5-Letter Word

JOOKS

To dodge

J1
O2
O3
K4
S5
Letter positions
Word
jooks
Position 1
j
Position 2
o
Position 3
o
Position 4
k
Position 5
s
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
2, 3
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
16

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 2 vowels (same as this word)7,41559.4%
Vowels at positions 2, 31,1138.9%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
J11911.5%
O22,00816.1%
O39607.7%
K44843.9%
S53,80530.5%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: O
Vowel count ≥ 2
Yes 2 vowels
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

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
J1850%
O216%
O316%
K4531%
S516%
Total16Higher than 98% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is JOOKS a good Wordle opening word?
JOOKS has a repeated letter (O), 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 JOOKS mean?
JOOKS: To dodge.
What is the Scrabble score for JOOKS?
16 points. Tile breakdown: J(8) + O(1) + O(1) + K(5) + S(1). The highest-value tile is J (8 points), contributing 50% 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 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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