5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer S tier opener

TARSE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 97.1% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /tɑːɹs/

Noun

The tarsus (seven bones in the ankle).

Noun

A male falcon.

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.

Why this solver ranks TARSE highly

This solver ranks TARSE highly because it separates the possible answers well, even though it is not itself a possible answer.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 90.1% of games, misses completely in 9.9%, and leaves about 68 possible answers on average.

In the current bounded six-turn policy, it ranks #9 of 182 evaluated openers; exact misses rank first, then average guesses among wins.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #19 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.53 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.

T___E T in the 1st position and E in the 5th position T__S_ T in the 1st position and S in the 4th position _A__E A in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

COULD OLDEN OLDER PLAIN GRIND GUILE
Words starting with T Words ending with E

First-turn measures

5.95 Entropy (bits)
68 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
97.1% Avg ruled out
Highest measured first-turn entropy
Within 0.1 bits of the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How TARSE 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.

3.53 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#19 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, TARSE ranks #19 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
104
3 guesses
1,042
4 guesses
1,064
5 guesses
128
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
2 vowels
Common:
AERST

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
90%
Green tile
42%
All gray
10%

Feedback distribution

147 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

234
118
115
100
94
88
85
80
71
67
47
47
42
41
40
35
34
32
29
29
27
27
27
24
24
24
23
22
22
22

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing TARSE:

10% chance
Suggested:
COULD
5% chance
Suggested:
OLDEN
5% chance
Suggested:
OLDER

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

9.9% →
COULD 5.50 bits
5.0% →
OLDEN 5.06 bits
4.9% →
OLDER 3.91 bits
4.2% →
PLAIN 4.86 bits
4.0% →
GRIND 4.70 bits
3.7% →
GUILE 4.45 bits
3.6% →
SLINK 4.74 bits
3.4% →
COUNT 4.72 bits
3.0% →
DRAIN 4.33 bits
2.8% →
CANDY 4.08 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

T1A1R1S1E1
Total: 5 points

Words With Friends

Total: 5 points

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