5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

ODYLS

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

As an opener, it rules out about 91.1% 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 ODYLS performs as a guess

Wordle accepts ODYLS 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 79.1% of games, misses completely in 20.9%, and leaves about 210 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #6,980 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.70 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.

O___S O in the 1st position and S in the 5th position O__L_ O in the 1st position and L in the 4th position _D__S D in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position

Try next

TRACE STARE CRATE RAINE TIARE IRATE
Words starting with O Words ending with S

First-turn measures

4.30 Entropy (bits)
210 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.1% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ODYLS 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.

3.70 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.68 Volatility
#6,980 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ODYLS ranks #6,980 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
48
3 guesses
839
4 guesses
1,243
5 guesses
210
6 guesses
12

Composition

5/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
LOS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
12%
All gray
21%

Feedback distribution

76 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

494
268
243
227
129
125
99
79
56
56
50
47
42
38
33
28
28
27
25
21
18
18
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15
12
10
10
9
9
8

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ODYLS:

21% chance
Suggested:
TRACE
11% chance
Suggested:
STARE
10% chance
Suggested:
CRATE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

20.9% →
TRACE 6.47 bits
11.4% →
STARE 5.68 bits
10.3% →
CRATE 5.36 bits
9.6% →
RAINE 5.43 bits
5.5% →
TIARE 4.70 bits
5.3% →
IRATE 5.42 bits
4.2% →
SPORT 4.56 bits
3.3% →
CARET 4.27 bits
2.4% →
SPANE 4.67 bits
2.4% →
DRONE 4.65 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

O1D2Y4L1S1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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