ELITE

Meaning

A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society.

• adjectiveOf high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.

ELITE as a word-puzzle answer

ELITE is a 5-letter word with 3 vowels (E, I, E) and 2 consonants (L, T). It repeats 1 letter, which is a classic trap — guessers who assume five distinct letters get stuck.

It leans on high-frequency letters (E, I, T), so a strong vowel-and-common-consonant opener tends to light up quickly. There are no rare letters here, so it is a fair, mid-difficulty answer for the daily Classic puzzle.

ELITE by the numbers

Across the 2,412 curated answers in the Wordocious bank, E appears in 48% of answers (the 1st most common letter), T appears in 29% of answers (the 5th most common letter), I appears in 28% of answers (the 6th most common letter). 6 other answers share the opening “EL-”, so two green tiles up front still leave real guessing to do.

Difficulty: 2/5 — approachable, because the repeated letter hides one position.

Put it to use

Words like ELITE 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.