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4-letter Very Hard 15% solve rate

FEET — 4-Letter Wordle Word Analysis

Letter frequency breakdown, position stats, word meaning, and a full solve walkthrough.

FEET is a 4-letter word. Our solver rates it "Very Hard" difficulty, with a typical solve rate around 15% within the standard six guesses. This puts it among the more challenging ones — a classification based on letter frequency, position probability, and overall pattern complexity. It repeats the letter "E", which narrows the letter pool faster once you spot it but can also be tricky if you're not looking for duplicates. Below you'll find a comprehensive letter-frequency breakdown showing how common each letter is in this position and across all 4-letter words, a detailed step-by-step solve walkthrough that demonstrates optimal guessing strategy, the word's dictionary meaning with pronunciation guidance, and a curated list of similar 4-letter words grouped by pattern similarity to help you when you're one guess away from the answer.

F

8%

E

15%

E

8%

T

13%

Solve Walkthrough

1
A
B
L
E

0 correct,  1 present,  3 absent

2
I
T
E
M

1 correct,  1 present,  2 absent

3
S
T
E
P

1 correct,  1 present,  2 absent

4
T
R
E
K

1 correct,  1 present,  2 absent

5
T
H
E
N

1 correct,  1 present,  2 absent

6
F
E
E
T

✓ Answer found!

Solved in 6 guesses out of 6

Word Meaning

FEET /fiːt/ US
noun

1. A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.

2. Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.

"A spider has eight feet."

Letter Structure

2 vowels (E) 2 consonants (F, T) Repeated: EStarts: F · Ends: T Common letters: 3/4

Strategy Insights

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Opening Word

A
B
L
E

Starting with able to test high-frequency letters. This opener helps eliminate or confirm common letters quickly.

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Key Breakthrough

revealed item 1 correct position and 1 present letter .

This breakthrough significantly narrowed down the possibilities, leading toward the solution.

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Elimination Pattern

Letters ruled out during the solve:

A B L I M S P R

Eliminating these 11 letters helped focus on the remaining candidates.

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Difficulty Rating

Hard

Solved in 6 guesses Challenging puzzle requiring careful elimination.

Is FEET a Good Wordle Answer?

FEET's letters skew common overall: "e" shows up in 43% of 4-letter words in our dictionary, while "f" appears in only 10%. That mix is fairly balanced, so its usefulness as an opener depends more on letter position than raw frequency — a good starting guess wants common letters in their common positions, and FEET leads with "f", which only sits first in 8% of 4-letter words — worth knowing if you're deciding whether to lead with it. When solving FEET, the key is to systematically eliminate possibilities by testing high-frequency letters first, then narrowing down based on position feedback. The step-by-step walkthrough below illustrates exactly how an optimal solver would approach this puzzle, showing the reasoning behind each guess and how the feedback from each round informs the next choice. If you're mid-solve and have some of the letters but not the exact arrangement, the similar-words list further down (grouped by shared pattern, start, and ending) is the fastest way to narrow down the last guess — these are real words that share key characteristics, making them ideal candidates when you're running out of guesses.

Letter Analysis

Pos Letter At position In any word
1 f
8% (56 words)
10% (74 words)
2 e
15% (107 words)
43% (301 words)
3 e
8% (58 words)
43% (301 words)
4 t
13% (90 words)
25% (176 words)

Letter Heatmap for 4-Letter Words

How often each letter appears in 4-letter words in our dictionary. Letters highlighted in the answer word are shown in green.

Q 0%
W 11%
E 43%
R 24%
T 25%
Y 5%
U 12%
I 23%
O 28%
P 13%
A 34%
S 22%
D 17%
F 10%
G 8%
H 12%
J 1%
K 10%
L 27%
Z 2%
X 0%
C 11%
V 5%
B 5%
N 21%
M 14%

Similar Words — Useful for When You're Close

Same pattern _EET

Same start FE___

Same end ___ET

FAQ — FEET as a Wordle Answer

Is FEET a good Wordle starting word?

It tests e (43%), e (43%), t (25%), which are among the more common letters in 4-letter words. "F" leading the word is less common in that position (8%), which is worth weighing against its overall letter coverage.

How common is the letter "F" at the start of 4-letter words?

Among the 706 words of this length in our dictionary, "F" opens 56 of them (8%). That makes it a relatively unusual opening letter, so don't assume most answers start this way.

What does "FEET" mean?

As a noun, feet means: A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.

Is FEET hard to guess in Wordle?

Our solver rates FEET as "Very Hard" difficulty, with a typical solve rate of about 15% within six guesses. The repeated letter is the main trap — it's easy to assume every letter is unique and misallocate a guess.

What words are similar to FEET?

We found 1 word matching the same letter pattern, 3 sharing its first two letters, and 2 sharing its last two — see the full breakdown in the "Similar Words" section below, useful when you're one guess away from the answer.

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