5-Letter Word
CERCI
Structures on the end of on the end of the abdomen of most insects, sometimes long, hairlike sensory organs and sometimes smaller and rigid
C1
E2
R3
C4
I5
- Letter positions
- Word
- cerci
- Position 1
- c
- Position 2
- e
- Position 3
- r
- Position 4
- c
- Position 5
- i
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 2, 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 9
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 2 vowels (same as this word) | 7,415 | 59.4% |
| Vowels at positions 2, 5 | 1,167 | 9.4% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 888 | 7.1% |
| E | 2 | 1,572 | 12.6% |
| R | 3 | 1,158 | 9.3% |
| C | 4 | 389 | 3.1% |
| I | 5 | 253 | 2.0% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: C
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 2 vowels
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- Yes
Tier 4 — Late-game pool: 4,465 of 12,478 words (35.8%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 3 | 33% |
| E | 2 | 1 | 11% |
| R | 3 | 1 | 11% |
| C | 4 | 3 | 33% |
| I | 5 | 1 | 11% |
| Total | 9 | Higher than 62% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is CERCI a good Wordle opening word?
- CERCI has a repeated letter (C), which reduces the number of distinct positions covered in a single guess. It belongs to the Tier 4 late-game pool of 4,465 words (35.8% of dataset). Most effective as a confirmation guess once the repeated letter is already located.
- What does CERCI mean?
- CERCI: Structures on the end of on the end of the abdomen of most insects, sometimes long, hairlike sensory organs and sometimes smaller and rigid.
- What is the Scrabble score for CERCI?
- 9 points. Tile breakdown: C(3) + E(1) + R(1) + C(3) + I(1). The highest-value tile is C (3 points), contributing 33% of the total. This score is higher than 62% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
- What percentage of 5-letter words have 2 vowels?
- 7,415 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 2 vowels (59.4%). Full vowel-count distribution: 0 vowels: 51 (0.4%), 1 vowel: 3,736 (29.9%), 2 vowels: 7,415 (59.4%), 3 vowels: 1,249 (10.0%), 4 vowels: 27 (0.2%).
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