5-Letter Word

APTLY

With competence

A1
P2
T3
L4
Y5
Letter positions
Word
aptly
Position 1
a
Position 2
p
Position 3
t
Position 4
l
Position 5
y
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

FilterWords% of 12,478
Starting with A7155.7%
Ending in Y1,25410.0%
Vowels at position 1420.3%
No repeated letters (dataset total)8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
A17155.7%
P22291.8%
T35994.8%
L47566.1%
Y51,25410.0%

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

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
A1110%
P2330%
T3110%
L4110%
Y5440%
Total10Higher than 73% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is APTLY a good Wordle opening word?
APTLY 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 APTLY mean?
APTLY: With competence.
What is the Scrabble score for APTLY?
10 points. Tile breakdown: A(1) + P(3) + T(1) + L(1) + Y(4). 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. APTLY is one of them. Browse the full list at 5-letter words starting with A.

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