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Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess B tier opener

SCOUR

Yes, SCOUR was the Wordle answer on May 18, 2022 (Wordle #333).

As an opener, it rules out about 93.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈskaʊə//ˈskaʊɚ//skaʊɹ/

Verb

To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.

“He scoured the burnt food from the pan.”

Verb

To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.

Noun

The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.

“Bridge scour may scoop out scour holes and compromise the integrity of the structure.”

Noun

A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.

Alternative forms: scower

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: May 18, 2022 (#333).

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

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How SCOUR performs as a guess

SCOUR 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 82.3% of games, misses completely in 17.7%, and leaves about 147 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #2,239 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.62 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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Useful pattern pages

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

S___R S in the 1st position and R in the 5th position S__U_ S in the 1st position and U in the 4th position _C__R C in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position

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DEALT TIARE PLATE TONAL LANCE PLANE
Words starting with S Words ending with R

First-turn measures

4.95 Entropy (bits)
147 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
93.8% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 81% of evaluated openers
1.00 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How SCOUR 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.

3.62 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#2,239 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, SCOUR ranks #2,239 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
63
3 guesses
954
4 guesses
1,154
5 guesses
164
6 guesses
17
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:
ORSU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
82%
Green tile
34%
All gray
18%

Example solver route

R O A T E
G R I N D
F L O O R
S C O U R

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches SCOUR in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

105 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

417
230
153
148
133
117
83
81
62
59
53
52
49
42
38
37
35
34
33
31
30
30
24
19
15
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13

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SCOUR:

18% chance
Suggested:
DEALT
10% chance
Suggested:
TIARE
6% chance
Suggested:
PLATE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

17.7% →
DEALT 6.09 bits
9.8% →
TIARE 5.45 bits
6.5% →
PLATE 5.49 bits
6.3% →
TONAL 5.14 bits
5.6% →
LANCE 5.32 bits
5.0% →
PLANE 4.76 bits
3.5% →
LEANT 3.94 bits
3.4% →
PALET 5.17 bits
2.6% →
BLATE 4.46 bits
2.5% →
TRACE 4.94 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1C3O1U1R1
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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