5-Letter Word

KHAKI

A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust

K1
H2
A3
K4
I5
Letter positions
Word
khaki
Position 1
k
Position 2
h
Position 3
a
Position 4
k
Position 5
i
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
3, 5
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 3, 55244.2%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
K13532.8%
H25254.2%
A31,2069.7%
K44843.9%
I52532.0%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: K
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
K1531%
H2425%
A316%
K4531%
I516%
Total16Higher than 98% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is KHAKI a good Wordle opening word?
KHAKI has a repeated letter (K), 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 KHAKI mean?
KHAKI: A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust.
What is the Scrabble score for KHAKI?
16 points. Tile breakdown: K(5) + H(4) + A(1) + K(5) + I(1). The highest-value tile is K (5 points), contributing 31% 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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