5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

MACON

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.4% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈmækɒn//ˈmækɑn//ˈmeɪ.kən/

Noun

A type of oar blade with an elliptical shape which is squared off at the end, with a ridgeline running down the centre of the blade face.

Noun

Mutton bacon, a form of bacon made from cured mutton.

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 MACON performs as a guess

Wordle accepts MACON 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 180 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #3,409 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.64 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.

M___N M in the 1st position and N in the 5th position M__O_ M in the 1st position and O in the 4th position _A__N A in the 2nd position and N in the 5th position

Try next

SLIER STARE STORE STIRE STILE CRISE
Words starting with M Words ending with N

First-turn measures

4.73 Entropy (bits)
180 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.4% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How MACON 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.

3.64 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#3,409 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, MACON ranks #3,409 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
74
3 guesses
919
4 guesses
1,152
5 guesses
190
6 guesses
19

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
ANO

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
80%
Green tile
26%
All gray
20%

Feedback distribution

115 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

463
271
222
150
143
105
68
62
61
57
57
51
45
40
34
28
27
24
24
22
21
20
20
17
15
14
12
11
11
11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing MACON:

20% chance
Suggested:
SLIER
11% chance
Suggested:
STARE
9% chance
Suggested:
STORE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

19.6% →
SLIER 6.12 bits
11.5% →
STARE 5.67 bits
9.4% →
STORE 5.31 bits
6.4% →
STIRE 5.16 bits
6.1% →
STILE 4.95 bits
4.5% →
CRISE 5.26 bits
2.9% →
SHARE 4.63 bits
2.6% →
SIRED 4.52 bits
2.6% →
CHORE 4.52 bits
2.4% →
LEAST 4.32 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

M3A1C3O1N1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

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