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

SPYAL

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

Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

A spy; one who spies.

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

Use SPYAL in a puzzle

As an opener, it rules out about 92.2% 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 SPYAL performs as a guess

Wordle accepts SPYAL 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 79.0% of games, misses completely in 21.0%, and leaves about 186 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete opener benchmark, it ranks #3,083 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.64 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___L S in the 1st position and L in the 5th position S__A_ S in the 1st position and A in the 4th position _P__L P in the 2nd position and L in the 5th position SP_AL S in the 1st position, P in the 2nd position, A in the 4th position, and L in the 5th position

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

First-turn measures

All four describe SPYAL 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.

4.73 Entropy (bits)
186 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.2% Avg ruled out

As an opening guess: previous benchmark

How SPYAL 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.

3.64 Avg guesses
100% Solved within six
0.68 Spread of game lengths
#3,083 Rank among openers
Opening with SPYAL 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 3.64 average. It ranks #3,083 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
57
3 guesses
931
4 guesses
1,188
5 guesses
162
6 guesses
16

Composition

5/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
ALS

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
27%
All gray
21%

When SPYAL is useful later

SPYAL tied for the smallest expected survivor count in 2 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, SPYAL 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, SPYAL 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 SPYAL

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 → 523 after. This feedback leaves 523 candidates.

