5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

TEWEL

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

As an opener, it rules out about 91.2% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈtjuːəl/

Noun

A vent or chimney or pipe, especially one leading into a furnace or bellows.

Noun

The anus, rectum or posterior.

Alternative forms: tuel

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 TEWEL performs as a guess

Wordle accepts TEWEL 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 77.8% of games, misses completely in 22.2%, and leaves about 208 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #9,138 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.74 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___L T in the 1st position and L in the 5th position T__E_ T in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _E__L E in the 2nd position and L in the 5th position

Try next

SONAR ARISE ROAST SAUCY RAINY SABLE
Words starting with T Words ending with L

First-turn measures

4.49 Entropy (bits)
208 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.2% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 51% of evaluated openers
1.46 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How TEWEL 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.

3.74 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#9,138 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, TEWEL ranks #9,138 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
48
3 guesses
824
4 guesses
1,186
5 guesses
273
6 guesses
21
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:
ELT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
78%
Green tile
32%
All gray
22%

Feedback distribution

88 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

523
245
237
217
113
86
75
71
67
63
56
47
38
33
29
29
24
24
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21
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11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing TEWEL:

22% chance
Suggested:
SONAR
10% chance
Suggested:
ARISE
10% chance
Suggested:
ROAST

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

22.2% →
SONAR 5.72 bits
10.4% →
ARISE 5.23 bits
10.1% →
ROAST 5.29 bits
9.2% →
SAUCY 4.94 bits
4.8% →
RAINY 4.42 bits
3.6% →
SABLE 4.41 bits
3.2% →
SCARE 4.72 bits
3.0% →
SONAR 4.60 bits
2.8% →
ROANY 4.42 bits
2.7% →
SONAR 4.61 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

T1E1W4E1L1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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