5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

TWERK

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

As an opener, it rules out about 91.4% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /twɜɹk/[tʰw̥ɝk]/twɜːk/

Noun

Synonym of twerking (“a sexually-provocative dance, involving the performer thrusting their hips back from a low squatting stance while shaking their buttocks”).

Verb

To dance in a sexually-provocative way using hip thrusts in a low squatting stance while shaking the buttocks; to take part in twerking.

Noun

An abrupt call, such as that made by the California quail.

Verb

To twitch or jerk.

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 TWERK performs as a guess

Wordle accepts TWERK 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 80.8% of games, misses completely in 19.2%, and leaves about 203 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #9,286 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.75 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

T___K T in the 1st position and K in the 5th position T__R_ T in the 1st position and R in the 4th position _W__K W in the 2nd position and K in the 5th position

Try next

SALON LIANE AINEE SAINT CAROL SAULT
Words starting with T Words ending with K

First-turn measures

4.43 Entropy (bits)
203 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.4% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How TWERK 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.

3.75 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#9,286 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, TWERK ranks #9,286 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
59
3 guesses
792
4 guesses
1,205
5 guesses
284
6 guesses
14

Composition

5/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
ERT

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
81%
Green tile
23%
All gray
19%

Feedback distribution

88 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

452
324
229
210
187
115
53
52
51
51
43
37
36
32
31
30
29
28
27
22
22
22
19
19
18
18
12
11
9
8

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing TWERK:

19% chance
Suggested:
SALON
14% chance
Suggested:
LIANE
10% chance
Suggested:
AINEE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

19.2% →
SALON 5.76 bits
13.7% →
LIANE 5.29 bits
9.7% →
AINEE 4.44 bits
8.9% →
SAINT 5.39 bits
7.9% →
CAROL 5.13 bits
4.9% →
SAULT 4.80 bits
2.2% →
SAINT 4.41 bits
2.2% →
COALY 4.77 bits
2.2% →
CAULK 4.34 bits
2.2% →
SLANE 4.49 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

T1W4E1R1K5
Total: 12 points

Words With Friends

Total: 12 points

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