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TATTS

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

Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

plural of tatt

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

Use TATTS in a puzzle

As an opener, it rules out about 85.5% 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 TATTS performs as a guess

Wordle accepts TATTS 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 68.3% of games, misses completely in 31.7%, and leaves about 346 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete opener benchmark, it ranks #13,666 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.88 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.

T___S T in the 1st position and S in the 5th position T__T_ T in the 1st position and T in the 4th position _A__S A in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position TA_TS T in the 1st position, A in the 2nd position, T in the 4th position, and S in the 5th position

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

First-turn measures

All four describe TATTS 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.

3.71 Entropy (bits)
346 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
85.5% Avg ruled out

As an opening guess: previous benchmark

How TATTS 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.

3.88 Avg guesses
99.92% Solved within six
0.73 Spread of game lengths
#13,666 Rank among openers
Opening with TATTS left 2 of the snapshot's answers unsolved after six guesses. A spread of 0.73 means those games clustered within about 0.73 of a guess of the 3.88 average. It ranks #13,666 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
28
3 guesses
662
4 guesses
1,268
5 guesses
359
6 guesses
35

Composition

3/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
AST

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
68%
Green tile
27%
All gray
32%

When TATTS is useful later

TATTS tied for the smallest expected survivor count in 1 of 54 sampled positions where it was legal. This designed sample is not a measure of how often real players should use it.

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, TATTS 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 TATTS

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 → 44 after. This feedback leaves 44 candidates.

    All 44 surviving candidates

    TAALS, TABIS, TABLS, TABOS, TABUS, TACHS, TACKS, TACOS, TACTS, TAHAS, TAIGS, TAILS, TAINS, TAITS, TAKAS, TAKIS, TALAS, TALCS, TALKS, TALLS, TALUS, TAMAS, TAMIS, TAMPS, TANAS, TANGS, TANHS, TANKS, TAPAS, TAPIS, TAPUS, TASCA, TASKS, TASTO, TASTY, TATHS, TATTS, TATUS, TAUTS, TAVAS, TAWAS, TAWTS, TAXIS, TAXUS

    Decision measures before feedback

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

  2. Test TALUS against the 44 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    44 before → 28 after. This feedback leaves 28 candidates.

    All 28 surviving candidates

    TABIS, TABOS, TACHS, TACKS, TACOS, TACTS, TAHAS, TAIGS, TAINS, TAITS, TAKAS, TAKIS, TAMAS, TAMIS, TAMPS, TANAS, TANGS, TANHS, TANKS, TAPAS, TAPIS, TASKS, TATHS, TATTS, TAVAS, TAWAS, TAWTS, TAXIS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 4.006. Information: 0.986 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  3. Test TAKIS against the 28 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

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

    All 16 surviving candidates

    TABOS, TACHS, TACOS, TACTS, TAHAS, TAMAS, TAMPS, TANAS, TANGS, TANHS, TAPAS, TATHS, TATTS, TAVAS, TAWAS, TAWTS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 10.429. Information: 1.896 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  4. Test TAHAS against the 16 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    16 before → 7 after. This feedback leaves 7 candidates.

    All 7 surviving candidates

    TABOS, TACOS, TACTS, TAMPS, TANGS, TATTS, TAWTS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 5.25. Information: 1.749 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  5. Test CONES against the 7 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    7 before → 3 after. This feedback leaves 3 candidates.

    All 3 surviving candidates

    TAMPS, TATTS, TAWTS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.857. Information: 2.128 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  6. Test TAMPS against the 3 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    3 before → 2 after. This feedback leaves 2 candidates.

    All 2 surviving candidates

    TATTS, TAWTS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.667. Information: 0.918 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

This policy did not solve within six guesses.

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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 → 44 after. This feedback leaves 44 candidates.

    All 44 surviving candidates

    TAALS, TABIS, TABLS, TABOS, TABUS, TACHS, TACKS, TACOS, TACTS, TAHAS, TAIGS, TAILS, TAINS, TAITS, TAKAS, TAKIS, TALAS, TALCS, TALKS, TALLS, TALUS, TAMAS, TAMIS, TAMPS, TANAS, TANGS, TANHS, TANKS, TAPAS, TAPIS, TAPUS, TASCA, TASKS, TASTO, TASTY, TATHS, TATTS, TATUS, TAUTS, TAVAS, TAWAS, TAWTS, TAXIS, TAXUS

    Decision measures before feedback

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

  2. Test TALUS against the 44 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    44 before → 28 after. This feedback leaves 28 candidates.

    All 28 surviving candidates

    TABIS, TABOS, TACHS, TACKS, TACOS, TACTS, TAHAS, TAIGS, TAINS, TAITS, TAKAS, TAKIS, TAMAS, TAMIS, TAMPS, TANAS, TANGS, TANHS, TANKS, TAPAS, TAPIS, TASKS, TATHS, TATTS, TAVAS, TAWAS, TAWTS, TAXIS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 4.006. Information: 0.986 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  3. Test TAKIS against the 28 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

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

    All 16 surviving candidates

    TABOS, TACHS, TACOS, TACTS, TAHAS, TAMAS, TAMPS, TANAS, TANGS, TANHS, TAPAS, TATHS, TATTS, TAVAS, TAWAS, TAWTS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 10.429. Information: 1.896 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  4. Test TAHAS against the 16 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    16 before → 7 after. This feedback leaves 7 candidates.

