5-Letter Word
PYXES
A small, usually round container used to hold the consecrated bread of the eucharist, especially used to bring communion to the sick, or others who are unable to attend mass
P1
Y2
X3
E4
S5
- Letter positions
- Word
- pyxes
- Position 1
- p
- Position 2
- y
- Position 3
- x
- Position 4
- e
- Position 5
- s
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 1
- Consonant count
- 4
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 4
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 17
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 1 vowel (same as this word) | 3,736 | 29.9% |
| Vowels at position 4 | 238 | 1.9% |
| Words with no repeated letters | 8,013 | 64.2% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | 821 | 6.6% |
| Y | 2 | 263 | 2.1% |
| X | 3 | 124 | 1.0% |
| E | 4 | 2,257 | 18.1% |
| S | 5 | 3,805 | 30.5% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 3 — Weak opener
- No repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- No 1 vowel
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- No contains: X
Tier 3 — Weak opener pool: 2,502 of 12,478 words (20.1%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | 3 | 18% |
| Y | 2 | 4 | 24% |
| X | 3 | 8 | 47% |
| E | 4 | 1 | 6% |
| S | 5 | 1 | 6% |
| Total | 17 | Higher than 99% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is PYXES a good Wordle opening word?
- PYXES has no repeated letters but only 1 vowel, below the ≥2-vowel threshold for opener classification. It falls in the Tier 3 pool of 2,502 words (20.1% of dataset). Better deployed as a second or third guess once vowel positions are partly confirmed.
- What does PYXES mean?
- PYXES: A small, usually round container used to hold the consecrated bread of the eucharist, especially used to bring communion to the sick, or others who are unable to attend mass.
- What is the Scrabble score for PYXES?
- 17 points. Tile breakdown: P(3) + Y(4) + X(8) + E(1) + S(1). The highest-value tile is X (8 points), contributing 47% of the total. This score is higher than 99% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
- What percentage of 5-letter words have 1 vowel?
- 3,736 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 1 vowel (29.9%). 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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