SODOM
SODOM is accepted as a guess but is not on the solver's possible-answer list.
Meaning and pronunciation
Pronunciation: /ˈsɒ.dəm//ˈsɑ.dəm/
- Proper noun
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A city in the Middle East which, according to the Bible and Islamic tradition (but not specifically named in the Qur'an), was destroyed by God (along with Gomorrah) for the sins of its inhabitants (especially the implied homosexuality of the men).
- Noun
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A city or place full of sin and vice.
- Proper noun
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Wadham College, Oxford.
Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.
Etymology
Partially from Old English Sodome, Sodoma, partially from Ancient Greek Σόδομα (Sódoma), from the Biblical Hebrew סְדֹם (s'dóm).
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA)
Use SODOM in a puzzle
As an opener, it rules out about 84.7% of possible answers.
Wordle status
A word can be a playable guess without being a possible answer.
Playable guess
YesIncluded in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.
Possible answer
NoThe solver does not currently treat this as a possible answer.
Past Wordle answer
No completed appearanceNo appearance in our globally completed history. A recent puzzle may still be live elsewhere.
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First-turn measures
All four describe SODOM 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.
As an opening guess: previous benchmark
How SODOM 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.
Composition
Feedback chances
Feedback distribution
SODOM can come back 72 different ways. These are the most likely, and how many of the possible answers give each one:
Letter-value totals
Base letter-value totals for SODOM; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.
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Words With Friends
Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.
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Strategy after playing SODOM
What the solver recommends next for each way the board can respond to SODOM.
Quick reference
Largest feedback groups after playing SODOM: