5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

PURPY

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

As an opener, it rules out about 83.8% 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 PURPY performs as a guess

Wordle accepts PURPY 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 66.9% of games, misses completely in 33.1%, and leaves about 382 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #12,604 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.83 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___Y P in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position P__P_ P in the 1st position and P in the 4th position _U__Y U in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Try next

SLANE IRATE SALET SLANT GLACE COATE
Words starting with P Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

3.67 Entropy (bits)
382 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
83.8% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 11% of evaluated openers
2.28 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How PURPY 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.

3.83 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.74 Volatility
#12,604 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, PURPY ranks #12,604 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
45
3 guesses
712
4 guesses
1,229
5 guesses
336
6 guesses
31
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

4/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
RU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
67%
Green tile
32%
All gray
33%

Feedback distribution

73 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

780
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing PURPY:

33% chance
Suggested:
SLANE
19% chance
Suggested:
IRATE
8% chance
Suggested:
SALET

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

33.1% →
SLANE 6.26 bits
19.0% →
IRATE 5.29 bits
7.9% →
SALET 4.84 bits
6.4% →
SLANT 5.42 bits
3.6% →
GLACE 4.55 bits
3.5% →
COATE 4.89 bits
3.2% →
SPALE 5.01 bits
2.6% →
CRUET 4.68 bits
2.1% →
LEANT 5.05 bits
1.7% →
IRADE 4.38 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

P3U1R1P3Y4
Total: 12 points

Words With Friends

Total: 14 points

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