5-Letter Word

BIDED

Dwell

B1
I2
D3
E4
D5
Letter positions
Word
bided
Position 1
b
Position 2
i
Position 3
d
Position 4
e
Position 5
d
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
2, 4
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
9

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Starting with B8717.0%
Ending in D8076.5%
Vowels at positions 2, 43,05424.5%
No repeated letters (dataset total)8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
B18717.0%
I21,33410.7%
D33733.0%
E42,25718.1%
D58076.5%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: D
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
B1333%
I2111%
D3222%
E4111%
D5222%
Total9Higher than 62% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is BIDED a good Wordle opening word?
BIDED has a repeated letter (D), 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 BIDED mean?
BIDED: Dwell.
What is the Scrabble score for BIDED?
9 points. Tile breakdown: B(3) + I(1) + D(2) + E(1) + D(2). The highest-value tile is B (3 points), contributing 33% of the total. This score is higher than 62% 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. BIDED is one of them. Browse the full list at 5-letter words starting with B.

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