5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

SKERM

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.2% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

We do not have a sourced definition for this word yet.

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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 SKERM performs as a guess

Wordle accepts SKERM 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 81.8% of games, misses completely in 18.2%, and leaves about 185 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #7,726 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.72 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___M S in the 1st position and M in the 5th position S__R_ S in the 1st position and R in the 4th position

Try next

TONAL ANILE AINEE TRIAD SLANT COALY
Words starting with S Words ending with M

First-turn measures

4.54 Entropy (bits)
185 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.2% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 55% of evaluated openers
1.41 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How SKERM 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.

3.72 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#7,726 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, SKERM ranks #7,726 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
56
3 guesses
823
4 guesses
1,218
5 guesses
246
6 guesses
10
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
1 vowels
Common:
ERS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
82%
Green tile
27%
All gray
18%

Feedback distribution

86 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

428
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238
205
124
89
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SKERM:

18% chance
Suggested:
TONAL
13% chance
Suggested:
ANILE
10% chance
Suggested:
AINEE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

18.2% →
TONAL 5.89 bits
13.1% →
ANILE 5.31 bits
10.1% →
AINEE 4.32 bits
8.7% →
TRIAD 5.19 bits
5.3% →
SLANT 4.66 bits
3.8% →
COALY 4.70 bits
3.5% →
LASSO 4.75 bits
2.7% →
COAST 4.31 bits
2.4% →
CAULK 4.83 bits
2.3% →
LIANE 4.64 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1K5E1R1M3
Total: 11 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

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