5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

BODHI

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

As an opener, it rules out about 87.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊdi//ˈbɒdi/

Noun

The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and rebirth and leads to nirvana.

Alternative forms: bodai

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 BODHI performs as a guess

Wordle accepts BODHI 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 71.8% of games, misses completely in 28.2%, and leaves about 287 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #7,546 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.71 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___I B in the 1st position and I in the 5th position B__H_ B in the 1st position and H in the 4th position _O__I O in the 2nd position and I in the 5th position

Try next

TARSE SLANE SANER CARSE MARLE TREAD
Words starting with B Words ending with I

First-turn measures

4.04 Entropy (bits)
287 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
87.8% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 25% of evaluated openers
1.91 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How BODHI 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.

3.71 Avg guesses
100.0% Win rate
0.68 Volatility
#7,546 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, BODHI ranks #7,546 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
42
3 guesses
838
4 guesses
1,241
5 guesses
221
6 guesses
12
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:
IO

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
72%
Green tile
23%
All gray
28%

Feedback distribution

71 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

665
334
211
163
139
92
75
62
54
41
39
38
35
30
30
29
28
28
17
17
17
17
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
7

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing BODHI:

28% chance
Suggested:
TARSE
14% chance
Suggested:
SLANE
9% chance
Suggested:
SANER

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

28.2% →
TARSE 6.25 bits
14.2% →
SLANE 5.47 bits
8.9% →
SANER 5.27 bits
6.9% →
CARSE 5.79 bits
5.9% →
MARLE 4.82 bits
3.9% →
TREAD 5.14 bits
3.2% →
RAILE 4.74 bits
2.6% →
TALER 5.12 bits
2.3% →
TRICE 4.58 bits
1.7% →
TARSE 4.42 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

B3O1D2H4I1
Total: 11 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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