5-Letter Word
FLUME
A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through
F1
L2
U3
M4
E5
- Letter positions
- Word
- flume
- Position 1
- f
- Position 2
- l
- Position 3
- u
- Position 4
- m
- Position 5
- e
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 3, 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- Yes
- Scrabble score
- 10
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 2 vowels (same as this word) | 7,415 | 59.4% |
| Vowels at positions 3, 5 | 524 | 4.2% |
| Words with no repeated letters | 8,013 | 64.2% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 575 | 4.6% |
| L | 2 | 677 | 5.4% |
| U | 3 | 642 | 5.1% |
| M | 4 | 391 | 3.1% |
| E | 5 | 1,477 | 11.8% |
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
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 4 | 40% |
| L | 2 | 1 | 10% |
| U | 3 | 1 | 10% |
| M | 4 | 3 | 30% |
| E | 5 | 1 | 10% |
| Total | 10 | Higher than 73% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is FLUME a good Wordle opening word?
- FLUME 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 FLUME mean?
- FLUME: A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.
- What is the Scrabble score for FLUME?
- 10 points. Tile breakdown: F(4) + L(1) + U(1) + M(3) + E(1). The highest-value tile is F (4 points), contributing 40% of the total. This score is higher than 73% 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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