5-Letter Word
ALTHO
A 5 letter word: altho
A1
L2
T3
H4
O5
- Letter positions
- Word
- altho
- Position 1
- a
- Position 2
- l
- Position 3
- t
- Position 4
- h
- Position 5
- o
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 1, 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- Yes
- Scrabble score
- 8
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Starting with A | 715 | 5.7% |
| Ending in O | 365 | 2.9% |
| Vowels at positions 1, 5 | 55 | 0.4% |
| 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% |
| T | 3 | 599 | 4.8% |
| H | 4 | 224 | 1.8% |
| O | 5 | 365 | 2.9% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 1 — Opener
- No repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 2 vowels
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- Yes
Tier 1 — Opener pool: 4,926 of 12,478 words (39.5%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 12% |
| L | 2 | 1 | 12% |
| T | 3 | 1 | 12% |
| H | 4 | 4 | 50% |
| O | 5 | 1 | 12% |
| Total | 8 | Higher than 49% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is ALTHO a good Wordle opening word?
- ALTHO meets all three opener criteria: no repeated letters, 2 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 ALTHO mean?
- ALTHO: A 5 letter word: altho.
- What is the Scrabble score for ALTHO?
- 8 points. Tile breakdown: A(1) + L(1) + T(1) + H(4) + O(1). The highest-value tile is H (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. ALTHO is one of them. Browse the full list at 5-letter words starting with A.
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