5 FiveLetterWords
Possible answer Not used yet C tier opener

RULER

RULER is on the solver's possible-answer list but has not appeared as a Wordle answer yet.

As an opener, it rules out about 92.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːlə//ˈɹuː.lə/[ɹʉwlə]

Noun

A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.

Noun

A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.

Verb

To beat with a ruler (as a traditional school punishment).

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

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

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 RULER performs as a guess

RULER is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,358 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 83.2% of games, misses completely in 16.8%, and leaves about 166 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #9,989 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___R R in the 1st position and R in the 5th position R__E_ R in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _U__R U in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position

Try next

SAINT COAST ORATE SLATE SHUNT MUSTY
Words starting with R Words ending with R

First-turn measures

4.62 Entropy (bits)
166 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
92.9% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 60% of evaluated openers
1.33 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How RULER 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
99.9% Win rate
0.73 Volatility
#9,989 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, RULER ranks #9,989 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
49
3 guesses
799
4 guesses
1,191
5 guesses
285
6 guesses
27
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:
ELRU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
83%
Green tile
30%
All gray
17%

Example solver route

R O A T E
P L I E R
R U L E R

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches RULER in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

87 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

395
269
214
183
155
132
88
86
78
72
51
45
45
43
39
37
28
25
25
24
22
17
17
17
12
11
11
10
10
10

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing RULER:

17% chance
Suggested:
SAINT
11% chance
Suggested:
SAINT
9% chance
Suggested:
COAST

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

16.8% →
SAINT 6.04 bits
11.4% →
SAINT 5.53 bits
9.1% →
COAST 5.51 bits
7.8% →
COAST 5.13 bits
6.6% →
ORATE 4.58 bits
5.6% →
SLATE 4.84 bits
3.7% →
SAINT 3.69 bits
3.6% →
SHUNT 4.82 bits
3.3% →
MUSTY 3.79 bits
3.1% →
SAINT 4.48 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

R1U1L1E1R1
Total: 5 points

Words With Friends

Total: 7 points

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