5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

THOLE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 95.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /θəʊl//θoʊl/

Verb

To endure, to put up with, to tolerate.

Noun

A pin in the side of a boat which acts as a fulcrum for the oars.

Noun

A pin, or handle, of the snath (shaft) of a scythe.

Verb

To suffer.

Alternative forms: thowel, thowl

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 THOLE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts THOLE 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 88.8% of games, misses completely in 11.2%, and leaves about 100 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #1,827 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.62 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__L_ T in the 1st position and L in the 4th position _H__E H in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

CAIRN AIDER ARISE RAINY SLAIN SAINT
Words starting with T Words ending with E

First-turn measures

5.35 Entropy (bits)
100 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
95.8% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 96% of evaluated openers
0.60 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How THOLE 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.

3.62 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#1,827 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, THOLE ranks #1,827 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
82
3 guesses
950
4 guesses
1,128
5 guesses
178
6 guesses
16
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:
ELOT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
89%
Green tile
39%
All gray
11%

Feedback distribution

115 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

265
206
162
128
125
115
93
89
68
54
52
51
45
43
43
37
36
36
34
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18

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing THOLE:

11% chance
Suggested:
CAIRN
9% chance
Suggested:
AIDER
7% chance
Suggested:
ARISE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

11.2% →
CAIRN 5.70 bits
8.7% →
AIDER 5.10 bits
6.9% →
ARISE 4.62 bits
5.4% →
RAINY 5.16 bits
5.3% →
SLAIN 5.02 bits
4.9% →
SAINT 5.43 bits
3.9% →
RENAL 4.67 bits
3.8% →
RESET 4.76 bits
2.9% →
SCORN 4.10 bits
2.3% →
SAURY 4.19 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

T1H4O1L1E1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 8 points

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