5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

SIDLE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 95.3% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪdl//ˈsaɪdəl/

Verb

To (cause something to) move sideways.

Verb

In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.

Noun

An act of sidling.

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 SIDLE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts SIDLE 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 86.3% of games, misses completely in 13.7%, and leaves about 110 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #694 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.

Useful pattern pages

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

S___E S in the 1st position and E in the 5th position S__L_ S in the 1st position and L in the 4th position _I__E I in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

COURT CATER CAROL TRAIN REACT SCANT
Words starting with S Words ending with E

First-turn measures

5.34 Entropy (bits)
110 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
95.3% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 96% of evaluated openers
0.61 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How SIDLE 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
0.70 Volatility
#694 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, SIDLE ranks #694 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
84
3 guesses
985
4 guesses
1,106
5 guesses
162
6 guesses
14
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:
EILS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
86%
Green tile
43%
All gray
14%

Feedback distribution

119 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

322
225
129
120
117
114
97
73
67
58
48
45
45
43
40
38
35
35
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16

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SIDLE:

14% chance
Suggested:
COURT
10% chance
Suggested:
CATER
5% chance
Suggested:
CAROL

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

13.7% →
COURT 5.87 bits
9.5% →
CATER 5.26 bits
5.5% →
CAROL 4.95 bits
5.1% →
TRAIN 5.37 bits
5.0% →
REACT 4.65 bits
4.8% →
SCANT 4.54 bits
4.1% →
RENAL 4.54 bits
3.1% →
TRASH 4.97 bits
2.8% →
DRAWN 4.92 bits
2.5% →
CONTE 3.78 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1I1D2L1E1
Total: 6 points

Words With Friends

Total: 7 points

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