5-Letter Word
ALLEY
A narrow street with walls on both sides
A1
L2
L3
E4
Y5
- Letter positions
- Word
- alley
- Position 1
- a
- Position 2
- l
- Position 3
- l
- Position 4
- e
- Position 5
- y
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 1, 4
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 8
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Starting with A | 715 | 5.7% |
| Ending in Y | 1,254 | 10.0% |
| Vowels at positions 1, 4 | 576 | 4.6% |
| 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% |
| L | 3 | 820 | 6.6% |
| E | 4 | 2,257 | 18.1% |
| Y | 5 | 1,254 | 10.0% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: L
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 2 vowels
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- Yes
Tier 4 — Late-game pool: 4,465 of 12,478 words (35.8%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 12% |
| L | 2 | 1 | 12% |
| L | 3 | 1 | 12% |
| E | 4 | 1 | 12% |
| Y | 5 | 4 | 50% |
| Total | 8 | Higher than 49% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is ALLEY a good Wordle opening word?
- ALLEY has a repeated letter (L), which reduces the number of distinct positions covered in a single guess. It belongs to the Tier 4 late-game pool of 4,465 words (35.8% of dataset). Most effective as a confirmation guess once the repeated letter is already located.
- What does ALLEY mean?
- ALLEY: A narrow street with walls on both sides.
- What is the Scrabble score for ALLEY?
- 8 points. Tile breakdown: A(1) + L(1) + L(1) + E(1) + Y(4). The highest-value tile is Y (4 points), contributing 50% of the total. This score is higher than 49% 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. ALLEY is one of them. Browse the full list at 5-letter words starting with A.
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