5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

MODGE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 91.2% 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 MODGE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts MODGE 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 78.7% of games, misses completely in 21.3%, and leaves about 208 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #5,334 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.68 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___E M in the 1st position and E in the 5th position M__G_ M in the 1st position and G in the 4th position _O__E O in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

SAINT RESET SLART ARSON SHALT ARIEL
Words starting with M Words ending with E

First-turn measures

4.55 Entropy (bits)
208 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.2% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 55% of evaluated openers
1.40 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How MODGE 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.

3.68 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#5,334 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, MODGE ranks #5,334 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
67
3 guesses
863
4 guesses
1,198
5 guesses
217
6 guesses
8
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
2 vowels
Common:
EO

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
35%
All gray
21%

Feedback distribution

96 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

503
343
198
173
111
79
76
73
66
53
36
36
31
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing MODGE:

21% chance
Suggested:
SAINT
15% chance
Suggested:
RESET
8% chance
Suggested:
SLART

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

21.3% →
SAINT 6.11 bits
14.5% →
RESET 5.44 bits
8.4% →
SLART 5.33 bits
7.3% →
ARSON 5.16 bits
4.7% →
SHALT 4.42 bits
3.4% →
ARIEL 4.51 bits
3.2% →
SLANT 5.12 bits
3.1% →
LAIRY 5.05 bits
2.8% →
CLAMP 4.86 bits
2.2% →
SLART 4.05 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

M3O1D2G2E1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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