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Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

SILEX

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

As an opener, it rules out about 93.3% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪˌlɛks/

Noun

A finely ground relatively pure form of silicas used as a paint filler etc.

Noun

Flint.

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 SILEX performs as a guess

Wordle accepts SILEX 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 83.0% of games, misses completely in 17.0%, and leaves about 158 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #9,502 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.75 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 4th position _I__X I in the 2nd position and X in the 5th position

Try next

COURT TRACE ROANY ORATE TRAIN ROAST
Words starting with S Words ending with X

First-turn measures

4.68 Entropy (bits)
158 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
93.3% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 64% of evaluated openers
1.27 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How SILEX 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.

3.75 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.74 Volatility
#9,502 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, SILEX ranks #9,502 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
61
3 guesses
805
4 guesses
1,165
5 guesses
300
6 guesses
21
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)
83%
Green tile
38%
All gray
17%

Feedback distribution

83 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

402
278
152
144
142
124
108
79
76
76
70
65
62
50
36
35
33
26
25
23
21
21
20
18
17
17
17
15
15
14

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SILEX:

17% chance
Suggested:
COURT
12% chance
Suggested:
TRACE
6% chance
Suggested:
ROANY

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

17.0% →
COURT 5.81 bits
11.8% →
TRACE 5.67 bits
6.4% →
ROANY 4.81 bits
6.1% →
ORATE 4.05 bits
6.0% →
TRAIN 5.42 bits
5.3% →
ROAST 4.53 bits
4.6% →
PLATE 4.54 bits
3.4% →
TRINE 4.69 bits
3.2% →
DIRTY 3.87 bits
3.2% →
TRASH 4.95 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1I1L1E1X8
Total: 12 points

Words With Friends

Total: 13 points

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