5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

RADIX

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

As an opener, it rules out about 91.4% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪ.dɪks/

Noun

A root.

Noun

The primitive root word or morpheme from which later versions derive; the etymon

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 RADIX performs as a guess

Wordle accepts RADIX 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 81.3% of games, misses completely in 18.7%, and leaves about 203 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #9,452 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.

R___X R in the 1st position and X in the 5th position R__I_ R in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _A__X A in the 2nd position and X in the 5th position

Try next

STOLE TOUSE SLATE SIENT CLOTE TRACE
Words starting with R Words ending with X

First-turn measures

4.32 Entropy (bits)
203 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.4% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How RADIX 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
99.9% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#9,452 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, RADIX ranks #9,452 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
53
3 guesses
799
4 guesses
1,200
5 guesses
283
6 guesses
17

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AIR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
81%
Green tile
25%
All gray
19%

Feedback distribution

83 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

441
277
273
233
161
145
93
71
65
50
41
40
38
36
34
29
22
20
18
16
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11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing RADIX:

19% chance
Suggested:
STOLE
12% chance
Suggested:
TOUSE
12% chance
Suggested:
SLATE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

18.7% →
STOLE 5.97 bits
11.7% →
TOUSE 5.63 bits
11.6% →
SLATE 5.74 bits
9.9% →
SIENT 5.35 bits
6.8% →
CLOTE 4.66 bits
6.1% →
TRACE 4.76 bits
3.9% →
SPITE 4.45 bits
3.0% →
DONUT 4.72 bits
2.8% →
CLOTE 3.85 bits
2.1% →
CONTE 4.81 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

R1A1D2I1X8
Total: 13 points

Words With Friends

Total: 13 points

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