5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

QUIPU

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

As an opener, it rules out about 74.4% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈki.pu/

Noun

A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords.

Alternative forms: khipu, quipo

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 QUIPU performs as a guess

Wordle accepts QUIPU 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 53.6% of games, misses completely in 46.4%, and leaves about 603 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #14,766 of 14,855 openers, averaging 4.04 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.

_U__U U in the 2nd position and U in the 5th position

Try next

ROATE LATER SLANE TORSE TARSE SONLY
Words starting with Q Words ending with U

First-turn measures

2.81 Entropy (bits)
603 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
74.4% Avg ruled out
In the bottom 1% for first-turn entropy
3.14 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How QUIPU 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.

4.04 Avg guesses
99.8% Win rate
0.74 Volatility
#14,766 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, QUIPU ranks #14,766 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
17
3 guesses
489
4 guesses
1,279
5 guesses
508
6 guesses
55
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
3 vowels
Common:
IU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
54%
Green tile
21%
All gray
46%

Feedback distribution

34 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

1095
305
204
202
163
115
45
36
34
32
15
14
14
13
11
7
7
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing QUIPU:

46% chance
Suggested:
ROATE
13% chance
Suggested:
LATER
9% chance
Suggested:
SLANE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

46.4% →
ROATE 6.02 bits
12.9% →
LATER 5.15 bits
8.7% →
SLANE 4.97 bits
8.6% →
TORSE 5.26 bits
6.9% →
TARSE 5.64 bits
4.9% →
SONLY 4.02 bits
1.9% →
PALET 4.44 bits
1.5% →
SONCE 4.12 bits
1.4% →
AROSE 4.54 bits
1.4% →
SLURP 4.16 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

Q10U1I1P3U1
Total: 16 points

Words With Friends

Total: 19 points

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