5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

LYSIS

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

As an opener, it rules out about 87.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪsɪs/

Noun

A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.

Noun

The breakdown of molecules into constituent molecules.

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 LYSIS performs as a guess

Wordle accepts LYSIS 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 72.7% of games, misses completely in 27.3%, and leaves about 286 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #11,428 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.79 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___S L in the 1st position and S in the 5th position L__I_ L in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _Y__S Y in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position

Try next

TRACE COATE STRAE TRINE ROATE CADET
Words starting with L Words ending with S

First-turn measures

3.90 Entropy (bits)
286 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
87.9% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 18% of evaluated openers
2.05 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How LYSIS 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.

3.79 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#11,428 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, LYSIS ranks #11,428 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
32
3 guesses
760
4 guesses
1,241
5 guesses
295
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
1 vowels
Common:
ILS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
73%
Green tile
16%
All gray
27%

Feedback distribution

63 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

644
269
262
223
182
97
74
72
68
52
45
38
31
30
20
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing LYSIS:

27% chance
Suggested:
TRACE
11% chance
Suggested:
COATE
11% chance
Suggested:
STRAE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

27.3% →
TRACE 6.36 bits
11.4% →
COATE 5.36 bits
11.1% →
STRAE 5.65 bits
9.5% →
TRINE 5.56 bits
7.7% →
ROATE 4.86 bits
4.1% →
CADET 5.02 bits
3.1% →
BLATE 4.30 bits
3.1% →
STIRE 4.46 bits
2.9% →
STALE 4.70 bits
2.2% →
ALLOY 3.81 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

L1Y4S1I1S1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 8 points

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