5-Letter Word
SKUNK
Any of various small mammals, of the family mephitidae, native to north and central america, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure
S1
K2
U3
N4
K5
- Letter positions
- Word
- skunk
- Position 1
- s
- Position 2
- k
- Position 3
- u
- Position 4
- n
- Position 5
- k
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 1
- Consonant count
- 4
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 3
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 13
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 1 vowel (same as this word) | 3,736 | 29.9% |
| Vowels at position 3 | 1,375 | 11.0% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 1,521 | 12.2% |
| K | 2 | 92 | 0.7% |
| U | 3 | 642 | 5.1% |
| N | 4 | 758 | 6.1% |
| K | 5 | 244 | 2.0% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: K
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- No 1 vowel
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- Yes
Tier 4 — Late-game pool: 4,465 of 12,478 words (35.8%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 1 | 8% |
| K | 2 | 5 | 38% |
| U | 3 | 1 | 8% |
| N | 4 | 1 | 8% |
| K | 5 | 5 | 38% |
| Total | 13 | Higher than 91% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is SKUNK a good Wordle opening word?
- SKUNK has a repeated letter (K), 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 SKUNK mean?
- SKUNK: Any of various small mammals, of the family mephitidae, native to north and central america, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.
- What is the Scrabble score for SKUNK?
- 13 points. Tile breakdown: S(1) + K(5) + U(1) + N(1) + K(5). The highest-value tile is K (5 points), contributing 38% of the total. This score is higher than 91% 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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