5-Letter Word

MIREX

A 5 letter word: mirex

M1
I2
R3
E4
X5
Letter positions
Word
mirex
Position 1
m
Position 2
i
Position 3
r
Position 4
e
Position 5
x
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
5
Repeated letters
No
Vowel positions
2, 4
Game use
Wordle friendly
Yes
Scrabble score
14

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 2 vowels (same as this word)7,41559.4%
Vowels at positions 2, 43,05424.5%
Words with no repeated letters8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
M16665.3%
I21,33410.7%
R31,1589.3%
E42,25718.1%
X5650.5%

Wordle Utility — Tier 2 — Opener (rare tile)

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

Tier 2 — Opener (rare tile) pool: 585 of 12,478 words (4.7%)

Scrabble Value

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
M1321%
I217%
R317%
E417%
X5857%
Total14Higher than 94% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is MIREX a good Wordle opening word?
MIREX has no repeated letters and 2 vowels, qualifying on two of three opener criteria. It contains the low-frequency tile X, placing it in the Tier 2 pool of 585 words (4.7% of dataset). Viable opener, but the rare tile narrows testable patterns.
What does MIREX mean?
MIREX: A 5 letter word: mirex.
What is the Scrabble score for MIREX?
14 points. Tile breakdown: M(3) + I(1) + R(1) + E(1) + X(8). The highest-value tile is X (8 points), contributing 57% of the total. This score is higher than 94% 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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