5-Letter Word

EMYDE

A 5 letter word: emyde

E1
M2
Y3
D4
E5
Letter positions
Word
emyde
Position 1
e
Position 2
m
Position 3
y
Position 4
d
Position 5
e
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
1, 5
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
11

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 2 vowels (same as this word)7,41559.4%
Vowels at positions 1, 5550.4%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
E12882.3%
M21751.4%
Y32021.6%
D44513.6%
E51,47711.8%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: E
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

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
E119%
M2327%
Y3436%
D4218%
E519%
Total11Higher than 81% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is EMYDE a good Wordle opening word?
EMYDE 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 EMYDE mean?
EMYDE: A 5 letter word: emyde.
What is the Scrabble score for EMYDE?
11 points. Tile breakdown: E(1) + M(3) + Y(4) + D(2) + E(1). The highest-value tile is Y (4 points), contributing 36% of the total. This score is higher than 81% 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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