5-Letter Word

MYRRH

Aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume

M1
Y2
R3
R4
H5
Letter positions
Word
myrrh
Position 1
m
Position 2
y
Position 3
r
Position 4
r
Position 5
h
Structure
Vowel count
0
Consonant count
5
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
none
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
13

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 0 vowels (same as this word)510.4%
Vowels at positions none510.4%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
M16665.3%
Y22632.1%
R31,1589.3%
R46955.6%
H53492.8%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: R
Vowel count ≥ 2
No 0 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
M1323%
Y2431%
R318%
R418%
H5431%
Total13Higher than 91% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is MYRRH a good Wordle opening word?
MYRRH has a repeated letter (R), 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 MYRRH mean?
MYRRH: Aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume.
What is the Scrabble score for MYRRH?
13 points. Tile breakdown: M(3) + Y(4) + R(1) + R(1) + H(4). The highest-value tile is Y (4 points), contributing 31% 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 0 vowels?
51 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 0 vowels (0.4%). 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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