5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

ABUZZ

ABUZZ is accepted as a guess but is not on the solver's possible-answer list.

As an opener, it rules out about 76.0% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /əˈbʌz//əˈbʊz/

Adjective

Characterized by a high level of activity or gossip; in a buzz (“feeling or rush of energy or excitement”), buzzing.

Alternative forms: a-buzz

Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.

Wordle status

A word can be a playable guess without being a possible answer.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Possible answer

No

The solver does not currently treat this as a possible answer.

Past Wordle answer

Not used yet

No past answer date found.

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

How ABUZZ performs as a guess

Wordle accepts ABUZZ as a guess, but the solver does not list it as a possible answer.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 60.8% of games, misses completely in 39.2%, and leaves about 566 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #14,757 of 14,855 openers, averaging 4.04 guesses in games solved within six turns.

Try your feedback pattern

Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

All gray? Tap a tile to cycle gray → yellow → green.

Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

A__Z_ A in the 1st position and Z in the 4th position

Try next

SIREN TARSE SLIER STONE TRINE BLITE
Words starting with A Words ending with Z

First-turn measures

2.74 Entropy (bits)
566 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
76.0% Avg ruled out
In the bottom 1% for first-turn entropy
3.21 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How ABUZZ performed in the previous complete opener benchmark, against its captured answer snapshot. These research figures are separate from today's solver recommendations. See the data page for the method.

4.04 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.72 Volatility
#14,757 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, ABUZZ ranks #14,757 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
27
3 guesses
448
4 guesses
1,330
5 guesses
506
6 guesses
41
Top-ranked in the current bounded policy screen: SLANT. The policy minimizes misses within six first, then average guesses among wins (3.45 for the leader). Compare the ranking measures

Composition

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
61%
Green tile
14%
All gray
39%

Feedback distribution

39 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

924
623
214
117
109
101
80
37
30
27
17
12
9
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing ABUZZ:

39% chance
Suggested:
SIREN
26% chance
Suggested:
TARSE
9% chance
Suggested:
SLIER

Follow-ups for common patterns

Ranked follow-up guesses for the 10 most common feedback patterns.

39.2% →
SIREN 5.97 bits
26.4% →
TARSE 5.47 bits
9.1% →
SLIER 5.06 bits
5.0% →
STONE 4.64 bits
4.6% →
TRINE 5.00 bits
4.3% →
BLITE 5.08 bits
3.4% →
BLORE 4.60 bits
1.6% →
SEITY 3.99 bits
1.3% →
SLART 3.76 bits
1.1% →
SALET 3.66 bits

Letter-value totals

Base letter-value totals for ABUZZ; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.

Scrabble

A1B3U1Z10Z10
Total: 25 points

Words With Friends

Total: 27 points

Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.