5-Letter Word

AMPUL

A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)

A1
M2
P3
U4
L5
Letter positions
Word
ampul
Position 1
a
Position 2
m
Position 3
p
Position 4
u
Position 5
l
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
5
Repeated letters
No
Vowel positions
1, 4
Game use
Wordle friendly
Yes
Scrabble score
9

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Starting with A7155.7%
Ending in L4653.7%
Vowels at positions 1, 45764.6%
No repeated letters (dataset total)8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
A17155.7%
M21751.4%
P33432.7%
U43793.0%
L54653.7%

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

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
A1111%
M2333%
P3333%
U4111%
L5111%
Total9Higher than 62% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is AMPUL a good Wordle opening word?
AMPUL 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 AMPUL mean?
AMPUL: A small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle).
What is the Scrabble score for AMPUL?
9 points. Tile breakdown: A(1) + M(3) + P(3) + U(1) + L(1). The highest-value tile is M (3 points), contributing 33% of the total. This score is higher than 62% 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. AMPUL is one of them. Browse the full list at 5-letter words starting with A.

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