5-Letter Word

CYSTS

A closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure

C1
Y2
S3
T4
S5
Letter positions
Word
cysts
Position 1
c
Position 2
y
Position 3
s
Position 4
t
Position 5
s
Structure
Vowel count
0
Consonant count
5
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
none
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
10

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 0 vowels (same as this word)510.4%
Vowels at positions none510.4%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
C18887.1%
Y22632.1%
S35104.1%
T48787.0%
S53,80530.5%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: S
Vowel count ≥ 2
No 0 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
C1330%
Y2440%
S3110%
T4110%
S5110%
Total10Higher than 73% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is CYSTS a good Wordle opening word?
CYSTS has a repeated letter (S), 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 CYSTS mean?
CYSTS: A closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure.
What is the Scrabble score for CYSTS?
10 points. Tile breakdown: C(3) + Y(4) + S(1) + T(1) + S(1). The highest-value tile is Y (4 points), contributing 40% of the total. This score is higher than 73% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
What percentage of 5-letter words have 0 vowels?
51 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 0 vowels (0.4%). 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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