5 FiveLetterWords
Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess B tier opener

STEAK

Yes, STEAK was the Wordle answer on July 14, 2026 (Wordle #1851).

As an opener, it rules out about 94.0% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /steɪk//stɛːk/

Noun

Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.

Noun

A relatively large, thick slice or slab cut from another animal, a vegetable, etc.

Verb

To cook (something, especially fish) like or as a steak.

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

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

Past Wordle answer

Used once

Past Wordle answer: July 14, 2026 (#1851).

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

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How STEAK performs as a guess

STEAK is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,359 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 86.8% of games, misses completely in 13.2%, and leaves about 143 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #5,250 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.67 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___K S in the 1st position and K in the 5th position S__A_ S in the 1st position and A in the 4th position _T__K T in the 2nd position and K in the 5th position

Try next

RIONE COULD CAIRN GLARE TROUT TRIED
Words starting with S Words ending with K

First-turn measures

4.94 Entropy (bits)
143 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
94.0% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How STEAK 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.

3.67 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#5,250 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, STEAK ranks #5,250 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
62
3 guesses
861
4 guesses
1,222
5 guesses
191
6 guesses
15

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AEST

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
87%
Green tile
29%
All gray
13%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S P L A T
A D M I N
S T E A K

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches STEAK in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

98 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

324
312
204
151
145
102
94
65
52
51
50
45
42
42
41
37
30
28
24
24
23
22
21
20
19
19
18
17
16
15

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing STEAK:

14% chance
Suggested:
RIONE
13% chance
Suggested:
COULD
9% chance
Suggested:
CAIRN

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

13.7% →
RIONE 5.28 bits
13.2% →
COULD 5.52 bits
8.6% →
CAIRN 5.14 bits
6.4% →
GLARE 4.81 bits
6.1% →
TROUT 5.11 bits
4.3% →
TRIED 4.59 bits
4.0% →
TAROT 4.37 bits
2.8% →
SPOIL 4.10 bits
2.2% →
CORAL 4.32 bits
2.2% →
CARLE 4.37 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1T1E1A1K5
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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