5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

REKEY

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

As an opener, it rules out about 89.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Verb

To enter information into a device, such as a keyboard or keypad, after it has been done at least once before.

“She had to rekey the security code.”

Verb

To modify (a lock or its cylinder) to change which keys will open it.

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 REKEY performs as a guess

Wordle accepts REKEY 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 77.0% of games, misses completely in 23.0%, and leaves about 237 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #11,860 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.81 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___Y R in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position R__E_ R in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _E__Y E in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Try next

SAINT SLANT COAST SAULT ALIEN SHALT
Words starting with R Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

4.17 Entropy (bits)
237 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
89.9% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 31% of evaluated openers
1.78 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How REKEY 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.

3.81 Avg guesses
99.8% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#11,860 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, REKEY ranks #11,860 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
38
3 guesses
713
4 guesses
1,285
5 guesses
294
6 guesses
20
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:
ER

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
77%
Green tile
38%
All gray
23%

Feedback distribution

67 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

542
294
282
203
132
107
75
75
74
52
35
31
30
27
27
25
25
25
24
22
22
21
17
13
12
12
10
10
9
9

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing REKEY:

23% chance
Suggested:
SAINT
12% chance
Suggested:
SLANT
12% chance
Suggested:
COAST

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

23.0% →
SAINT 6.15 bits
12.5% →
SLANT 5.64 bits
12.0% →
COAST 5.40 bits
8.6% →
SAULT 4.66 bits
5.6% →
COAST 4.91 bits
4.5% →
SAINT 3.72 bits
3.2% →
ALIEN 4.35 bits
3.2% →
SLANT 4.79 bits
3.1% →
SHALT 4.45 bits
2.2% →
CARRY 3.77 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

R1E1K5E1Y4
Total: 12 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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