5 FiveLetterWords
Very unlikely Accepted guess C tier for first-turn info

SNIPY

SNIPY is an accepted guess. Its modelled answer likelihood is very unlikely; no globally completed appearance is recorded here.

Meaning and pronunciation

Adjective

Alternative form of snipey.

Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.

Use SNIPY in a puzzle

As an opener, it rules out about 90.6% of possible answers.

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Wordle status

Answer chance: very unlikely. Roughly 0.05% within a year (about 1 in 2,113), under the model through 2026-11-05. This is an estimate, not a publisher forecast. How this is calculated.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Earlier benchmark pool

No

Membership in the preserved uniform benchmark; it is not a future eligibility rule.

Past Wordle answer

No completed appearance

No appearance in our globally completed history. A recent puzzle may still be live elsewhere.

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

How SNIPY performs as a guess

Wordle accepts SNIPY as a guess. It is outside this preserved uniform benchmark’s answer pool; that is not a claim about future eligibility.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 74.2% of games, misses completely in 25.8%, and leaves about 226 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete opener benchmark, it ranks #1,734 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.61 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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Useful pattern pages

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

S___Y S in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position S__P_ S in the 1st position and P in the 4th position _N__Y N in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Explore lists that match the beginning, ending or letters in SNIPY.

First-turn measures

All four describe SNIPY used as an opening guess. Entropy is the same idea as “avg ruled out” on a log scale: a higher number means the guess splits the possible answers into more, smaller groups.

4.57 Entropy (bits)
226 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
90.6% Avg ruled out

As an opening guess: previous benchmark

How SNIPY 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.

3.61 Avg guesses
100% Solved within six
0.68 Spread of game lengths
#1,734 Rank among openers
Opening with SNIPY solved every answer in the snapshot within six guesses. A spread of 0.68 means those games clustered within about 0.68 of a guess of the 3.61 average. It ranks #1,734 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
55
3 guesses
993
4 guesses
1,123
5 guesses
171
6 guesses
12

Composition

5/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
INS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
74%
Green tile
42%
All gray
26%

When SNIPY is useful later

SNIPY tied for the smallest expected survivor count in 3 of 54 sampled positions where it was legal. This designed sample is not a measure of how often real players should use it.

After ADIEU: 4 candidates, normal mode

ADIEU: 02000 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

Remaining answers: ODDLY, ODOOM, ODORS, ODYLS.

With a budget of 5 more guesses, SNIPY is an information probe, outside this survivor list. It leaves 1.00 candidates on average under the model. Every feedback identifies a single candidate; another turn may be needed to submit it.

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After AUDIO: 3 candidates, normal mode

AUDIO: 11200 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

Remaining answers: LADDU, SADHU, UNDAM.

With a budget of 5 more guesses, SNIPY is an information probe, outside this survivor list. It leaves 1.00 candidates on average under the model. Every feedback identifies a single candidate; another turn may be needed to submit it.

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After ROATE: 3 candidates, normal mode

ROATE: 10101 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

AWNER: 10011 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

ZEBRA: 01012 (0 = grey, 1 = yellow, 2 = green).

Remaining answers: CREMA, ERICA, PRESA.

With a budget of 3 more guesses, SNIPY is an information probe, outside this survivor list. It leaves 1.00 candidates on average under the model. Every feedback identifies a single candidate; another turn may be needed to submit it.

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Sample and method

Every saved board is reachable within a six-turn game. Remaining turns equal six minus the saved history length. The sampling policy is independent of the expected-survivor metric. Two states at each of three depths per opener were selected by a fixed hash from an independent candidate-only sampling policy. Every accepted guess was evaluated. Model answer-model-2026-11-05-9183a914c959, data through 2026-11-05. The score measures expected survivors, not proved solve length or human difficulty.

How this is calculated.

How the solver finds SNIPY

The strategy receives only earlier guesses and their feedback. It does not know the answer before choosing a move. Guessing the answer itself on turn one is a lucky one-turn result, not a recommended general strategy.

Normal mode

Our solver: bounded weighted policy. Current-pool replay over 14,855 accepted words. Model through 2026-11-05.

  1. The fixed opener tests its five letters.

    14,855 before → 1,136 after. This feedback leaves 1,136 candidates.

