5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

MIRLY

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.6% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

We do not have a sourced definition for this word yet.

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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 MIRLY performs as a guess

Wordle accepts MIRLY 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 83.4% of games, misses completely in 16.6%, and leaves about 176 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #3,727 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.65 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___Y M in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position M__L_ M in the 1st position and L in the 4th position _I__Y I in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Try next

STANE STOAE DANSE TRIED SAUTE CONTE
Words starting with M Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

4.68 Entropy (bits)
176 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.6% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 64% of evaluated openers
1.27 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How MIRLY 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
0.70 Volatility
#3,727 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, MIRLY ranks #3,727 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
60
3 guesses
945
4 guesses
1,126
5 guesses
205
6 guesses
17
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

5/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
ILR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
83%
Green tile
34%
All gray
17%

Feedback distribution

105 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

391
343
235
164
133
94
81
65
63
57
55
55
35
33
31
29
29
29
28
22
21
21
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18
15
14
14
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10

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing MIRLY:

17% chance
Suggested:
STANE
15% chance
Suggested:
STOAE
10% chance
Suggested:
STOAE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

16.6% →
STANE 6.25 bits
14.5% →
STOAE 5.45 bits
10.0% →
STOAE 5.49 bits
7.0% →
STANE 5.55 bits
5.6% →
DANSE 4.92 bits
4.0% →
TRIED 4.84 bits
3.4% →
SAUTE 5.02 bits
2.8% →
CONTE 4.66 bits
2.7% →
SLANE 4.55 bits
2.4% →
SAUTE 4.68 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

M3I1R1L1Y4
Total: 10 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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