5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

LAUFS

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.1% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

We do not have a sourced definition for this word yet.

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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 LAUFS performs as a guess

Wordle accepts LAUFS 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 79.6% of games, misses completely in 20.4%, and leaves about 186 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #5,952 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.68 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.

L___S L in the 1st position and S in the 5th position L__F_ L in the 1st position and F in the 4th position _A__S A in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position

Try next

TRONE RONTE NOIRE ALATE PEART FRITE
Words starting with L Words ending with S

First-turn measures

4.55 Entropy (bits)
186 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.1% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How LAUFS 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.

3.68 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#5,952 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, LAUFS ranks #5,952 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
55
3 guesses
876
4 guesses
1,192
5 guesses
218
6 guesses
13

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
ALSU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
80%
Green tile
25%
All gray
20%

Feedback distribution

90 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

481
232
206
158
151
125
124
108
57
54
50
49
39
35
34
32
30
29
24
22
20
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15
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12
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10

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing LAUFS:

20% chance
Suggested:
TRONE
10% chance
Suggested:
TRONE
9% chance
Suggested:
RONTE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

20.4% →
TRONE 6.14 bits
9.8% →
TRONE 5.60 bits
8.7% →
RONTE 5.57 bits
6.7% →
RONTE 4.87 bits
6.4% →
NOIRE 4.87 bits
5.3% →
RONTE 4.98 bits
5.3% →
ALATE 4.61 bits
4.6% →
PEART 4.91 bits
2.4% →
RONTE 4.63 bits
2.3% →
FRITE 4.89 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

L1A1U1F4S1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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