    All 7 surviving candidates

    TABOS, TACOS, TACTS, TAMPS, TANGS, TATTS, TAWTS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 5.25. Information: 1.749 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  5. Test TACTS against the 7 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    7 before → 2 after. This feedback leaves 2 candidates.

    All 2 surviving candidates

    TATTS, TAWTS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 2.143. Information: 1.842 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

  6. Test TATTS against the 2 candidates consistent with the earlier rows.

    2 before → 1 after. The answer is submitted and solved.

    All 1 surviving candidates

    TATTS

    Decision measures before feedback

    Expected remaining candidates: 1.0. Information: 1.0 bits. These measures describe the decision before its realised feedback.

Solved in 6 guesses. Uniquely identified on turn 6.

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How the fixed opener panel performs on this answer

OpenerFirst feedbackSurvivorsNormalHard Mode
TARSE22010 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)44Not solved in six6
CRANE00100 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)148444
SLATE10120 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)836Not solved in six
ADIEU10000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)201954
STARE11100 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)18944
AUDIO10000 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)251344
RAISE02010 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)4946Not solved in six
ROATE00120 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)14445
SALET12001 (0 grey, 1 yellow, 2 green)1406Not solved in six
Normal mode
1 guess: 0 · 2 guesses: 0 · 3 guesses: 0 · 4 guesses: 4 · 5 guesses: 1 · 6 guesses: 3 · Failed in six: 1
Hard Mode
1 guess: 0 · 2 guesses: 0 · 3 guesses: 0 · 4 guesses: 4 · 5 guesses: 1 · 6 guesses: 1 · Failed in six: 3

The nine openers use the same pool and continuation policy. Across both modes: 4–6 guesses among successes; 4 of 18 configurations failed. This is performance on this answer, not an overall opener ranking.

5 openers set up a two-turn opportunity; examples include STOTT, TATTY, TOTTY, TUTTY. 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.

Why this answer can be difficult

The answer contains 3 copies of T. Feedback allocates exact matches before misplaced copies; a grey duplicate does not erase another coloured copy.

The worked board still allows 7 different answers at one later decision: TABOS, TACOS, TACTS, TAMPS, TANGS, TATTS, TAWTS. These are mechanical alternatives, not a judgement of vocabulary difficulty.

Vocabulary evidence and voluntary player results are reported separately from these solver observations.

Closest competing answers in this board

These words all fit the earlier feedback, rather than merely sharing similar spelling: TABOS, TACOS, TACTS, TAMPS, TANGS, TATTS, TAWTS.

A lesson from this route

Before CONES, 7 words still fit. Its feedback left 3; check the full survivor list before choosing the next answer.

Try another opener or a different move

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

TATTS can come back 55 different ways. These are the most likely, and how many of the possible answers give each one:

757 answers
332 answers
250 answers
180 answers
106 answers
97 answers
93 answers
70 answers
51 answers
51 answers
43 answers
43 answers
42 answers
25 answers
24 answers
22 answers
20 answers
19 answers
17 answers
17 answers
13 answers
11 answers
11 answers
9 answers
7 answers
7 answers
6 answers
6 answers
5 answers
5 answers

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

T1A1T1T1S1
Total: 5 points

Words With Friends

Total: 5 points

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

Try next

RIONE LEARN POIRE MORNE CHARE GOIER

Strategy after playing TATTS

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

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing TATTS:

32% chance
Suggested:
RIONE
14% chance
Suggested:
LEARN
10% chance
Suggested:
POIRE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

31.7% →
RIONE 5.99 bits
13.9% →
LEARN 5.42 bits
10.5% →
POIRE 5.38 bits
7.5% →
MORNE 4.70 bits
4.4% →
CHARE 4.64 bits
4.1% →
GOIER 5.03 bits
3.9% →
ROUET 4.56 bits
2.9% →
URINE 5.05 bits
2.1% →
NOIRE 4.46 bits
2.1% →
BLARE 4.39 bits

Research on TATTS

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

Optimal play

Opening with TATTS, a proven-optimal strategy averages 3.90 guesses and ranks #13,851 of 14,855 legal openers. The best proven opener, TARSE, averages 3.55.

No guaranteed hard-mode solve In hard mode, no strategy that opens with TATTS can guarantee a solve within six guesses.

Our six-turn simulation says 3.88, at or below the proven-optimal 3.90, 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.

Familiarity and learning

Frequency
TATTS sits in the advanced band of the wordfreq scale, appearing less than once per million words in the source corpus. Corpus frequency does not measure every reader’s familiarity.

Sources: Optimal-play values: Alex Selby's exhaustive Wordle analysis (MIT); Word frequency: wordfreq (data CC BY-SA 4.0).