5 FiveLetterWords
Possible answer Not used yet C tier opener

LYNCH

LYNCH is on the solver's possible-answer list but has not appeared as a Wordle answer yet.

As an opener, it rules out about 89.3% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /lɪnt͡ʃ/

Verb

To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.

Verb

To castigate severely.

Noun

Alternative form of linch.

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

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 LYNCH performs as a guess

LYNCH 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 74.3% of games, misses completely in 25.7%, and leaves about 252 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #6,682 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.70 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___H L in the 1st position and H in the 5th position L__C_ L in the 1st position and C in the 4th position _Y__H Y in the 2nd position and H in the 5th position

Try next

ARISE IRATE SARED AROSE TORSE DALLY
Words starting with L Words ending with H

First-turn measures

4.23 Entropy (bits)
252 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
89.3% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How LYNCH 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.

3.70 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#6,682 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, LYNCH ranks #6,682 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
47
3 guesses
872
4 guesses
1,200
5 guesses
210
6 guesses
23

Composition

5/5 unique
0 vowels
Common:
LN

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
74%
Green tile
18%
All gray
26%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S L I M Y
L Y N C H

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches LYNCH in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

82 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

606
297
234
180
119
99
69
58
52
51
48
46
39
36
32
28
25
25
24
22
22
21
16
16
12
12
10
10
9
8

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing LYNCH:

26% chance
Suggested:
ARISE
13% chance
Suggested:
ARISE
10% chance
Suggested:
IRATE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

25.7% →
ARISE 6.19 bits
12.6% →
ARISE 5.37 bits
9.9% →
IRATE 5.47 bits
7.6% →
SARED 5.02 bits
5.0% →
AROSE 5.46 bits
4.2% →
TORSE 5.62 bits
2.9% →
DALLY 4.18 bits
2.5% →
SKATE 4.24 bits
2.2% →
TIARE 4.79 bits
2.2% →
TORSE 4.55 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

L1Y4N1C3H4
Total: 13 points

Words With Friends

Total: 14 points

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