5-Letter Word

SIALS

The granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust

S1
I2
A3
L4
S5
Letter positions
Word
sials
Position 1
s
Position 2
i
Position 3
a
Position 4
l
Position 5
s
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
2, 3
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
5

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 2 vowels (same as this word)7,41559.4%
Vowels at positions 2, 31,1138.9%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
S11,52112.2%
I21,33410.7%
A31,2069.7%
L47566.1%
S53,80530.5%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: S
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

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
S1120%
I2120%
A3120%
L4120%
S5120%
Total5Higher than 9% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is SIALS a good Wordle opening word?
SIALS has a repeated letter (S), 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 SIALS mean?
SIALS: The granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust.
What is the Scrabble score for SIALS?
5 points. Tile breakdown: S(1) + I(1) + A(1) + L(1) + S(1). The highest-value tile is S (1 points), contributing 20% of the total. This score is higher than 9% 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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