5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

MOPSY

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

As an opener, it rules out about 88.0% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈmɒpsi/

Noun

Synonym of moppet.

Noun

A slatternly, untidy woman.

Alternative forms: mopsey

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 MOPSY performs as a guess

Wordle accepts MOPSY 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 69.9% of games, misses completely in 30.1%, and leaves about 282 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #6,283 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.69 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__S_ M in the 1st position and S in the 4th position _O__Y O in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Try next

RAILE TALER LEANT LAIDE RANCE CRANE
Words starting with M Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

4.29 Entropy (bits)
282 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
88.0% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 38% of evaluated openers
1.66 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How MOPSY 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.

3.69 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#6,283 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, MOPSY ranks #6,283 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
52
3 guesses
869
4 guesses
1,206
5 guesses
208
6 guesses
18
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:
OS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
70%
Green tile
34%
All gray
30%

Feedback distribution

91 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

710
208
207
154
120
86
84
64
52
51
44
40
38
29
28
27
24
22
22
21
20
18
17
17
17
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10

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing MOPSY:

30% chance
Suggested:
RAILE
9% chance
Suggested:
TALER
9% chance
Suggested:
LEANT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

30.1% →
RAILE 6.21 bits
8.8% →
TALER 5.27 bits
8.8% →
LEANT 5.51 bits
6.5% →
LAIDE 4.73 bits
5.1% →
RANCE 4.90 bits
3.6% →
CRANE 5.46 bits
3.6% →
URATE 4.97 bits
2.7% →
RAILE 5.26 bits
2.2% →
REACT 4.27 bits
2.2% →
LATER 4.49 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

M3O1P3S1Y4
Total: 12 points

Words With Friends

Total: 13 points

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