5-Letter Word

PEKOE

A high-quality black tea made using young leaves, grown in sri lanka, india, java and the azores

P1
E2
K3
O4
E5
Letter positions
Word
pekoe
Position 1
p
Position 2
e
Position 3
k
Position 4
o
Position 5
e
Structure
Vowel count
3
Consonant count
2
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
2, 4, 5
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
11

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 3 vowels (same as this word)1,24910.0%
Vowels at positions 2, 4, 52962.4%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
P18216.6%
E21,57212.6%
K32532.0%
O46585.3%
E51,47711.8%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: E
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
P1327%
E219%
K3545%
O419%
E519%
Total11Higher than 81% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is PEKOE a good Wordle opening word?
PEKOE has a repeated letter (E), 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 PEKOE mean?
PEKOE: A high-quality black tea made using young leaves, grown in sri lanka, india, java and the azores.
What is the Scrabble score for PEKOE?
11 points. Tile breakdown: P(3) + E(1) + K(5) + O(1) + E(1). The highest-value tile is K (5 points), contributing 45% of the total. This score is higher than 81% 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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