5-Letter Word
GOOSE
Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks
G1
O2
O3
S4
E5
- Letter positions
- Word
- goose
- Position 1
- g
- Position 2
- o
- Position 3
- o
- Position 4
- s
- Position 5
- e
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 3
- Consonant count
- 2
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 2, 3, 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 6
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 3 vowels (same as this word) | 1,249 | 10.0% |
| Vowels at positions 2, 3, 5 | 309 | 2.5% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | 1 | 608 | 4.9% |
| O | 2 | 2,008 | 16.1% |
| O | 3 | 960 | 7.7% |
| S | 4 | 502 | 4.0% |
| E | 5 | 1,477 | 11.8% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: O
- 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
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| O | 2 | 1 | 17% |
| O | 3 | 1 | 17% |
| S | 4 | 1 | 17% |
| E | 5 | 1 | 17% |
| Total | 6 | Higher than 16% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is GOOSE a good Wordle opening word?
- GOOSE has a repeated letter (O), 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 GOOSE mean?
- GOOSE: Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks.
- What is the Scrabble score for GOOSE?
- 6 points. Tile breakdown: G(2) + O(1) + O(1) + S(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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