5-Letter Word

KRUBI

Malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet

K1
R2
U3
B4
I5
Letter positions
Word
krubi
Position 1
k
Position 2
r
Position 3
u
Position 4
b
Position 5
i
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
5
Repeated letters
No
Vowel positions
3, 5
Game use
Wordle friendly
Yes
Scrabble score
11

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 2 vowels (same as this word)7,41559.4%
Vowels at positions 3, 55244.2%
Words with no repeated letters8,01364.2%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
K13532.8%
R29087.3%
U36425.1%
B42271.8%
I52532.0%

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

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
K1545%
R219%
U319%
B4327%
I519%
Total11Higher than 81% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is KRUBI a good Wordle opening word?
KRUBI 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 KRUBI mean?
KRUBI: Malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet.
What is the Scrabble score for KRUBI?
11 points. Tile breakdown: K(5) + R(1) + U(1) + B(3) + I(1). The highest-value tile is K (5 points), contributing 45% of the total. This score is higher than 81% 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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