5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

NOOKY

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

As an opener, it rules out about 81.2% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

Alternative spelling of nookie.

Adjective

Like a nook; small and secluded or cosy.

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 NOOKY performs as a guess

Wordle accepts NOOKY 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 60.5% of games, misses completely in 39.5%, and leaves about 442 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #13,749 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.88 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.

N___Y N in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position N__K_ N in the 1st position and K in the 4th position _O__Y O in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Try next

TARSE RAISE SLART CRUET LATER CARSE
Words starting with N Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

3.54 Entropy (bits)
442 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
81.2% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 8% of evaluated openers
2.41 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How NOOKY 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.

3.88 Avg guesses
99.8% Win rate
0.73 Volatility
#13,749 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, NOOKY ranks #13,749 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
28
3 guesses
656
4 guesses
1,265
5 guesses
367
6 guesses
34
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
2 vowels
Common:
NO

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
60%
Green tile
35%
All gray
40%

Feedback distribution

57 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

932
262
210
132
110
109
78
49
43
43
40
38
33
29
26
23
18
13
13
12
12
12
11
8
8
7
7
6
6
6

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing NOOKY:

40% chance
Suggested:
TARSE
11% chance
Suggested:
RAISE
9% chance
Suggested:
SLART

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

39.5% →
TARSE 6.30 bits
11.1% →
RAISE 5.52 bits
8.9% →
SLART 4.84 bits
5.6% →
CRUET 4.96 bits
4.7% →
LATER 5.17 bits
4.6% →
SLART 5.10 bits
3.3% →
CARSE 4.93 bits
2.1% →
TARGE 4.46 bits
1.8% →
SADLY 3.47 bits
1.8% →
SCALE 4.17 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

N1O1O1K5Y4
Total: 12 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

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