    All 1,136 surviving candidates

    BIBBS, BIBIS, BIDIS, BIFFS, BIGGS, BIGOS, BILKS, BILLS, BINDS, BINGS, BINKS, BIOGS, BIONS, BISKS, BISOM, BISON, BLINS, BLIPS, BLOBS, BLOCS, BLOGS, BLOWS, BLUBS, BLUDS, BOBOS, BOCKS, BOFFS, BOGUS, BOHOS, BOILS, BOKOS, BOLDS, BOLKS, BOLLS, BOLOS, BOLUS, BOMBS, BONDS, BONGS, BONKS, BONUS, BOOBS, BOOHS, BOOKS, BOOLS, BOOMS, BOONS, BOSKS, BOSKY, BOSOM, BOSON, BOSUN, BOUKS, BOUNS, BOWLS, BOYFS, BOYGS, BOYOS, BOZOS, BUBUS, BUCKS, BUDIS, BUDOS, BUFFS, BUFOS, BUHLS, BUIKS, BUKOS, BULBS, BULKS, BULLS, BUMFS, BUMPS, BUNDS, BUNGS, BUNKS, BUNNS, BUOYS, BUSBY, BUSHY, BUSKS, BUSKY, CHIBS, CHICS, CHIKS, CHINS, CHIPS, CHIVS, CHOCS, CHOGS, CHONS, CHOPS, CHOWS, CHUBS, CHUGS, CHUMS, CILLS, CINQS, CIONS, CISCO, CLIPS, CLODS, CLOGS, CLONS, CLOPS, CLOUS, CLOWS, CLOYS, CLUBS, COBBS, COCKS, COCOS, COCUS, COFFS, COHOS, COIFS, COILS, COINS, COLDS, COLLS, COMBS, COMMS, COMPS, COMUS, CONFS, CONKS, CONNS, CONUS, COOFS, COOKS, COOLS, COOMS, COONS, COOPS, COUPS, COWKS, COWLS, COWPS, CUCKS, CUFFS, CUIFS, CULLS, CULMS, CUSHY, CUSKS, CUSPS, CUSPY, CUSUM, DHOLS, DHOWS, DIBBS, DICKS, DIDIS, DIDOS, DIFFS, DILLS, DIMPS, DINGS, DINKS, DINOS, DIOLS, DISCI, DISCO, DISCS, DISHY, DISKS, DIVIS, DIVOS, DJINS, DOCKS, DOCOS, DOCUS, DODOS, DOFFS, DOJOS, DOLLS, DOLOS, DONGS, DOOBS, DOOFS, DOOKS, DOOLS, DOOMS, DOUCS, DOUKS, DOUMS, DOUPS, DOWDS, DOWFS, DOWLS, DOWNS, DOWPS, DSOBO, DSOMO, DUCKS, DUFFS, DUFUS, DULLS, DUMBS, DUMPS, DUNGS, DUNKS, DUSKS, DUSKY, DYNOS, DZHOS, FICOS, FICUS, FIDOS, FIDUS, FIFIS, FIGOS, FILKS, FILLS, FILMS, FILOS, FINDS, FINIS, FINKS, FINOS, FIQHS, FISCS, FISHO, FISHY, FISKS, FLICS, FLIMS, FLIPS, FLOBS, FLOCS, FLOGS, FLOPS, FLOWS, FLUBS, FOCUS, FOGOS, FOHNS, FOIDS, FOILS, FOINS, FOLDS, FOLKS, FONDS, FOODS, FOOLS, FOUDS, FOULS, FOWLS, FUCKS, FUCUS, FUFFS, FUGIS, FUGUS, FUJIS, FULLS, FUNDS, FUNGS, FUNIS, FUNKS, FUSIL, FUSKS, GIBUS, GILDS, GILLS, GIMPS, GINGS, GINKS, GISMO, GISMS, GLIBS, GLIMS, GLOBS, GLOMS, GLOPS, GLOWS, GLUGS, GLUMS, GNOWS, GOBIS, GOBOS, GOFFS, GOGOS, GOJIS, GOLDS, GOLFS, GOLPS, GONGS, GONKS, GONYS, GOODS, GOOFS, GOOGS, GOOKS, GOOLS, GOONS, GOOPS, GOUKS, GOWDS, GOWFS, GOWKS, GOWLS, GOWNS, GUCKS, GUFFS, GUIDS, GULFS, GULLS, GULPS, GUMPS, GUNKS, GUSHY, GUSLI, GYMPS, GYNOS, GYPOS, HICKS, HIFIS, HIGHS, HILLS, HILUS, HINDS, HINGS, HIOIS, HOBOS, HOCKS, HOCUS, HOGGS, HOGHS, HOGOS, HOIKS, HOKIS, HOLDS, HOLKS, HOLMS, HOLOS, HOMOS, HONDS, HONGS, HONKS, HOODS, HOOFS, HOOKS, HOONS, HOOPS, HOUFS, HOWFS, HOWKS, HOWLS, HUCKS, HUFFS, HUHUS, HULKS, HULLS, HUMFS, HUMPS, HUMUS, HUNKS, HUSHY, HUSKS, HUSKY, HUSOS, HWYLS, HYMNS, HYPOS, HYSON, ICONS, IDLIS, IDOLS, IDYLS, IGLUS, IGNIS, IIWIS, IKONS, IMBOS, IMIDS, IMLIS, IMPIS, IMSHI, IMSHY, INCUS, INFOS, INSPO, JHILS, JIBBS, JIFFS, JILLS, JINGS, JINKS, JINNS, JISMS, JOCKS, JOCOS, JOHNS, JOINS, JOLLS, JOMOS, JONGS, JOOKS, JOUGS, JOUKS, JOWLS, JUCOS, JUDOS, JUJUS, JUKUS, JUMPS, JUNKS, KHUDS, KICKS, KILLS, KILNS, KILOS, KILPS, KINDS, KINGS, KINKS, KINOS, KIPPS, KIWIS, KLIKS, KNOBS, KNOPS, KNOWS, KNUBS, KOBOS, KOFFS, KOHLS, KOJIS, KOLOS, KONKS, KOOKS, KOPHS, KUDOS, KUDUS, KUFIS, KUKUS, KUMIS, KUMYS, KUNDS, KUZUS, KYBOS, KYNDS, LICKS, LIDOS, LILLS, LILOS, LIMBS, LIMNS, LIMOS, LIMPS, LINDS, LINGS, LINKS, LINNS, LINOS, LIONS, LIPOS, LISKS, LISPS, LOBOS, LOBUS, LOCHS, LOCIS, LOCKS, LOCOS, LOCUS, LOGOS, LOIDS, LOINS, LOLLS, LOLOS, LONGS, LOOFS, LOOKS, LOOMS, LOONS, LOOPS, LOUIS, LOUNS, LOUPS, LOWNS, LOWPS, LUCKS, LUDOS, LUFFS, LULLS, LULUS, LUMPS, LUNGS, LUNKS, LUPUS, LUSHY, LUSKS, LUSUS, LYSIN, LYSIS, LYSOL, MICKS, MICOS, MIDIS, MIFFS, MIGGS, MIHIS, MIKOS, MILDS, MILFS, MILKS, MILLS, MILOS, MIMIS, MINDS, MINGS, MINIS, MINKS, MINOS, MINUS, MISCH, MISDO, MISGO, MISKY, MISLS, MISOS, MIXIS, MOBOS, MOCHS, MOCKS, MOCOS, MOCUS, MODUS, MOFOS, MOGOS, MOHOS, MOILS, MOJOS, MOKIS, MOKOS, MOKUS, MOLDS, MOLLS, MOLOS, MOLYS, MOMOS, MOMUS, MONGS, MONKS, MONOS, MOOBS, MOODS, MOOKS, MOOLS, MOONS, MOOPS, MOPUS, MOSKS, MOUFS, MOULS, MOUPS, MOYLS, MOZOS, MUCKS, MUCUS, MUFFS, MUGGS, MUGOS, MUIDS, MUILS, MULLS, MUMMS, MUMPS, MUMUS, MUNDS, MUNGS, MUNIS, MUNJS, MUONS, MUSHY, MUSIC, MUSKS, MUSKY, MUSOS, MYONS, MYOPS, MYSID, MYXOS, NICKS, NIDUS, NIFFS, NIGHS, NILLS, NIMBS, NIMPS, NISIN, NISUS, NMOLS, NOCKS, NODUS, NOGGS, NOILS, NOLLS, NOLOS, NOMOS, NONGS, NONIS, NOOBS, NOOIS, NOOKS, NOONS, NOOPS, NOSHI, NOUGS, NOULS, NOUNS, NOUPS, NOWDS, NOWLS, NUFFS, NULLS, NUMBS, NUMPS, NUNKS, NUNUS, OBBOS, OBOLS, ODUMS, ODYLS, OICKS, OINKS, OLIOS, OMBUS, OMOVS, OMULS, ONCUS, ONKUS, OOIDS, OPPOS, OPSIN, OSKIN, OSLIN, OSMIC, OSMOL, OULKS, OUPHS, OUZOS, OXIDS, OXIMS, PHONS, PHUBS, PICKS, PIKIS, PILIS, PILLS, PILUS, PIMPS, PINDS, PINGS, PINKS, PIONS, PIOUS, PIOYS, PIPIS, PISCO, PISKY, PISOS, PIUMS, PIVOS, PLIGS, PLIMS, PLIPS, PLODS, PLOPS, PLOWS, PLOYS, PLUDS, PLUGS, PLUMS, PLUPS, POCKS, PODOS, PODUS, POGOS, POLIS, POLKS, POLLS, POLOS, POLYS, POMOS, POMPS, PONDS, PONGS, PONKS, POODS, POOFS, POOHS, POOKS, POOLS, POONS, POOPS, POPOS, POSHO, POSOL, POUFS, POUIS, POUKS, POVOS, POWIS, POWNS, PSION, PSYCH, PSYOP, PUBIS, PUCKS, PUDUS, PUFFS, PUKUS, PULIS, PULKS, PULLS, PULPS, PULUS, PUMPS, PUNGS, PUNKS, PUPUS, PUSHY, PYINS, PYXIS, QOPHS, QUIBS, QUIDS, QUIMS, QUINS, QUIPS, QUODS, QUOIS, QUOPS, QUOYS, SCHIF, SCHMO, SCHUL, SCIFI, SCIND, SCION, SCLIM, SCODY, SCOFF, SCOGS, SCOLD, SCOOG, SCOOP, SCOPS, SCOUG, SCOUP, SCOWL, SCOWP, SCOWS, SCUDI, SCUDO, SCUDS, SCUFF, SCUGS, SCULK, SCULL, SCULP, SCULS, SCUMS, SCUPS, SCUZZ, SHCHI, SHILL, SHILY, SHIMS, SHINS, SHINY, SHIOK, SHIPS, SHIVS, SHLUB, SHOCK, SHOGI, SHOGS, SHOJI, SHOJO, SHONK, SHOOK, SHOOL, SHOON, SHOOS, SHOPS, SHOUD, SHOWD, SHOWN, SHOWS, SHOWY, SHOYU, SHUCK, SHULN, SHULS, SHUNS, SHYLY, SIBBS, SIBYL, SICKO, SICKS, SICKY, SIGHS, SIGIL, SIGNS, SIJOS, SILDS, SILKS, SILKY, SILLS, SILLY, SILOS, SIMIS, SIMPS, SIMUL, SINDS, SINGS, SINHS, SINKS, SINKY, SINUS, SIPPY, SIXMO, SKIDS, SKIFF, SKILL, SKIMO, SKIMP, SKIMS, SKINK, SKINS, SKIOS, SKIPS, SKIVY, SKLIM, SKODY, SKOFF, SKOFS, SKOGS, SKOLS, SKOOL, SKUGS, SKULK, SKULL, SKUNK, SKYFS, SLICK, SLILY, SLIMS, SLIMY, SLING, SLINK, SLIPS, SLOBS, SLOGS, SLOID, SLOJD, SLOMO, SLOOM, SLOOP, SLOPS, SLOPY, SLOWS, SLOYD, SLUBB, SLUBS, SLUFF, SLUGS, SLUMP, SLUMS, SLUNG, SLUNK, SLYLY, SMICK, SMILY, SMOCK, SMOGS, SMOKO, SMOKY, SMUGS, SNIBS, SNICK, SNIFF, SNIGS, SNIPS, SNIPY, SNOBS, SNODS, SNOGS, SNOOD, SNOOK, SNOOL, SNOOP, SNOWK, SNOWS, SNOWY, SNUBS, SNUCK, SNUFF, SNUGS, SOCKO, SOCKS, SODDY, SODIC, SODOM, SOGGY, SOILS, SOILY, SOJUS, SOKOL, SOLDI, SOLDO, SOLDS, SOLID, SOLON, SOLOS, SOLUM, SOLUS, SONGO, SONGS, SONGY, SONIC, SONLY, SONNY, SOOKS, SOOKY, SOOLS, SOOMS, SOOPS, SOPHS, SOPHY, SOPPY, SOUGH, SOUKS, SOULS, SOULY, SOUMS, SOUND, SOUPS, SOUPY, SOWFF, SOWFS, SOWLS, SOWMS, SOWND, SOWPS, SOYUZ, SOZIN, SPICK, SPICS, SPICY, SPIFF, SPIFS, SPIKS, SPIKY, SPILL, SPIMS, SPINK, SPINS, SPINY, SPIVS, SPLOG, SPODS, SPOIL, SPOOF, SPOOK, SPOOL, SPOOM, SPOON, SPUDS, SPUGS, SPUMY, SPUNK, SQUIB, SQUID, SQUIZ, SUBBY, SUCCI, SUCKS, SUCKY, SUDDS, SUGHS, SUGOS, SUIDS, SUING, SUKHS, SUKIS, SUKUK, SULCI, SULFO, SULKS, SULKY, SULLS, SULLY, SULPH, SULUS, SUMIS, SUMOS, SUMPH, SUMPS, SUNIS, SUNKS, SUNNS, SUNNY, SUNUP, SUSHI, SUSUS, SWIGS, SWILL, SWIMS, SWING, SWINK, SWIZZ, SWOBS, SWOLL, SWOLN, SWOON, SWOOP, SWOPS, SWOUN, SWUNG, SYBIL, SYBOW, SYCON, SYLIS, SYLPH, SYNCH, SYNCS, SYNDS, SYNOD, SYPHS, SYSOP, UDONS, ULMOS, UMBOS, UMPHS, UNCOS, UNCUS, UNDOS, UNIOS, UNSOD, UNSUB, UPDOS, USING, USNIC, VICUS, VIFFS, VILLS, VINOS, VIOLS, VISON, VIVOS, VLOGS, VOIDS, VOIPS, VOLKS, VUGGS, VUGHS, VULNS, WHIDS, WHIGS, WHIMS, WHINS, WHIOS, WHIPS, WHOPS, WHOWS, WHUPS, WICKS, WIKIS, WILDS, WILIS, WILLS, WIMPS, WINDS, WINGS, WINKS, WINNS, WINOS, WISPS, WISPY, WOCKS, WOJUS, WOLDS, WOLFS, WOMBS, WONKS, WOODS, WOOFS, WOOLS, WOONS, WOOPS, WUDUS, WUFFS, WULLS, WUSHU, WYNDS, WYNNS, XOLOS, YILLS, YLIDS, YOCKS, YODHS, YOGHS, YOGIS, YOLKS, YOLPS, YOMPS, YONIS, YONKS, YOOFS, YOOPS, YOPOS, YOUKS, YOWLS, YOYOS, YUCKS, YUKOS, YUMPS, YUZUS, ZIFFS, ZILLS, ZIMBS, ZINCS, ZINGS, ZINOS, ZOBOS, ZOBUS, ZONKS, ZOOKS, ZOOMS, ZOONS, ZOUKS, ZULUS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 414.45. Information: 5.74 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  2. Test MUILS against the 1,136 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    1,136 before → 21 after. This feedback leaves 21 candidates.

