5 FiveLetterWords
Past Wordle answer Possible answer Accepted guess C tier opener

BRIEF

Yes, BRIEF was the Wordle answer on January 11, 2024 (Wordle #936).

As an opener, it rules out about 92.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈbɹiːf/[ˈbɹʷɪi̯f]/ˈbɹif/

Adjective

Of short duration; happening quickly.

“Her reign was brief but spectacular.”

Adjective

Concise; taking few words.

“His speech of acceptance was brief but moving.”

Noun

A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.

Noun

An answer to any action.

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

Used once

Past Wordle answer: January 11, 2024 (#936).

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

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How BRIEF performs as a guess

BRIEF is a possible answer, so it would solve about one game in 2,359 when every answer is treated as equally likely.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 81.7% of games, misses completely in 18.3%, and leaves about 169 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #4,594 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.66 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.

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Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

B__E_ B in the 1st position and E in the 4th position _R__F R in the 2nd position and F in the 5th position

Try next

SAULT SLATE SATIN SORRY CEASE ROAST
Words starting with B Words ending with F

First-turn measures

4.75 Entropy (bits)
169 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
92.8% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How BRIEF 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.

3.66 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.69 Volatility
#4,594 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, BRIEF ranks #4,594 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
62
3 guesses
890
4 guesses
1,187
5 guesses
200
6 guesses
12

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
EIR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
82%
Green tile
38%
All gray
18%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S I L E D
B R I E F

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches BRIEF in 3 guesses.

Feedback distribution

99 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

432
304
164
162
111
104
92
89
79
58
56
49
49
43
41
30
27
26
21
20
19
18
15
14
14
14
12
12
12
11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing BRIEF:

18% chance
Suggested:
SAULT
13% chance
Suggested:
SLATE
7% chance
Suggested:
SATIN

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

18.3% →
SAULT 5.91 bits
12.9% →
SLATE 5.77 bits
7.0% →
SATIN 4.98 bits
6.9% →
SORRY 4.98 bits
4.7% →
CEASE 4.57 bits
4.4% →
ROAST 3.63 bits
3.9% →
SLANT 4.62 bits
3.8% →
SLANT 5.04 bits
3.3% →
SLANT 4.35 bits
2.5% →
SLANT 4.41 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

B3R1I1E1F4
Total: 10 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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