5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

BRIZE

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

As an opener, it rules out about 91.9% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Noun

The breezefly.

Alternative forms: breese, breeze

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 BRIZE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts BRIZE 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 79.9% of games, misses completely in 20.1%, and leaves about 190 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #8,652 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.73 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___E B in the 1st position and E in the 5th position B__Z_ B in the 1st position and Z in the 4th position _R__E R in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

SAULT SLANT SATIN COAST SOLAR SOREE
Words starting with B Words ending with E

First-turn measures

4.47 Entropy (bits)
190 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.9% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 50% of evaluated openers
1.48 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How BRIZE 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.

3.73 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#8,652 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, BRIZE ranks #8,652 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
52
3 guesses
795
4 guesses
1,252
5 guesses
235
6 guesses
18
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:
EIR

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
80%
Green tile
38%
All gray
20%

Feedback distribution

83 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

475
241
179
178
176
175
102
91
57
49
47
43
42
39
37
34
29
27
26
20
20
17
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
10

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing BRIZE:

20% chance
Suggested:
SAULT
10% chance
Suggested:
SLANT
8% chance
Suggested:
SAULT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

20.1% →
SAULT 5.91 bits
10.2% →
SLANT 5.51 bits
7.6% →
SAULT 5.39 bits
7.5% →
SATIN 4.93 bits
7.5% →
COAST 5.19 bits
7.4% →
SOLAR 4.20 bits
4.3% →
SLANT 5.10 bits
3.9% →
SLANT 4.34 bits
2.4% →
SOREE 4.02 bits
2.1% →
SAUNT 4.46 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

B3R1I1Z10E1
Total: 16 points

Words With Friends

Total: 17 points

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