5-Letter Word
TIGHT
Closely constrained or constricted or constricting
T1
I2
G3
H4
T5
- Letter positions
- Word
- tight
- Position 1
- t
- Position 2
- i
- Position 3
- g
- Position 4
- h
- Position 5
- t
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 1
- Consonant count
- 4
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 2
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 9
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 1 vowel (same as this word) | 3,736 | 29.9% |
| Vowels at position 2 | 2,022 | 16.2% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 1 | 787 | 6.3% |
| I | 2 | 1,334 | 10.7% |
| G | 3 | 351 | 2.8% |
| H | 4 | 224 | 1.8% |
| T | 5 | 710 | 5.7% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: T
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- No 1 vowel
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 1 | 1 | 11% |
| I | 2 | 1 | 11% |
| G | 3 | 2 | 22% |
| H | 4 | 4 | 44% |
| T | 5 | 1 | 11% |
| Total | 9 | Higher than 62% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is TIGHT a good Wordle opening word?
- TIGHT has a repeated letter (T), 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 TIGHT mean?
- TIGHT: Closely constrained or constricted or constricting.
- What is the Scrabble score for TIGHT?
- 9 points. Tile breakdown: T(1) + I(1) + G(2) + H(4) + T(1). The highest-value tile is H (4 points), contributing 44% of the total. This score is higher than 62% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
- What percentage of 5-letter words have 1 vowel?
- 3,736 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 1 vowel (29.9%). 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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