5-Letter Word
URINE
Liquid waste consisting of water, salts and urea, which is made in the kidneys, stored in the bladder, then released through the urethra
U1
R2
I3
N4
E5
- Letter positions
- Word
- urine
- Position 1
- u
- Position 2
- r
- Position 3
- i
- Position 4
- n
- Position 5
- e
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 3
- Consonant count
- 2
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 1, 3, 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- Yes
- Scrabble score
- 5
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 3 vowels (same as this word) | 1,249 | 10.0% |
| Vowels at positions 1, 3, 5 | 239 | 1.9% |
| Words with no repeated letters | 8,013 | 64.2% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| U | 1 | 178 | 1.4% |
| R | 2 | 908 | 7.3% |
| I | 3 | 1,018 | 8.2% |
| N | 4 | 758 | 6.1% |
| E | 5 | 1,477 | 11.8% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 1 — Opener
- No repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| U | 1 | 1 | 20% |
| R | 2 | 1 | 20% |
| I | 3 | 1 | 20% |
| N | 4 | 1 | 20% |
| E | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Total | 5 | Higher than 9% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is URINE a good Wordle opening word?
- URINE meets all three opener criteria: no repeated letters, 3 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 URINE mean?
- URINE: Liquid waste consisting of water, salts and urea, which is made in the kidneys, stored in the bladder, then released through the urethra.
- What is the Scrabble score for URINE?
- 5 points. Tile breakdown: U(1) + R(1) + I(1) + N(1) + E(1). The highest-value tile is U (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 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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