
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14
13

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing LABOR:

14% chance
Suggested:
SIENT
8% chance
Suggested:
SPITE
8% chance
Suggested:
CONTE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

14.3% →
SIENT 6.19 bits
7.8% →
SPITE 5.49 bits
7.5% →
CONTE 5.23 bits
6.6% →
SHITE 5.48 bits
6.3% →
STILE 5.21 bits
5.1% →
TRACE 4.95 bits
4.9% →
SIENT 4.58 bits
4.9% →
SLIPE 4.68 bits
4.7% →
STONE 4.61 bits
2.6% →
SIENT 3.83 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

L1A1B3O1R1
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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