5-Letter Word
SALIX
A large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows
S1
A2
L3
I4
X5
- Letter positions
- Word
- salix
- Position 1
- s
- Position 2
- a
- Position 3
- l
- Position 4
- i
- Position 5
- x
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 2, 4
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- Yes
- Scrabble score
- 12
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 2 vowels (same as this word) | 7,415 | 59.4% |
| Vowels at positions 2, 4 | 3,054 | 24.5% |
| Words with no repeated letters | 8,013 | 64.2% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 1,521 | 12.2% |
| A | 2 | 2,158 | 17.3% |
| L | 3 | 820 | 6.6% |
| I | 4 | 833 | 6.7% |
| X | 5 | 65 | 0.5% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 2 — Opener (rare tile)
- No repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 2 vowels
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- No contains: X
Tier 2 — Opener (rare tile) pool: 585 of 12,478 words (4.7%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 1 | 8% |
| A | 2 | 1 | 8% |
| L | 3 | 1 | 8% |
| I | 4 | 1 | 8% |
| X | 5 | 8 | 67% |
| Total | 12 | Higher than 87% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is SALIX a good Wordle opening word?
- SALIX has no repeated letters and 2 vowels, qualifying on two of three opener criteria. It contains the low-frequency tile X, placing it in the Tier 2 pool of 585 words (4.7% of dataset). Viable opener, but the rare tile narrows testable patterns.
- What does SALIX mean?
- SALIX: A large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows.
- What is the Scrabble score for SALIX?
- 12 points. Tile breakdown: S(1) + A(1) + L(1) + I(1) + X(8). The highest-value tile is X (8 points), contributing 67% of the total. This score is higher than 87% 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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