5-Letter Word

BARRA

A 5 letter word: barra

B1
A2
R3
R4
A5
Letter positions
Word
barra
Position 1
b
Position 2
a
Position 3
r
Position 4
r
Position 5
a
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
3
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
2, 5
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
7

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Starting with B8717.0%
Ending in A6325.1%
Vowels at positions 2, 51,1679.4%
No repeated letters (dataset total)8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
B18717.0%
A22,15817.3%
R31,1589.3%
R46955.6%
A56325.1%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: A, R
Vowel count ≥ 2
Yes 2 vowels
No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
Yes

Tier 4 — Late-game pool: 4,465 of 12,478 words (35.8%)

Scrabble Value

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
B1343%
A2114%
R3114%
R4114%
A5114%
Total7Higher than 32% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is BARRA a good Wordle opening word?
BARRA has a repeated letter (A, R), which reduces the number of distinct positions covered in a single guess. It belongs to the Tier 4 late-game pool of 4,465 words (35.8% of dataset). Most effective as a confirmation guess once the repeated letter is already located.
What does BARRA mean?
BARRA: A 5 letter word: barra.
What is the Scrabble score for BARRA?
7 points. Tile breakdown: B(3) + A(1) + R(1) + R(1) + A(1). The highest-value tile is B (3 points), contributing 43% of the total. This score is higher than 32% 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. BARRA is one of them. Browse the full list at 5-letter words starting with B.

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