5-Letter Word
BEECH
Any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs
B1
E2
E3
C4
H5
- Letter positions
- Word
- beech
- Position 1
- b
- Position 2
- e
- Position 3
- e
- Position 4
- c
- Position 5
- h
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 2, 3
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 12
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Starting with B | 871 | 7.0% |
| Ending in H | 349 | 2.8% |
| Vowels at positions 2, 3 | 1,113 | 8.9% |
| No repeated letters (dataset total) | 8,013 | 64.2% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 871 | 7.0% |
| E | 2 | 1,572 | 12.6% |
| E | 3 | 847 | 6.8% |
| C | 4 | 389 | 3.1% |
| H | 5 | 349 | 2.8% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: E
- 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
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| E | 2 | 1 | 8% |
| E | 3 | 1 | 8% |
| C | 4 | 3 | 25% |
| H | 5 | 4 | 33% |
| Total | 12 | Higher than 87% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is BEECH a good Wordle opening word?
- BEECH has a repeated letter (E), 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 BEECH mean?
- BEECH: Any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs.
- What is the Scrabble score for BEECH?
- 12 points. Tile breakdown: B(3) + E(1) + E(1) + C(3) + H(4). The highest-value tile is H (4 points), contributing 33% of the total. This score is higher than 87% 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. BEECH is one of them. Browse the full list at 5-letter words starting with B.
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