5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

XYLYL

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

As an opener, it rules out about 62.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

Any of several univalent radicals, of formula (CH₃)₂C₆H₃- derived from the three isomers of xylene: ortho-, meta- and para- (di-methyl benzene).

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 XYLYL performs as a guess

Wordle accepts XYLYL 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 42.2% of games, misses completely in 57.8%, and leaves about 877 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #14,846 of 14,855 openers, averaging 4.14 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.

_Y__L Y in the 2nd position and L in the 5th position

Try next

IRATE SLANE SARED RAINE STOAE MARLE
Words starting with X Words ending with L

First-turn measures

2.19 Entropy (bits)
877 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
62.8% Avg ruled out
In the bottom 1% for first-turn entropy
3.76 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How XYLYL 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.

4.14 Avg guesses
99.8% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#14,846 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, XYLYL ranks #14,846 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
16
3 guesses
363
4 guesses
1,303
5 guesses
608
6 guesses
58
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

3/5 unique
0 vowels
Common:
L

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
42%
Green tile
12%
All gray
58%

Feedback distribution

28 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

1363
315
295
116
63
51
32
25
24
15
13
9
5
5
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing XYLYL:

58% chance
Suggested:
IRATE
13% chance
Suggested:
SLANE
13% chance
Suggested:
SARED

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

57.8% →
IRATE 6.07 bits
13.4% →
SLANE 5.30 bits
12.5% →
SARED 4.90 bits
4.9% →
RAINE 4.65 bits
2.7% →
STOAE 4.74 bits
2.2% →
MARLE 4.25 bits
1.4% →
SAKER 3.63 bits
1.1% →
CADIE 2.79 bits
1.0% →
RAINE 4.25 bits
0.6% →
DAINE 3.51 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

X8Y4L1Y4L1
Total: 18 points

Words With Friends

Total: 18 points

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