5 FiveLetterWords
Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess C tier opener

REBUS

Yes, REBUS was the Wordle answer on January 1, 2022 (Wordle #196).

As an opener, it rules out about 93.4% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːbəs//ˈɹibəs/

Noun

An arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle.

Noun

A pictographic component of a compound character (e.g. sinograph) used to hint at the pronunciation of the compound.

Verb

To represent (a phrase or word) as a rebus.

Verb

To apply a rebus to (something).

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: January 1, 2022 (#196).

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

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How REBUS performs as a guess

REBUS 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 84.2% of games, misses completely in 15.8%, and leaves about 157 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #6,128 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.69 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___S R in the 1st position and S in the 5th position R__U_ R in the 1st position and U in the 4th position _E__S E in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position

Try next

TALON ANILE TRAIN IRATE SLANT GUILT
Words starting with R Words ending with S

First-turn measures

4.71 Entropy (bits)
157 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
93.4% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How REBUS 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.

3.69 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#6,128 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, REBUS ranks #6,128 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
72
3 guesses
837
4 guesses
1,211
5 guesses
215
6 guesses
17

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
ERSU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
84%
Green tile
19%
All gray
16%

Example solver route

R O A T E
P L I E R
R E B U S

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches REBUS in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

97 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

372
240
203
193
182
127
122
93
58
56
48
45
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37
28
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing REBUS:

16% chance
Suggested:
TALON
10% chance
Suggested:
ANILE
9% chance
Suggested:
TRAIN

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

15.8% →
TALON 5.81 bits
10.2% →
ANILE 5.52 bits
8.6% →
TRAIN 5.12 bits
8.2% →
IRATE 4.38 bits
7.7% →
SLANT 5.15 bits
5.4% →
SLANT 4.83 bits
5.2% →
GUILT 4.61 bits
3.9% →
THALE 4.57 bits
2.5% →
COAST 4.56 bits
2.4% →
STUNK 4.20 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

R1E1B3U1S1
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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