5-Letter Word
THIEF
A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
T1
H2
I3
E4
F5
- Letter positions
- Word
- thief
- Position 1
- t
- Position 2
- h
- Position 3
- i
- Position 4
- e
- Position 5
- f
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 3, 4
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- Yes
- Scrabble score
- 11
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 2 vowels (same as this word) | 7,415 | 59.4% |
| Vowels at positions 3, 4 | 558 | 4.5% |
| Words with no repeated letters | 8,013 | 64.2% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 1 | 787 | 6.3% |
| H | 2 | 525 | 4.2% |
| I | 3 | 1,018 | 8.2% |
| E | 4 | 2,257 | 18.1% |
| F | 5 | 80 | 0.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 1 | 1 | 9% |
| H | 2 | 4 | 36% |
| I | 3 | 1 | 9% |
| E | 4 | 1 | 9% |
| F | 5 | 4 | 36% |
| Total | 11 | Higher than 81% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is THIEF a good Wordle opening word?
- THIEF 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 THIEF mean?
- THIEF: A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it.
- What is the Scrabble score for THIEF?
- 11 points. Tile breakdown: T(1) + H(4) + I(1) + E(1) + F(4). The highest-value tile is H (4 points), contributing 36% of the total. This score is higher than 81% 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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