5-Letter Word
PLUMP
The sound of a sudden heavy fall
P1
L2
U3
M4
P5
- Letter positions
- Word
- plump
- Position 1
- p
- Position 2
- l
- Position 3
- u
- Position 4
- m
- Position 5
- p
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 1
- Consonant count
- 4
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 3
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 11
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 1 vowel (same as this word) | 3,736 | 29.9% |
| Vowels at position 3 | 1,375 | 11.0% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | 821 | 6.6% |
| L | 2 | 677 | 5.4% |
| U | 3 | 642 | 5.1% |
| M | 4 | 391 | 3.1% |
| P | 5 | 146 | 1.2% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: P
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- No 1 vowel
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | 3 | 27% |
| L | 2 | 1 | 9% |
| U | 3 | 1 | 9% |
| M | 4 | 3 | 27% |
| P | 5 | 3 | 27% |
| Total | 11 | Higher than 81% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is PLUMP a good Wordle opening word?
- PLUMP has a repeated letter (P), 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 PLUMP mean?
- PLUMP: The sound of a sudden heavy fall.
- What is the Scrabble score for PLUMP?
- 11 points. Tile breakdown: P(3) + L(1) + U(1) + M(3) + P(3). The highest-value tile is P (3 points), contributing 27% of the total. This score is higher than 81% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
- What percentage of 5-letter words have 1 vowel?
- 3,736 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 1 vowel (29.9%). 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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