5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

VERTU

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

As an opener, it rules out about 93.1% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /vəˈtuː//vɚˈtu/

Noun

Especially with reference to the writings of Machiavelli (1469–1527): the requisite qualities for political or military success; vitality, determination; power.

Noun

Moral worth; virtue, virtuousness.

Alternative forms: vertù, virtu

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 VERTU performs as a guess

Wordle accepts VERTU 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 83.0% of games, misses completely in 17.0%, and leaves about 162 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #7,868 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.72 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.

V__T_ V in the 1st position and T in the 4th position _E__U E in the 2nd position and U in the 5th position

Try next

SALON SLANE DRAIN SAICE SONLY HOIST
Words starting with V Words ending with U

First-turn measures

4.65 Entropy (bits)
162 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
93.1% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 62% of evaluated openers
1.30 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How VERTU 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.

3.72 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#7,868 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, VERTU ranks #7,868 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
51
3 guesses
827
4 guesses
1,226
5 guesses
232
6 guesses
17
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:
ERTU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
83%
Green tile
22%
All gray
17%

Feedback distribution

82 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

400
258
183
183
157
154
88
83
61
57
53
46
44
44
41
38
30
30
25
24
24
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19
17
15
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14
13

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing VERTU:

17% chance
Suggested:
SALON
11% chance
Suggested:
SLANE
8% chance
Suggested:
DRAIN

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

17.0% →
SALON 5.92 bits
10.9% →
SLANE 5.49 bits
7.8% →
DRAIN 5.21 bits
7.8% →
SAICE 4.58 bits
6.7% →
SONLY 4.77 bits
6.5% →
HOIST 5.19 bits
3.7% →
SHALT 4.94 bits
3.5% →
LIANE 4.50 bits
2.6% →
COAST 4.60 bits
2.4% →
COUNT 4.21 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

V4E1R1T1U1
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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