5-Letter Word
KIOSK
Small area set off by walls for special use
K1
I2
O3
S4
K5
- Letter positions
- Word
- kiosk
- Position 1
- k
- Position 2
- i
- Position 3
- o
- Position 4
- s
- Position 5
- k
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 2, 3
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 13
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 repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| K | 1 | 353 | 2.8% |
| I | 2 | 1,334 | 10.7% |
| O | 3 | 960 | 7.7% |
| S | 4 | 502 | 4.0% |
| K | 5 | 244 | 2.0% |
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
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| K | 1 | 5 | 38% |
| I | 2 | 1 | 8% |
| O | 3 | 1 | 8% |
| S | 4 | 1 | 8% |
| K | 5 | 5 | 38% |
| Total | 13 | Higher than 91% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is KIOSK a good Wordle opening word?
- KIOSK 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 KIOSK mean?
- KIOSK: Small area set off by walls for special use.
- What is the Scrabble score for KIOSK?
- 13 points. Tile breakdown: K(5) + I(1) + O(1) + S(1) + K(5). The highest-value tile is K (5 points), contributing 38% of the total. This score is higher than 91% 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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