5-Letter Word

BILBO

A 5 letter word: bilbo

B1
I2
L3
B4
O5
Letter positions
Word
bilbo
Position 1
b
Position 2
i
Position 3
l
Position 4
b
Position 5
o
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
2, 5
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
9

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Starting with B8717.0%
Ending in O3652.9%
Vowels at positions 2, 51,1679.4%
No repeated letters (dataset total)8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
B18717.0%
I21,33410.7%
L38206.6%
B42271.8%
O53652.9%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: B
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%
L3111%
B4333%
O5111%
Total9Higher than 62% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is BILBO a good Wordle opening word?
BILBO has a repeated letter (B), 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 BILBO mean?
BILBO: A 5 letter word: bilbo.
What is the Scrabble score for BILBO?
9 points. Tile breakdown: B(3) + I(1) + L(1) + B(3) + O(1). 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. BILBO is one of them. Browse the full list at 5-letter words starting with B.

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