5-Letter Word

PERDU

A 5 letter word: perdu

P1
E2
R3
D4
U5
Letter positions
Word
perdu
Position 1
p
Position 2
e
Position 3
r
Position 4
d
Position 5
u
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
5
Repeated letters
No
Vowel positions
2, 5
Game use
Wordle friendly
Yes
Scrabble score
8

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 2 vowels (same as this word)7,41559.4%
Vowels at positions 2, 51,1679.4%
Words with no repeated letters8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
P18216.6%
E21,57212.6%
R31,1589.3%
D44513.6%
U5630.5%

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

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
P1338%
E2112%
R3112%
D4225%
U5112%
Total8Higher than 49% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is PERDU a good Wordle opening word?
PERDU 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 PERDU mean?
PERDU: A 5 letter word: perdu.
What is the Scrabble score for PERDU?
8 points. Tile breakdown: P(3) + E(1) + R(1) + D(2) + U(1). The highest-value tile is P (3 points), contributing 38% 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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