5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

REFIX

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

As an opener, it rules out about 90.0% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Verb

To fix again.

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 REFIX performs as a guess

Wordle accepts REFIX 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 78.8% of games, misses completely in 21.2%, and leaves about 235 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #12,926 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.84 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__I_ R in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _E__X E in the 2nd position and X in the 5th position

Try next

SAULT SLANT COAST SHALT TRICK SNIDE
Words starting with R Words ending with X

First-turn measures

4.07 Entropy (bits)
235 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
90.0% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 26% of evaluated openers
1.88 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How REFIX 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.

3.84 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#12,926 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, REFIX ranks #12,926 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
45
3 guesses
676
4 guesses
1,264
5 guesses
347
6 guesses
21
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:
EIR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
20%
All gray
21%

Feedback distribution

72 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

500
336
249
219
184
113
105
86
62
51
49
47
29
28
27
26
24
18
17
14
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
7

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing REFIX:

21% chance
Suggested:
SAULT
14% chance
Suggested:
SLANT
11% chance
Suggested:
COAST

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

21.2% →
SAULT 5.89 bits
14.2% →
SLANT 5.66 bits
10.6% →
COAST 5.49 bits
9.3% →
COAST 4.75 bits
7.8% →
SLANT 5.17 bits
4.8% →
SHALT 4.71 bits
4.5% →
SLANT 4.52 bits
3.6% →
COAST 5.00 bits
2.6% →
TRICK 3.86 bits
2.2% →
SNIDE 3.69 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

R1E1F4I1X8
Total: 15 points

Words With Friends

Total: 15 points

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