5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer B tier opener

BLIST

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

As an opener, it rules out about 92.9% 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 BLIST performs as a guess

Wordle accepts BLIST 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 78.9% of games, misses completely in 21.1%, and leaves about 166 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #74 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.55 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___T B in the 1st position and T in the 5th position B__S_ B in the 1st position and S in the 4th position _L__T L in the 2nd position and T in the 5th position

Try next

CARNE PORAE TARTE DINER CRONE CANOE
Words starting with B Words ending with T

First-turn measures

4.93 Entropy (bits)
166 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.9% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 80% of evaluated openers
1.02 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How BLIST 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.

3.55 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.66 Volatility
#74 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, BLIST ranks #74 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
58
3 guesses
1,102
4 guesses
1,044
5 guesses
140
6 guesses
9
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:
ILST

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
36%
All gray
21%

Feedback distribution

104 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

498
181
155
153
129
84
74
71
67
65
58
52
52
40
33
32
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24
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13

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing BLIST:

21% chance
Suggested:
CARNE
8% chance
Suggested:
PORAE
7% chance
Suggested:
CARNE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

21.1% →
CARNE 6.18 bits
7.7% →
PORAE 5.22 bits
6.6% →
CARNE 5.38 bits
6.5% →
TARTE 5.56 bits
5.5% →
DINER 5.37 bits
3.6% →
CRONE 5.10 bits
3.1% →
CANOE 4.93 bits
3.0% →
PARTE 4.58 bits
2.8% →
CRANE 5.25 bits
2.8% →
PHARE 4.90 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

B3L1I1S1T1
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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