5-Letter Word
BUDGE
United states tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the australian and french and english and united states singles championship in the same year (1915-2000)
B1
U2
D3
G4
E5
- Letter positions
- Word
- budge
- Position 1
- b
- Position 2
- u
- Position 3
- d
- Position 4
- g
- Position 5
- e
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 2, 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- Yes
- Scrabble score
- 9
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 2 vowels (same as this word) | 7,415 | 59.4% |
| Vowels at positions 2, 5 | 1,167 | 9.4% |
| Words with no repeated letters | 8,013 | 64.2% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 871 | 7.0% |
| U | 2 | 1,137 | 9.1% |
| D | 3 | 373 | 3.0% |
| G | 4 | 409 | 3.3% |
| E | 5 | 1,477 | 11.8% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 1 — Opener
- No repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 2 vowels
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- Yes
Tier 1 — Opener pool: 4,926 of 12,478 words (39.5%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 3 | 33% |
| U | 2 | 1 | 11% |
| D | 3 | 2 | 22% |
| G | 4 | 2 | 22% |
| E | 5 | 1 | 11% |
| Total | 9 | Higher than 62% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is BUDGE a good Wordle opening word?
- BUDGE meets all three opener criteria: no repeated letters, 2 vowels (threshold: ≥2), and no low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J). It belongs to the Tier 1 opener pool of 4,926 words — 39.5% of the 12,478-word dataset.
- What does BUDGE mean?
- BUDGE: United states tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the australian and french and english and united states singles championship in the same year (1915-2000).
- What is the Scrabble score for BUDGE?
- 9 points. Tile breakdown: B(3) + U(1) + D(2) + G(2) + E(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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