    All 523 surviving candidates

    ABACS, ABBAS, ABIUS, ACAIS, ACCAS, ACIDS, ACYLS, ADAWS, ADAYS, ADDAS, ADIOS, ADSUM, AGALS, AGBAS, AGHAS, AGIOS, AGLUS, AGMAS, AGONS, AIDAS, AIDOS, AIGAS, AKKAS, ALANS, ALAPS, ALAYS, ALBAS, ALCOS, ALFAS, ALGAS, ALGOS, ALIAS, ALIFS, ALIMS, ALIOS, ALKOS, ALLIS, ALLUS, ALMAS, ALODS, ALOOS, ALUMS, AMAHS, AMBOS, AMIAS, AMIDS, AMINS, AMLAS, AMMAS, AMMOS, AMOKS, AMYLS, ANGAS, ANILS, ANKHS, ANKUS, ANLAS, ANNAS, ANNUS, ANOAS, ANSAS, APAYS, APHIS, APODS, APOLS, APSIS, APSOS, AQUAS, ASADA, ASANA, ASCON, ASCUS, ASDIC, ASKOI, ASKOS, ASPIC, ASPIS, ASSAI, ASSAM, ASSAY, ASWAY, ASWIM, ASYLA, AULAS, AULOS, AVGAS, AVOWS, AWAYS, AWDLS, AWOLS, AXILS, AXONS, AYAHS, AYINS, AZANS, AZONS, AZYMS, BDAYS, BHAIS, BIMAS, BLABS, BLADS, BLAGS, BLAHS, BLAMS, BLAWS, BLAYS, BOABS, BOAKS, BOBAS, BOLAS, BOMAS, BUBAS, BUDAS, BUNAS, CHADS, CHAIS, CHALS, CHAMS, CHAOS, CHAPS, CHAVS, CHAWS, CHAYS, CHIAS, CLADS, CLAGS, CLAMS, CLANS, CLAPS, CLAWS, CLAYS, COALS, COCAS, CODAS, COLAS, COMAS, CYANS, CYCAS, CYMAS, DBAGS, DHAKS, DHALS, DIALS, DIKAS, DISAS, DIVAS, DIYAS, DOABS, DONAS, DOPAS, DOSAI, DOSAS, DOSHA, DUADS, DUALS, DUANS, DUKAS, DUMAS, DWAMS, DYADS, FLABS, FLAGS, FLAKS, FLAMS, FLANS, FLAPS, FLAWS, FLAYS, FOALS, FOAMS, GIGAS, GILAS, GLADS, GLAMS, GLANS, GLIAS, GNAWS, GOADS, GOAFS, GOALS, GUANS, GUGAS, GULAS, GUNAS, GUSLA, GYALS, GYANS, HIBAS, HOKAS, HOMAS, HOYAS, HUIAS, HULAS, HUMAS, HYLAS, IKANS, IMAMS, INCAS, ISBAS, IXIAS, JIAOS, JUBAS, JUDAS, KCALS, KHADS, KHAFS, KHANS, KINAS, KIPAS, KISAN, KIVAS, KLAPS, KNAGS, KNAPS, KOANS, KOAPS, KOHAS, KOKAS, KOLAS, KUIAS, KULAS, KUNAS, KUYAS, KYAKS, LIMAS, LIPAS, LIWAS, LOADS, LOAFS, LOAMS, LOANS, LOLAS, LOMAS, LUAUS, LUMAS, LUNAS, LYAMS, MGALS, MIAIS, MICAS, MIHAS, MINAS, MISAL, MIYAS, MOAIS, MOALS, MOANS, MOGAS, MOLAS, MONAS, MOWAS, MOXAS, MOYAS, MUSCA, MUSHA, MYALS, MYNAS, NILAS, NIPAS, NIVAS, NOAHS, NOIAS, NOMAS, NONAS, NOVAS, NOXAS, NSIMA, NYAMS, OBIAS, ODAHS, ODALS, OFAYS, OGAMS, OHIAS, OKAYS, OLLAS, OMDAS, OOAAS, OPAHS, OPALS, OSHAC, OSSIA, OUMAS, OUPAS, OUSIA, OVALS, PIAIS, PIANS, PICAS, PIKAS, PIMAS, PINAS, PIPAS, PLAAS, PLANS, PLAPS, PLAVS, PLAYS, POMAS, POSCA, POYAS, PSALM, PSHAW, PSIAS, PSOAI, PSOAS, PUHAS, PUJAS, PUKAS, PULAS, PUMAS, PUNAS, PUPAS, PUYAS, QILAS, QUABS, QUADS, QUAGS, QUAIS, QUAWS, QUAYS, SCABS, SCADS, SCAFF, SCAGS, SCAIL, SCALA, SCALD, SCALL, SCALP, SCALY, SCAMP, SCAMS, SCAND, SCANS, SCAPA, SCAPI, SCAUD, SCAUP, SCAWS, SCHAV, SCHWA, SCOPA, SCUBA, SDAYN, SHACK, SHADS, SHADY, SHAGS, SHAHS, SHAKA, SHAKO, SHAKY, SHALL, SHALM, SHALY, SHAMA, SHAMS, SHAND, SHANK, SHANS, SHAPS, SHAUL, SHAWL, SHAWM, SHAWN, SHAWS, SHAYA, SHAYS, SHIAI, SHIVA, SHOAL, SHOLA, SHUBA, SHWAS, SIALS, SIBIA, SIDAS, SIDHA, SIGLA, SIGMA, SIGNA, SIKAS, SILVA, SIMAS, SIMBA, SISAL, SKAGS, SKAIL, SKALD, SKANK, SKAWS, SKOAL, SKUAS, SLABS, SLACK, SLAGS, SLAID, SLAIN, SLAMS, SLANG, SLANK, SLAPS, SLAWS, SLAYS, SLOAN, SLOKA, SMAAK, SMACK, SMAIK, SMALL, SMALM, SNABS, SNACK, SNAFU, SNAGS, SNAIL, SNAKY, SNAPS, SNAWS, SOAKS, SOAPS, SOAPY, SOBAS, SOCAS, SOCIA, SODAS, SOFAS, SOJAS, SOKAH, SOLAH, SOLAN, SOLAS, SOMAN, SOMAS, SOYAS, SPACK, SPACY, SPADO, SPADS, SPAGS, SPAHI, SPAIL, SPAIN, SPALD, SPALL, SPAMS, SPANG, SPANK, SPANS, SPAUL, SPAWL, SPAWN, SPAWS, SPAYD, SPAYS, SPAZA, SPAZZ, SPIAL, SPICA, SPINA, SPLAY, SPYAL, SQUAB, SQUAD, SQUAW, SUBAH, SUBAK, SUBAS, SUBHA, SUDAN, SUGAN, SULFA, SUMAC, SUMMA, SUNNA, SUONA, SWABS, SWACK, SWADS, SWAGS, SWAIL, SWAIN, SWALY, SWAMI, SWAMP, SWAMY, SWANG, SWANK, SWANS, SWAPS, SWAYL, SWAYS, SYLVA, UBACS, UDALS, ULANS, ULNAS, ULVAS, UMMAS, UNAIS, UNAUS, UNSAW, UNSAY, USUAL, VIALS, VIGAS, VINAS, VISAS, VISNA, VIVAS, WHAMS, WHAPS, WISHA, WOADS, WOMAS, YOGAS, YUANS, YUCAS, YUGAS, ZILAS, ZUPAS

