5-Letter Word
BETHS
The second letter of the aramaic alphabet, 𐡁
B1
E2
T3
H4
S5
- Letter positions
- Word
- beths
- Position 1
- b
- Position 2
- e
- Position 3
- t
- Position 4
- h
- 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
- 10
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% |
| E | 2 | 1,572 | 12.6% |
| T | 3 | 599 | 4.8% |
| H | 4 | 224 | 1.8% |
| 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 | 30% |
| E | 2 | 1 | 10% |
| T | 3 | 1 | 10% |
| H | 4 | 4 | 40% |
| S | 5 | 1 | 10% |
| Total | 10 | Higher than 73% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is BETHS a good Wordle opening word?
- BETHS 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 BETHS mean?
- BETHS: The second letter of the aramaic alphabet, 𐡁.
- What is the Scrabble score for BETHS?
- 10 points. Tile breakdown: B(3) + E(1) + T(1) + H(4) + S(1). The highest-value tile is H (4 points), contributing 40% of the total. This score is higher than 73% 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. BETHS is one of them. Browse the full list at 5-letter words starting with B.
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