5-Letter Word
LOOIE
A 5 letter word: looie
L1
O2
O3
I4
E5
- Letter positions
- Word
- looie
- Position 1
- l
- Position 2
- o
- Position 3
- o
- Position 4
- i
- Position 5
- e
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 4
- Consonant count
- 1
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 2, 3, 4, 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 5
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 4 vowels (same as this word) | 27 | 0.2% |
| Vowels at positions 2, 3, 4, 5 | 8 | 0.1% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| L | 1 | 551 | 4.4% |
| O | 2 | 2,008 | 16.1% |
| O | 3 | 960 | 7.7% |
| I | 4 | 833 | 6.7% |
| E | 5 | 1,477 | 11.8% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: O
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L | 1 | 1 | 20% |
| O | 2 | 1 | 20% |
| O | 3 | 1 | 20% |
| I | 4 | 1 | 20% |
| E | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Total | 5 | Higher than 9% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is LOOIE a good Wordle opening word?
- LOOIE 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 LOOIE mean?
- LOOIE: A 5 letter word: looie.
- What is the Scrabble score for LOOIE?
- 5 points. Tile breakdown: L(1) + O(1) + O(1) + I(1) + E(1). The highest-value tile is L (1 points), contributing 20% of the total. This score is higher than 9% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
- What percentage of 5-letter words have 4 vowels?
- 27 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 4 vowels (0.2%). 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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