5-Letter Word

ARLES

Money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract

A1
R2
L3
E4
S5
Letter positions
Word
arles
Position 1
a
Position 2
r
Position 3
l
Position 4
e
Position 5
s
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
5
Repeated letters
No
Vowel positions
1, 4
Game use
Wordle friendly
Yes
Scrabble score
5

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Starting with A7155.7%
Ending in S3,80530.5%
Vowels at positions 1, 45764.6%
No repeated letters (dataset total)8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
A17155.7%
R29087.3%
L38206.6%
E42,25718.1%
S53,80530.5%

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
A1120%
R2120%
L3120%
E4120%
S5120%
Total5Higher than 9% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ARLES a good Wordle opening word?
ARLES 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 ARLES mean?
ARLES: Money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract.
What is the Scrabble score for ARLES?
5 points. Tile breakdown: A(1) + R(1) + L(1) + E(1) + S(1). The highest-value tile is A (1 points), contributing 20% of the total. This score is higher than 9% 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. ARLES is one of them. Browse the full list at 5-letter words starting with A.

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