5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

LETHE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.5% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈliːθi/

Noun

Forgetfulness of the past; oblivion.

Noun

Dissimulation.

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 LETHE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts LETHE 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 80.4% of games, misses completely in 19.6%, and leaves about 178 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #8,531 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.

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___E L in the 1st position and E in the 5th position L__H_ L in the 1st position and H in the 4th position _E__E E in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

ARSON FLAIL SAINT ARISE SONAR ROACH
Words starting with L Words ending with E

First-turn measures

4.67 Entropy (bits)
178 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.5% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 63% of evaluated openers
1.28 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How LETHE 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
100.0% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#8,531 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, LETHE ranks #8,531 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
52
3 guesses
826
4 guesses
1,202
5 guesses
250
6 guesses
23
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:
ELT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
80%
Green tile
34%
All gray
20%

Feedback distribution

92 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

461
243
209
176
167
117
60
59
58
58
56
50
50
35
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27
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing LETHE:

20% chance
Suggested:
ARSON
10% chance
Suggested:
FLAIL
9% chance
Suggested:
SAINT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

19.6% →
ARSON 5.85 bits
10.3% →
FLAIL 4.84 bits
8.9% →
SAINT 5.51 bits
7.5% →
ARISE 4.68 bits
7.1% →
SONAR 5.00 bits
5.0% →
ROACH 5.08 bits
2.5% →
BLASE 3.83 bits
2.5% →
ARIEL 4.21 bits
2.5% →
SONAR 4.38 bits
2.5% →
RAINY 4.43 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

L1E1T1H4E1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 8 points

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