5-Letter Word

GENIE

(islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the koran and believed by muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals

G1
E2
N3
I4
E5
Letter positions
Word
genie
Position 1
g
Position 2
e
Position 3
n
Position 4
i
Position 5
e
Structure
Vowel count
3
Consonant count
2
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
2, 4, 5
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
6

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 3 vowels (same as this word)1,24910.0%
Vowels at positions 2, 4, 52962.4%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
G16084.9%
E21,57212.6%
N39337.5%
I48336.7%
E51,47711.8%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: E
Vowel count ≥ 2
Yes 3 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
G1233%
E2117%
N3117%
I4117%
E5117%
Total6Higher than 16% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is GENIE a good Wordle opening word?
GENIE 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 GENIE mean?
GENIE: (islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the koran and believed by muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals.
What is the Scrabble score for GENIE?
6 points. Tile breakdown: G(2) + E(1) + N(1) + I(1) + E(1). The highest-value tile is G (2 points), contributing 33% of the total. This score is higher than 16% 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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