5-Letter Word

ZAKAT

The fourth pillar of islam is almsgiving as an act of worship

Z1
A2
K3
A4
T5
Letter positions
Word
zakat
Position 1
z
Position 2
a
Position 3
k
Position 4
a
Position 5
t
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
2, 4
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
18

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 2 vowels (same as this word)7,41559.4%
Vowels at positions 2, 43,05424.5%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
Z1980.8%
A22,15817.3%
K32532.0%
A41,0278.2%
T57105.7%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: A
Vowel count ≥ 2
Yes 2 vowels
No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
No contains: Z

Tier 4 — Late-game pool: 4,465 of 12,478 words (35.8%)

Scrabble Value

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
Z11056%
A216%
K3528%
A416%
T516%
Total18Higher than 99% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ZAKAT a good Wordle opening word?
ZAKAT has a repeated letter (A), 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 ZAKAT mean?
ZAKAT: The fourth pillar of islam is almsgiving as an act of worship.
What is the Scrabble score for ZAKAT?
18 points. Tile breakdown: Z(10) + A(1) + K(5) + A(1) + T(1). The highest-value tile is Z (10 points), contributing 56% of the total. This score is higher than 99% 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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