5-Letter Word
PRANA
Respiration, breathing, seen as a life principle or life force
P1
R2
A3
N4
A5
- Letter positions
- Word
- prana
- Position 1
- p
- Position 2
- r
- Position 3
- a
- Position 4
- n
- Position 5
- a
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 3, 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 7
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 2 vowels (same as this word) | 7,415 | 59.4% |
| Vowels at positions 3, 5 | 524 | 4.2% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | 821 | 6.6% |
| R | 2 | 908 | 7.3% |
| A | 3 | 1,206 | 9.7% |
| N | 4 | 758 | 6.1% |
| A | 5 | 632 | 5.1% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: A
- 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
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | 3 | 43% |
| R | 2 | 1 | 14% |
| A | 3 | 1 | 14% |
| N | 4 | 1 | 14% |
| A | 5 | 1 | 14% |
| Total | 7 | Higher than 32% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is PRANA a good Wordle opening word?
- PRANA has a repeated letter (A), 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 PRANA mean?
- PRANA: Respiration, breathing, seen as a life principle or life force.
- What is the Scrabble score for PRANA?
- 7 points. Tile breakdown: P(3) + R(1) + A(1) + N(1) + A(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 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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