5-Letter Word
JOIST
A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed
J1
O2
I3
S4
T5
- Letter positions
- Word
- joist
- Position 1
- j
- Position 2
- o
- Position 3
- i
- Position 4
- s
- Position 5
- t
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 2, 3
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- Yes
- Scrabble score
- 12
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 2 vowels (same as this word) | 7,415 | 59.4% |
| Vowels at positions 2, 3 | 1,113 | 8.9% |
| Words with no repeated letters | 8,013 | 64.2% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 1 | 191 | 1.5% |
| O | 2 | 2,008 | 16.1% |
| I | 3 | 1,018 | 8.2% |
| S | 4 | 502 | 4.0% |
| T | 5 | 710 | 5.7% |
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: J
Tier 2 — Opener (rare tile) pool: 585 of 12,478 words (4.7%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| J | 1 | 8 | 67% |
| O | 2 | 1 | 8% |
| I | 3 | 1 | 8% |
| S | 4 | 1 | 8% |
| T | 5 | 1 | 8% |
| Total | 12 | Higher than 87% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is JOIST a good Wordle opening word?
- JOIST has no repeated letters and 2 vowels, qualifying on two of three opener criteria. It contains the low-frequency tile J, 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 JOIST mean?
- JOIST: A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.
- What is the Scrabble score for JOIST?
- 12 points. Tile breakdown: J(8) + O(1) + I(1) + S(1) + T(1). The highest-value tile is J (8 points), contributing 67% of the total. This score is higher than 87% 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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