5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

PROSS

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

As an opener, it rules out about 89.3% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɒs/

Noun

A prostitute.

Verb

To sponge or scrounge; to take advantage of a person's generosity.

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 PROSS performs as a guess

Wordle accepts PROSS 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 73.8% of games, misses completely in 26.2%, and leaves about 253 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #9,349 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.75 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___S P in the 1st position and S in the 5th position P__S_ P in the 1st position and S in the 4th position _R__S R in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position

Try next

LIANE TERRA LEANT CADIE TARRE BLATE
Words starting with P Words ending with S

First-turn measures

4.21 Entropy (bits)
253 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
89.3% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How PROSS 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.

3.75 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#9,349 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, PROSS ranks #9,349 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
42
3 guesses
816
4 guesses
1,210
5 guesses
264
6 guesses
21

Composition

4/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
ORS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
74%
Green tile
30%
All gray
26%

Feedback distribution

74 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

617
265
209
201
138
120
76
65
59
53
46
44
42
34
19
19
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11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing PROSS:

26% chance
Suggested:
LIANE
11% chance
Suggested:
TERRA
9% chance
Suggested:
LEANT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

26.2% →
LIANE 6.16 bits
11.2% →
TERRA 5.23 bits
8.9% →
LEANT 5.03 bits
8.5% →
LEANT 5.52 bits
5.8% →
CADIE 5.00 bits
5.1% →
TARRE 4.58 bits
3.2% →
BLATE 4.62 bits
2.8% →
SETAE 4.44 bits
2.5% →
ALINE 4.94 bits
2.2% →
THALE 4.81 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

P3R1O1S1S1
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 8 points

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