5-Letter Word

TIBIA

The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone

T1
I2
B3
I4
A5
Letter positions
Word
tibia
Position 1
t
Position 2
i
Position 3
b
Position 4
i
Position 5
a
Structure
Vowel count
3
Consonant count
2
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
2, 4, 5
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
7

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 3 vowels (same as this word)1,24910.0%
Vowels at positions 2, 4, 52962.4%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
T17876.3%
I21,33410.7%
B33152.5%
I48336.7%
A56325.1%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: I
Vowel count ≥ 2
Yes 3 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
T1114%
I2114%
B3343%
I4114%
A5114%
Total7Higher than 32% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is TIBIA a good Wordle opening word?
TIBIA has a repeated letter (I), 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 TIBIA mean?
TIBIA: The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone.
What is the Scrabble score for TIBIA?
7 points. Tile breakdown: T(1) + I(1) + B(3) + I(1) + A(1). The highest-value tile is B (3 points), contributing 43% of the total. This score is higher than 32% of the 12,478-word dataset (dataset median: 9 points).
What percentage of 5-letter words have 3 vowels?
1,249 of the 12,478 words in this dataset have exactly 3 vowels (10.0%). 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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