5-Letter Word

GORAL

A type of asian ungulate ruminant, now defined as any of the four species of the genus naemorhedus

G1
O2
R3
A4
L5
Letter positions
Word
goral
Position 1
g
Position 2
o
Position 3
r
Position 4
a
Position 5
l
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
5
Repeated letters
No
Vowel positions
2, 4
Game use
Wordle friendly
Yes
Scrabble score
6

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 2 vowels (same as this word)7,41559.4%
Vowels at positions 2, 43,05424.5%
Words with no repeated letters8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
G16084.9%
O22,00816.1%
R31,1589.3%
A41,0278.2%
L54653.7%

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

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
G1233%
O2117%
R3117%
A4117%
L5117%
Total6Higher than 16% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is GORAL a good Wordle opening word?
GORAL 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 GORAL mean?
GORAL: A type of asian ungulate ruminant, now defined as any of the four species of the genus naemorhedus.
What is the Scrabble score for GORAL?
6 points. Tile breakdown: G(2) + O(1) + R(1) + A(1) + L(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 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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