5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

UKASE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 94.1% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /juːˈkeɪz//ˈjuːkeɪs/

Noun

An authoritative proclamation; an edict, especially decreed by a Russian czar or later ruler.

Noun

Any absolutist order or arrogant proclamation

Alternative forms: ukaz, Ukaz

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 UKASE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts UKASE 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 87.5% of games, misses completely in 12.5%, and leaves about 138 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #9,028 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.74 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.

U___E U in the 1st position and E in the 5th position _K__E K in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

DIRTY TENOR CAROL TRULY ALTER NOIRE
Words starting with U Words ending with E

First-turn measures

4.87 Entropy (bits)
138 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
94.1% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How UKASE 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.

3.74 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#9,028 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, UKASE ranks #9,028 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
51
3 guesses
781
4 guesses
1,267
5 guesses
231
6 guesses
21

Composition

5/5 unique
3 vowels
Common:
AESU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
88%
Green tile
33%
All gray
12%

Feedback distribution

81 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

296
284
250
153
126
121
79
75
62
55
47
46
46
46
40
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing UKASE:

13% chance
Suggested:
DIRTY
12% chance
Suggested:
TENOR
11% chance
Suggested:
CAROL

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

12.5% →
DIRTY 5.47 bits
12.0% →
TENOR 5.12 bits
10.6% →
CAROL 5.24 bits
6.5% →
TRULY 4.69 bits
5.3% →
ALTER 4.70 bits
5.1% →
NOIRE 4.34 bits
3.3% →
SPILT 4.77 bits
3.2% →
TRAIN 4.31 bits
2.6% →
STEER 4.43 bits
2.3% →
SNOUT 4.13 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

U1K5A1S1E1
Total: 9 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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