5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

PODEX

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

As an opener, it rules out about 89.0% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

The anus, rectum, or buttocks of a human.

Noun

The rear end of any animal.

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 PODEX performs as a guess

Wordle accepts PODEX 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 76.2% of games, misses completely in 23.8%, and leaves about 259 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #10,680 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.78 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.

P___X P in the 1st position and X in the 5th position P__E_ P in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _O__X O in the 2nd position and X in the 5th position

Try next

SAINT SLART ARSON STAIR SALTY DRAIN
Words starting with P Words ending with X

First-turn measures

4.09 Entropy (bits)
259 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
89.0% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 27% of evaluated openers
1.86 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How PODEX 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.

3.78 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#10,680 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, PODEX ranks #10,680 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
51
3 guesses
728
4 guesses
1,289
5 guesses
269
6 guesses
17
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)
76%
Green tile
30%
All gray
24%

Feedback distribution

74 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

561
414
201
164
136
85
79
78
72
50
44
42
35
34
30
29
27
25
22
20
19
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
7
6

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing PODEX:

24% chance
Suggested:
SAINT
18% chance
Suggested:
SLART
9% chance
Suggested:
ARSON

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

23.8% →
SAINT 6.11 bits
17.6% →
SLART 5.81 bits
8.5% →
ARSON 5.24 bits
7.0% →
STAIR 4.70 bits
5.8% →
SALTY 4.47 bits
3.6% →
DRAIN 5.08 bits
3.4% →
SLART 5.29 bits
3.3% →
LEARE 4.73 bits
3.1% →
SNARE 4.26 bits
2.1% →
SAUNT 4.44 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

P3O1D2E1X8
Total: 15 points

Words With Friends

Total: 16 points

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