5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

RAVEL

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

As an opener, it rules out about 94.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈɹævəl/[ˈɹævl̩]

Verb

To entwine or tangle (something) confusedly; to entangle.

Verb

Often followed by up: to form (something) out of discrete elements, like weaving fabric from threads; to knit.

Noun

A tangled mess; an entanglement, a snarl, a tangle.

Noun

A confusing, intricate, or perplexing situation; a complication.

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 RAVEL performs as a guess

Wordle accepts RAVEL 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 86.1% of games, misses completely in 13.9%, and leaves about 120 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #6,883 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.70 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___L R in the 1st position and L in the 5th position R__E_ R in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _A__L A in the 2nd position and L in the 5th position

Try next

HOIST SEINE COURT SOILY SCANT TOISE
Words starting with R Words ending with L

First-turn measures

5.08 Entropy (bits)
120 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
94.9% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 87% of evaluated openers
0.87 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How RAVEL 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.

3.70 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#6,883 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, RAVEL ranks #6,883 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
72
3 guesses
845
4 guesses
1,164
5 guesses
258
6 guesses
13
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:
AELR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
86%
Green tile
32%
All gray
14%

Feedback distribution

111 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

327
192
169
143
108
108
107
105
99
85
82
70
57
54
49
30
27
25
25
22
21
21
18
18
17
17
15
15
13
13

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing RAVEL:

14% chance
Suggested:
HOIST
8% chance
Suggested:
SEINE
7% chance
Suggested:
COURT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

13.9% →
HOIST 5.82 bits
8.1% →
SEINE 5.55 bits
7.2% →
COURT 5.20 bits
6.1% →
SOILY 4.69 bits
4.6% →
SCANT 5.08 bits
4.6% →
TOISE 4.54 bits
4.5% →
TRAIN 4.22 bits
4.5% →
TANGY 4.05 bits
4.2% →
TOISE 3.65 bits
3.6% →
STANE 4.52 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

R1A1V4E1L1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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