5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

BASES

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

As an opener, it rules out about 91.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪsɪz//ˈbeɪsiːz/

Noun

plural of base

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of base

Noun

plural of basis

Alternative forms: baseis

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 BASES performs as a guess

Wordle accepts BASES 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 81.6% of games, misses completely in 18.4%, and leaves about 191 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #12,316 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.82 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.

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Useful pattern pages

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

B___S B in the 1st position and S in the 5th position B__E_ B in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _A__S A in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position BA_ES B in the 1st position, A in the 2nd position, E in the 4th position, and S in the 5th position

Try next

COURT TRINE TRAIL OLDER SNOUT DEALT
Words starting with B Words ending with S

First-turn measures

4.37 Entropy (bits)
191 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.9% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How BASES 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.

3.82 Avg guesses
99.8% Win rate
0.73 Volatility
#12,316 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, BASES ranks #12,316 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
58
3 guesses
672
4 guesses
1,282
5 guesses
312
6 guesses
26

Composition

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
AES

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
82%
Green tile
33%
All gray
18%

Feedback distribution

82 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

434
278
219
178
161
157
139
110
87
53
52
48
36
32
30
23
21
19
17
15
15
14
14
12
11
11
11
10
10
9

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing BASES:

18% chance
Suggested:
COURT
12% chance
Suggested:
TRINE
9% chance
Suggested:
TRAIL

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

18.4% →
COURT 5.68 bits
11.8% →
TRINE 5.27 bits
9.3% →
TRAIL 5.31 bits
7.5% →
OLDER 4.19 bits
6.8% →
SNOUT 4.82 bits
6.7% →
DEALT 4.83 bits
5.9% →
CARAT 4.03 bits
4.7% →
RONTE 4.42 bits
3.7% →
SCANT 4.35 bits
2.2% →
SLART 4.01 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

B3A1S1E1S1
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 8 points

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