Wordle Letter-Slot Frequencies

Compiled by @Dez in Portland, OR.

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Note the contrast between the above results and the classic all-of-English letter frequencies, for example see:

And if you're not aware of the history of ETAOIN SHRDLU then this page is worth reading:

Information below is based on the solutions list as of Wordle 904.

The NYT may change the list of Wordle Solutions at any time.

Total solution words: N=2309

Key

Column Description
l letter
N(l) # of N solutions containing l
%(l) % of N solutions containing l
%1 % of N(l) with l in slot 1
%2 % of N(l) with l in slot 2
%3 % of N(l) with l in slot 3
%4 % of N(l) with l in slot 4
%5 % of N(l) with l in slot 5
%RL % of N(l) with more than one l

All percent (%) values are rounded.

Data

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Most-common slots (within 5% of the maximum) are highlighted.

Secondary slots (>= 19%) are bolded.

l N(l) %(l) %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %RL
E 1053 46% 7 23 17 30 40 16% rl
A 906 39% 15 34 34 18 7 8% rl
R 835 36% 13 32 20 18 25 7% rl
O 672 29% 6 42 36 20 9 12% rl
T 667 29% 22 12 17 21 38 9% rl
I 646 28% 5 31 41 24 2 4% rl
L 645 28% 13 31 17 25 24 11% rl
S 617 27% 59 3 13 28 6 8% rl
N 548 24% 7 16 25 33 24 4% rl
U 456 20% 7 41 36 18 0 2% rl
C 446 19% 44 9 13 34 7 7% rl
Y 416 18% 1 5 7 1 88 2% rl
H 377 16% 18 38 2 7 36 3% rl
D 370 16% 30 5 20 19 32 6% rl
P 345 15% 41 18 17 14 16 5% rl
G 299 13% 38 4 22 25 14 4% rl
M 298 13% 36 13 20 23 14 5% rl
B 266 12% 65 6 21 9 4 5% rl
F 206 9% 66 4 12 17 13 11% rl
K 202 9% 10 5 6 27 56 4% rl
W 193 8% 42 23 13 13 9 1% rl
V 148 6% 29 10 33 30 0 3% rl
X 37 2% 0 38 32 8 22 0% rl
Z 35 2% 9 6 31 57 11 14% rl
Q 29 1% 79 17 3 0 0 0% rl
J 27 1% 74 7 11 7 0 0% rl

The table below is a way to visualize the most common (uppercase e.g. U) and secondary (lowercase e.g. u) positions for each letter.

The strength of the "binding" of the letter to a slot increases towards the top of the table and towards the left of each cell.

Frequency Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Slot 5
> 44% Q J F B S Z Y K
34-44% C W P G M O U H X A I o U A c E T H
26-33% D V R i L V x z N e V s k D
19-25% t e w n g b r d m l g i m t o d r l n x

The frequency ranges above were chosen arbitrarily to divide the four groupings at what seemed to be natural or more or less obvious breaks.

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Pub: 10 Dec 2023 22:28 UTC

Edit: 21 Feb 2025 14:48 UTC

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