5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

TELIC

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

As an opener, it rules out about 95.2% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈtiːlɪk/

Adjective

Tending or directed towards a goal or specific end.

Adjective

That expresses an end or purpose.

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.

How TELIC performs as a guess

Wordle accepts TELIC 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 87.5% of games, misses completely in 12.5%, and leaves about 113 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #1,062 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.60 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.

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Useful pattern pages

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

T___C T in the 1st position and C in the 5th position T__I_ T in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _E__C E in the 2nd position and C in the 5th position

Try next

ARSON SONAR SNORT COACH SNARY ALOSE
Words starting with T Words ending with C

First-turn measures

5.17 Entropy (bits)
113 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
95.2% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How TELIC 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.

3.60 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#1,062 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, TELIC ranks #1,062 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
74
3 guesses
986
4 guesses
1,111
5 guesses
168
6 guesses
13

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
EILT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
88%
Green tile
25%
All gray
12%

Feedback distribution

103 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

295
257
125
124
103
102
100
98
84
76
63
63
43
43
39
37
35
32
32
32
31
29
29
28
28
24
22
21
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19

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing TELIC:

13% chance
Suggested:
ARSON
11% chance
Suggested:
SONAR
5% chance
Suggested:
SNORT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

12.5% →
ARSON 5.73 bits
10.9% →
SONAR 5.53 bits
5.3% →
SNORT 5.28 bits
5.3% →
SONAR 5.02 bits
4.4% →
COACH 5.12 bits
4.3% →
SNARY 4.90 bits
4.2% →
ALOSE 4.31 bits
4.2% →
SNIDE 4.77 bits
3.6% →
SAREE 5.01 bits
3.2% →
SNARY 4.55 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

T1E1L1I1C3
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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