5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

SERIC

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

As an opener, it rules out about 95.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛɹɪk/

Adjective

Synonym of silken, made of silk.

Adjective

Synonym of silky, like silk.

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 SERIC performs as a guess

Wordle accepts SERIC 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 88.8% of games, misses completely in 11.2%, and leaves about 97 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #1,328 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.61 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___C S in the 1st position and C in the 5th position S__I_ S in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _E__C E in the 2nd position and C in the 5th position

Try next

GLOAT ALONE POTAE ADORN GLINT SLANT
Words starting with S Words ending with C

First-turn measures

5.33 Entropy (bits)
97 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
95.9% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 96% of evaluated openers
0.62 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How SERIC 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.

3.61 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#1,328 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, SERIC ranks #1,328 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
79
3 guesses
967
4 guesses
1,123
5 guesses
164
6 guesses
18
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:
EIRS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
89%
Green tile
36%
All gray
11%

Feedback distribution

108 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

264
196
146
135
123
99
95
78
73
63
60
55
47
47
47
45
45
44
36
35
33
28
26
25
24
24
23
23
20
20

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SERIC:

11% chance
Suggested:
GLOAT
8% chance
Suggested:
ALONE
6% chance
Suggested:
POTAE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

11.2% →
GLOAT 5.70 bits
8.3% →
ALONE 5.31 bits
6.2% →
POTAE 4.46 bits
5.7% →
ADORN 4.90 bits
5.2% →
GLINT 4.96 bits
4.2% →
SLANT 4.63 bits
4.0% →
COALY 4.91 bits
3.3% →
BLATE 4.54 bits
3.1% →
ANILE 4.63 bits
2.7% →
PLATE 4.79 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1E1R1I1C3
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 8 points

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