5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

WIPER

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪpɚ/

Noun

Someone who wipes.

Noun

Something, such as a towel, that is used for wiping.

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 WIPER performs as a guess

Wordle accepts WIPER 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 82.0% of games, misses completely in 18.0%, and leaves about 171 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #4,089 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.65 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.

W___R W in the 1st position and R in the 5th position W__E_ W in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _I__R I in the 2nd position and R in the 5th position

Try next

SAULT SLATE COAST SLANT TEASE ROAST
Words starting with W Words ending with R

First-turn measures

4.73 Entropy (bits)
171 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.8% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How WIPER 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.

3.65 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#4,089 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, WIPER ranks #4,089 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
56
3 guesses
925
4 guesses
1,160
5 guesses
202
6 guesses
11

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
EIR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
82%
Green tile
27%
All gray
18%

Feedback distribution

95 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

424
299
193
166
150
82
81
79
75
71
63
50
37
37
27
25
25
24
24
23
22
19
17
15
13
12
12
11
11
11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing WIPER:

18% chance
Suggested:
SAULT
13% chance
Suggested:
SLATE
8% chance
Suggested:
COAST

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

18.0% →
SAULT 5.97 bits
12.7% →
SLATE 5.73 bits
8.2% →
COAST 5.61 bits
7.0% →
SLANT 5.50 bits
6.4% →
TEASE 4.75 bits
3.5% →
SLANT 4.66 bits
3.4% →
ROAST 3.49 bits
3.3% →
SALTY 4.28 bits
3.2% →
SLIDE 4.29 bits
3.0% →
SOULY 4.82 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

W4I1P3E1R1
Total: 10 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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