5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

TULSI

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

As an opener, it rules out about 93.4% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈtʊlsiː//ˈtʊlsi//ˈt̪ʊl(ə)si/

Noun

Holy basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum.

Alternative forms: tulasi, thulasi

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 TULSI performs as a guess

Wordle accepts TULSI 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 80.9% of games, misses completely in 19.1%, and leaves about 156 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #1,135 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.60 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___I T in the 1st position and I in the 5th position T__S_ T in the 1st position and S in the 4th position _U__I U in the 2nd position and I in the 5th position

Try next

CARNE CRANE HEART CARPE ROATE PHARE
Words starting with T Words ending with I

First-turn measures

4.87 Entropy (bits)
156 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
93.4% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How TULSI 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.

3.60 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.68 Volatility
#1,135 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, TULSI ranks #1,135 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
56
3 guesses
1,016
4 guesses
1,100
5 guesses
170
6 guesses
11

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
ILSTU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
81%
Green tile
25%
All gray
19%

Feedback distribution

94 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

450
215
199
120
118
84
76
72
67
66
61
55
52
46
43
39
38
34
34
29
27
22
20
20
19
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16

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing TULSI:

19% chance
Suggested:
CARNE
9% chance
Suggested:
CRANE
8% chance
Suggested:
CRANE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

19.1% →
CARNE 6.17 bits
9.1% →
CRANE 5.59 bits
8.4% →
CRANE 5.25 bits
5.1% →
HEART 5.48 bits
5.0% →
CARPE 5.32 bits
3.6% →
CRANE 4.50 bits
3.2% →
ROATE 4.03 bits
3.1% →
PHARE 4.72 bits
2.8% →
MORNE 4.14 bits
2.8% →
GRONE 5.00 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

T1U1L1S1I1
Total: 5 points

Words With Friends

Total: 7 points

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