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Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess B tier opener

RATIO

Yes, RATIO was the Wordle answer on April 4, 2023 (Wordle #654).

As an opener, it rules out about 96.0% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪ.ʃi.əʊ//ˈɹeɪ.ʃəʊ//ˈɹeɪ.si.əʊ/

Noun

A number representing a comparison between two named things.

Noun

The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).

Verb

To respond to a post or message on social media in a greater number than the number of likes the post receives, especially to condemn or mock the original poster.

“The politician's post was quickly ratioed due to its controversial nature.”

Interjection

Indicates disagreement with a post the user disagrees with or dislikes.

“L + ratio”

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

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

Past Wordle answer

Used once

Past Wordle answer: April 4, 2023 (#654).

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

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How RATIO performs as a guess

RATIO is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,359 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 91.7% of games, misses completely in 8.3%, and leaves about 93 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #1,387 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.61 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

R___O R in the 1st position and O in the 5th position R__I_ R in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _A__O A in the 2nd position and O in the 5th position

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SHULE CLONE SLANE CLINE SCREE SONCE
Words starting with R Words ending with O

First-turn measures

5.36 Entropy (bits)
93 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
96.0% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How RATIO 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.

3.61 Avg guesses
99.8% Win rate
0.73 Volatility
#1,387 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, RATIO ranks #1,387 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
88
3 guesses
981
4 guesses
1,059
5 guesses
204
6 guesses
17

Composition

5/5 unique
3 vowels
Common:
AIORT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
92%
Green tile
27%
All gray
8%

Example solver route

R O A T E
R A T I O

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches RATIO in 2 guesses.

Feedback distribution

124 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

196
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106
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81
75
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing RATIO:

8% chance
Suggested:
SHULE
8% chance
Suggested:
CLONE
7% chance
Suggested:
SLANE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

8.3% →
SHULE 5.41 bits
7.8% →
CLONE 5.10 bits
7.3% →
SLANE 5.28 bits
6.9% →
CLINE 5.17 bits
5.0% →
SCREE 4.93 bits
4.9% →
SONCE 4.56 bits
4.5% →
CRANE 4.51 bits
4.3% →
SONLY 4.17 bits
3.4% →
SNIDE 4.25 bits
3.2% →
LEAST 4.96 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

R1A1T1I1O1
Total: 5 points

Words With Friends

Total: 5 points

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