5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

SORBI

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

As an opener, it rules out about 93.7% 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 SORBI performs as a guess

Wordle accepts SORBI 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 84.2% of games, misses completely in 15.8%, and leaves about 149 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #3,994 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.65 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___I S in the 1st position and I in the 5th position S__B_ S in the 1st position and B in the 4th position _O__I O in the 2nd position and I in the 5th position

Try next

LANCE LEANT THALE TRIED CLADE ALONE
Words starting with S Words ending with I

First-turn measures

4.77 Entropy (bits)
149 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
93.7% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How SORBI 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
#3,994 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, SORBI ranks #3,994 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
53
3 guesses
939
4 guesses
1,142
5 guesses
211
6 guesses
9

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
IORS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
84%
Green tile
33%
All gray
16%

Feedback distribution

88 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

372
251
220
143
116
116
100
91
89
70
69
57
50
43
35
33
32
28
26
26
24
20
20
20
18
18
15
15
14
13

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SORBI:

16% chance
Suggested:
LANCE
11% chance
Suggested:
LEANT
9% chance
Suggested:
LEANT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

15.8% →
LANCE 6.13 bits
10.6% →
LEANT 5.37 bits
9.3% →
LEANT 5.25 bits
6.1% →
THALE 5.31 bits
4.9% →
TRIED 4.85 bits
4.9% →
CLADE 4.45 bits
4.2% →
ALONE 5.25 bits
3.9% →
CADET 4.28 bits
3.8% →
THALE 5.21 bits
3.0% →
LEANT 4.26 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1O1R1B3I1
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 8 points

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