5-Letter Word
CYNIC
Someone who is critical of the motives of others
C1
Y2
N3
I4
C5
- Letter positions
- Word
- cynic
- Position 1
- c
- Position 2
- y
- Position 3
- n
- Position 4
- i
- Position 5
- c
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 1
- Consonant count
- 4
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 4
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 12
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 1 vowel (same as this word) | 3,736 | 29.9% |
| Vowels at position 4 | 238 | 1.9% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 888 | 7.1% |
| Y | 2 | 263 | 2.1% |
| N | 3 | 933 | 7.5% |
| I | 4 | 833 | 6.7% |
| C | 5 | 124 | 1.0% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: C
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- No 1 vowel
- 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 | 25% |
| Y | 2 | 4 | 33% |
| N | 3 | 1 | 8% |
| I | 4 | 1 | 8% |
| C | 5 | 3 | 25% |
| Total | 12 | Higher than 87% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is CYNIC a good Wordle opening word?
- CYNIC 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 CYNIC mean?
- CYNIC: Someone who is critical of the motives of others.
- What is the Scrabble score for CYNIC?
- 12 points. Tile breakdown: C(3) + Y(4) + N(1) + I(1) + C(3). The highest-value tile is Y (4 points), contributing 33% of the total. This score is higher than 87% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
- What percentage of 5-letter words have 1 vowel?
- 3,736 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 1 vowel (29.9%). 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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