5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

STEDE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.0% 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 STEDE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts STEDE 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 78.6% of games, misses completely in 21.4%, and leaves about 189 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #6,884 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.70 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___E S in the 1st position and E in the 5th position S__D_ S in the 1st position and D in the 4th position _T__E T in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

CAROL TAROT RENAL RAILE CLARY DRAIN
Words starting with S Words ending with E

First-turn measures

4.63 Entropy (bits)
189 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.0% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 61% of evaluated openers
1.32 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How STEDE 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.

3.70 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.68 Volatility
#6,884 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, STEDE ranks #6,884 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
55
3 guesses
834
4 guesses
1,234
5 guesses
219
6 guesses
10
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

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
EST

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
38%
All gray
21%

Feedback distribution

93 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

504
236
214
150
134
117
92
84
60
45
45
43
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing STEDE:

21% chance
Suggested:
CAROL
10% chance
Suggested:
TAROT
9% chance
Suggested:
RENAL

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

21.4% →
CAROL 6.06 bits
10.0% →
TAROT 5.33 bits
9.1% →
RENAL 5.24 bits
6.4% →
RAILE 4.43 bits
5.7% →
CLARY 4.74 bits
5.0% →
DRAIN 5.15 bits
3.9% →
BRASS 4.73 bits
3.6% →
LATER 4.57 bits
2.5% →
DINER 4.75 bits
1.9% →
URITE 4.00 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

S1T1E1D2E1
Total: 6 points

Words With Friends

Total: 6 points

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