5-Letter Word
GUMBO
Any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water
G1
U2
M3
B4
O5
- Letter positions
- Word
- gumbo
- Position 1
- g
- Position 2
- u
- Position 3
- m
- Position 4
- b
- Position 5
- o
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 5
- Repeated letters
- No
- Vowel positions
- 2, 5
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- Yes
- Scrabble score
- 10
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | 1 | 608 | 4.9% |
| U | 2 | 1,137 | 9.1% |
| M | 3 | 497 | 4.0% |
| B | 4 | 227 | 1.8% |
| O | 5 | 365 | 2.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| G | 1 | 2 | 20% |
| U | 2 | 1 | 10% |
| M | 3 | 3 | 30% |
| B | 4 | 3 | 30% |
| O | 5 | 1 | 10% |
| Total | 10 | Higher than 73% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is GUMBO a good Wordle opening word?
- GUMBO 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 GUMBO mean?
- GUMBO: Any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water.
- What is the Scrabble score for GUMBO?
- 10 points. Tile breakdown: G(2) + U(1) + M(3) + B(3) + O(1). The highest-value tile is M (3 points), contributing 30% of the total. This score is higher than 73% 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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