5-Letter Word

AUDIT

An inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or cpa

A1
U2
D3
I4
T5
Letter positions
Word
audit
Position 1
a
Position 2
u
Position 3
d
Position 4
i
Position 5
t
Structure
Vowel count
3
Consonant count
2
Unique letters
5
Repeated letters
No
Vowel positions
1, 2, 4
Game use
Wordle friendly
Yes
Scrabble score
6

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Starting with A7155.7%
Ending in T7105.7%
Vowels at positions 1, 2, 4920.7%
No repeated letters (dataset total)8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
A17155.7%
U21,1379.1%
D33733.0%
I48336.7%
T57105.7%

Wordle Utility — Tier 1 — Opener

No repeated letters
Yes
Vowel count ≥ 2
Yes 3 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
A1117%
U2117%
D3233%
I4117%
T5117%
Total6Higher than 16% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is AUDIT a good Wordle opening word?
AUDIT meets all three opener criteria: no repeated letters, 3 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 AUDIT mean?
AUDIT: An inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or cpa.
What is the Scrabble score for AUDIT?
6 points. Tile breakdown: A(1) + U(1) + D(2) + I(1) + T(1). The highest-value tile is D (2 points), contributing 33% of the total. This score is higher than 16% 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. AUDIT is one of them. Browse the full list at 5-letter words starting with A.

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