5-Letter Word
QUEUE
A line of people or vehicles waiting for something
Q1
U2
E3
U4
E5
- Letter positions
- Word
- queue
- Position 1
- q
- Position 2
- u
- Position 3
- e
- Position 4
- u
- Position 5
- e
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 4
- Consonant count
- 1
- Unique letters
- 3
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 2, 3, 4, 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 14
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 4 vowels (same as this word) | 27 | 0.2% |
| Vowels at positions 2, 3, 4, 5 | 8 | 0.1% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | 76 | 0.6% |
| U | 2 | 1,137 | 9.1% |
| E | 3 | 847 | 6.8% |
| U | 4 | 379 | 3.0% |
| E | 5 | 1,477 | 11.8% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: U, E
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 4 vowels
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- No contains: Q
Tier 4 — Late-game pool: 4,465 of 12,478 words (35.8%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | 10 | 71% |
| U | 2 | 1 | 7% |
| E | 3 | 1 | 7% |
| U | 4 | 1 | 7% |
| E | 5 | 1 | 7% |
| Total | 14 | Higher than 94% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is QUEUE a good Wordle opening word?
- QUEUE has a repeated letter (U, E), 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 QUEUE mean?
- QUEUE: A line of people or vehicles waiting for something.
- What is the Scrabble score for QUEUE?
- 14 points. Tile breakdown: Q(10) + U(1) + E(1) + U(1) + E(1). The highest-value tile is Q (10 points), contributing 71% of the total. This score is higher than 94% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
- What percentage of 5-letter words have 4 vowels?
- 27 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 4 vowels (0.2%). 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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