5-Letter Word

KALPA

A 5 letter word: kalpa

K1
A2
L3
P4
A5
Letter positions
Word
kalpa
Position 1
k
Position 2
a
Position 3
l
Position 4
p
Position 5
a
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
2, 5
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
11

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 2 vowels (same as this word)7,41559.4%
Vowels at positions 2, 51,1679.4%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
K13532.8%
A22,15817.3%
L38206.6%
P44063.3%
A56325.1%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: A
Vowel count ≥ 2
Yes 2 vowels
No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
Yes

Tier 4 — Late-game pool: 4,465 of 12,478 words (35.8%)

Scrabble Value

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
K1545%
A219%
L319%
P4327%
A519%
Total11Higher than 81% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is KALPA a good Wordle opening word?
KALPA has a repeated letter (A), 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 KALPA mean?
KALPA: A 5 letter word: kalpa.
What is the Scrabble score for KALPA?
11 points. Tile breakdown: K(5) + A(1) + L(1) + P(3) + A(1). The highest-value tile is K (5 points), contributing 45% 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 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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