5-Letter Word

XEBEC

A 5 letter word: xebec

X1
E2
B3
E4
C5
Letter positions
Word
xebec
Position 1
x
Position 2
e
Position 3
b
Position 4
e
Position 5
c
Structure
Vowel count
2
Consonant count
3
Unique letters
4
Repeated letters
Yes
Vowel positions
2, 4
Game use
Wordle friendly
No
Scrabble score
16

Pattern Frequency

FilterWords% of 12,478
Words with 2 vowels (same as this word)7,41559.4%
Vowels at positions 2, 43,05424.5%
Words with repeated letters4,46535.8%

Letter-Position Frequency

LetterPositionWords% of dataset
X1150.1%
E21,57212.6%
B33152.5%
E42,25718.1%
C51241.0%

Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game

No repeated letters
No repeats: E
Vowel count ≥ 2
Yes 2 vowels
No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
No contains: X

Tier 4 — Late-game pool: 4,465 of 12,478 words (35.8%)

Scrabble Value

LetterPositionTile valueShare of score
X1850%
E216%
B3319%
E416%
C5319%
Total16Higher than 98% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is XEBEC a good Wordle opening word?
XEBEC has a repeated letter (E), 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 XEBEC mean?
XEBEC: A 5 letter word: xebec.
What is the Scrabble score for XEBEC?
16 points. Tile breakdown: X(8) + E(1) + B(3) + E(1) + C(3). The highest-value tile is X (8 points), contributing 50% of the total. This score is higher than 98% 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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