5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

ROTTE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 94.2% 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 ROTTE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts ROTTE 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 83.6% of games, misses completely in 16.4%, and leaves about 137 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #7,888 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.72 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___E R in the 1st position and E in the 5th position R__T_ R in the 1st position and T in the 4th position _O__E O in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

SLAIN ALIEN SLANE AIDER CAIRN SALON
Words starting with R Words ending with E

First-turn measures

4.95 Entropy (bits)
137 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
94.2% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ROTTE 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.

3.72 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.73 Volatility
#7,888 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ROTTE ranks #7,888 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
72
3 guesses
810
4 guesses
1,200
5 guesses
250
6 guesses
21

Composition

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
EORT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
84%
Green tile
39%
All gray
16%

Feedback distribution

104 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

386
174
172
154
151
106
104
96
88
81
72
53
37
37
37
32
30
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28
24
24
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21
21
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14

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ROTTE:

16% chance
Suggested:
SLAIN
7% chance
Suggested:
ALIEN
7% chance
Suggested:
SLANE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

16.4% →
SLAIN 5.92 bits
7.4% →
ALIEN 5.23 bits
7.3% →
SLANE 4.56 bits
6.5% →
AIDER 4.15 bits
6.4% →
CAIRN 4.86 bits
4.5% →
SALON 5.15 bits
4.4% →
SAINT 5.23 bits
4.1% →
SADLY 4.36 bits
3.7% →
ARSON 4.14 bits
3.4% →
SLANT 4.75 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

R1O1T1T1E1
Total: 5 points

Words With Friends

Total: 5 points

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