5-Letter Word

TEALS

Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks

T1
E2
A3
L4
S5
Letter positions
Word
teals
Position 1
t
Position 2
e
Position 3
a
Position 4
l
Position 5
s
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
5
Repeated letters
No
Vowel positions
2, 3
Game use
Wordle friendly
Yes
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 no repeated letters8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
T17876.3%
E21,57212.6%
A31,2069.7%
L47566.1%
S53,80530.5%

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

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
T1120%
E2120%
A3120%
L4120%
S5120%
Total5Higher than 9% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is TEALS a good Wordle opening word?
TEALS 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 TEALS mean?
TEALS: Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
What is the Scrabble score for TEALS?
5 points. Tile breakdown: T(1) + E(1) + A(1) + L(1) + S(1). The highest-value tile is T (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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