5-Letter Word
ALKYD
A durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints
A1
L2
K3
Y4
D5
- Letter positions
- Word
- alkyd
- Position 1
- a
- Position 2
- l
- Position 3
- k
- Position 4
- y
- Position 5
- d
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 1
- Consonant count
- 4
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 1
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 13
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Starting with A | 715 | 5.7% |
| Ending in D | 807 | 6.5% |
| Vowels at position 1 | 42 | 0.3% |
| No repeated letters (dataset total) | 8,013 | 64.2% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 715 | 5.7% |
| L | 2 | 677 | 5.4% |
| K | 3 | 253 | 2.0% |
| Y | 4 | 98 | 0.8% |
| D | 5 | 807 | 6.5% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 3 — Weak opener
- No repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- No 1 vowel
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- Yes
Tier 3 — Weak opener pool: 2,502 of 12,478 words (20.1%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 8% |
| L | 2 | 1 | 8% |
| K | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| Y | 4 | 4 | 31% |
| D | 5 | 2 | 15% |
| Total | 13 | Higher than 91% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is ALKYD a good Wordle opening word?
- ALKYD has no repeated letters but only 1 vowel, below the ≥2-vowel threshold for opener classification. It falls in the Tier 3 pool of 2,502 words (20.1% of dataset). Better deployed as a second or third guess once vowel positions are partly confirmed.
- What does ALKYD mean?
- ALKYD: A durable synthetic resin widely used in adhesives and paints.
- What is the Scrabble score for ALKYD?
- 13 points. Tile breakdown: A(1) + L(1) + K(5) + Y(4) + D(2). The highest-value tile is K (5 points), contributing 38% of the total. This score is higher than 91% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
- How many 5-letter words start with A?
- 715 words in this dataset start with A, representing 5.7% of the 12,478-word total. ALKYD is one of them. Browse the full list at 5-letter words starting with A.
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