5-Letter Word
POLIO
An acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord
P1
O2
L3
I4
O5
- Letter positions
- Word
- polio
- Position 1
- p
- Position 2
- o
- Position 3
- l
- Position 4
- i
- Position 5
- o
- 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
- 7
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 3 vowels (same as this word) | 1,249 | 10.0% |
| Vowels at positions 2, 4, 5 | 296 | 2.4% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | 821 | 6.6% |
| O | 2 | 2,008 | 16.1% |
| L | 3 | 820 | 6.6% |
| I | 4 | 833 | 6.7% |
| O | 5 | 365 | 2.9% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: O
- 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
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | 3 | 43% |
| O | 2 | 1 | 14% |
| L | 3 | 1 | 14% |
| I | 4 | 1 | 14% |
| O | 5 | 1 | 14% |
| Total | 7 | Higher than 32% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is POLIO a good Wordle opening word?
- POLIO has a repeated letter (O), 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 POLIO mean?
- POLIO: An acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord.
- What is the Scrabble score for POLIO?
- 7 points. Tile breakdown: P(3) + O(1) + L(1) + I(1) + O(1). The highest-value tile is P (3 points), contributing 43% of the total. This score is higher than 32% 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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