5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

REDOX

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

As an opener, it rules out about 91.3% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈɹiːdɒks//ˈɹɛdɒks/

Adjective

Of or relating to any reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously.

Verb

To subject to a redox reaction.

Noun

(chemistry) A reaction in which an oxidation and a reduction occur simultaneously; a reaction in which electrons are transferred.

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 REDOX performs as a guess

Wordle accepts REDOX 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 79.5% of games, misses completely in 20.5%, and leaves about 206 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #9,351 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__O_ R in the 1st position and O in the 4th position _E__X E in the 2nd position and X in the 5th position

Try next

SLANT PATEE SHALT SAINT SONCE COAST
Words starting with R Words ending with X

First-turn measures

4.32 Entropy (bits)
206 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.3% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 40% of evaluated openers
1.63 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How REDOX 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
100.0% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#9,351 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, REDOX ranks #9,351 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
47
3 guesses
771
4 guesses
1,282
5 guesses
235
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

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
EOR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
80%
Green tile
21%
All gray
20%

Feedback distribution

77 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

484
301
196
192
191
100
93
88
57
57
53
51
45
41
38
32
31
31
24
18
17
17
15
12
11
10
10
9
8
7

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing REDOX:

21% chance
Suggested:
SLANT
13% chance
Suggested:
SLANT
8% chance
Suggested:
PATEE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

20.5% →
SLANT 5.99 bits
12.8% →
SLANT 5.81 bits
8.3% →
PATEE 4.86 bits
8.1% →
SHALT 5.00 bits
8.1% →
SAINT 5.30 bits
4.2% →
SHALT 4.81 bits
3.9% →
SONCE 4.46 bits
3.7% →
COAST 4.47 bits
2.4% →
SAULT 4.67 bits
2.4% →
SOWCE 3.83 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

R1E1D2O1X8
Total: 13 points

Words With Friends

Total: 13 points

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