5-Letter Word

PHOHS

A 5 letter word: phohs

P1
H2
O3
H4
S5
Letter positions
Word
phohs
Position 1
p
Position 2
h
Position 3
o
Position 4
h
Position 5
s
Structure
Vowel count
1
Consonant count
4
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
3
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
13

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 1 vowel (same as this word)3,73629.9%
Vowels at position 31,37511.0%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
P18216.6%
H25254.2%
O39607.7%
H42241.8%
S53,80530.5%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: H
Vowel count ≥ 2
No 1 vowel
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
P1323%
H2431%
O318%
H4431%
S518%
Total13Higher than 91% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is PHOHS a good Wordle opening word?
PHOHS has a repeated letter (H), 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 PHOHS mean?
PHOHS: A 5 letter word: phohs.
What is the Scrabble score for PHOHS?
13 points. Tile breakdown: P(3) + H(4) + O(1) + H(4) + S(1). The highest-value tile is H (4 points), contributing 31% of the total. This score is higher than 91% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
What percentage of 5-letter words have 1 vowel?
3,736 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 1 vowel (29.9%). 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