5 FiveLetterWords
Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess C tier opener

SLUMP

Yes, SLUMP was the Wordle answer on January 7, 2022 (Wordle #202).

As an opener, it rules out about 88.4% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /slʌmp/

Verb

To collapse heavily or helplessly.

“Exhausted, he slumped down onto the sofa.”

Verb

To decline or fall off in activity or performance.

“Real estate prices slumped during the recession.”

Noun

A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.

Noun

A period of poor performance.

“If she doesn't pull out of her slump, her job may be in jeopardy.”

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

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

Past Wordle answer

Used once

Past Wordle answer: January 7, 2022 (#202).

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

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How SLUMP performs as a guess

SLUMP is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,359 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 70.5% of games, misses completely in 29.5%, and leaves about 273 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #3,702 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.65 guesses in games solved within six turns.

Try your feedback pattern

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Useful pattern pages

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

S___P S in the 1st position and P in the 5th position S__M_ S in the 1st position and M in the 4th position _L__P L in the 2nd position and P in the 5th position

Try next

TIARE RAILE THANE ROATE RONTE PAIRE
Words starting with S Words ending with P

First-turn measures

4.35 Entropy (bits)
273 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
88.4% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How SLUMP 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.

3.65 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#3,702 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, SLUMP ranks #3,702 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
61
3 guesses
915
4 guesses
1,179
5 guesses
181
6 guesses
16

Composition

5/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
LSU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
70%
Green tile
30%
All gray
30%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S L I M Y
S L U M P

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches SLUMP in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

95 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

697
241
153
118
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106
99
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43
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28
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SLUMP:

30% chance
Suggested:
TIARE
10% chance
Suggested:
RAILE
6% chance
Suggested:
THANE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

29.5% →
TIARE 6.24 bits
10.2% →
RAILE 5.33 bits
6.5% →
THANE 5.30 bits
5.0% →
ROATE 5.57 bits
4.9% →
RONTE 5.10 bits
4.7% →
PAIRE 5.41 bits
4.5% →
CANOE 5.36 bits
4.2% →
BRACE 4.94 bits
2.3% →
TRODE 4.65 bits
1.8% →
HAOLE 4.44 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1L1U1M3P3
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 13 points

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