5-Letter Word
BARDS
A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men
B1
A2
R3
D4
S5
- Letter positions
- Word
- bards
- Position 1
- b
- Position 2
- a
- Position 3
- r
- Position 4
- d
- Position 5
- s
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 1
- Consonant count
- 4
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 2
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 8
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Starting with B | 871 | 7.0% |
| Ending in S | 3,805 | 30.5% |
| Vowels at position 2 | 2,022 | 16.2% |
| No repeated letters (dataset total) | 8,013 | 64.2% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 871 | 7.0% |
| A | 2 | 2,158 | 17.3% |
| R | 3 | 1,158 | 9.3% |
| D | 4 | 451 | 3.6% |
| S | 5 | 3,805 | 30.5% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 3 — Weak opener
- No repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- No 1 vowel
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- Yes
Tier 3 — Weak opener pool: 2,502 of 12,478 words (20.1%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 3 | 38% |
| A | 2 | 1 | 12% |
| R | 3 | 1 | 12% |
| D | 4 | 2 | 25% |
| S | 5 | 1 | 12% |
| Total | 8 | Higher than 49% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is BARDS a good Wordle opening word?
- BARDS has no repeated letters but only 1 vowel, below the ≥2-vowel threshold for opener classification. It falls in the Tier 3 pool of 2,502 words (20.1% of dataset). Better deployed as a second or third guess once vowel positions are partly confirmed.
- What does BARDS mean?
- BARDS: A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
- What is the Scrabble score for BARDS?
- 8 points. Tile breakdown: B(3) + A(1) + R(1) + D(2) + S(1). The highest-value tile is B (3 points), contributing 38% of the total. This score is higher than 49% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
- How many 5-letter words start with B?
- 871 words in this dataset start with B, representing 7.0% of the 12,478-word total. BARDS is one of them. Browse the full list at 5-letter words starting with B.
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