5 FiveLetterWords
Possible answer Not used yet C tier opener

BLIND

BLIND is on the solver's possible-answer list but has not appeared as a Wordle answer yet.

As an opener, it rules out about 89.3% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈblaɪ̯nd/[ˈblaɪ̯nd]/ˈblaːnd/

Adjective

Unable to see, or only partially able to see.

“Even a blind hen sometimes finds a grain of corn.”

Adjective

Failing to recognize, acknowledge or perceive.

“The lovers were blind to each other’s faults.”

Noun

A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.

Noun

A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.

Alternative forms: blinde

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

Yes

Included among the answers considered by the solver.

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 BLIND performs as a guess

BLIND is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,358 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 71.5% of games, misses completely in 28.5%, and leaves about 252 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #3,534 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.65 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___D B in the 1st position and D in the 5th position B__N_ B in the 1st position and N in the 4th position _L__D L in the 2nd position and D in the 5th position

Try next

TARSE SATER SOARE ROATE STORE STOAE
Words starting with B Words ending with D

First-turn measures

4.48 Entropy (bits)
252 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
89.3% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 51% of evaluated openers
1.47 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How BLIND 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.

3.65 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#3,534 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, BLIND ranks #3,534 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
55
3 guesses
958
4 guesses
1,122
5 guesses
199
6 guesses
19
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
1 vowels
Common:
ILN

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
72%
Green tile
31%
All gray
28%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S L I M Y
F L I C K
B L I N D

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches BLIND in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

99 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

672
218
152
129
100
95
94
70
70
53
52
46
39
38
32
29
28
26
24
21
19
18
17
15
15
15
13
13
13
11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing BLIND:

28% chance
Suggested:
TARSE
9% chance
Suggested:
SATER
6% chance
Suggested:
SOARE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

28.5% →
TARSE 6.55 bits
9.2% →
SATER 5.46 bits
6.4% →
SOARE 5.48 bits
5.5% →
SATER 5.13 bits
4.2% →
ROATE 5.33 bits
4.0% →
STORE 4.89 bits
4.0% →
STOAE 4.95 bits
3.0% →
TARSE 4.79 bits
3.0% →
CARET 4.54 bits
2.2% →
ROATE 4.97 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

B3L1I1N1D2
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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