VOTER

Meaning

Someone who votes.

“In your opinion, should we allow 16 and 17 year olds to become voters?”

VOTER as a word-puzzle answer

VOTER is a 5-letter word with 2 vowels (O, E) and 3 consonants (V, T, R). Every letter is distinct, so it rarely punishes a clean opening guess.

It leans on high-frequency letters (O, T, E, R), so a strong vowel-and-common-consonant opener tends to light up quickly. Watch for the less-common letter V — saving a guess to test it once the vowels are placed is usually the fastest route.

VOTER by the numbers

Across the 2,412 curated answers in the Wordocious bank, E appears in 48% of answers (the 1st most common letter), R appears in 36% of answers (the 3rd most common letter), O appears in 29% of answers (the 4th most common letter). 10 other answers share the opening “VO-”, so two green tiles up front still leave real guessing to do.

Difficulty: 2/5 — approachable, because it uses at least one genuinely rare letter.

Near misses

One letter away in the answer bank: VOTED. Each of these turns four tiles green against VOTER — the classic endgame squeeze where spending a guess on the differing letter beats burning attempts on hope.

Same letters, different order: OVERT, TROVE — yellow-heavy boards can be hiding one of these anagrams instead.

Put it to use

Words like VOTER are exactly what the daily puzzles throw at you. Warm up in Practice, race the clock in the Daily Challenge, or study the best starting words before your next run. New to the multi-board modes? The mode guides cover all nine.