5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

REKES

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

As an opener, it rules out about 91.0% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

We do not have a sourced definition for this word yet.

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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 REKES performs as a guess

Wordle accepts REKES 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 77.5% of games, misses completely in 22.5%, and leaves about 212 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #10,112 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.76 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___S R in the 1st position and S in the 5th position R__E_ R in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _E__S E in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position RE_ES R in the 1st position, E in the 2nd position, E in the 4th position, and S in the 5th position

Try next

TONAL TRAIL SLANT ANILE SHALT COATE
Words starting with R Words ending with S

First-turn measures

4.37 Entropy (bits)
212 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.0% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How REKES 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.

3.76 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#10,112 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, REKES ranks #10,112 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
40
3 guesses
776
4 guesses
1,254
5 guesses
265
6 guesses
18

Composition

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
ERS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
78%
Green tile
27%
All gray
22%

Feedback distribution

73 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

530
264
216
200
106
101
100
83
77
69
59
42
35
33
32
27
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21
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing REKES:

22% chance
Suggested:
TONAL
11% chance
Suggested:
TRAIL
9% chance
Suggested:
SLANT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

22.5% →
TONAL 5.82 bits
11.2% →
TRAIL 5.07 bits
9.2% →
SLANT 5.31 bits
8.5% →
ANILE 5.39 bits
4.5% →
SHALT 4.81 bits
4.3% →
COATE 4.54 bits
4.2% →
TOILE 3.61 bits
3.5% →
DEALT 4.58 bits
3.3% →
LADEN 4.38 bits
2.9% →
STRAP 4.64 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

R1E1K5E1S1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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