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5-letter Medium 70% solve rate

SHOUT — 5-Letter Wordle Word Analysis

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

SHOUT is a 5-letter word. Our solver rates it "Medium" difficulty, with a typical solve rate around 70% within the standard six guesses. This puts it among the easier puzzles — a classification based on letter frequency, position probability, and overall pattern complexity. All 5 letters are unique, so each guess can test a fresh letter without wasting a slot on a repeat — this is generally considered favorable for solvers. Below you'll find a comprehensive letter-frequency breakdown showing how common each letter is in this position and across all 5-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 5-letter words grouped by pattern similarity to help you when you're one guess away from the answer.

S

16%

H

9%

O

11%

U

3%

T

12%

Solve Walkthrough

1
S
L
A
T
E

1 correct,  1 present,  3 absent

2
S
C
O
U
T

4 correct,  0 present,  1 absent

3
S
H
O
U
T

✓ Answer found!

Solved in 3 guesses out of 6

Word Meaning

SHOUT /ʃaʊt/ US
noun

1. A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or animated courage.

2. A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.

verb

1. To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.

2. To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out

Synonyms: shout out

Letter Structure

2 vowels (O, U) 3 consonants (S, H, T) Starts: S · Ends: T Common letters: 4/5

Strategy Insights

🎯

Opening Word

S
L
A
T
E

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

💡

Key Breakthrough

revealed scout 4 positions .

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

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Elimination Pattern

Letters ruled out during the solve:

L A E C

Eliminating these 4 letters helped focus on the remaining candidates.

📊

Difficulty Rating

⭐⭐⭐ Easy

Solved in 3 guesses Excellent efficiency!

Is SHOUT a Good Wordle Answer?

SHOUT's letters skew uncommon overall: "t" shows up in 33% of 5-letter words in our dictionary, while "h" appears in only 19%. 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 SHOUT leads with "s" in a position it occupies 16% of the time, which is a solid first slot. When solving SHOUT, the key is to quickly identify the vowel pattern and use common letter combinations. 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 most 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 s
16% (118 words)
29% (210 words)
2 h
9% (62 words)
19% (136 words)
3 o
11% (82 words)
28% (206 words)
4 u
3% (23 words)
19% (134 words)
5 t
12% (86 words)
33% (240 words)

Letter Heatmap for 5-Letter Words

How often each letter appears in 5-letter words in our dictionary. Letters highlighted in the answer word are shown in green.

Q 1%
W 8%
E 51%
R 41%
T 33%
Y 10%
U 19%
I 28%
O 28%
P 15%
A 43%
S 29%
D 16%
F 9%
G 12%
H 19%
J 1%
K 9%
L 27%
Z 1%
X 2%
C 19%
V 8%
B 11%
N 23%
M 10%

Similar Words — Useful for When You're Close

Same end ___UT

FAQ — SHOUT as a Wordle Answer

Is SHOUT a good Wordle starting word?

It tests h (19%), o (28%), u (19%), t (33%), which are a mixed bag of common and uncommon letters in 5-letter words. "S" leading the word is fairly common in that position (16%), which is worth weighing against its overall letter coverage.

How many 5-letter words start with SH?

118 words in our dictionary start with "SH". You can browse the full list, sorted by difficulty, on the 5-letter words starting with SH page.

What does "SHOUT" mean?

As a noun, shout means: A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or animated courage.

Is SHOUT hard to guess in Wordle?

Our solver rates SHOUT as "Medium" difficulty, with a typical solve rate of about 70% within six guesses. With 5 unique letters and no repeats, the main challenge is usually letter order rather than letter identity.

What words are similar to SHOUT?

We found 0 words matching the same letter pattern, 8 sharing its first two letters, and 5 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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