5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

TIKKA

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

As an opener, it rules out about 87.5% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /tɪk.ə//tiː.kə/

Noun

A marinade made from various aromatic spices usually with a yoghurt base; often used in Indian cuisine prior to grilling in a tandoor.

Noun

Alternative form of tilak (“Hindu caste mark on forehead”).

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 TIKKA performs as a guess

Wordle accepts TIKKA 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 75.0% of games, misses completely in 25.0%, and leaves about 295 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #13,261 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.86 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___A T in the 1st position and A in the 5th position T__K_ T in the 1st position and K in the 4th position _I__A I in the 2nd position and A in the 5th position

Try next

SOLER CARLE CRINE SOREL SCALE SONDE
Words starting with T Words ending with A

First-turn measures

3.77 Entropy (bits)
295 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
87.5% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 14% of evaluated openers
2.18 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How TIKKA 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.

3.86 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#13,261 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, TIKKA ranks #13,261 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
35
3 guesses
653
4 guesses
1,302
5 guesses
341
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:
AIT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
75%
Green tile
19%
All gray
25%

Feedback distribution

56 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

589
451
198
189
167
122
83
78
56
43
41
37
37
36
28
25
23
21
15
10
10
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
3

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing TIKKA:

25% chance
Suggested:
SOLER
19% chance
Suggested:
CARLE
8% chance
Suggested:
CRINE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

25.0% →
SOLER 5.95 bits
19.1% →
CARLE 5.51 bits
8.4% →
CRINE 5.29 bits
8.0% →
SOREL 5.54 bits
7.1% →
SCALE 4.98 bits
5.2% →
SONDE 4.58 bits
3.5% →
DRAIN 4.45 bits
3.3% →
SLIER 4.52 bits
2.4% →
SHOER 4.91 bits
1.8% →
MIRTH 3.35 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

T1I1K5K5A1
Total: 13 points

Words With Friends

Total: 13 points

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