Accepted guess Not a possible answer A tier opener

SERIN

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

As an opener, it rules out about 96.3% of possible answers.

Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛɹɪn/

Noun

Any of various small finches in the genus Serinus, with largely yellow plumage.

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 SERIN performs as a guess

Wordle accepts SERIN 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 89.4% of games, misses completely in 10.6%, and leaves about 88 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #725 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.59 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.

First-turn measures

5.52 Entropy (bits)
88 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
96.3% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How SERIN 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.

3.59 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.73 Volatility
#725 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, SERIN ranks #725 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
91
3 guesses
999
4 guesses
1,067
5 guesses
170
6 guesses
25

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
EINRS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
89%
Green tile
39%
All gray
11%

Feedback distribution

129 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

251
169
161
129
95
93
88
78
63
61
58
54
54
52
51
50
48
47
41
30
28
25
24
24
23
23
22
21
20
20

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SERIN:

11% chance
Suggested:
MOULT
7% chance
Suggested:
TABLE
7% chance
Suggested:
ORATE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

10.6%
MOULT 5.56 bits
7.2%
TABLE 5.42 bits
6.8%
ORATE 4.33 bits
5.5%
ARDOR 4.64 bits
4.0%
COUNT 4.67 bits
3.9%
CHILD 4.52 bits
3.7%
COALY 4.66 bits
3.3%
THALE 4.77 bits
2.7%
LASSO 4.58 bits
2.6%
PLATE 4.81 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1E1R1I1N1
Total: 5 points

Words With Friends

Total: 6 points

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