5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

SPORK

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

As an opener, it rules out about 90.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈspɔːk//ˈspoɹk//spɔɹk/

Noun

An eating utensil shaped like a spoon, the bowl of which is divided into tines like those of a fork, and so has the function of both implements; some sporks have a serrated edge so they can also function as a knife.

Verb

To move or impale (food etc.) with a spork.

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

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 SPORK performs as a guess

Wordle accepts SPORK 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 76.6% of games, misses completely in 23.4%, and leaves about 218 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #5,813 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.68 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___K S in the 1st position and K in the 5th position S__R_ S in the 1st position and R in the 4th position _P__K P in the 2nd position and K in the 5th position

Try next

LIANE CADET LEANT ROTOR LEAST PLAIT
Words starting with S Words ending with K

First-turn measures

4.49 Entropy (bits)
218 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
90.8% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 51% of evaluated openers
1.46 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How SPORK 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.

3.68 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#5,813 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, SPORK ranks #5,813 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
57
3 guesses
877
4 guesses
1,188
5 guesses
218
6 guesses
13
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:
ORS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
77%
Green tile
30%
All gray
23%

Feedback distribution

93 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

552
301
202
137
110
104
100
69
64
55
44
41
34
33
32
31
28
23
21
20
20
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15
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12
12

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SPORK:

23% chance
Suggested:
LIANE
13% chance
Suggested:
CADET
9% chance
Suggested:
LEANT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

23.4% →
LIANE 6.11 bits
12.8% →
CADET 5.43 bits
8.6% →
LEANT 4.99 bits
5.8% →
LEANT 5.41 bits
4.7% →
ROTOR 4.43 bits
4.4% →
LEAST 5.13 bits
4.2% →
PLAIT 5.24 bits
2.9% →
BEATY 4.78 bits
2.7% →
BLATE 4.69 bits
2.3% →
PRICE 4.53 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1P3O1R1K5
Total: 11 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

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