5-Letter Word
ZEBUB
A 5 letter word: zebub
Z1
E2
B3
U4
B5
- Letter positions
- Word
- zebub
- Position 1
- z
- Position 2
- e
- Position 3
- b
- Position 4
- u
- Position 5
- b
- Structure
- Vowel count
- 2
- Consonant count
- 3
- Unique letters
- 4
- Repeated letters
- Yes
- Vowel positions
- 2, 4
- Game use
- Wordle friendly
- No
- Scrabble score
- 18
Pattern Frequency
| Filter | Words | % of 12,478 |
|---|---|---|
| Words with 2 vowels (same as this word) | 7,415 | 59.4% |
| Vowels at positions 2, 4 | 3,054 | 24.5% |
| Words with repeated letters | 4,465 | 35.8% |
Letter-Position Frequency
| Letter | Position | Words | % of dataset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Z | 1 | 98 | 0.8% |
| E | 2 | 1,572 | 12.6% |
| B | 3 | 315 | 2.5% |
| U | 4 | 379 | 3.0% |
| B | 5 | 55 | 0.4% |
Wordle Utility — Tier 4 — Late-game
- No repeated letters
- No repeats: B
- Vowel count ≥ 2
- Yes 2 vowels
- No low-frequency tiles (Q, X, Z, J)
- No contains: Z
Tier 4 — Late-game pool: 4,465 of 12,478 words (35.8%)
Scrabble Value
| Letter | Position | Tile value | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Z | 1 | 10 | 56% |
| E | 2 | 1 | 6% |
| B | 3 | 3 | 17% |
| U | 4 | 1 | 6% |
| B | 5 | 3 | 17% |
| Total | 18 | Higher than 99% of 5-letter words (dataset median: 9) | |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is ZEBUB a good Wordle opening word?
- ZEBUB has a repeated letter (B), 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 ZEBUB mean?
- ZEBUB: A 5 letter word: zebub.
- What is the Scrabble score for ZEBUB?
- 18 points. Tile breakdown: Z(10) + E(1) + B(3) + U(1) + B(3). The highest-value tile is Z (10 points), contributing 56% of the total. This score is higher than 99% 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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