5 FiveLetterWords
Possible answer Not used yet B tier opener

TORUS

TORUS is on the solver's possible-answer list but has not appeared as a Wordle answer yet.

As an opener, it rules out about 94.3% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈtɔː.ɹəs//toʊ̯ɹəs//ˈtɔ.ɹəs/

Noun

The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a circle, about a line which lies in the same plane but does not intersect it (e.g. like a ring doughnut).

“A 4-variable Karnaugh map can be thought of, topologically, as being a torus.”

Noun

A large convex molding, typically semicircular in cross section, which commonly projects at the base of a column and above the plinth.

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

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 TORUS performs as a guess

TORUS 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 83.8% of games, misses completely in 16.2%, and leaves about 135 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #823 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.59 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___S T in the 1st position and S in the 5th position T__U_ T in the 1st position and U in the 4th position _O__S O in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position

Try next

LIANE LAIDE PLANE LATHE PLACE ALINE
Words starting with T Words ending with S

First-turn measures

5.08 Entropy (bits)
135 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
94.3% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 87% of evaluated openers
0.86 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How TORUS 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.

3.59 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#823 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, TORUS ranks #823 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
68
3 guesses
1,016
4 guesses
1,082
5 guesses
172
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
2 vowels
Common:
ORSTU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
84%
Green tile
27%
All gray
16%

Example solver route

R O A T E
T O R S O
T O R U S

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches TORUS in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

117 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

382
243
157
125
107
106
92
90
89
53
49
49
46
45
43
40
35
35
32
30
20
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15

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing TORUS:

16% chance
Suggested:
LIANE
10% chance
Suggested:
LAIDE
7% chance
Suggested:
PLANE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

16.2% →
LIANE 6.14 bits
10.3% →
LAIDE 5.23 bits
6.7% →
PLANE 5.58 bits
5.3% →
LATHE 5.20 bits
4.5% →
PLACE 4.77 bits
4.5% →
ALINE 5.43 bits
3.9% →
CLADE 4.47 bits
3.8% →
LEANT 4.82 bits
3.8% →
DAINE 4.38 bits
2.2% →
SHALY 4.03 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

T1O1R1U1S1
Total: 5 points

Words With Friends

Total: 6 points

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