5-Letter Word

TEPEE

A native american tent

T1
E2
P3
E4
E5
Letter positions
Word
tepee
Position 1
t
Position 2
e
Position 3
p
Position 4
e
Position 5
e
Structure
Vowel count
3
Consonant count
2
Unique letters
3
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
2, 4, 5
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
7

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 3 vowels (same as this word)1,24910.0%
Vowels at positions 2, 4, 52962.4%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
T17876.3%
E21,57212.6%
P33432.7%
E42,25718.1%
E51,47711.8%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: E
Vowel count ≥ 2
Yes 3 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
T1114%
E2114%
P3343%
E4114%
E5114%
Total7Higher than 32% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is TEPEE a good Wordle opening word?
TEPEE has a repeated letter (E), 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 TEPEE mean?
TEPEE: A native american tent.
What is the Scrabble score for TEPEE?
7 points. Tile breakdown: T(1) + E(1) + P(3) + E(1) + E(1). The highest-value tile is P (3 points), contributing 43% of the total. This score is higher than 32% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
What percentage of 5-letter words have 3 vowels?
1,249 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 3 vowels (10.0%). 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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