Word intelligence

15 Letter Word Statistics

Explore exact letter frequencies and word shapes across 1,656 verified US-English 15-letter words. Every figure is calculated from the same versioned word data used by the Finder.

1,656verified words
24,840letter positions counted
100.0%with repeated letters
10.10average unique letters

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Letter intelligence

Which letters appear most often?

Counted across 1,656 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.

  1. 1I1,46888.6%
  2. 2E1,34581.2%
  3. 3T1,33180.4%
  4. 4N1,30478.7%
  5. 5S1,25475.7%
  6. 6A1,23474.5%
  7. 7O1,22874.2%
  8. 8R1,18271.4%
  9. 9L93756.6%
  10. 10C90654.7%
  11. 11P66139.9%
  12. 12M61036.8%
  13. 13U59535.9%
  14. 14H45327.4%
  15. 15D42825.8%
  16. 16G42525.7%
  17. 17Y39423.8%
  18. 18B28317.1%
  19. 19V22413.5%
  20. 20F16610.0%
  21. 21Z1428.6%
  22. 22X543.3%
  23. 23W311.9%
  24. 24K261.6%
  25. 25Q261.6%
  26. 26J161.0%

Position heatmap

Where each letter appears

Each percentage uses all 1,656 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 counts and percentages for positions one through 15
Letter1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th
A1086.5%1076.5%1016.1%774.6%1076.5%1146.9%16810.1%1086.5%1478.9%20412.3%25715.5%19812.0%462.8%825.0%30.2%
B311.9%90.5%191.1%90.5%221.3%261.6%321.9%523.1%191.1%533.2%10.1%40.2%221.3%00.0%00.0%
C18511.2%231.4%1267.6%1287.7%784.7%895.4%865.2%714.3%724.3%724.3%1287.7%301.8%513.1%221.3%291.8%
D1227.4%90.5%583.5%332.0%311.9%261.6%271.6%271.6%342.1%150.9%221.3%90.5%161.0%40.2%452.7%
E774.6%26015.7%1458.8%24815.0%1378.3%16510.0%16610.0%1277.7%1559.4%1177.1%20612.4%764.6%19011.5%40224.3%784.7%
F211.3%40.2%241.4%251.5%100.6%251.5%231.4%221.3%161.0%20.1%50.3%70.4%10.1%00.0%00.0%
G211.3%60.4%211.3%301.8%321.9%211.3%291.8%352.1%392.4%352.1%301.8%221.3%140.8%130.8%1146.9%
H543.3%804.8%191.1%452.7%573.4%523.1%342.1%432.6%482.9%281.7%271.6%241.4%181.1%161.0%30.2%
I18010.9%1488.9%573.4%1358.2%1257.5%1167.0%19511.8%17110.3%29717.9%18911.4%29017.5%28517.2%54933.2%543.3%00.0%
J20.1%00.0%50.3%20.1%10.1%20.1%20.1%10.1%00.0%00.0%10.1%00.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%
K30.2%00.0%50.3%30.2%20.1%10.1%20.1%10.1%40.2%30.2%20.1%10.1%20.1%10.1%00.0%
L161.0%623.7%714.3%412.5%503.0%794.8%774.6%1086.5%845.1%1307.9%633.8%985.9%1156.9%20612.4%754.5%
M1066.4%342.1%704.2%482.9%694.2%1006.0%513.1%482.9%311.9%422.5%342.1%261.6%80.5%241.4%412.5%
N583.5%26616.1%1529.2%1116.7%1156.9%1257.5%804.8%1287.7%975.9%18511.2%996.0%21312.9%784.7%25715.5%1237.4%
O633.8%22613.6%1046.3%1499.0%20512.4%1488.9%18411.1%1317.9%1418.5%1126.8%915.5%432.6%1509.1%1156.9%00.0%
P19912.0%231.4%1126.8%653.9%623.7%885.3%684.1%523.1%241.4%221.3%332.0%251.5%201.2%100.6%30.2%
Q70.4%30.2%40.2%40.2%10.1%10.1%00.0%10.1%40.2%00.0%00.0%00.0%10.1%00.0%00.0%
R875.3%1468.8%1388.3%17810.7%25415.3%1378.3%1338.0%1267.6%1026.2%985.9%955.7%563.4%271.6%503.0%171.0%
S1277.7%271.6%1569.4%794.8%814.9%1267.6%835.0%1207.2%804.8%493.0%855.1%1428.6%23113.9%19411.7%80248.4%
T724.3%191.1%16510.0%1519.1%1388.3%1277.7%1358.2%18411.1%18010.9%1227.4%1609.7%28617.3%764.6%1589.5%442.7%
U885.3%905.4%503.0%553.3%613.7%422.5%503.0%653.9%472.8%985.9%130.8%432.6%50.3%261.6%00.0%
V181.1%382.3%181.1%181.1%80.5%251.5%150.9%181.1%70.4%321.9%40.2%191.1%30.2%140.8%00.0%
W80.5%10.1%40.2%10.1%00.0%70.4%20.1%10.1%20.1%40.2%20.1%10.1%00.0%00.0%00.0%
X10.1%271.6%70.4%70.4%20.1%20.1%10.1%10.1%20.1%00.0%10.1%00.0%30.2%00.0%00.0%
Y00.0%472.8%251.5%130.8%70.4%120.7%130.8%150.9%50.3%50.3%40.2%80.5%20.1%00.0%27916.8%
Z20.1%10.1%00.0%10.1%10.1%00.0%00.0%00.0%191.1%392.4%30.2%402.4%281.7%80.5%00.0%

