5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

ROUST

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

As an opener, it rules out about 94.6% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ɹaʊst/

Verb

to rout out of bed; to rouse.

Verb

To harass, to treat in a rough way.

Noun

A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel.

Alternative forms: roost, rost

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 ROUST performs as a guess

Wordle accepts ROUST 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 83.8% of games, misses completely in 16.2%, and leaves about 126 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #180 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.56 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___T R in the 1st position and T in the 5th position R__S_ R in the 1st position and S in the 4th position _O__T O in the 2nd position and T in the 5th position

Try next

LIANE CADIE PLANE TITHE ALINE CLADE
Words starting with R Words ending with T

First-turn measures

5.26 Entropy (bits)
126 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
94.6% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 94% of evaluated openers
0.69 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ROUST 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.

3.56 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#180 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ROUST ranks #180 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
66
3 guesses
1,078
4 guesses
1,042
5 guesses
148
6 guesses
19
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:
ORSTU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
84%
Green tile
34%
All gray
16%

Feedback distribution

125 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

382
242
120
109
106
92
92
90
63
62
54
46
46
45
44
38
35
31
27
27
27
27
20
20
19
19
18
16
16
16

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ROUST:

16% chance
Suggested:
LIANE
10% chance
Suggested:
CADIE
5% chance
Suggested:
PLANE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

16.2% →
LIANE 6.14 bits
10.3% →
CADIE 5.31 bits
5.1% →
PLANE 5.54 bits
4.6% →
TITHE 5.25 bits
4.5% →
ALINE 5.43 bits
3.9% →
CLADE 4.47 bits
3.9% →
CANOE 4.40 bits
3.8% →
ANILE 4.61 bits
2.7% →
THALE 4.49 bits
2.6% →
ALINE 4.73 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

R1O1U1S1T1
Total: 5 points

Words With Friends

Total: 6 points

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