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10 Letter Word Statistics
Explore exact letter frequencies and word shapes across 15,924 verified US-English 10-letter words. Every figure is calculated from the same versioned word data used by the Finder.
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Which letters appear most often?
Counted across 15,924 verified words
“Words containing” counts each word once, even when the letter repeats. This makes the ranking more useful than a raw tile count when choosing letters to test.
- 1E12,10476.0%
- 2I10,56666.4%
- 3S10,20264.1%
- 4A9,50359.7%
- 5R9,46859.5%
- 6T8,98256.4%
- 7N8,81155.3%
- 8O8,02450.4%
- 9L6,64141.7%
- 10C5,91837.2%
- 11D4,78330.0%
- 12U4,61929.0%
- 13P4,09825.7%
- 14M4,08525.7%
- 15G4,01625.2%
- 16H3,45221.7%
- 17B2,68816.9%
- 18Y2,27614.3%
- 19F1,75811.0%
- 20V1,4879.3%
- 21K1,0636.7%
- 22W1,0216.4%
- 23Z7484.7%
- 24X4582.9%
- 25Q2651.7%
- 26J2241.4%
Position heatmap
Where each letter appears
Each percentage uses all 15,924 words as its denominator
Darker cells represent more words. Every cell also shows its exact verified count, so the visualization remains meaningful without relying on color alone.
| Letter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1,0846.8% | 1,86511.7% | 1,2607.9% | 1,1197.0% | 1,2517.9% | 1,64510.3% | 2,07013.0% | 9836.2% | 6574.1% | 1781.1% |
| B | 7804.9% | 1310.8% | 4462.8% | 3021.9% | 3422.1% | 3262.0% | 1290.8% | 4162.6% | 180.1% | 30.0% |
| C | 1,62310.2% | 3292.1% | 9465.9% | 8415.3% | 6283.9% | 9255.8% | 4873.1% | 3752.4% | 4162.6% | 3312.1% |
| D | 9996.3% | 1260.8% | 5083.2% | 5543.5% | 3992.5% | 3672.3% | 3492.2% | 3222.0% | 3442.2% | 1,4749.3% |
| E | 7935.0% | 2,62216.5% | 1,0926.9% | 1,80911.4% | 1,75111.0% | 1,4569.1% | 1,0096.3% | 1,85411.6% | 4,21026.4% | 1,69910.7% |
| F | 6063.8% | 740.5% | 2841.8% | 2351.5% | 2031.3% | 2591.6% | 1531.0% | 690.4% | 410.3% | 170.1% |
| G | 4692.9% | 340.2% | 3992.5% | 3732.3% | 3982.5% | 4182.6% | 2911.8% | 2951.9% | 2551.6% | 1,5149.5% |
| H | 5913.7% | 6003.8% | 1701.1% | 4142.6% | 5233.3% | 5133.2% | 3642.3% | 2881.8% | 1601.0% | 1270.8% |
| I | 7874.9% | 1,4479.1% | 8335.2% | 1,3288.3% | 1,3968.8% | 1,82511.5% | 2,12613.4% | 3,88124.4% | 6704.2% | 300.2% |
| J | 950.6% | 50.0% | 500.3% | 440.3% | 180.1% | 60.0% | 40.0% | 30.0% | 00.0% | 00.0% |
| K | 910.6% | 310.2% | 430.3% | 2411.5% | 1731.1% | 400.3% | 1290.8% | 1320.8% | 1721.1% | 810.5% |
| L | 3752.4% | 6614.2% | 9766.1% | 8315.2% | 1,0666.7% | 9686.1% | 9215.8% | 6514.1% | 1,2798.0% | 3912.5% |
| M | 8895.6% | 3152.0% | 7004.4% | 5413.4% | 5293.3% | 4462.8% | 3432.2% | 2401.5% | 3001.9% | 2601.6% |
| N | 3172.0% | 1,4108.9% | 1,2647.9% | 8135.1% | 8475.3% | 1,0026.3% | 1,2718.0% | 1,0956.9% | 2,49815.7% | 6464.1% |
| O | 4682.9% | 2,06313.0% | 1,0486.6% | 1,2517.9% | 1,3888.7% | 1,0566.6% | 1,0336.5% | 1,3118.2% | 7284.6% | 360.2% |
| P | 1,4098.8% | 3282.1% | 7714.8% | 6023.8% | 4923.1% | 4242.7% | 2451.5% | 2031.3% | 1170.7% | 440.3% |
| Q | 650.4% | 440.3% | 450.3% | 460.3% | 220.1% | 220.1% | 130.1% | 90.1% | 00.0% | 00.0% |