Position leaders

Most common letter in each position

1st positionP

199 words · 12.0%

2nd positionN

266 words · 16.1%

3rd positionT

165 words · 10.0%

4th positionE

248 words · 15.0%

5th positionR

254 words · 15.3%

6th positionE

165 words · 10.0%

7th positionI

195 words · 11.8%

8th positionT

184 words · 11.1%

9th positionI

297 words · 17.9%

10th positionA

204 words · 12.3%

11th positionI

290 words · 17.5%

12th positionT

286 words · 17.3%

13th positionI

549 words · 33.2%

14th positionE

402 words · 24.3%

15th positionS

802 words · 48.4%

Word shape

Vowels and repeated letters

The average word has 5.89 vowels and 10.10 unique letters.

Vowels per word

  1. 0 vowels00.0%
  2. 1 vowel00.0%
  3. 2 vowels00.0%
  4. 3 vowels40.2%
  5. 4 vowels814.9%
  6. 5 vowels43526.3%
  7. 6 vowels73444.3%
  8. 7 vowels36922.3%
  9. 8 vowels332.0%
  10. 9 vowels00.0%
  11. 10 vowels00.0%
  12. 11 vowels00.0%
  13. 12 vowels00.0%
  14. 13 vowels00.0%
  15. 14 vowels00.0%
  16. 15 vowels00.0%
100.0%

contain a repeated letter

1,656 words repeat at least one letter; 0 use 15 unique letters.

Word boundaries

Most common starting and ending letters

Starting letters

  1. P199 · 12.0%
  2. C185 · 11.2%
  3. I180 · 10.9%
  4. S127 · 7.7%
  5. D122 · 7.4%
  6. A108 · 6.5%
  7. M106 · 6.4%
  8. U88 · 5.3%

Ending letters

  1. S802 · 48.4%
  2. Y279 · 16.8%
  3. N123 · 7.4%
  4. G114 · 6.9%
  5. E78 · 4.7%
  6. L75 · 4.5%
  7. D45 · 2.7%
  8. T44 · 2.7%

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Calculation notes

A reproducible statistical snapshot

This snapshot was generated on September 10, 2026. Counts use normalized lowercase US-English15-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 15 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 15-letter words?

I appears in 1,468 of 1,656 verified words (88.6%). Each word is counted once even if the letter repeats.

What is the most common final letter in 15-letter words?

S is the most common final letter, appearing at the end of 802 verified 15-letter words.

How many 15-letter words contain repeated letters?

1,656 words (100.0%) contain at least one repeated letter in this dataset.