5 FiveLetterWords
Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess C tier opener

SALLY

Yes, SALLY was the Wordle answer on March 25, 2024 (Wordle #1010).

As an opener, it rules out about 90.4% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈsæli/

Noun

A willow.

Noun

Any tree that resembles a willow.

Verb

To make a sudden attack (e.g. on an enemy from a defended position).

“The troops sallied in desperation.”

Verb

To set out on an excursion; venture; depart (often followed by "forth").

Alternative forms: salley

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

Used once

Past Wordle answer: March 25, 2024 (#1010).

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

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How SALLY performs as a guess

SALLY is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,359 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 75.2% of games, misses completely in 24.8%, and leaves about 227 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #8,486 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.73 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

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Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

S___Y S in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position S__L_ S in the 1st position and L in the 4th position _A__Y A in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Try next

TRINE TRONE RIONE TONER RUOTE PEART
Words starting with S Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

4.42 Entropy (bits)
227 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
90.4% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How SALLY 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.

3.73 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#8,486 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, SALLY ranks #8,486 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
49
3 guesses
835
4 guesses
1,189
5 guesses
256
6 guesses
22

Composition

4/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
ALS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
75%
Green tile
44%
All gray
25%

Example solver route

R O A T E
N A S A L
P A L S Y
S A L L Y

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches SALLY in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

92 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

586
245
164
148
139
133
122
112
78
47
41
30
29
27
26
26
24
20
19
17
17
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10

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SALLY:

25% chance
Suggested:
TRINE
10% chance
Suggested:
TRONE
7% chance
Suggested:
TRINE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

24.8% →
TRINE 6.30 bits
10.4% →
TRONE 5.57 bits
7.0% →
TRINE 5.27 bits
6.3% →
RIONE 4.85 bits
5.9% →
RIONE 4.65 bits
5.6% →
TONER 4.96 bits
5.2% →
TRINE 4.67 bits
4.7% →
RUOTE 5.49 bits
3.3% →
PEART 4.56 bits
2.0% →
TRINE 3.42 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1A1L1L1Y4
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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