5-Letter Word

BOOMS

A deep prolonged loud noise

B1
O2
O3
M4
S5
Letter positions
Word
booms
Position 1
b
Position 2
o
Position 3
o
Position 4
m
Position 5
s
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
2, 3
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
9

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 2 vowels (same as this word)7,41559.4%
Vowels at positions 2, 31,1138.9%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
B18717.0%
O22,00816.1%
O39607.7%
M43913.1%
S53,80530.5%

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
B1333%
O2111%
O3111%
M4333%
S5111%
Total9Higher than 62% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is BOOMS a good Wordle opening word?
BOOMS 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 BOOMS mean?
BOOMS: A deep prolonged loud noise.
What is the Scrabble score for BOOMS?
9 points. Tile breakdown: B(3) + O(1) + O(1) + M(3) + S(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).
What percentage of 5-letter words have 2 vowels?
7,415 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 2 vowels (59.4%). Full vowel-count distribution: 0 vowels: 51 (0.4%), 1 vowel: 3,736 (29.9%), 2 vowels: 7,415 (59.4%), 3 vowels: 1,249 (10.0%), 4 vowels: 27 (0.2%).

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