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

LITHE

Yes, LITHE was the Wordle answer on August 28, 2024 (Wordle #1166).

As an opener, it rules out about 95.2% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /laɪð/

Adjective

Slim but not skinny.

“lithe body”

Adjective

Capable of being easily bent; flexible.

“the elephant’s lithe trunk.”

Verb

To listen to, hearken to.

Noun

Shelter.

Alternative forms: lythe

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: August 28, 2024 (#1166).

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

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How LITHE performs as a guess

LITHE is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,359 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 87.2% of games, misses completely in 12.8%, and leaves about 112 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #3,613 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.65 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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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___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 _I__E I in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

ARSON SONAR SARGE SNORT CAIRN ROACH
Words starting with L Words ending with E

First-turn measures

5.18 Entropy (bits)
112 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
95.2% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How LITHE 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.

3.65 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#3,613 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, LITHE ranks #3,613 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
70
3 guesses
920
4 guesses
1,154
5 guesses
186
6 guesses
23

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
EILT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
87%
Green tile
33%
All gray
13%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S H I L Y
L I T H E

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches LITHE in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

109 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

302
199
165
159
132
112
92
83
81
60
58
52
47
47
41
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36
32
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27
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18

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing LITHE:

13% chance
Suggested:
ARSON
8% chance
Suggested:
SONAR
7% chance
Suggested:
SONAR

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

12.8% →
ARSON 5.75 bits
8.4% →
SONAR 5.13 bits
7.0% →
SONAR 4.93 bits
6.7% →
SARGE 4.71 bits
5.6% →
SNORT 5.32 bits
4.7% →
CAIRN 5.11 bits
3.9% →
ROACH 5.11 bits
3.5% →
REBEL 4.49 bits
3.4% →
RESET 4.66 bits
2.5% →
SNAIL 4.12 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

L1I1T1H4E1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 8 points

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