5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

UNSEX

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

As an opener, it rules out about 90.6% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈsɛks/

Verb

To deprive of sexual attributes or characteristics.

Verb

To sterilize (deprive of the ability to procreate); to castrate.

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 UNSEX performs as a guess

Wordle accepts UNSEX 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 79.6% of games, misses completely in 20.4%, and leaves about 222 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #12,660 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.83 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___X U in the 1st position and X in the 5th position U__E_ U in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _N__X N in the 2nd position and X in the 5th position

Try next

CAROL TRADE SLART ROANY SOLAR CURLY
Words starting with U Words ending with X

First-turn measures

4.14 Entropy (bits)
222 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
90.6% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 29% of evaluated openers
1.81 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How UNSEX 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.

3.83 Avg guesses
99.8% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#12,660 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, UNSEX ranks #12,660 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
49
3 guesses
641
4 guesses
1,344
5 guesses
291
6 guesses
25
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:
ENSU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
80%
Green tile
20%
All gray
20%

Feedback distribution

70 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

481
350
195
183
177
160
129
83
64
57
52
44
35
30
27
27
21
21
16
16
16
14
12
10
10
9
9
9
8
7

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing UNSEX:

20% chance
Suggested:
CAROL
15% chance
Suggested:
TRADE
8% chance
Suggested:
SLART

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

20.4% →
CAROL 5.99 bits
14.8% →
TRADE 5.54 bits
8.3% →
SLART 5.30 bits
7.8% →
ROANY 4.95 bits
7.5% →
SOLAR 3.98 bits
6.8% →
CURLY 4.75 bits
5.5% →
SLART 4.94 bits
3.5% →
LIANE 4.44 bits
2.7% →
GRATE 4.29 bits
2.4% →
SLART 4.15 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

U1N1S1E1X8
Total: 12 points

Words With Friends

Total: 14 points

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