5-Letter Word
SKATE
Sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs
S1
K2
A3
T4
E5
- Letter positions
- Word
- skate
- Position 1
- s
- Position 2
- k
- Position 3
- a
- Position 4
- t
- Position 5
- e
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 3, 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- Yes
- Scrabble score
- 9
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 2 vowels (same as this word) | 7,415 | 59.4% |
| Vowels at positions 3, 5 | 524 | 4.2% |
| Words with no repeated letters | 8,013 | 64.2% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 1,521 | 12.2% |
| K | 2 | 92 | 0.7% |
| A | 3 | 1,206 | 9.7% |
| T | 4 | 878 | 7.0% |
| E | 5 | 1,477 | 11.8% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 1 — Opener
- No repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 2 vowels
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- Yes
Tier 1 — Opener pool: 4,926 of 12,478 words (39.5%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 1 | 11% |
| K | 2 | 5 | 56% |
| A | 3 | 1 | 11% |
| T | 4 | 1 | 11% |
| E | 5 | 1 | 11% |
| Total | 9 | Higher than 62% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is SKATE a good Wordle opening word?
- SKATE meets all three opener criteria: no repeated letters, 2 vowels (threshold: ≥2), and no low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J). It belongs to the Tier 1 opener pool of 4,926 words — 39.5% of the 12,478-word dataset.
- What does SKATE mean?
- SKATE: Sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs.
- What is the Scrabble score for SKATE?
- 9 points. Tile breakdown: S(1) + K(5) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1). The highest-value tile is K (5 points), contributing 56% 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 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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