5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

SCROG

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /skɹɒɡ//skɹɑɡ/

Noun

A stunted or shrivelled bush.

Noun

Brushwood.

Alternative forms: scroag

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

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 SCROG performs as a guess

Wordle accepts SCROG 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 81.5% of games, misses completely in 18.5%, and leaves about 169 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #3,572 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.65 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___G S in the 1st position and G in the 5th position S__O_ S in the 1st position and O in the 4th position _C__G C in the 2nd position and G in the 5th position

Try next

ANILE ARIEL PLATE NAICE TONAL HASTE
Words starting with S Words ending with G

First-turn measures

4.66 Entropy (bits)
169 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.8% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 62% of evaluated openers
1.29 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How SCROG 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.

3.65 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.66 Volatility
#3,572 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, SCROG ranks #3,572 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
42
3 guesses
941
4 guesses
1,191
5 guesses
163
6 guesses
15
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:
ORS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
82%
Green tile
28%
All gray
18%

Feedback distribution

82 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

436
263
174
166
159
105
103
88
71
54
53
48
42
41
38
35
35
33
32
20
19
19
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
12

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SCROG:

18% chance
Suggested:
ANILE
11% chance
Suggested:
ARIEL
7% chance
Suggested:
PLATE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

18.5% →
ANILE 6.15 bits
11.2% →
ARIEL 5.15 bits
7.4% →
PLATE 5.46 bits
7.0% →
NAICE 5.33 bits
6.7% →
TONAL 4.97 bits
4.5% →
HASTE 5.19 bits
4.4% →
LIANE 5.44 bits
3.7% →
TRADE 4.42 bits
3.0% →
CRATE 4.81 bits
2.3% →
MATEY 4.58 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1C3R1O1G2
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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