5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

BEBOP

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

As an opener, it rules out about 86.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈbiːbɒp//ˈbibɑp/

Noun

An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.

Verb

To participate in bebop jazz, such as by dancing in a way associated with the genre.

Verb

To walk in an easygoing, carefree manner.

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 BEBOP performs as a guess

Wordle accepts BEBOP 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 75.1% of games, misses completely in 24.9%, and leaves about 309 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #13,384 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.86 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___P B in the 1st position and P in the 5th position B__O_ B in the 1st position and O in the 4th position _E__P E in the 2nd position and P in the 5th position

Try next

SAINT SLART REATE RONTE PATSY PRATE
Words starting with B Words ending with P

First-turn measures

3.71 Entropy (bits)
309 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
86.9% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How BEBOP 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.

3.86 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.71 Volatility
#13,384 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, BEBOP ranks #13,384 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
36
3 guesses
643
4 guesses
1,303
5 guesses
348
6 guesses
22

Composition

4/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
EO

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
75%
Green tile
25%
All gray
25%

Feedback distribution

57 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

587
472
284
161
140
103
94
76
59
35
34
32
26
24
24
24
14
13
12
11
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
6

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing BEBOP:

25% chance
Suggested:
SAINT
20% chance
Suggested:
SLART
12% chance
Suggested:
SLART

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

24.9% →
SAINT 6.07 bits
20.0% →
SLART 5.61 bits
12.0% →
SLART 5.14 bits
6.8% →
REATE 4.59 bits
5.9% →
RONTE 4.51 bits
4.4% →
PATSY 5.02 bits
4.0% →
PRATE 4.81 bits
3.2% →
TALER 4.41 bits
2.5% →
SLANT 4.68 bits
1.5% →
LAIDE 4.32 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

B3E1B3O1P3
Total: 11 points

Words With Friends

Total: 14 points

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