| R | 9145.7% | 1,4128.9% | 1,5369.6% | 1,3548.5% | 1,4489.1% | 1,2698.0% | 1,1767.4% | 6484.1% | 1,1197.0% | 7784.9% |
| S | 1,72810.9% | 1881.2% | 1,1867.4% | 7965.0% | 9045.7% | 7955.0% | 7794.9% | 7504.7% | 1,0396.5% | 6,29239.5% |
| T | 6834.3% | 3352.1% | 1,2627.9% | 1,3188.3% | 1,1026.9% | 1,2007.5% | 1,87211.8% | 1,5299.6% | 1,1097.0% | 7764.9% |
| U | 5493.4% | 1,1347.1% | 5543.5% | 6093.8% | 6123.8% | 4102.6% | 5333.3% | 2871.8% | 4412.8% | 10.0% |
| V | 2521.6% | 1941.2% | 2371.5% | 1951.2% | 1330.8% | 1340.8% | 1240.8% | 920.6% | 1681.1% | 00.0% |
| W | 2991.9% | 460.3% | 1060.7% | 1090.7% | 1130.7% | 2211.4% | 1070.7% | 510.3% | 240.2% | 110.1% |
| X | 140.1% | 2011.3% | 620.4% | 380.2% | 250.2% | 290.2% | 280.2% | 420.3% | 30.0% | 160.1% |
| Y | 180.1% | 3252.0% | 1200.8% | 1260.8% | 1250.8% | 1310.8% | 2291.4% | 610.4% | 210.1% | 1,2187.6% |
| Z | 260.2% | 40.0% | 260.2% | 350.2% | 360.2% | 370.2% | 1390.9% | 3372.1% | 1350.8% | 10.0% |
Position leaders
Most common letter in each position
1,728 words · 10.9%
2,622 words · 16.5%
1,536 words · 9.6%
1,809 words · 11.4%
1,751 words · 11.0%
1,825 words · 11.5%
2,126 words · 13.4%
3,881 words · 24.4%
4,210 words · 26.4%
6,292 words · 39.5%
Word shape
Vowels and repeated letters
The average word has 3.78 vowels and 7.99 unique letters.
Vowels per word
- 0 vowels00.0%
- 1 vowel50.0%
- 2 vowels6684.2%
- 3 vowels4,88330.7%
- 4 vowels7,71148.4%
- 5 vowels2,53415.9%
- 6 vowels1230.8%
- 7 vowels00.0%
- 8 vowels00.0%
- 9 vowels00.0%
- 10 vowels00.0%
contain a repeated letter
15,026 words repeat at least one letter; 898 use 10 unique letters.
Word boundaries
Most common starting and ending letters
Starting letters
- S1,728 · 10.9%
- C1,623 · 10.2%
- P1,409 · 8.8%
- A1,084 · 6.8%
- D999 · 6.3%
- R914 · 5.7%
- M889 · 5.6%
- E793 · 5.0%
Ending letters
- S6,292 · 39.5%
- E1,699 · 10.7%
- G1,514 · 9.5%
- D1,474 · 9.3%
- Y1,218 · 7.6%
- R778 · 4.9%
- T776 · 4.9%
- N646 · 4.1%
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Calculation notes
A reproducible statistical snapshot
This snapshot was generated on September 10, 2026. Counts use normalized lowercase US-English10-letter records after format, duplicate, length, and abbreviation checks.
CORE and EXTENDED are product coverage tiers, not precise popularity scores. This page does not claim official Wordle-answer or Scrabble-word status.
Use the 10 Letter Words page to search the records behind these aggregates, compare the calculation rules in the methodology, review new visitor features in Product Updates, or apply a custom pattern in Word Finder.
Data-backed FAQ
Questions about the statistics
What is the most common letter in these 10-letter words?
E appears in 12,104 of 15,924 verified words (76.0%). Each word is counted once even if the letter repeats.
What is the most common final letter in 10-letter words?
S is the most common final letter, appearing at the end of 6,292 verified 10-letter words.
How many 10-letter words contain repeated letters?
15,026 words (94.4%) contain at least one repeated letter in this dataset.