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Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess B tier opener

THORN

Yes, THORN was the Wordle answer on February 22, 2022 (Wordle #248).

As an opener, it rules out about 93.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /θɔːn//θoɹn/[θo̞ɹn]

Noun

A modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.

Noun

Any thorn-like structure on plants, such as the spine and the prickle.

Verb

To pierce with, or as if with, a thorn (sharp pointed object).

Alternative forms: þorn

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

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

Past Wordle answer

Used once

Past Wordle answer: February 22, 2022 (#248).

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

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How THORN performs as a guess

THORN is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,358 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 82.8% of games, misses completely in 17.2%, and leaves about 147 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #519 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.58 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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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___N T in the 1st position and N in the 5th position T__R_ T in the 1st position and R in the 4th position _H__N H in the 2nd position and N in the 5th position

Try next

AISLE LAIDE SLATE LIANE MAILE SORER
Words starting with T Words ending with N

First-turn measures

5.05 Entropy (bits)
147 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
93.8% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 86% of evaluated openers
0.90 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How THORN 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.

3.58 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#519 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, THORN ranks #519 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
70
3 guesses
1,033
4 guesses
1,065
5 guesses
170
6 guesses
14
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
1 vowels
Common:
NORT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
83%
Green tile
29%
All gray
17%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S N O U T
T H O R N

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches THORN in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

115 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

406
272
171
154
106
79
64
62
53
50
50
49
46
45
45
40
38
35
35
31
28
26
21
21
18
17
16
16
15
12

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing THORN:

17% chance
Suggested:
AISLE
12% chance
Suggested:
LAIDE
7% chance
Suggested:
SLATE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

17.2% →
AISLE 6.19 bits
11.5% →
LAIDE 5.24 bits
7.3% →
SLATE 5.68 bits
6.5% →
LIANE 5.23 bits
4.5% →
MAILE 4.85 bits
3.4% →
SORER 4.34 bits
2.7% →
SLADE 4.54 bits
2.6% →
CARET 4.58 bits
2.2% →
SALUE 4.86 bits
2.1% →
SEAMY 4.59 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

T1H4O1R1N1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 8 points

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