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

TACKY

Yes, TACKY was the Wordle answer on November 15, 2024 (Wordle #1245).

As an opener, it rules out about 90.7% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈtæki/

Adjective

Of a substance, slightly sticky.

“This paint isn't dry yet; it's still a bit tacky.”

Adjective

Of low quality.

“That market stall sells all sorts of tacky ornaments.”

Noun

Alternative form of tackey.

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: November 15, 2024 (#1245).

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

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How TACKY performs as a guess

TACKY 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 76.8% of games, misses completely in 23.2%, and leaves about 220 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #6,445 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.69 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

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Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

T___Y T in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position T__K_ T in the 1st position and K in the 4th position _A__Y A in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Try next

RIONE GLARE SHIER SOLDE NOIRE SILER
Words starting with T Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

4.36 Entropy (bits)
220 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
90.7% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How TACKY 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.

3.69 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.67 Volatility
#6,445 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, TACKY ranks #6,445 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
43
3 guesses
853
4 guesses
1,247
5 guesses
201
6 guesses
9

Composition

5/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
AT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
77%
Green tile
33%
All gray
23%

Example solver route

R O A T E
C L I N T
H U M P H
T A C K Y

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches TACKY in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

81 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

547
270
233
160
141
112
106
71
61
45
41
40
36
35
32
32
27
25
24
24
20
19
17
17
12
12
12
12
12
11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing TACKY:

23% chance
Suggested:
RIONE
11% chance
Suggested:
GLARE
10% chance
Suggested:
SHIER

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

23.2% →
RIONE 6.06 bits
11.4% →
GLARE 5.43 bits
9.9% →
SHIER 5.54 bits
6.8% →
SOLDE 4.62 bits
6.0% →
NOIRE 5.34 bits
4.7% →
SILER 4.93 bits
4.5% →
LEAST 4.99 bits
3.0% →
SHOER 5.00 bits
2.6% →
SHARE 4.81 bits
1.9% →
SIDLE 3.72 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

T1A1C3K5Y4
Total: 14 points

Words With Friends

Total: 14 points

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