5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

SCUZZ

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

As an opener, it rules out about 75.5% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

A scuzzy person, an unpleasant or disgusting person.

Noun

A scuzzy thing, a disgusting substance, especially dirt or grime.

Alternative forms: scuz, skuz

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 SCUZZ performs as a guess

Wordle accepts SCUZZ 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 54.8% of games, misses completely in 45.2%, and leaves about 577 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #14,500 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.95 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___Z S in the 1st position and Z in the 5th position S__Z_ S in the 1st position and Z in the 4th position

Try next

ARIEL CHARE PLATE TALER ROATE TRONE
Words starting with S Words ending with Z

First-turn measures

2.89 Entropy (bits)
577 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
75.5% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How SCUZZ 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.

3.95 Avg guesses
99.8% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#14,500 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, SCUZZ ranks #14,500 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
16
3 guesses
541
4 guesses
1,361
5 guesses
398
6 guesses
34

Composition

4/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
SU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
55%
Green tile
23%
All gray
45%

Feedback distribution

35 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

1066
285
265
178
167
82
42
41
29
27
25
24
23
18
18
11
10
9
6
5
5
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SCUZZ:

45% chance
Suggested:
ARIEL
12% chance
Suggested:
CHARE
11% chance
Suggested:
PLATE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

45.2% →
ARIEL 6.13 bits
12.1% →
CHARE 5.53 bits
11.2% →
PLATE 5.38 bits
7.5% →
TALER 4.88 bits
7.1% →
ROATE 5.57 bits
3.5% →
TRONE 4.80 bits
1.8% →
CLINE 4.01 bits
1.7% →
HOISE 3.90 bits
1.2% →
SLANT 3.63 bits
1.1% →
PHARE 3.94 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1C3U1Z10Z10
Total: 25 points

Words With Friends

Total: 27 points

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