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

LEERY

Yes, LEERY was the Wordle answer on September 7, 2022 (Wordle #445).

As an opener, it rules out about 92.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈlɪəɹi//ˈlɪɹi//ˈlɪɚi/

Adjective

Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns.

“Since he was bitten by a dog when he was young, he has always been leery of animals.”

Adjective

Leering; lecherous or unpleasant.

Alternative forms: leary

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 7, 2022 (#445).

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

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How LEERY performs as a guess

LEERY is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,358 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 83.7% of games, misses completely in 16.3%, and leaves about 167 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #8,754 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.73 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.

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Useful pattern pages

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

L___Y L in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position L__R_ L in the 1st position and R in the 4th position _E__Y E in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Try next

SAINT TRAIN COAST TOISE SAUNT ALIVE
Words starting with L Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

4.65 Entropy (bits)
167 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
92.9% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 62% of evaluated openers
1.30 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How LEERY 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.

3.73 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.73 Volatility
#8,754 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, LEERY ranks #8,754 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
57
3 guesses
815
4 guesses
1,198
5 guesses
251
6 guesses
29
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:
ELR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
84%
Green tile
37%
All gray
16%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S I L E D
C L E R K
L E E R Y

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches LEERY in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

92 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

385
233
218
213
197
162
107
58
56
48
36
36
34
31
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27
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26
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing LEERY:

16% chance
Suggested:
SAINT
10% chance
Suggested:
TRAIN
9% chance
Suggested:
SAINT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

16.3% →
SAINT 6.23 bits
9.9% →
TRAIN 5.19 bits
9.2% →
SAINT 5.51 bits
9.0% →
COAST 5.26 bits
8.4% →
TOISE 4.47 bits
6.9% →
SAUNT 4.71 bits
4.5% →
ALIVE 4.46 bits
2.5% →
COAST 4.73 bits
2.4% →
DALLY 3.73 bits
2.0% →
SAINT 4.38 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

L1E1E1R1Y4
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 8 points

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