5-Letter Word
THUJA
Red cedar
T1
H2
U3
J4
A5
- Letter positions
- Word
- thuja
- Position 1
- t
- Position 2
- h
- Position 3
- u
- Position 4
- j
- Position 5
- a
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 3, 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- Yes
- Scrabble score
- 15
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 2 vowels (same as this word) | 7,415 | 59.4% |
| Vowels at positions 3, 5 | 524 | 4.2% |
| 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% |
| U | 3 | 642 | 5.1% |
| J | 4 | 26 | 0.2% |
| A | 5 | 632 | 5.1% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 2 — Opener (rare tile)
- No repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 2 vowels
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- No contains: J
Tier 2 — Opener (rare tile) pool: 585 of 12,478 words (4.7%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 1 | 1 | 7% |
| H | 2 | 4 | 27% |
| U | 3 | 1 | 7% |
| J | 4 | 8 | 53% |
| A | 5 | 1 | 7% |
| Total | 15 | Higher than 96% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is THUJA a good Wordle opening word?
- THUJA has no repeated letters and 2 vowels, qualifying on two of three opener criteria. It contains the low-frequency tile J, placing it in the Tier 2 pool of 585 words (4.7% of dataset). Viable opener, but the rare tile narrows testable patterns.
- What does THUJA mean?
- THUJA: Red cedar.
- What is the Scrabble score for THUJA?
- 15 points. Tile breakdown: T(1) + H(4) + U(1) + J(8) + A(1). The highest-value tile is J (8 points), contributing 53% of the total. This score is higher than 96% 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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