5-Letter Word

ENVOY

A diplomat having less authority than an ambassador

E1
N2
V3
O4
Y5
Letter positions
Word
envoy
Position 1
e
Position 2
n
Position 3
v
Position 4
o
Position 5
y
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
5
Repeated letters
No
Vowel positions
1, 4
Game use
Wordle friendly
Yes
Scrabble score
11

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 2 vowels (same as this word)7,41559.4%
Vowels at positions 1, 45764.6%
Words with no repeated letters8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
E12882.3%
N23342.7%
V32261.8%
O46585.3%
Y51,25410.0%

Wordle Utility — Tier 1 — Opener

No repeated letters
Yes
Vowel count ≥ 2
Yes 2 vowels
No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
Yes

Tier 1 — Opener pool: 4,926 of 12,478 words (39.5%)

Scrabble Value

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
E119%
N219%
V3436%
O419%
Y5436%
Total11Higher than 81% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ENVOY a good Wordle opening word?
ENVOY meets all three opener criteria: no repeated letters, 2 vowels (threshold: ≥2), and no low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J). It belongs to the Tier 1 opener pool of 4,926 words — 39.5% of the 12,478-word dataset.
What does ENVOY mean?
ENVOY: A diplomat having less authority than an ambassador.
What is the Scrabble score for ENVOY?
11 points. Tile breakdown: E(1) + N(1) + V(4) + O(1) + Y(4). The highest-value tile is V (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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