    Decision measures before feedback

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

  2. Test CLANS against the 523 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    523 before → 16 after. This feedback leaves 16 candidates.

    All 16 surviving candidates

    ASYLA, GUSLA, MISAL, SHOAL, SHOLA, SIGLA, SILVA, SISAL, SKOAL, SOLAH, SPIAL, SPLAY, SPYAL, SULFA, SYLVA, USUAL

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 13.553. Information: 3.532 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  3. Test SPIAL against the 16 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

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

    All 1 surviving candidates

    SPYAL

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.064. Information: 0.712 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

    SPYAL

    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 → 523 after. This feedback leaves 523 candidates.

    All 523 surviving candidates

    ABACS, ABBAS, ABIUS, ACAIS, ACCAS, ACIDS, ACYLS, ADAWS, ADAYS, ADDAS, ADIOS, ADSUM, AGALS, AGBAS, AGHAS, AGIOS, AGLUS, AGMAS, AGONS, AIDAS, AIDOS, AIGAS, AKKAS, ALANS, ALAPS, ALAYS, ALBAS, ALCOS, ALFAS, ALGAS, ALGOS, ALIAS, ALIFS, ALIMS, ALIOS, ALKOS, ALLIS, ALLUS, ALMAS, ALODS, ALOOS, ALUMS, AMAHS, AMBOS, AMIAS, AMIDS, AMINS, AMLAS, AMMAS, AMMOS, AMOKS, AMYLS, ANGAS, ANILS, ANKHS, ANKUS, ANLAS, ANNAS, ANNUS, ANOAS, ANSAS, APAYS, APHIS, APODS, APOLS, APSIS, APSOS, AQUAS, ASADA, ASANA, ASCON, ASCUS, ASDIC, ASKOI, ASKOS, ASPIC, ASPIS, ASSAI, ASSAM, ASSAY, ASWAY, ASWIM, ASYLA, AULAS, AULOS, AVGAS, AVOWS, AWAYS, AWDLS, AWOLS, AXILS, AXONS, AYAHS, AYINS, AZANS, AZONS, AZYMS, BDAYS, BHAIS, BIMAS, BLABS, BLADS, BLAGS, BLAHS, BLAMS, BLAWS, BLAYS, BOABS, BOAKS, BOBAS, BOLAS, BOMAS, BUBAS, BUDAS, BUNAS, CHADS, CHAIS, CHALS, CHAMS, CHAOS, CHAPS, CHAVS, CHAWS, CHAYS, CHIAS, CLADS, CLAGS, CLAMS, CLANS, CLAPS, CLAWS, CLAYS, COALS, COCAS, CODAS, COLAS, COMAS, CYANS, CYCAS, CYMAS, DBAGS, DHAKS, DHALS, DIALS, DIKAS, DISAS, DIVAS, DIYAS, DOABS, DONAS, DOPAS, DOSAI, DOSAS, DOSHA, DUADS, DUALS, DUANS, DUKAS, DUMAS, DWAMS, DYADS, FLABS, FLAGS, FLAKS, FLAMS, FLANS, FLAPS, FLAWS, FLAYS, FOALS, FOAMS, GIGAS, GILAS, GLADS, GLAMS, GLANS, GLIAS, GNAWS, GOADS, GOAFS, GOALS, GUANS, GUGAS, GULAS, GUNAS, GUSLA, GYALS, GYANS, HIBAS, HOKAS, HOMAS, HOYAS, HUIAS, HULAS, HUMAS, HYLAS, IKANS, IMAMS, INCAS, ISBAS, IXIAS, JIAOS, JUBAS, JUDAS, KCALS, KHADS, KHAFS, KHANS, KINAS, KIPAS, KISAN, KIVAS, KLAPS, KNAGS, KNAPS, KOANS, KOAPS, KOHAS, KOKAS, KOLAS, KUIAS, KULAS, KUNAS, KUYAS, KYAKS, LIMAS, LIPAS, LIWAS, LOADS, LOAFS, LOAMS, LOANS, LOLAS, LOMAS, LUAUS, LUMAS, LUNAS, LYAMS, MGALS, MIAIS, MICAS, MIHAS, MINAS, MISAL, MIYAS, MOAIS, MOALS, MOANS, MOGAS, MOLAS, MONAS, MOWAS, MOXAS, MOYAS, MUSCA, MUSHA, MYALS, MYNAS, NILAS, NIPAS, NIVAS, NOAHS, NOIAS, NOMAS, NONAS, NOVAS, NOXAS, NSIMA, NYAMS, OBIAS, ODAHS, ODALS, OFAYS, OGAMS, OHIAS, OKAYS, OLLAS, OMDAS, OOAAS, OPAHS, OPALS, OSHAC, OSSIA, OUMAS, OUPAS, OUSIA, OVALS, PIAIS, PIANS, PICAS, PIKAS, PIMAS, PINAS, PIPAS, PLAAS, PLANS, PLAPS, PLAVS, PLAYS, POMAS, POSCA, POYAS, PSALM, PSHAW, PSIAS, PSOAI, PSOAS, PUHAS, PUJAS, PUKAS, PULAS, PUMAS, PUNAS, PUPAS, PUYAS, QILAS, QUABS, QUADS, QUAGS, QUAIS, QUAWS, QUAYS, SCABS, SCADS, SCAFF, SCAGS, SCAIL, SCALA, SCALD, SCALL, SCALP, SCALY, SCAMP, SCAMS, SCAND, SCANS, SCAPA, SCAPI, SCAUD, SCAUP, SCAWS, SCHAV, SCHWA, SCOPA, SCUBA, SDAYN, SHACK, SHADS, SHADY, SHAGS, SHAHS, SHAKA, SHAKO, SHAKY, SHALL, SHALM, SHALY, SHAMA, SHAMS, SHAND, SHANK, SHANS, SHAPS, SHAUL, SHAWL, SHAWM, SHAWN, SHAWS, SHAYA, SHAYS, SHIAI, SHIVA, SHOAL, SHOLA, SHUBA, SHWAS, SIALS, SIBIA, SIDAS, SIDHA, SIGLA, SIGMA, SIGNA, SIKAS, SILVA, SIMAS, SIMBA, SISAL, SKAGS, SKAIL, SKALD, SKANK, SKAWS, SKOAL, SKUAS, SLABS, SLACK, SLAGS, SLAID, SLAIN, SLAMS, SLANG, SLANK, SLAPS, SLAWS, SLAYS, SLOAN, SLOKA, SMAAK, SMACK, SMAIK, SMALL, SMALM, SNABS, SNACK, SNAFU, SNAGS, SNAIL, SNAKY, SNAPS, SNAWS, SOAKS, SOAPS, SOAPY, SOBAS, SOCAS, SOCIA, SODAS, SOFAS, SOJAS, SOKAH, SOLAH, SOLAN, SOLAS, SOMAN, SOMAS, SOYAS, SPACK, SPACY, SPADO, SPADS, SPAGS, SPAHI, SPAIL, SPAIN, SPALD, SPALL, SPAMS, SPANG, SPANK, SPANS, SPAUL, SPAWL, SPAWN, SPAWS, SPAYD, SPAYS, SPAZA, SPAZZ, SPIAL, SPICA, SPINA, SPLAY, SPYAL, SQUAB, SQUAD, SQUAW, SUBAH, SUBAK, SUBAS, SUBHA, SUDAN, SUGAN, SULFA, SUMAC, SUMMA, SUNNA, SUONA, SWABS, SWACK, SWADS, SWAGS, SWAIL, SWAIN, SWALY, SWAMI, SWAMP, SWAMY, SWANG, SWANK, SWANS, SWAPS, SWAYL, SWAYS, SYLVA, UBACS, UDALS, ULANS, ULNAS, ULVAS, UMMAS, UNAIS, UNAUS, UNSAW, UNSAY, USUAL, VIALS, VIGAS, VINAS, VISAS, VISNA, VIVAS, WHAMS, WHAPS, WISHA, WOADS, WOMAS, YOGAS, YUANS, YUCAS, YUGAS, ZILAS, ZUPAS

