5-Letter Word
JEFFS
A 5 letter word: jeffs
J1
E2
F3
F4
S5
- Letter positions
- Word
- jeffs
- Position 1
- j
- Position 2
- e
- Position 3
- f
- Position 4
- f
- Position 5
- s
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 1
- Consonant count
- 4
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 2
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 18
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 1 vowel (same as this word) | 3,736 | 29.9% |
| Vowels at position 2 | 2,022 | 16.2% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 1 | 191 | 1.5% |
| E | 2 | 1,572 | 12.6% |
| F | 3 | 168 | 1.3% |
| F | 4 | 225 | 1.8% |
| S | 5 | 3,805 | 30.5% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: F
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- No 1 vowel
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- No contains: J
Tier 4 — Late-game pool: 4,465 of 12,478 words (35.8%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 1 | 8 | 44% |
| E | 2 | 1 | 6% |
| F | 3 | 4 | 22% |
| F | 4 | 4 | 22% |
| S | 5 | 1 | 6% |
| Total | 18 | Higher than 99% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is JEFFS a good Wordle opening word?
- JEFFS has a repeated letter (F), 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 JEFFS mean?
- JEFFS: A 5 letter word: jeffs.
- What is the Scrabble score for JEFFS?
- 18 points. Tile breakdown: J(8) + E(1) + F(4) + F(4) + S(1). The highest-value tile is J (8 points), contributing 44% of the total. This score is higher than 99% 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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