5-Letter Word

PACAS

Any of the large rodents of the genus cuniculus (but see also its synonyms), native to central america and south america, which have dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along the sides

P1
A2
C3
A4
S5
Letter positions
Word
pacas
Position 1
p
Position 2
a
Position 3
c
Position 4
a
Position 5
s
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
2, 4
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
9

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 repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
P18216.6%
A22,15817.3%
C33733.0%
A41,0278.2%
S53,80530.5%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: A
Vowel count ≥ 2
Yes 2 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
P1333%
A2111%
C3333%
A4111%
S5111%
Total9Higher than 62% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is PACAS a good Wordle opening word?
PACAS has a repeated letter (A), 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 PACAS mean?
PACAS: Any of the large rodents of the genus cuniculus (but see also its synonyms), native to central america and south america, which have dark brown or black fur, a white or yellowish underbelly and rows of white spots along the sides.
What is the Scrabble score for PACAS?
9 points. Tile breakdown: P(3) + A(1) + C(3) + A(1) + S(1). The highest-value tile is P (3 points), contributing 33% of the total. This score is higher than 62% 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%).

Word tools

Word game guides

Get better at Wordle & word games