5-Letter Word

CLOZE

Based on or being a test of reading skill using the cloze procedure

C1
L2
O3
Z4
E5
Letter positions
Word
cloze
Position 1
c
Position 2
l
Position 3
o
Position 4
z
Position 5
e
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
5
Repeated letters
No
Vowel positions
3, 5
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 3, 55244.2%
Words with no repeated letters8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
C18887.1%
L26775.4%
O39607.7%
Z41191.0%
E51,47711.8%

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: Z

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

Scrabble Value

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
C1319%
L216%
O316%
Z41062%
E516%
Total16Higher than 98% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is CLOZE a good Wordle opening word?
CLOZE has no repeated letters and 2 vowels, qualifying on two of three opener criteria. It contains the low-frequency tile Z, 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 CLOZE mean?
CLOZE: Based on or being a test of reading skill using the cloze procedure.
What is the Scrabble score for CLOZE?
16 points. Tile breakdown: C(3) + L(1) + O(1) + Z(10) + E(1). The highest-value tile is Z (10 points), contributing 62% 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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