    All 21 surviving candidates

    PSION, SCIFI, SCIND, SCION, SHINY, SHIOK, SKIFF, SKINK, SKIVY, SNICK, SNIFF, SNIPY, SPICK, SPICY, SPIFF, SPIKY, SPINK, SPINY, SWING, SWINK, SWIZZ

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 20.33. Information: 4.339 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  3. Test SPINK against the 21 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    21 before → 1 after. This feedback leaves 1 candidate.

    All 1 surviving candidates

    SNIPY

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.999. Information: 1.896 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  4. Submit the only remaining candidate.

    1 before → 1 after. The answer is submitted and solved.

    All 1 surviving candidates

    SNIPY

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.0. Information: 0.0 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

Solved in 4 guesses. Uniquely identified on turn 3.

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Hard Mode

Our solver: bounded weighted policy. Current-pool replay over 14,855 accepted words. Model through 2026-11-05.

  1. The fixed opener tests its five letters.

    14,855 before → 1,136 after. This feedback leaves 1,136 candidates.

    All 1,136 surviving candidates

    BIBBS, BIBIS, BIDIS, BIFFS, BIGGS, BIGOS, BILKS, BILLS, BINDS, BINGS, BINKS, BIOGS, BIONS, BISKS, BISOM, BISON, BLINS, BLIPS, BLOBS, BLOCS, BLOGS, BLOWS, BLUBS, BLUDS, BOBOS, BOCKS, BOFFS, BOGUS, BOHOS, BOILS, BOKOS, BOLDS, BOLKS, BOLLS, BOLOS, BOLUS, BOMBS, BONDS, BONGS, BONKS, BONUS, BOOBS, BOOHS, BOOKS, BOOLS, BOOMS, BOONS, BOSKS, BOSKY, BOSOM, BOSON, BOSUN, BOUKS, BOUNS, BOWLS, BOYFS, BOYGS, BOYOS, BOZOS, BUBUS, BUCKS, BUDIS, BUDOS, BUFFS, BUFOS, BUHLS, BUIKS, BUKOS, BULBS, BULKS, BULLS, BUMFS, BUMPS, BUNDS, BUNGS, BUNKS, BUNNS, BUOYS, BUSBY, BUSHY, BUSKS, BUSKY, CHIBS, CHICS, CHIKS, CHINS, CHIPS, CHIVS, CHOCS, CHOGS, CHONS, CHOPS, CHOWS, CHUBS, CHUGS, CHUMS, CILLS, CINQS, CIONS, CISCO, CLIPS, CLODS, CLOGS, CLONS, CLOPS, CLOUS, CLOWS, CLOYS, CLUBS, COBBS, COCKS, COCOS, COCUS, COFFS, COHOS, COIFS, COILS, COINS, COLDS, COLLS, COMBS, COMMS, COMPS, COMUS, CONFS, CONKS, CONNS, CONUS, COOFS, COOKS, COOLS, COOMS, COONS, COOPS, COUPS, COWKS, COWLS, COWPS, CUCKS, CUFFS, CUIFS, CULLS, CULMS, CUSHY, CUSKS, CUSPS, CUSPY, CUSUM, DHOLS, DHOWS, DIBBS, DICKS, DIDIS, DIDOS, DIFFS, DILLS, DIMPS, DINGS, DINKS, DINOS, DIOLS, DISCI, DISCO, DISCS, DISHY, DISKS, DIVIS, DIVOS, DJINS, DOCKS, DOCOS, DOCUS, DODOS, DOFFS, DOJOS, DOLLS, DOLOS, DONGS, DOOBS, DOOFS, DOOKS, DOOLS, DOOMS, DOUCS, DOUKS, DOUMS, DOUPS, DOWDS, DOWFS, DOWLS, DOWNS, DOWPS, DSOBO, DSOMO, DUCKS, DUFFS, DUFUS, DULLS, DUMBS, DUMPS, DUNGS, DUNKS, DUSKS, DUSKY, DYNOS, DZHOS, FICOS, FICUS, FIDOS, FIDUS, FIFIS, FIGOS, FILKS, FILLS, FILMS, FILOS, FINDS, FINIS, FINKS, FINOS, FIQHS, FISCS, FISHO, FISHY, FISKS, FLICS, FLIMS, FLIPS, FLOBS, FLOCS, FLOGS, FLOPS, FLOWS, FLUBS, FOCUS, FOGOS, FOHNS, FOIDS, FOILS, FOINS, FOLDS, FOLKS, FONDS, FOODS, FOOLS, FOUDS, FOULS, FOWLS, FUCKS, FUCUS, FUFFS, FUGIS, FUGUS, FUJIS, FULLS, FUNDS, FUNGS, FUNIS, FUNKS, FUSIL, FUSKS, GIBUS, GILDS, GILLS, GIMPS, GINGS, GINKS, GISMO, GISMS, GLIBS, GLIMS, GLOBS, GLOMS, GLOPS, GLOWS, GLUGS, GLUMS, GNOWS, GOBIS, GOBOS, GOFFS, GOGOS, GOJIS, GOLDS, GOLFS, GOLPS, GONGS, GONKS, GONYS, GOODS, GOOFS, GOOGS, GOOKS, GOOLS, GOONS, GOOPS, GOUKS, GOWDS, GOWFS, GOWKS, GOWLS, GOWNS, GUCKS, GUFFS, GUIDS, GULFS, GULLS, GULPS, GUMPS, GUNKS, GUSHY, GUSLI, GYMPS, GYNOS, GYPOS, HICKS, HIFIS, HIGHS, HILLS, HILUS, HINDS, HINGS, HIOIS, HOBOS, HOCKS, HOCUS, HOGGS, HOGHS, HOGOS, HOIKS, HOKIS, HOLDS, HOLKS, HOLMS, HOLOS, HOMOS, HONDS, HONGS, HONKS, HOODS, HOOFS, HOOKS, HOONS, HOOPS, HOUFS, HOWFS, HOWKS, HOWLS, HUCKS, HUFFS, HUHUS, HULKS, HULLS, HUMFS, HUMPS, HUMUS, HUNKS, HUSHY, HUSKS, HUSKY, HUSOS, HWYLS, HYMNS, HYPOS, HYSON, ICONS, IDLIS, IDOLS, IDYLS, IGLUS, IGNIS, IIWIS, IKONS, IMBOS, IMIDS, IMLIS, IMPIS, IMSHI, IMSHY, INCUS, INFOS, INSPO, JHILS, JIBBS, JIFFS, JILLS, JINGS, JINKS, JINNS, JISMS, JOCKS, JOCOS, JOHNS, JOINS, JOLLS, JOMOS, JONGS, JOOKS, JOUGS, JOUKS, JOWLS, JUCOS, JUDOS, JUJUS, JUKUS, JUMPS, JUNKS, KHUDS, KICKS, KILLS, KILNS, KILOS, KILPS, KINDS, KINGS, KINKS, KINOS, KIPPS, KIWIS, KLIKS, KNOBS, KNOPS, KNOWS, KNUBS, KOBOS, KOFFS, KOHLS, KOJIS, KOLOS, KONKS, KOOKS, KOPHS, KUDOS, KUDUS, KUFIS, KUKUS, KUMIS, KUMYS, KUNDS, KUZUS, KYBOS, KYNDS, LICKS, LIDOS, LILLS, LILOS, LIMBS, LIMNS, LIMOS, LIMPS, LINDS, LINGS, LINKS, LINNS, LINOS, LIONS, LIPOS, LISKS, LISPS, LOBOS, LOBUS, LOCHS, LOCIS, LOCKS, LOCOS, LOCUS, LOGOS, LOIDS, LOINS, LOLLS, LOLOS, LONGS, LOOFS, LOOKS, LOOMS, LOONS, LOOPS, LOUIS, LOUNS, LOUPS, LOWNS, LOWPS, LUCKS, LUDOS, LUFFS, LULLS, LULUS, LUMPS, LUNGS, LUNKS, LUPUS, LUSHY, LUSKS, LUSUS, LYSIN, LYSIS, LYSOL, MICKS, MICOS, MIDIS, MIFFS, MIGGS, MIHIS, MIKOS, MILDS, MILFS, MILKS, MILLS, MILOS, MIMIS, MINDS, MINGS, MINIS, MINKS, MINOS, MINUS, MISCH, MISDO, MISGO, MISKY, MISLS, MISOS, MIXIS, MOBOS, MOCHS, MOCKS, MOCOS, MOCUS, MODUS, MOFOS, MOGOS, MOHOS, MOILS, MOJOS, MOKIS, MOKOS, MOKUS, MOLDS, MOLLS, MOLOS, MOLYS, MOMOS, MOMUS, MONGS, MONKS, MONOS, MOOBS, MOODS, MOOKS, MOOLS, MOONS, MOOPS, MOPUS, MOSKS, MOUFS, MOULS, MOUPS, MOYLS, MOZOS, MUCKS, MUCUS, MUFFS, MUGGS, MUGOS, MUIDS, MUILS, MULLS, MUMMS, MUMPS, MUMUS, MUNDS, MUNGS, MUNIS, MUNJS, MUONS, MUSHY, MUSIC, MUSKS, MUSKY, MUSOS, MYONS, MYOPS, MYSID, MYXOS, NICKS, NIDUS, NIFFS, NIGHS, NILLS, NIMBS, NIMPS, NISIN, NISUS, NMOLS, NOCKS, NODUS, NOGGS, NOILS, NOLLS, NOLOS, NOMOS, NONGS, NONIS, NOOBS, NOOIS, NOOKS, NOONS, NOOPS, NOSHI, NOUGS, NOULS, NOUNS, NOUPS, NOWDS, NOWLS, NUFFS, NULLS, NUMBS, NUMPS, NUNKS, NUNUS, OBBOS, OBOLS, ODUMS, ODYLS, OICKS, OINKS, OLIOS, OMBUS, OMOVS, OMULS, ONCUS, ONKUS, OOIDS, OPPOS, OPSIN, OSKIN, OSLIN, OSMIC, OSMOL, OULKS, OUPHS, OUZOS, OXIDS, OXIMS, PHONS, PHUBS, PICKS, PIKIS, PILIS, PILLS, PILUS, PIMPS, PINDS, PINGS, PINKS, PIONS, PIOUS, PIOYS, PIPIS, PISCO, PISKY, PISOS, PIUMS, PIVOS, PLIGS, PLIMS, PLIPS, PLODS, PLOPS, PLOWS, PLOYS, PLUDS, PLUGS, PLUMS, PLUPS, POCKS, PODOS, PODUS, POGOS, POLIS, POLKS, POLLS, POLOS, POLYS, POMOS, POMPS, PONDS, PONGS, PONKS, POODS, POOFS, POOHS, POOKS, POOLS, POONS, POOPS, POPOS, POSHO, POSOL, POUFS, POUIS, POUKS, POVOS, POWIS, POWNS, PSION, PSYCH, PSYOP, PUBIS, PUCKS, PUDUS, PUFFS, PUKUS, PULIS, PULKS, PULLS, PULPS, PULUS, PUMPS, PUNGS, PUNKS, PUPUS, PUSHY, PYINS, PYXIS, QOPHS, QUIBS, QUIDS, QUIMS, QUINS, QUIPS, QUODS, QUOIS, QUOPS, QUOYS, SCHIF, SCHMO, SCHUL, SCIFI, SCIND, SCION, SCLIM, SCODY, SCOFF, SCOGS, SCOLD, SCOOG, SCOOP, SCOPS, SCOUG, SCOUP, SCOWL, SCOWP, SCOWS, SCUDI, SCUDO, SCUDS, SCUFF, SCUGS, SCULK, SCULL, SCULP, SCULS, SCUMS, SCUPS, SCUZZ, SHCHI, SHILL, SHILY, SHIMS, SHINS, SHINY, SHIOK, SHIPS, SHIVS, SHLUB, SHOCK, SHOGI, SHOGS, SHOJI, SHOJO, SHONK, SHOOK, SHOOL, SHOON, SHOOS, SHOPS, SHOUD, SHOWD, SHOWN, SHOWS, SHOWY, SHOYU, SHUCK, SHULN, SHULS, SHUNS, SHYLY, SIBBS, SIBYL, SICKO, SICKS, SICKY, SIGHS, SIGIL, SIGNS, SIJOS, SILDS, SILKS, SILKY, SILLS, SILLY, SILOS, SIMIS, SIMPS, SIMUL, SINDS, SINGS, SINHS, SINKS, SINKY, SINUS, SIPPY, SIXMO, SKIDS, SKIFF, SKILL, SKIMO, SKIMP, SKIMS, SKINK, SKINS, SKIOS, SKIPS, SKIVY, SKLIM, SKODY, SKOFF, SKOFS, SKOGS, SKOLS, SKOOL, SKUGS, SKULK, SKULL, SKUNK, SKYFS, SLICK, SLILY, SLIMS, SLIMY, SLING, SLINK, SLIPS, SLOBS, SLOGS, SLOID, SLOJD, SLOMO, SLOOM, SLOOP, SLOPS, SLOPY, SLOWS, SLOYD, SLUBB, SLUBS, SLUFF, SLUGS, SLUMP, SLUMS, SLUNG, SLUNK, SLYLY, SMICK, SMILY, SMOCK, SMOGS, SMOKO, SMOKY, SMUGS, SNIBS, SNICK, SNIFF, SNIGS, SNIPS, SNIPY, SNOBS, SNODS, SNOGS, SNOOD, SNOOK, SNOOL, SNOOP, SNOWK, SNOWS, SNOWY, SNUBS, SNUCK, SNUFF, SNUGS, SOCKO, SOCKS, SODDY, SODIC, SODOM, SOGGY, SOILS, SOILY, SOJUS, SOKOL, SOLDI, SOLDO, SOLDS, SOLID, SOLON, SOLOS, SOLUM, SOLUS, SONGO, SONGS, SONGY, SONIC, SONLY, SONNY, SOOKS, SOOKY, SOOLS, SOOMS, SOOPS, SOPHS, SOPHY, SOPPY, SOUGH, SOUKS, SOULS, SOULY, SOUMS, SOUND, SOUPS, SOUPY, SOWFF, SOWFS, SOWLS, SOWMS, SOWND, SOWPS, SOYUZ, SOZIN, SPICK, SPICS, SPICY, SPIFF, SPIFS, SPIKS, SPIKY, SPILL, SPIMS, SPINK, SPINS, SPINY, SPIVS, SPLOG, SPODS, SPOIL, SPOOF, SPOOK, SPOOL, SPOOM, SPOON, SPUDS, SPUGS, SPUMY, SPUNK, SQUIB, SQUID, SQUIZ, SUBBY, SUCCI, SUCKS, SUCKY, SUDDS, SUGHS, SUGOS, SUIDS, SUING, SUKHS, SUKIS, SUKUK, SULCI, SULFO, SULKS, SULKY, SULLS, SULLY, SULPH, SULUS, SUMIS, SUMOS, SUMPH, SUMPS, SUNIS, SUNKS, SUNNS, SUNNY, SUNUP, SUSHI, SUSUS, SWIGS, SWILL, SWIMS, SWING, SWINK, SWIZZ, SWOBS, SWOLL, SWOLN, SWOON, SWOOP, SWOPS, SWOUN, SWUNG, SYBIL, SYBOW, SYCON, SYLIS, SYLPH, SYNCH, SYNCS, SYNDS, SYNOD, SYPHS, SYSOP, UDONS, ULMOS, UMBOS, UMPHS, UNCOS, UNCUS, UNDOS, UNIOS, UNSOD, UNSUB, UPDOS, USING, USNIC, VICUS, VIFFS, VILLS, VINOS, VIOLS, VISON, VIVOS, VLOGS, VOIDS, VOIPS, VOLKS, VUGGS, VUGHS, VULNS, WHIDS, WHIGS, WHIMS, WHINS, WHIOS, WHIPS, WHOPS, WHOWS, WHUPS, WICKS, WIKIS, WILDS, WILIS, WILLS, WIMPS, WINDS, WINGS, WINKS, WINNS, WINOS, WISPS, WISPY, WOCKS, WOJUS, WOLDS, WOLFS, WOMBS, WONKS, WOODS, WOOFS, WOOLS, WOONS, WOOPS, WUDUS, WUFFS, WULLS, WUSHU, WYNDS, WYNNS, XOLOS, YILLS, YLIDS, YOCKS, YODHS, YOGHS, YOGIS, YOLKS, YOLPS, YOMPS, YONIS, YONKS, YOOFS, YOOPS, YOPOS, YOUKS, YOWLS, YOYOS, YUCKS, YUKOS, YUMPS, YUZUS, ZIFFS, ZILLS, ZIMBS, ZINCS, ZINGS, ZINOS, ZOBOS, ZOBUS, ZONKS, ZOOKS, ZOOMS, ZOONS, ZOUKS, ZULUS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 414.45. Information: 5.74 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  2. Test MUILS against the 1,136 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    1,136 before → 21 after. This feedback leaves 21 candidates.

