5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

BAUKS

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

As an opener, it rules out about 88.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

We do not have a sourced definition for this word yet.

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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 BAUKS performs as a guess

Wordle accepts BAUKS 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 74.1% of games, misses completely in 25.9%, and leaves about 262 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #9,120 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.74 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.

B___S B in the 1st position and S in the 5th position B__K_ B in the 1st position and K in the 4th position _A__S A in the 2nd position and S in the 5th position BA_KS B in the 1st position, A in the 2nd position, K in the 4th position, and S in the 5th position

Try next

TOILE ALERT STIRE RONTE TRICE THALE
Words starting with B Words ending with S

First-turn measures

4.17 Entropy (bits)
262 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
88.9% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 31% of evaluated openers
1.78 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How BAUKS 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.

3.74 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#9,120 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, BAUKS ranks #9,120 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
41
3 guesses
803
4 guesses
1,246
5 guesses
249
6 guesses
15
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

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
ASU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
74%
Green tile
29%
All gray
26%

Feedback distribution

78 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

611
318
232
182
145
119
66
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48
47
39
31
26
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9

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing BAUKS:

26% chance
Suggested:
TOILE
13% chance
Suggested:
ALERT
10% chance
Suggested:
STIRE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

25.9% →
TOILE 5.95 bits
13.5% →
ALERT 5.63 bits
9.8% →
STIRE 5.44 bits
7.7% →
RONTE 4.79 bits
6.1% →
TRICE 4.87 bits
5.0% →
THALE 4.81 bits
2.8% →
RONTE 4.65 bits
2.7% →
TOILE 4.75 bits
2.0% →
POLEY 4.05 bits
2.0% →
STIRE 4.22 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

B3A1U1K5S1
Total: 11 points

Words With Friends

Total: 13 points

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