5-Letter Word

GNARR

A 5 letter word: gnarr

G1
N2
A3
R4
R5
Letter positions
Word
gnarr
Position 1
g
Position 2
n
Position 3
a
Position 4
r
Position 5
r
Structure
Vowel count
1
Consonant count
4
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
3
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
6

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 1 vowel (same as this word)3,73629.9%
Vowels at position 31,37511.0%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
G16084.9%
N23342.7%
A31,2069.7%
R46955.6%
R56565.3%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: R
Vowel count ≥ 2
No 1 vowel
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%
N2117%
A3117%
R4117%
R5117%
Total6Higher than 16% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is GNARR a good Wordle opening word?
GNARR has a repeated letter (R), 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 GNARR mean?
GNARR: A 5 letter word: gnarr.
What is the Scrabble score for GNARR?
6 points. Tile breakdown: G(2) + N(1) + A(1) + R(1) + R(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 1 vowel?
3,736 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 1 vowel (29.9%). 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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