5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

TWAIN

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

As an opener, it rules out about 93.0% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /tweɪn/[tʰw̥eɪn]

Noun

Pair, couple.

Verb

To part in twain; divide; sunder.

Numeral

two

“But the warm twilight round us twain will never rise again.”

Adjective

twofold

Alternative forms: twaine

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 TWAIN performs as a guess

Wordle accepts TWAIN 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 81.3% of games, misses completely in 18.7%, and leaves about 164 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #3,443 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.64 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___N T in the 1st position and N in the 5th position T__I_ T in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _W__N W in the 2nd position and N in the 5th position

Try next

SOLER MARLE SLIER SHOER CRUSE COURE
Words starting with T Words ending with N

First-turn measures

4.80 Entropy (bits)
164 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
93.0% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How TWAIN 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.

3.64 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#3,443 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, TWAIN ranks #3,443 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
64
3 guesses
925
4 guesses
1,157
5 guesses
196
6 guesses
10

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AINT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
81%
Green tile
29%
All gray
19%

Feedback distribution

105 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

441
252
179
155
144
108
94
76
69
59
53
47
45
44
37
31
29
28
27
23
22
21
21
18
14
14
14
13
12
11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing TWAIN:

19% chance
Suggested:
SOLER
11% chance
Suggested:
MARLE
8% chance
Suggested:
SLIER

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

18.7% →
SOLER 5.97 bits
10.7% →
MARLE 5.45 bits
7.6% →
SLIER 5.26 bits
6.6% →
SHOER 5.46 bits
6.1% →
CRUSE 5.05 bits
4.6% →
COURE 5.04 bits
4.0% →
SALET 4.81 bits
3.2% →
GRISE 4.41 bits
2.9% →
HEIST 4.42 bits
2.5% →
DROLE 4.41 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

T1W4A1I1N1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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