5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

PUBES

PUBES 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

Pronunciation: /ˈpjuːbiːz//pjuːbz/

Noun

plural of pubis (“pubic bones”)

Noun

The pubic region.

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 PUBES performs as a guess

Wordle accepts PUBES 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 78.5% of games, misses completely in 21.5%, and leaves about 210 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #7,196 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.71 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

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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__E_ P in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _U__S U in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position PU_ES P in the 1st position, U in the 2nd position, E in the 4th position, and S in the 5th position

Try next

CAROL LEARE SHALT TONER SLANT COUNT
Words starting with P Words ending with S

First-turn measures

4.48 Entropy (bits)
210 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.1% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 51% of evaluated openers
1.47 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How PUBES 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.

3.71 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#7,196 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, PUBES ranks #7,196 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
60
3 guesses
828
4 guesses
1,228
5 guesses
220
6 guesses
18
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:
ESU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
78%
Green tile
29%
All gray
22%

Feedback distribution

90 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

507
338
190
183
125
85
75
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44
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing PUBES:

22% chance
Suggested:
CAROL
14% chance
Suggested:
LEARE
8% chance
Suggested:
SHALT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

21.5% →
CAROL 5.98 bits
14.3% →
LEARE 5.51 bits
8.1% →
SHALT 5.24 bits
7.8% →
TONER 4.40 bits
5.3% →
SLANT 4.89 bits
3.6% →
COUNT 4.87 bits
3.2% →
CLARY 4.32 bits
2.8% →
ROANY 4.72 bits
2.3% →
RAILE 4.41 bits
2.1% →
RAINY 4.78 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

P3U1B3E1S1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

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