5-Letter Word

PIPUL

Fig tree of india noted for great size and longevity

P1
I2
P3
U4
L5
Letter positions
Word
pipul
Position 1
p
Position 2
i
Position 3
p
Position 4
u
Position 5
l
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%
I21,33410.7%
P33432.7%
U43793.0%
L54653.7%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: P
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%
I2111%
P3333%
U4111%
L5111%
Total9Higher than 62% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is PIPUL a good Wordle opening word?
PIPUL has a repeated letter (P), 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 PIPUL mean?
PIPUL: Fig tree of india noted for great size and longevity.
What is the Scrabble score for PIPUL?
9 points. Tile breakdown: P(3) + I(1) + P(3) + U(1) + L(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%).

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