    All 21 surviving candidates

    PSION, SCIFI, SCIND, SCION, SHINY, SHIOK, SKIFF, SKINK, SKIVY, SNICK, SNIFF, SNIPY, SPICK, SPICY, SPIFF, SPIKY, SPINK, SPINY, SWING, SWINK, SWIZZ

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 20.33. Information: 4.339 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  3. Test SPINK against the 21 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    21 before → 1 after. This feedback leaves 1 candidate.

    All 1 surviving candidates

    SNIPY

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.999. Information: 1.896 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  4. Submit the only remaining candidate.

    1 before → 1 after. The answer is submitted and solved.

    All 1 surviving candidates

    SNIPY

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.0. Information: 0.0 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

Solved in 4 guesses. Uniquely identified on turn 3.

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How the fixed opener panel performs on this answer

OpenerFirst feedbackSurvivorsNormalHard Mode
TARSE00010 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)113644
CRANE00010 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)51033
SLATE20000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)28744
ADIEU00200 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)41055
STARE20000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)31544
AUDIO00010 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)138744
RAISE00210 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)17433
ROATE00000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)103155
SALET20000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)28744
Normal mode
1 guess: 0 · 2 guesses: 0 · 3 guesses: 2 · 4 guesses: 5 · 5 guesses: 2 · 6 guesses: 0 · Failed in six: 0
Hard Mode
1 guess: 0 · 2 guesses: 0 · 3 guesses: 2 · 4 guesses: 5 · 5 guesses: 2 · 6 guesses: 0 · Failed in six: 0

The nine openers use the same pool and continuation policy. Across both modes: 3–5 guesses among successes; 0 of 18 configurations failed. This is performance on this answer, not an overall opener ranking.

30 openers set up a two-turn opportunity; examples include UNITY, SPINE, SHINY, SPICY, UNIFY, SNIPE, NAPPY, NYMPH, SPIKY, SPINY. After their feedback, this answer is among the most likely survivors with at least half the model probability. This is an opportunity, not a guarantee. An opener that immediately solves is excluded.

A lesson from this route

This route identifies the answer on turn 3. Identifying a unique candidate and submitting it are separate actions.

Try another opener or a different move

How this is calculated

The current policy checks all remaining candidates and up to 128 fixed probes. At six or fewer candidates it uses bounded lookahead, preferring modelled six-turn success, then speed among successes. Larger states use expected survivors as a heuristic. These are recommendations, not proofs of optimal play. Hard Mode retains green positions and revealed letter counts; it allows grey letters and a yellow in the same position. Candidate-only play is stricter.

Methods and limitations

Feedback distribution

SNIPY can come back 97 different ways. These are the most likely, and how many of the possible answers give each one:

617 answers
189 answers
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Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1N1I1P3Y4
Total: 10 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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

Try next

ROATE RATEL DROLE THALE TRACE CARLE

Strategy after playing SNIPY

What the solver recommends next for each way the board can respond to SNIPY.

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SNIPY:

26% chance
Suggested:
ROATE
8% chance
Suggested:
ROATE
7% chance
Suggested:
RATEL

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

25.8% →
ROATE 6.14 bits
7.9% →
ROATE 5.52 bits
6.8% →
RATEL 5.38 bits
6.5% →
DROLE 4.98 bits
5.9% →
THALE 5.41 bits
5.3% →
TRACE 5.46 bits
4.1% →
CARLE 4.97 bits
3.4% →
CARLE 5.46 bits
2.4% →
CANER 4.24 bits
1.8% →
LATER 4.42 bits

Research on SNIPY

Game-tree analysis and word research for SNIPY, with an explanation for each figure.

Optimal play

Opening with SNIPY, a proven-optimal strategy averages 3.69 guesses and ranks #4,191 of 14,855 legal openers. The best proven opener, TARSE, averages 3.55.

In hard mode it averages 3.82 guesses at best and is rank #1,942 of the 7,453 openers that can still guarantee a solve within six guesses.

Our six-turn simulation says 3.61, at or below the proven-optimal 3.69, because the two figures score different answer lists.

These figures come from exhaustive game-tree search and are exact for the NYT lists of July 2023 (3,158 answers). They do not use the site's working answer pool.

Sources: Optimal-play values: Alex Selby's exhaustive Wordle analysis (MIT).