5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

SCODY

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

As an opener, it rules out about 90.8% 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 SCODY performs as a guess

Wordle accepts SCODY 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 76.5% of games, misses completely in 23.5%, and leaves about 216 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #6,367 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.69 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.

S___Y S in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position S__D_ S in the 1st position and D in the 4th position _C__Y C in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Try next

RAILE LEANT RONTE ARIEL URATE GRATE
Words starting with S Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

4.39 Entropy (bits)
216 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
90.8% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 44% of evaluated openers
1.56 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How SCODY 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.

3.69 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.68 Volatility
#6,367 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, SCODY ranks #6,367 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
37
3 guesses
888
4 guesses
1,205
5 guesses
210
6 guesses
13
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
1 vowels
Common:
OS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
76%
Green tile
38%
All gray
24%

Feedback distribution

79 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

555
210
200
193
145
143
121
84
58
47
45
38
33
30
24
24
23
23
22
22
21
18
17
17
17
17
15
15
14
10

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SCODY:

24% chance
Suggested:
RAILE
9% chance
Suggested:
RAILE
8% chance
Suggested:
LEANT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

23.5% →
RAILE 6.24 bits
8.9% →
RAILE 5.49 bits
8.5% →
LEANT 5.38 bits
8.2% →
RONTE 5.43 bits
6.1% →
RAILE 4.80 bits
6.1% →
ARIEL 5.46 bits
5.1% →
URATE 5.42 bits
3.6% →
GRATE 4.70 bits
2.5% →
CARNE 4.62 bits
2.0% →
MORNE 4.29 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1C3O1D2Y4
Total: 11 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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