5-Letter Word

GRIZE

A 5 letter word: grize

G1
R2
I3
Z4
E5
Letter positions
Word
grize
Position 1
g
Position 2
r
Position 3
i
Position 4
z
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
15

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 2 vowels (same as this word)7,41559.4%
Vowels at positions 3, 55244.2%
Words with no repeated letters8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
G16084.9%
R29087.3%
I31,0188.2%
Z41191.0%
E51,47711.8%

Wordle Utility — Tier 2 — Opener (rare tile)

No repeated letters
Yes
Vowel count ≥ 2
Yes 2 vowels
No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
No contains: Z

Tier 2 — Opener (rare tile) pool: 585 of 12,478 words (4.7%)

Scrabble Value

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
G1213%
R217%
I317%
Z41067%
E517%
Total15Higher than 96% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is GRIZE a good Wordle opening word?
GRIZE has no repeated letters and 2 vowels, qualifying on two of three opener criteria. It contains the low-frequency tile Z, placing it in the Tier 2 pool of 585 words (4.7% of dataset). Viable opener, but the rare tile narrows testable patterns.
What does GRIZE mean?
GRIZE: A 5 letter word: grize.
What is the Scrabble score for GRIZE?
15 points. Tile breakdown: G(2) + R(1) + I(1) + Z(10) + E(1). The highest-value tile is Z (10 points), contributing 67% of the total. This score is higher than 96% 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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