5-Letter Word
AMYLS
A hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds
A1
M2
Y3
L4
S5
- Letter positions
- Word
- amyls
- Position 1
- a
- Position 2
- m
- Position 3
- y
- Position 4
- l
- Position 5
- s
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 1
- Consonant count
- 4
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 1
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 10
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Starting with A | 715 | 5.7% |
| Ending in S | 3,805 | 30.5% |
| 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% |
| M | 2 | 175 | 1.4% |
| Y | 3 | 202 | 1.6% |
| L | 4 | 756 | 6.1% |
| S | 5 | 3,805 | 30.5% |
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 | 10% |
| M | 2 | 3 | 30% |
| Y | 3 | 4 | 40% |
| L | 4 | 1 | 10% |
| S | 5 | 1 | 10% |
| Total | 10 | Higher than 73% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is AMYLS a good Wordle opening word?
- AMYLS 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 AMYLS mean?
- AMYLS: A hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds.
- What is the Scrabble score for AMYLS?
- 10 points. Tile breakdown: A(1) + M(3) + Y(4) + L(1) + S(1). The highest-value tile is Y (4 points), contributing 40% of the total. This score is higher than 73% 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. AMYLS is one of them. Browse the full list at 5-letter words starting with A.
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