5-Letter Word
CUFFO
A 5 letter word: cuffo
C1
U2
F3
F4
O5
- Letter positions
- Word
- cuffo
- Position 1
- c
- Position 2
- u
- Position 3
- f
- Position 4
- f
- Position 5
- o
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 2, 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 13
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% |
| U | 2 | 1,137 | 9.1% |
| F | 3 | 168 | 1.3% |
| F | 4 | 225 | 1.8% |
| O | 5 | 365 | 2.9% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: F
- 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 | 23% |
| U | 2 | 1 | 8% |
| F | 3 | 4 | 31% |
| F | 4 | 4 | 31% |
| O | 5 | 1 | 8% |
| Total | 13 | Higher than 91% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is CUFFO a good Wordle opening word?
- CUFFO has a repeated letter (F), 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 CUFFO mean?
- CUFFO: A 5 letter word: cuffo.
- What is the Scrabble score for CUFFO?
- 13 points. Tile breakdown: C(3) + U(1) + F(4) + F(4) + O(1). The highest-value tile is F (4 points), contributing 31% of the total. This score is higher than 91% 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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