5-Letter Word

BHOOT

A 5 letter word: bhoot

B1
H2
O3
O4
T5
Letter positions
Word
bhoot
Position 1
b
Position 2
h
Position 3
o
Position 4
o
Position 5
t
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
3, 4
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
10

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Starting with B8717.0%
Ending in T7105.7%
Vowels at positions 3, 45584.5%
No repeated letters (dataset total)8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
B18717.0%
H25254.2%
O39607.7%
O46585.3%
T57105.7%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: O
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
B1330%
H2440%
O3110%
O4110%
T5110%
Total10Higher than 73% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is BHOOT a good Wordle opening word?
BHOOT has a repeated letter (O), 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 BHOOT mean?
BHOOT: A 5 letter word: bhoot.
What is the Scrabble score for BHOOT?
10 points. Tile breakdown: B(3) + H(4) + O(1) + O(1) + T(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. BHOOT is one of them. Browse the full list at 5-letter words starting with B.

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