5-Letter Word
HOVEA
Any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets
H1
O2
V3
E4
A5
- Letter positions
- Word
- hovea
- Position 1
- h
- Position 2
- o
- Position 3
- v
- Position 4
- e
- Position 5
- a
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 3
- Consonant count
- 2
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 2, 4, 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- Yes
- Scrabble score
- 11
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 3 vowels (same as this word) | 1,249 | 10.0% |
| Vowels at positions 2, 4, 5 | 296 | 2.4% |
| Words with no repeated letters | 8,013 | 64.2% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 477 | 3.8% |
| O | 2 | 2,008 | 16.1% |
| V | 3 | 226 | 1.8% |
| E | 4 | 2,257 | 18.1% |
| A | 5 | 632 | 5.1% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 1 — Opener
- No repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 3 vowels
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- Yes
Tier 1 — Opener pool: 4,926 of 12,478 words (39.5%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 4 | 36% |
| O | 2 | 1 | 9% |
| V | 3 | 4 | 36% |
| E | 4 | 1 | 9% |
| A | 5 | 1 | 9% |
| Total | 11 | Higher than 81% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is HOVEA a good Wordle opening word?
- HOVEA meets all three opener criteria: no repeated letters, 3 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 HOVEA mean?
- HOVEA: Any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets.
- What is the Scrabble score for HOVEA?
- 11 points. Tile breakdown: H(4) + O(1) + V(4) + E(1) + A(1). The highest-value tile is H (4 points), contributing 36% of the total. This score is higher than 81% 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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