5-Letter Word

OVOLI

A convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse

O1
V2
O3
L4
I5
Letter positions
Word
ovoli
Position 1
o
Position 2
v
Position 3
o
Position 4
l
Position 5
i
Structure
Vowel count
3
Consonant count
2
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
1, 3, 5
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
8

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 3 vowels (same as this word)1,24910.0%
Vowels at positions 1, 3, 52391.9%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
O12572.1%
V2520.4%
O39607.7%
L47566.1%
I52532.0%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: O
Vowel count ≥ 2
Yes 3 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
O1112%
V2450%
O3112%
L4112%
I5112%
Total8Higher than 49% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is OVOLI a good Wordle opening word?
OVOLI 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 OVOLI mean?
OVOLI: A convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse.
What is the Scrabble score for OVOLI?
8 points. Tile breakdown: O(1) + V(4) + O(1) + L(1) + I(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 3 vowels?
1,249 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 3 vowels (10.0%). 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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