5-Letter Word
TUTOR
One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction
T1
U2
T3
O4
R5
- Letter positions
- Word
- tutor
- Position 1
- t
- Position 2
- u
- Position 3
- t
- Position 4
- o
- Position 5
- r
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 2, 4
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 5
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 2 vowels (same as this word) | 7,415 | 59.4% |
| Vowels at positions 2, 4 | 3,054 | 24.5% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 1 | 787 | 6.3% |
| U | 2 | 1,137 | 9.1% |
| T | 3 | 599 | 4.8% |
| O | 4 | 658 | 5.3% |
| R | 5 | 656 | 5.3% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: T
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 2 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
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| T | 1 | 1 | 20% |
| U | 2 | 1 | 20% |
| T | 3 | 1 | 20% |
| O | 4 | 1 | 20% |
| R | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Total | 5 | Higher than 9% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is TUTOR a good Wordle opening word?
- TUTOR 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 TUTOR mean?
- TUTOR: One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
- What is the Scrabble score for TUTOR?
- 5 points. Tile breakdown: T(1) + U(1) + T(1) + O(1) + R(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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