5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

PUTAS

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.4% 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 PUTAS performs as a guess

Wordle accepts PUTAS 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 80.0% of games, misses completely in 20.0%, and leaves about 180 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #1,886 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.62 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__A_ P in the 1st position and A in the 4th position _U__S U in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position PU_AS P in the 1st position, U in the 2nd position, A in the 4th position, and S in the 5th position

Try next

DROLE CARLE THEIR NOIRE TRINE SHALE
Words starting with P Words ending with S

First-turn measures

4.75 Entropy (bits)
180 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.4% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 69% of evaluated openers
1.20 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How PUTAS 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.

3.62 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.68 Volatility
#1,886 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, PUTAS ranks #1,886 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
60
3 guesses
968
4 guesses
1,150
5 guesses
163
6 guesses
12
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:
ASTU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
80%
Green tile
25%
All gray
20%

Feedback distribution

99 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

472
324
140
131
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing PUTAS:

20% chance
Suggested:
DROLE
14% chance
Suggested:
CARLE
6% chance
Suggested:
THEIR

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

20.0% →
DROLE 6.06 bits
13.7% →
CARLE 5.39 bits
5.9% →
THEIR 5.36 bits
5.6% →
NOIRE 5.27 bits
3.8% →
TRINE 4.67 bits
3.7% →
SHALE 4.78 bits
3.5% →
CRONE 4.58 bits
3.4% →
CRIME 4.24 bits
3.3% →
SHIRE 4.79 bits
3.2% →
DRONE 5.18 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

P3U1T1A1S1
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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