5-Letter Word
LOCUM
Someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession
L1
O2
C3
U4
M5
- Letter positions
- Word
- locum
- Position 1
- l
- Position 2
- o
- Position 3
- c
- Position 4
- u
- Position 5
- m
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 2, 4
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- Yes
- Scrabble score
- 9
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 2 vowels (same as this word) | 7,415 | 59.4% |
| Vowels at positions 2, 4 | 3,054 | 24.5% |
| Words with no repeated letters | 8,013 | 64.2% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| L | 1 | 551 | 4.4% |
| O | 2 | 2,008 | 16.1% |
| C | 3 | 373 | 3.0% |
| U | 4 | 379 | 3.0% |
| M | 5 | 179 | 1.4% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 1 — Opener
- No repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 2 vowels
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- Yes
Tier 1 — Opener pool: 4,926 of 12,478 words (39.5%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| L | 1 | 1 | 11% |
| O | 2 | 1 | 11% |
| C | 3 | 3 | 33% |
| U | 4 | 1 | 11% |
| M | 5 | 3 | 33% |
| Total | 9 | Higher than 62% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is LOCUM a good Wordle opening word?
- LOCUM meets all three opener criteria: no repeated letters, 2 vowels (threshold: ≥2), and no low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J). It belongs to the Tier 1 opener pool of 4,926 words — 39.5% of the 12,478-word dataset.
- What does LOCUM mean?
- LOCUM: Someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession.
- What is the Scrabble score for LOCUM?
- 9 points. Tile breakdown: L(1) + O(1) + C(3) + U(1) + M(3). The highest-value tile is C (3 points), contributing 33% of the total. This score is higher than 62% 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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