5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

LINAC

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

As an opener, it rules out about 93.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈlɪnæk/

Noun

A linear particle accelerator.

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 LINAC performs as a guess

Wordle accepts LINAC 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 83.1% of games, misses completely in 16.9%, and leaves about 145 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #1,512 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.61 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___C L in the 1st position and C in the 5th position L__A_ L in the 1st position and A in the 4th position _I__C I in the 2nd position and C in the 5th position

Try next

TORSE STARE SOLER STIRE STALE TROPE
Words starting with L Words ending with C

First-turn measures

4.92 Entropy (bits)
145 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
93.9% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How LINAC 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.

3.61 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#1,512 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, LINAC ranks #1,512 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
65
3 guesses
998
4 guesses
1,095
5 guesses
177
6 guesses
17

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AILN

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
83%
Green tile
23%
All gray
17%

Feedback distribution

103 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

399
263
143
113
113
107
105
88
87
75
64
58
49
47
44
33
31
31
25
25
24
23
23
22
21
19
19
18
16
13

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing LINAC:

17% chance
Suggested:
TORSE
11% chance
Suggested:
STARE
6% chance
Suggested:
SOLER

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

16.9% →
TORSE 6.31 bits
11.1% →
STARE 5.53 bits
6.1% →
SOLER 4.78 bits
4.8% →
TORSE 5.34 bits
4.8% →
STIRE 5.36 bits
4.5% →
STALE 4.72 bits
4.5% →
TROPE 5.35 bits
3.7% →
CRATE 5.07 bits
3.7% →
SHOTE 4.40 bits
3.2% →
TRONE 4.58 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

L1I1N1A1C3
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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