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VODKA

Yes, VODKA was the Wordle answer on November 18, 2021 (Wordle #152).

As an opener, it rules out about 86.5% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈvɒdkə//ˈvɑdkə/

Noun

A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.

Noun

A serving of the above beverage.

Alternative forms: vodki, vodky

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

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

Past Wordle answer

Used once

Past Wordle answer: November 18, 2021 (#152).

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

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How VODKA performs as a guess

VODKA is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,359 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 73.7% of games, misses completely in 26.3%, and leaves about 318 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #12,279 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.82 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.

V___A V in the 1st position and A in the 5th position _O__A O in the 2nd position and A in the 5th position

Try next

STILE TARSE TRONE CRUET SLIER TRINE
Words starting with V Words ending with A

First-turn measures

3.83 Entropy (bits)
318 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
86.5% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How VODKA 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.

3.82 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#12,279 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, VODKA ranks #12,279 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
38
3 guesses
697
4 guesses
1,288
5 guesses
307
6 guesses
21

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AO

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
74%
Green tile
21%
All gray
26%

Example solver route

R O A T E
L U C I D
D O G M A
V O D K A

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches VODKA in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

67 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

621
502
200
174
113
80
75
63
52
38
36
34
33
31
27
26
23
21
18
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8
8
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6

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing VODKA:

26% chance
Suggested:
STILE
21% chance
Suggested:
TARSE
8% chance
Suggested:
TRONE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

26.3% →
STILE 6.03 bits
21.3% →
TARSE 5.62 bits
8.5% →
TRONE 5.30 bits
7.4% →
CRUET 4.63 bits
4.8% →
SLIER 5.14 bits
3.4% →
TRINE 4.69 bits
3.2% →
CAROL 4.54 bits
2.7% →
CRISE 4.83 bits
2.2% →
CARSE 4.09 bits
1.6% →
MANIA 4.29 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

V4O1D2K5A1
Total: 13 points

Words With Friends

Total: 14 points

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