Accepted guess Not a possible answer A tier opener

URSAE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 96.5% of possible answers.

Meaning and pronunciation

We do not have a sourced definition for this word yet.

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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 URSAE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts URSAE 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 91.1% of games, misses completely in 8.9%, and leaves about 83 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #4,152 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.66 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.

First-turn measures

5.48 Entropy (bits)
83 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
96.5% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How URSAE 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.

3.66 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#4,152 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, URSAE ranks #4,152 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
80
3 guesses
901
4 guesses
1,136
5 guesses
221
6 guesses
15

Composition

5/5 unique
3 vowels
Common:
AERSU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
91%
Green tile
37%
All gray
9%

Feedback distribution

107 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

209
174
158
120
118
90
81
77
72
69
61
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57
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing URSAE:

9% chance
Suggested:
HOTLY
7% chance
Suggested:
TALON
7% chance
Suggested:
INLET

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

8.9%
HOTLY 5.18 bits
7.4%
TALON 5.00 bits
6.7%
INLET 5.02 bits
5.1%
RIVET 4.09 bits
5.0%
MULCH 4.73 bits
3.8%
SPILT 4.90 bits
3.4%
SHALT 4.68 bits
3.3%
CAROL 4.25 bits
3.1%
CLINE 4.22 bits
2.9%
ALANE 3.71 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

U1R1S1A1E1
Total: 5 points

Words With Friends

Total: 6 points

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