5-Letter Word
PUPAE
An insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult
P1
U2
P3
A4
E5
- Letter positions
- Word
- pupae
- Position 1
- p
- Position 2
- u
- Position 3
- p
- Position 4
- a
- Position 5
- e
- 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
- 9
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% |
| U | 2 | 1,137 | 9.1% |
| P | 3 | 343 | 2.7% |
| A | 4 | 1,027 | 8.2% |
| E | 5 | 1,477 | 11.8% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: P
- 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 | 33% |
| U | 2 | 1 | 11% |
| P | 3 | 3 | 33% |
| A | 4 | 1 | 11% |
| E | 5 | 1 | 11% |
| Total | 9 | Higher than 62% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is PUPAE a good Wordle opening word?
- PUPAE 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 PUPAE mean?
- PUPAE: An insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult.
- What is the Scrabble score for PUPAE?
- 9 points. Tile breakdown: P(3) + U(1) + P(3) + A(1) + E(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 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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