5-Letter Word
ERICA
Any plant of the genus erica
E1
R2
I3
C4
A5
- Letter positions
- Word
- erica
- Position 1
- e
- Position 2
- r
- Position 3
- i
- Position 4
- c
- Position 5
- a
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 3
- Consonant count
- 2
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 1, 3, 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- Yes
- Scrabble score
- 7
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 3 vowels (same as this word) | 1,249 | 10.0% |
| Vowels at positions 1, 3, 5 | 239 | 1.9% |
| Words with no repeated letters | 8,013 | 64.2% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 288 | 2.3% |
| R | 2 | 908 | 7.3% |
| I | 3 | 1,018 | 8.2% |
| C | 4 | 389 | 3.1% |
| A | 5 | 632 | 5.1% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 1 — Opener
- No repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 3 vowels
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- Yes
Tier 1 — Opener pool: 4,926 of 12,478 words (39.5%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 1 | 14% |
| R | 2 | 1 | 14% |
| I | 3 | 1 | 14% |
| C | 4 | 3 | 43% |
| A | 5 | 1 | 14% |
| Total | 7 | Higher than 32% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is ERICA a good Wordle opening word?
- ERICA meets all three opener criteria: no repeated letters, 3 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 ERICA mean?
- ERICA: Any plant of the genus erica.
- What is the Scrabble score for ERICA?
- 7 points. Tile breakdown: E(1) + R(1) + I(1) + C(3) + A(1). The highest-value tile is C (3 points), contributing 43% of the total. This score is higher than 32% 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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