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5-letter Medium 70% solve rate

TRUST — 5-Letter Wordle Word Analysis

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

TRUST 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. It repeats the letter "T", 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 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.

T

8%

R

15%

U

7%

S

8%

T

12%

Solve Walkthrough

1
S
L
A
T
E

0 correct,  2 present,  3 absent

2
B
U
R
S
T

2 correct,  2 present,  1 absent

3
T
R
U
S
T

✓ Answer found!

Solved in 3 guesses out of 6

Word Meaning

TRUST /trʊst/ US
noun

1. Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

2. Dependence upon something in the future; hope.

verb

1. To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or have faith, in.

2. To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

adjective

1. Secure, safe.

2. Faithful, dependable.

"He needs to regain her trust if he is ever going to win her back."

Synonyms: belief · confidence · expectation · faith · hope

Letter Structure

1 vowel (U) 4 consonants (T, R, S) Repeated: TStarts: T · 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 burst 2 positions and 2 present letters .

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

🔍

Elimination Pattern

Letters ruled out during the solve:

L A E B

Eliminating these 4 letters helped focus on the remaining candidates.

📊

Difficulty Rating

⭐⭐⭐ Easy

Solved in 3 guesses Excellent efficiency!

Is TRUST a Good Wordle Answer?

TRUST's letters skew common overall: "r" shows up in 41% of 5-letter words in our dictionary, while "u" 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 TRUST leads with "t", which only sits first in 8% of 5-letter words — worth knowing if you're deciding whether to lead with it. When solving TRUST, 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 t
8% (58 words)
33% (240 words)
2 r
15% (112 words)
41% (299 words)
3 u
7% (53 words)
19% (134 words)
4 s
8% (61 words)
29% (210 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%

FAQ — TRUST as a Wordle Answer

Is TRUST a good Wordle starting word?

It tests r (41%), u (19%), s (29%), t (33%), which are among the more common letters in 5-letter words. "T" leading the word is less common in that position (8%), which is worth weighing against its overall letter coverage.

How many 5-letter words start with TR?

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

What does "TRUST" mean?

As a noun, trust means: Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

Is TRUST hard to guess in Wordle?

Our solver rates TRUST as "Medium" difficulty, with a typical solve rate of about 70% 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 TRUST?

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