5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

REBAB

REBAB 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: /ɹɪˈbæb/

Noun

A stringed musical instrument, related to the lute, used especially in Islamic countries

Alternative forms: rabab

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 REBAB performs as a guess

Wordle accepts REBAB 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 202 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #12,307 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.82 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__A_ R in the 1st position and A in the 4th position _E__B E in the 2nd position and B in the 5th position

Try next

SOILY TOILE SLANT TOISE COURT CHART
Words starting with R Words ending with B

First-turn measures

4.29 Entropy (bits)
202 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.4% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 38% of evaluated openers
1.66 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How REBAB 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.

3.82 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#12,307 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, REBAB ranks #12,307 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
45
3 guesses
700
4 guesses
1,259
5 guesses
329
6 guesses
18
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
2 vowels
Common:
AER

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
81%
Green tile
21%
All gray
19%

Feedback distribution

74 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

442
281
276
186
183
137
121
76
74
51
45
44
31
29
26
25
22
21
20
20
17
16
15
15
14
14
12
12
8
7

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing REBAB:

19% chance
Suggested:
SOILY
12% chance
Suggested:
TOILE
12% chance
Suggested:
SLANT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

18.7% →
SOILY 5.70 bits
11.9% →
TOILE 5.39 bits
11.7% →
SLANT 5.32 bits
7.9% →
TOISE 4.62 bits
7.8% →
COURT 5.14 bits
5.8% →
SLANT 4.78 bits
5.1% →
CHART 4.36 bits
3.2% →
SENTE 4.08 bits
3.1% →
GRATE 3.57 bits
2.2% →
TONAL 4.34 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

R1E1B3A1B3
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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