5 FiveLetterWords
Possible answer Not used yet F tier opener

WRYLY

WRYLY is on the solver's possible-answer list but has not appeared as a Wordle answer yet.

As an opener, it rules out about 85.4% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪli/

Adverb

In a wry or sarcastic manner; ironically.

Adverb

Of a facial expression, contortedly.

Alternative forms: wrily

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

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 WRYLY performs as a guess

WRYLY is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,358 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 71.2% of games, misses completely in 28.8%, and leaves about 344 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #13,484 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.87 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___Y W in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position W__L_ W in the 1st position and L in the 4th position _R__Y R in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Try next

SAINE STOAE SAICE COATE SAUNT SAUTE
Words starting with W Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

3.54 Entropy (bits)
344 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
85.4% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 8% of evaluated openers
2.41 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How WRYLY 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.

3.87 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#13,484 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, WRYLY ranks #13,484 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
29
3 guesses
643
4 guesses
1,316
5 guesses
339
6 guesses
26
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

4/5 unique
0 vowels
Common:
LR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
71%
Green tile
34%
All gray
29%

Example solver route

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

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches WRYLY in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

53 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

679
370
335
212
185
85
71
59
38
37
31
31
24
15
13
13
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing WRYLY:

29% chance
Suggested:
SAINE
16% chance
Suggested:
STOAE
14% chance
Suggested:
SAICE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

28.8% →
SAINE 6.24 bits
15.7% →
STOAE 5.36 bits
14.2% →
SAICE 5.46 bits
9.0% →
COATE 5.06 bits
7.8% →
SAUNT 4.67 bits
3.6% →
SAUTE 5.01 bits
3.0% →
CLEAR 4.39 bits
2.5% →
TARRE 4.37 bits
1.6% →
DIANE 3.59 bits
1.6% →
SPANE 4.76 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

W4R1Y4L1Y4
Total: 14 points

Words With Friends

Total: 13 points

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