    Decision measures before feedback

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

  2. Test CLANS against the 523 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    523 before → 16 after. This feedback leaves 16 candidates.

    All 16 surviving candidates

    ASYLA, GUSLA, MISAL, SHOAL, SHOLA, SIGLA, SILVA, SISAL, SKOAL, SOLAH, SPIAL, SPLAY, SPYAL, SULFA, SYLVA, USUAL

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 13.553. Information: 3.532 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  3. Test SPIAL against the 16 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

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

    All 1 surviving candidates

    SPYAL

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.064. Information: 0.712 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

    SPYAL

    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
TARSE01010 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)52344
CRANE00100 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)148444
SLATE21100 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)3844
ADIEU10000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)201944
STARE20100 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)14544
AUDIO10000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)251355
RAISE01010 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)51944
ROATE00100 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)140444
SALET21100 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)4944
Normal mode
1 guess: 0 · 2 guesses: 0 · 3 guesses: 0 · 4 guesses: 8 · 5 guesses: 1 · 6 guesses: 0 · Failed in six: 0
Hard Mode
1 guess: 0 · 2 guesses: 0 · 3 guesses: 0 · 4 guesses: 8 · 5 guesses: 1 · 6 guesses: 0 · Failed in six: 0

The nine openers use the same pool and continuation policy. Across both modes: 4–5 guesses among successes; 0 of 18 configurations failed. This is performance on this answer, not an overall opener ranking.

82 openers set up a two-turn opportunity; examples include STYLE, APPLY, SPRAY, PAYER, PALSY, APTLY, PAYED, LAYUP, SYBIL, SCALY. 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.

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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

SPYAL can come back 98 different ways. These are the most likely, and how many of the possible answers give each one:

503 answers
288 answers
158 answers
127 answers
126 answers
99 answers
95 answers
84 answers
65 answers
55 answers
51 answers
49 answers
48 answers
48 answers
38 answers
36 answers
29 answers
25 answers
23 answers
22 answers
22 answers
19 answers
18 answers
17 answers
17 answers
17 answers
16 answers
16 answers
15 answers
15 answers

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1P3Y4A1L1
Total: 10 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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

Try next

TONER TRONE CLINE TRINE RIONE RUOTE

Strategy after playing SPYAL

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

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing SPYAL:

21% chance
Suggested:
TONER
12% chance
Suggested:
TRONE
7% chance
Suggested:
CLINE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

21.0% →
TONER 6.26 bits
12.0% →
TRONE 5.47 bits
6.6% →
CLINE 5.15 bits
5.3% →
TRINE 5.22 bits
5.3% →
RIONE 4.79 bits
4.1% →
RUOTE 5.45 bits
4.0% →
BLATE 4.46 bits
3.5% →
PRONE 5.27 bits
2.7% →
TRONE 4.16 bits
2.3% →
TRACE 4.66 bits

Research on SPYAL

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

Optimal play

Opening with SPYAL, a proven-optimal strategy averages 3.69 guesses and ranks #4,308 of 14,855 legal openers. The best proven opener, TARSE, averages 3.55.

In hard mode it averages 3.81 guesses at best and is rank #1,594 of the 7,453 openers that can still guarantee a solve within six guesses.

Our six-turn simulation says 3.64, 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).