5-Letter Word
SYPHS
A common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete
S1
Y2
P3
H4
S5
- Letter positions
- Word
- syphs
- Position 1
- s
- Position 2
- y
- Position 3
- p
- Position 4
- h
- Position 5
- s
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 0
- Consonant count
- 5
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- none
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 13
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 0 vowels (same as this word) | 51 | 0.4% |
| Vowels at positions none | 51 | 0.4% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 1,521 | 12.2% |
| Y | 2 | 263 | 2.1% |
| P | 3 | 343 | 2.7% |
| H | 4 | 224 | 1.8% |
| S | 5 | 3,805 | 30.5% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: S
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- No 0 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
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 1 | 8% |
| Y | 2 | 4 | 31% |
| P | 3 | 3 | 23% |
| H | 4 | 4 | 31% |
| S | 5 | 1 | 8% |
| Total | 13 | Higher than 91% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is SYPHS a good Wordle opening word?
- SYPHS 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 SYPHS mean?
- SYPHS: A common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete.
- What is the Scrabble score for SYPHS?
- 13 points. Tile breakdown: S(1) + Y(4) + P(3) + H(4) + S(1). The highest-value tile is Y (4 points), contributing 31% 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 0 vowels?
- 51 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 0 vowels (0.4%). 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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