5-Letter Word

PHPHT

A 5 letter word: phpht

P1
H2
P3
H4
T5
Letter positions
Word
phpht
Position 1
p
Position 2
h
Position 3
p
Position 4
h
Position 5
t
Structure
Vowel count
0
Consonant count
5
Unique letters
3
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
none
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
15

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 0 vowels (same as this word)510.4%
Vowels at positions none510.4%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
P18216.6%
H25254.2%
P33432.7%
H42241.8%
T57105.7%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: P, H
Vowel count ≥ 2
No 0 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
P1320%
H2427%
P3320%
H4427%
T517%
Total15Higher than 96% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is PHPHT a good Wordle opening word?
PHPHT has a repeated letter (P, 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 PHPHT mean?
PHPHT: A 5 letter word: phpht.
What is the Scrabble score for PHPHT?
15 points. Tile breakdown: P(3) + H(4) + P(3) + H(4) + T(1). The highest-value tile is H (4 points), contributing 27% of the total. This score is higher than 96% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
What percentage of 5-letter words have 0 vowels?
51 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 0 vowels (0.4%). 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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