5-Letter Word
HYPHA
Any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus
H1
Y2
P3
H4
A5
- Letter positions
- Word
- hypha
- Position 1
- h
- Position 2
- y
- Position 3
- p
- Position 4
- h
- Position 5
- a
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 1
- Consonant count
- 4
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 16
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 1 vowel (same as this word) | 3,736 | 29.9% |
| Vowels at position 5 | 59 | 0.5% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 477 | 3.8% |
| Y | 2 | 263 | 2.1% |
| P | 3 | 343 | 2.7% |
| H | 4 | 224 | 1.8% |
| A | 5 | 632 | 5.1% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: H
- 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
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 4 | 25% |
| Y | 2 | 4 | 25% |
| P | 3 | 3 | 19% |
| H | 4 | 4 | 25% |
| A | 5 | 1 | 6% |
| Total | 16 | Higher than 98% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is HYPHA a good Wordle opening word?
- HYPHA has a repeated letter (H), 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 HYPHA mean?
- HYPHA: Any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus.
- What is the Scrabble score for HYPHA?
- 16 points. Tile breakdown: H(4) + Y(4) + P(3) + H(4) + A(1). The highest-value tile is H (4 points), contributing 25% of the total. This score is higher than 98% 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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