5-Letter Word
SONAR
A measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return
S1
O2
N3
A4
R5
- Letter positions
- Word
- sonar
- Position 1
- s
- Position 2
- o
- Position 3
- n
- Position 4
- a
- Position 5
- r
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 2, 4
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- Yes
- Scrabble score
- 5
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 2 vowels (same as this word) | 7,415 | 59.4% |
| Vowels at positions 2, 4 | 3,054 | 24.5% |
| Words with no repeated letters | 8,013 | 64.2% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 1,521 | 12.2% |
| O | 2 | 2,008 | 16.1% |
| N | 3 | 933 | 7.5% |
| A | 4 | 1,027 | 8.2% |
| R | 5 | 656 | 5.3% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 1 — Opener
- No repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 1 | 20% |
| O | 2 | 1 | 20% |
| N | 3 | 1 | 20% |
| A | 4 | 1 | 20% |
| R | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Total | 5 | Higher than 9% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is SONAR a good Wordle opening word?
- SONAR meets all three opener criteria: no repeated letters, 2 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 SONAR mean?
- SONAR: A measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return.
- What is the Scrabble score for SONAR?
- 5 points. Tile breakdown: S(1) + O(1) + N(1) + A(1) + R(1). The highest-value tile is S (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 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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