5-Letter Word

ALOUD

Using the voice

A1
L2
O3
U4
D5
Letter positions
Word
aloud
Position 1
a
Position 2
l
Position 3
o
Position 4
u
Position 5
d
Structure
Vowel count
3
Consonant count
2
Unique letters
5
Repeated letters
No
Vowel positions
1, 3, 4
Game use
Wordle friendly
Yes
Scrabble score
6

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Starting with A7155.7%
Ending in D8076.5%
Vowels at positions 1, 3, 41381.1%
No repeated letters (dataset total)8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
A17155.7%
L26775.4%
O39607.7%
U43793.0%
D58076.5%

Wordle Utility — Tier 1 — Opener

No repeated letters
Yes
Vowel count ≥ 2
Yes 3 vowels
No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
Yes

Tier 1 — Opener pool: 4,926 of 12,478 words (39.5%)

Scrabble Value

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
A1117%
L2117%
O3117%
U4117%
D5233%
Total6Higher than 16% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ALOUD a good Wordle opening word?
ALOUD meets all three opener criteria: no repeated letters, 3 vowels (threshold: ≥2), and no low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J). It belongs to the Tier 1 opener pool of 4,926 words — 39.5% of the 12,478-word dataset.
What does ALOUD mean?
ALOUD: Using the voice.
What is the Scrabble score for ALOUD?
6 points. Tile breakdown: A(1) + L(1) + O(1) + U(1) + D(2). The highest-value tile is D (2 points), contributing 33% of the total. This score is higher than 16% 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. ALOUD is one of them. Browse the full list at 5-letter words starting with A.

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