5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

XERUS

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.1% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

We do not have a sourced definition for this word yet.

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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 XERUS performs as a guess

Wordle accepts XERUS 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 82.4% of games, misses completely in 17.6%, and leaves about 186 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #12,088 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.81 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.

_E__S E in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position

Try next

TALON ALINE AINEE TRAIN SLANT GUILT
Words starting with X Words ending with S

First-turn measures

4.33 Entropy (bits)
186 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.1% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How XERUS 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.

3.81 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.74 Volatility
#12,088 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, XERUS ranks #12,088 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
44
3 guesses
731
4 guesses
1,235
5 guesses
305
6 guesses
37

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
ERSU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
82%
Green tile
20%
All gray
18%

Feedback distribution

68 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

416
265
209
205
191
145
129
112
60
55
54
50
49
44
37
27
25
22
22
20
18
16
14
14
12
10
10
9
9
9

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing XERUS:

18% chance
Suggested:
TALON
11% chance
Suggested:
ALINE
9% chance
Suggested:
AINEE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

17.6% →
TALON 5.81 bits
11.2% →
ALINE 5.50 bits
8.9% →
AINEE 4.33 bits
8.7% →
TRAIN 5.20 bits
8.1% →
SLANT 5.20 bits
6.1% →
GUILT 4.64 bits
5.5% →
SLANT 4.81 bits
4.7% →
THALE 4.60 bits
2.5% →
SLANT 4.11 bits
2.3% →
COALY 4.30 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

X8E1R1U1S1
Total: 12 points

Words With Friends

Total: 13 points

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