5-Letter Word

CIRRI

Usually coiled

C1
I2
R3
R4
I5
Letter positions
Word
cirri
Position 1
c
Position 2
i
Position 3
r
Position 4
r
Position 5
i
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
3
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
2, 5
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
7

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 2 vowels (same as this word)7,41559.4%
Vowels at positions 2, 51,1679.4%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
C18887.1%
I21,33410.7%
R31,1589.3%
R46955.6%
I52532.0%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: I, R
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

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
C1343%
I2114%
R3114%
R4114%
I5114%
Total7Higher than 32% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is CIRRI a good Wordle opening word?
CIRRI has a repeated letter (I, R), 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 CIRRI mean?
CIRRI: Usually coiled.
What is the Scrabble score for CIRRI?
7 points. Tile breakdown: C(3) + I(1) + R(1) + R(1) + I(1). The highest-value tile is C (3 points), contributing 43% of the total. This score is higher than 32% 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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