5-Letter Word
FALAJ
A 5 letter word: falaj
F1
A2
L3
A4
J5
- Letter positions
- Word
- falaj
- Position 1
- f
- Position 2
- a
- Position 3
- l
- Position 4
- a
- Position 5
- j
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 2, 4
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 15
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 2 vowels (same as this word) | 7,415 | 59.4% |
| Vowels at positions 2, 4 | 3,054 | 24.5% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 575 | 4.6% |
| A | 2 | 2,158 | 17.3% |
| L | 3 | 820 | 6.6% |
| A | 4 | 1,027 | 8.2% |
| J | 5 | 2 | 0.0% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: A
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 2 vowels
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- No contains: J
Tier 4 — Late-game pool: 4,465 of 12,478 words (35.8%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 4 | 27% |
| A | 2 | 1 | 7% |
| L | 3 | 1 | 7% |
| A | 4 | 1 | 7% |
| J | 5 | 8 | 53% |
| Total | 15 | Higher than 96% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is FALAJ a good Wordle opening word?
- FALAJ has a repeated letter (A), 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 FALAJ mean?
- FALAJ: A 5 letter word: falaj.
- What is the Scrabble score for FALAJ?
- 15 points. Tile breakdown: F(4) + A(1) + L(1) + A(1) + J(8). The highest-value tile is J (8 points), contributing 53% of the total. This score is higher than 96% 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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