5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

NOSIR

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

As an opener, it rules out about 95.2% 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 NOSIR performs as a guess

Wordle accepts NOSIR 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 86.4% of games, misses completely in 13.6%, and leaves about 112 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #780 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.59 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___R N in the 1st position and R in the 5th position N__I_ N in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _O__R O in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position

Try next

PLATE TRACE STALE THALE LANCE BLATE
Words starting with N Words ending with R

First-turn measures

5.18 Entropy (bits)
112 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
95.2% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How NOSIR 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.

3.59 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#780 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, NOSIR ranks #780 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
70
3 guesses
1,017
4 guesses
1,081
5 guesses
173
6 guesses
13

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
INORS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
86%
Green tile
29%
All gray
14%

Feedback distribution

111 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

320
202
164
130
115
99
79
70
70
70
69
64
57
53
49
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21

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing NOSIR:

14% chance
Suggested:
PLATE
9% chance
Suggested:
TRACE
7% chance
Suggested:
STALE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

13.6% →
PLATE 6.03 bits
8.6% →
TRACE 5.61 bits
7.0% →
STALE 5.71 bits
5.5% →
THALE 5.16 bits
4.9% →
LANCE 5.09 bits
4.2% →
THALE 4.45 bits
3.3% →
BLATE 4.99 bits
3.0% →
PALET 4.03 bits
3.0% →
CRATE 4.51 bits
3.0% →
SPACE 4.94 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

N1O1S1I1R1
Total: 5 points

Words With Friends

Total: 6 points

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