5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

RYPER

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

As an opener, it rules out about 89.6% 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 RYPER performs as a guess

Wordle accepts RYPER 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 77.8% of games, misses completely in 22.2%, and leaves about 245 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #11,130 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.79 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 _Y__R Y in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position

Try next

SAINT SLANT COAST SAULT TRAMP SLAIN
Words starting with R Words ending with R

First-turn measures

4.14 Entropy (bits)
245 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
89.6% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 29% of evaluated openers
1.81 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How RYPER 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.

3.79 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#11,130 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, RYPER ranks #11,130 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
46
3 guesses
751
4 guesses
1,236
5 guesses
296
6 guesses
23
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
1 vowels
Common:
ER

Feedback chances

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

Feedback distribution

78 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

523
390
227
196
137
103
100
81
59
40
38
38
38
31
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27
26
19
15
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11
11
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9

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing RYPER:

22% chance
Suggested:
SAINT
17% chance
Suggested:
SLANT
10% chance
Suggested:
COAST

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

22.2% →
SAINT 6.16 bits
16.5% →
SLANT 5.59 bits
9.6% →
COAST 5.45 bits
8.3% →
SAULT 4.73 bits
5.8% →
COAST 4.84 bits
4.4% →
SLANT 4.60 bits
4.2% →
SAINT 3.77 bits
3.4% →
SLANT 5.22 bits
2.5% →
SLANT 5.05 bits
1.7% →
TRAMP 4.26 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

R1Y4P3E1R1
Total: 10 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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