5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

LESBO

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

As an opener, it rules out about 94.0% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈlΙ›zbΙ™ΚŠ//ˈlΙ›zboʊ/

Noun

A lesbian.

Adjective

Lesbian.

Alternative forms: lezbo

Source: Wiktionary contributors Β· 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 LESBO performs as a guess

Wordle accepts LESBO 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 143 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #6,108 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.69 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 β†’ yellow β†’ green.

Useful pattern pages

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

L___O L in the 1st position and O in the 5th position L__B_ L in the 1st position and B in the 4th position _E__O E in the 2nd position and O in the 5th position

Try next

TRAIN IRATE THORN STARK FLAIL PRATE
Words starting with L Words ending with O

First-turn measures

4.77 Entropy (bits)
143 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
94.0% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How LESBO 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.

3.69 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#6,108 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, LESBO ranks #6,108 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
70
3 guesses
828
4 guesses
1,238
5 guesses
204
6 guesses
14

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
ELOS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
86%
Green tile
19%
All gray
14%

Feedback distribution

92 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

320
285
195
152
136
118
104
102
99
76
73
61
36
35
33
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14

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing LESBO:

14% chance
Suggested:
TRAIN
12% chance
Suggested:
IRATE
8% chance
Suggested:
THORN

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

13.6% β†’
TRAIN 5.92 bits
12.1% β†’
IRATE 5.34 bits
8.3% β†’
THORN 5.01 bits
6.4% β†’
STARK 5.08 bits
5.8% β†’
FLAIL 4.96 bits
5.0% β†’
PRATE 4.85 bits
4.4% β†’
AINEE 4.61 bits
4.3% β†’
RAINY 4.61 bits
4.2% β†’
RONTE 4.53 bits
3.2% β†’
ATOLL 4.32 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

L1E1S1B3O1
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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