5 FiveLetterWords
Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess C tier opener

WRECK

Yes, WRECK was the Wordle answer on May 20, 2026 (Wordle #1796).

As an opener, it rules out about 89.5% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛk//ˈɹæk/

Noun

Something or someone that has been ruined.

“He was an emotional wreck after the death of his wife.”

Noun

The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down.

Verb

To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.

“He wrecked the car in a collision.”

Verb

To ruin or dilapidate.

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: May 20, 2026 (#1796).

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

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How WRECK performs as a guess

WRECK 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 76.4% of games, misses completely in 23.6%, and leaves about 247 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #8,838 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.74 guesses in games solved within six turns.

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Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

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Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

W___K W in the 1st position and K in the 5th position W__C_ W in the 1st position and C in the 4th position _R__K R in the 2nd position and K in the 5th position

Try next

SAULT SLANT SETAE ROAST CLAIM SAINT
Words starting with W Words ending with K

First-turn measures

4.28 Entropy (bits)
247 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
89.5% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How WRECK 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.

3.74 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#8,838 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, WRECK ranks #8,838 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
44
3 guesses
829
4 guesses
1,194
5 guesses
270
6 guesses
15

Composition

5/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
ER

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
76%
Green tile
27%
All gray
24%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S I L E D
S P E R M
W R E C K

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches WRECK in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

81 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

557
380
225
180
110
96
70
55
50
41
38
35
32
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Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing WRECK:

24% chance
Suggested:
SAULT
16% chance
Suggested:
SLANT
10% chance
Suggested:
SETAE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

23.6% →
SAULT 6.00 bits
16.1% →
SLANT 5.44 bits
9.5% →
SETAE 4.67 bits
7.6% →
ROAST 5.10 bits
4.7% →
CLAIM 5.04 bits
4.1% →
SAINT 4.62 bits
3.0% →
SLANT 5.05 bits
2.3% →
POTAE 3.86 bits
2.1% →
COATE 4.50 bits
1.7% →
CAROM 4.45 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

W4R1E1C3K5
Total: 14 points

Words With Friends

Total: 15 points

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