5 FiveLetterWords
Possible answer Not used yet C tier opener

SCREW

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

As an opener, it rules out about 93.5% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈskɹuː//ˈskɹʉw//ˈskɹu/

Noun

A device that has a helical function.

Noun

The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.

Verb

To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.

Verb

To have sexual intercourse with.

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 SCREW performs as a guess

SCREW 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 83.1% of games, misses completely in 16.9%, and leaves about 153 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #5,915 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.68 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.

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Useful pattern pages

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

S___W S in the 1st position and W in the 5th position S__E_ S in the 1st position and E in the 4th position

Try next

TALON LIANE DROIT CHAIN SLANT TRADE
Words starting with S Words ending with W

First-turn measures

4.79 Entropy (bits)
153 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
93.5% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How SCREW 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.

3.68 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#5,915 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, SCREW ranks #5,915 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
61
3 guesses
853
4 guesses
1,216
5 guesses
209
6 guesses
13

Composition

5/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
ERS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
83%
Green tile
34%
All gray
17%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S I L E D
P E R C H
S C R E W

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches SCREW in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

91 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

398
258
180
144
129
116
116
84
76
71
63
57
48
42
33
32
32
29
24
24
20
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16
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14
14

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SCREW:

17% chance
Suggested:
TALON
11% chance
Suggested:
LIANE
8% chance
Suggested:
DROIT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

16.9% →
TALON 5.81 bits
10.9% →
LIANE 5.38 bits
7.6% →
DROIT 5.31 bits
6.1% →
CHAIN 5.14 bits
5.5% →
SLANT 4.70 bits
4.9% →
TRADE 4.65 bits
4.9% →
TOILE 3.45 bits
3.6% →
SAIST 4.65 bits
3.2% →
LEANT 4.34 bits
3.0% →
PLATE 4.62 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1C3R1E1W4
Total: 10 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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