5-Letter Word
EALES
A 5 letter word: eales
E1
A2
L3
E4
S5
- Letter positions
- Word
- eales
- Position 1
- e
- Position 2
- a
- Position 3
- l
- Position 4
- e
- Position 5
- s
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 3
- Consonant count
- 2
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 1, 2, 4
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 5
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 3 vowels (same as this word) | 1,249 | 10.0% |
| Vowels at positions 1, 2, 4 | 92 | 0.7% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 288 | 2.3% |
| A | 2 | 2,158 | 17.3% |
| L | 3 | 820 | 6.6% |
| E | 4 | 2,257 | 18.1% |
| S | 5 | 3,805 | 30.5% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: E
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 1 | 20% |
| A | 2 | 1 | 20% |
| L | 3 | 1 | 20% |
| E | 4 | 1 | 20% |
| S | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Total | 5 | Higher than 9% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is EALES a good Wordle opening word?
- EALES has a repeated letter (E), 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 EALES mean?
- EALES: A 5 letter word: eales.
- What is the Scrabble score for EALES?
- 5 points. Tile breakdown: E(1) + A(1) + L(1) + E(1) + S(1). The highest-value tile is E (1 points), contributing 20% of the total. This score is higher than 9% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
- What percentage of 5-letter words have 3 vowels?
- 1,249 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 3 vowels (10.0%). 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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