5-Letter Word
BEEFY
Muscular and heavily built
B1
E2
E3
F4
Y5
- Letter positions
- Word
- beefy
- Position 1
- b
- Position 2
- e
- Position 3
- e
- Position 4
- f
- Position 5
- y
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 2, 3
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 13
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Starting with B | 871 | 7.0% |
| Ending in Y | 1,254 | 10.0% |
| 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% |
| F | 4 | 225 | 1.8% |
| Y | 5 | 1,254 | 10.0% |
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 | 23% |
| E | 2 | 1 | 8% |
| E | 3 | 1 | 8% |
| F | 4 | 4 | 31% |
| Y | 5 | 4 | 31% |
| Total | 13 | Higher than 91% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is BEEFY a good Wordle opening word?
- BEEFY 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 BEEFY mean?
- BEEFY: Muscular and heavily built.
- What is the Scrabble score for BEEFY?
- 13 points. Tile breakdown: B(3) + E(1) + E(1) + F(4) + Y(4). The highest-value tile is F (4 points), contributing 31% of the total. This score is higher than 91% 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. BEEFY is one of them. Browse the full list at 5-letter words starting with B.
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