5-Letter Word

CIMEX

Type genus of the cimicidae: bedbugs

C1
I2
M3
E4
X5
Letter positions
Word
cimex
Position 1
c
Position 2
i
Position 3
m
Position 4
e
Position 5
x
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
5
Repeated letters
No
Vowel positions
2, 4
Game use
Wordle friendly
Yes
Scrabble score
16

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 2 vowels (same as this word)7,41559.4%
Vowels at positions 2, 43,05424.5%
Words with no repeated letters8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
C18887.1%
I21,33410.7%
M34974.0%
E42,25718.1%
X5650.5%

Wordle Utility — Tier 2 — Opener (rare tile)

No repeated letters
Yes
Vowel count ≥ 2
Yes 2 vowels
No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
No contains: X

Tier 2 — Opener (rare tile) pool: 585 of 12,478 words (4.7%)

Scrabble Value

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
C1319%
I216%
M3319%
E416%
X5850%
Total16Higher than 98% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is CIMEX a good Wordle opening word?
CIMEX has no repeated letters and 2 vowels, qualifying on two of three opener criteria. It contains the low-frequency tile X, placing it in the Tier 2 pool of 585 words (4.7% of dataset). Viable opener, but the rare tile narrows testable patterns.
What does CIMEX mean?
CIMEX: Type genus of the cimicidae: bedbugs.
What is the Scrabble score for CIMEX?
16 points. Tile breakdown: C(3) + I(1) + M(3) + E(1) + X(8). The highest-value tile is X (8 points), contributing 50% of the total. This score is higher than 98% 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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