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Quick Finder instantly searches thousands of words by the letters you know and rules out the ones you don't, returning the strongest matches first.
Tap any letter to mark it in or out. No positions needed.
Tap letters you know are in the word to mark them blue.
Tap letters twice you've ruled out to mark them gray.

🧩 Want AI-powered suggestions?
Word Solver uses a neural network to find the statistically optimal next guess.

Need to search by position?

Advanced Finder lets you set green, yellow, and gray per slot — much more precise when you know where letters go (or don't).

The Final E

The most common letter at position 5

E closes nearly 1 in 5 Wordle answers. Stuck late in the game? Try ending your guess with E — the odds are in your favor.

Think about: STARE TRACE GRIPE BLADE CRANE

Interested in best-practices like this? Visit the patterns collection in our Learn section.

Playing the Endgame: 2 Guesses Left

Why your 5th Wordle guess should sometimes not be the answer

If TRAIN, TRAIL, and TRAIT all fit, the only difference is the last letter: N, L, or T. If possible, play INLET or UNTIL — both contain all three — and the result tells you exactly which answer is correct. Then you close it out on guess 6.

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Words to Know: Set 06

Expand your vocabulary with five Wordle-worthy words. (Set 06)

SHARD — A broken piece of a brittle artifact.
TRYST — A private, romantic meeting between two people.
GROUT — Thin mortar used to fill gaps between tiles and masonry cavities.
TITHE — A one-tenth tax, historically paid to the church.
FJORD — A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs, formed by glacial erosion.

Want to see more words like this? Visit the Words To Know collection in our Learn section.

The most common letter pairs are ER, IN, ST. If you see one forming on your board, it's a strong signal.

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Most Common Letters in 5-Letter Words

The top letters appear in a large share of possible answers. A strong opener uses several of these.

E
10.5%
A
8.6%
R
7.6%
O
6.7%
T
6.4%
L
6.1%
I
5.9%
S
5.7%
N
5.0%
C
4.0%
Top Letters by Position

Each position in a 5-letter word has different letter hotspots. Knowing these helps you guess smarter.

Pos 1
Pos 2
Pos 3
Pos 4
Pos 5
S
16%
A
14%
A
13%
E
14%
E
18%
C
9%
O
12%
I
11%
N
8%
Y
16%
B
7%
R
11%
O
10%
I
7%
T
11%
Most Common Letter Pairs

These two-letter combos appear most often. If you spot one forming on your board, it's a strong signal.

ER 2.1%IN 1.4%ST 1.3%RE 1.2%RA 1.2%AL 1.2%AR 1.2%CH 1.1%RO 1.1%AN 1.0%
Most Common First Letters

S is the most popular starting letter at 15.6% of answers.

S 15.6%C 8.8%B 7.5%T 6.6%A 6.2%
Most Common Last Letters

E dominates the final position at 17.8%.

E 17.8%Y 15.7%T 10.8%R 9.5%L 6.5%
Vowel Count Distribution

Most answers have 2 vowels — that's 57.9% of all targets. Use this when evaluating candidates.

1 vowel
31.2%
WHICH, FIRST, THINK, RIGHT, STILL
2 vowels
57.9%
THEIR, THERE, WOULD, OTHER, AFTER
3 vowels
10.3%
ABOUT, HOUSE, AGAIN, VIDEO, CAUSE
4 vowels
0.2%
AUDIO, QUEUE, EERIE, ADIEU, OUIJA
Common 2-Letter Endings

Recognizing these endings can help you crack the final letters faster.

-ER 6.5%-CH 2.3%-LY 2.2%-TY 2.1%-SE 2.1%-CK 1.9%-AL 1.9%-GE 1.7%
Common 3-Letter Endings
-ING 1%-LLY 0.9%-TER 0.7%-TTY 0.7%-VER 0.7%-TCH 0.6%-ACK 0.6%-DER 0.5%
Repeated Letters

32.8% of answers have at least one repeated letter. Don't rule out double letters too early — words like CREEK, TEETH, and VIVID are more common than you'd think.

Does Quick Finder tool give away the answer?

No. Quick Finder shows all matching words from the full dictionary — it doesn't know or reveal any specific game's daily answer. Use it to narrow your own search and learn word patterns.

How does Quick Finder work?

Tap once to mark a letter blue (in the word), twice for gray (not in the word). Our engine searches a comprehensive database of 5-letter words and ranks results by everyday frequency. When you're ready to filter by letter position, the Advanced Finder adds that precision.

What other tools does TurnWord offer?

Quick Finder is just to get you started! TurnWord has a full suite of 5-letter word game tools. See the full List Of TurnWord Apps and Games.

What's the best starting word for 5-letter word games?

Based on letter frequency analysis, strong openers include PLATE, TEARS, STARE, CLASP, and SLATE. Each one packs the most common consonants (S, T, R, L) and vowels (A, E) into a single guess.

What's the difference between the Quick Finder, Advanced Finder, and Solver?

Quick Finder is a letter-in/letter-out search — great for fast narrowing. The Advanced Finder adds position awareness: set green, yellow, and gray per slot for precise filtering. The Word Solver goes further — it uses a neural network to recommend the statistically optimal next guess. Start quick, go advanced.

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