5-Letter Word
USQUE
A 5 letter word: usque
U1
S2
Q3
U4
E5
- Letter positions
- Word
- usque
- Position 1
- u
- Position 2
- s
- Position 3
- q
- Position 4
- u
- Position 5
- e
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 3
- Consonant count
- 2
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 1, 4, 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 14
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 3 vowels (same as this word) | 1,249 | 10.0% |
| Vowels at positions 1, 4, 5 | 68 | 0.5% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| U | 1 | 178 | 1.4% |
| S | 2 | 89 | 0.7% |
| Q | 3 | 10 | 0.1% |
| U | 4 | 379 | 3.0% |
| E | 5 | 1,477 | 11.8% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: U
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 3 vowels
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- No contains: Q
Tier 4 — Late-game pool: 4,465 of 12,478 words (35.8%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| U | 1 | 1 | 7% |
| S | 2 | 1 | 7% |
| Q | 3 | 10 | 71% |
| U | 4 | 1 | 7% |
| E | 5 | 1 | 7% |
| Total | 14 | Higher than 94% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is USQUE a good Wordle opening word?
- USQUE has a repeated letter (U), 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 USQUE mean?
- USQUE: A 5 letter word: usque.
- What is the Scrabble score for USQUE?
- 14 points. Tile breakdown: U(1) + S(1) + Q(10) + U(1) + E(1). The highest-value tile is Q (10 points), contributing 71% of the total. This score is higher than 94% 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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