5-Letter Word
OVERS
(cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
O1
V2
E3
R4
S5
- Letter positions
- Word
- overs
- Position 1
- o
- Position 2
- v
- Position 3
- e
- Position 4
- r
- Position 5
- s
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 1, 3
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- Yes
- Scrabble score
- 8
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 2 vowels (same as this word) | 7,415 | 59.4% |
| Vowels at positions 1, 3 | 313 | 2.5% |
| Words with no repeated letters | 8,013 | 64.2% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| O | 1 | 257 | 2.1% |
| V | 2 | 52 | 0.4% |
| E | 3 | 847 | 6.8% |
| R | 4 | 695 | 5.6% |
| S | 5 | 3,805 | 30.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| O | 1 | 1 | 12% |
| V | 2 | 4 | 50% |
| E | 3 | 1 | 12% |
| R | 4 | 1 | 12% |
| S | 5 | 1 | 12% |
| Total | 8 | Higher than 49% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is OVERS a good Wordle opening word?
- OVERS 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 OVERS mean?
- OVERS: (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch.
- What is the Scrabble score for OVERS?
- 8 points. Tile breakdown: O(1) + V(4) + E(1) + R(1) + S(1). The highest-value tile is V (4 points), contributing 50% of the total. This score is higher than 49% 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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