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

BUILD

Yes, BUILD was the Wordle answer on February 21, 2024 (Wordle #977).

As an opener, it rules out about 88.8% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /bɪld/

Verb

To form (something) by combining materials or parts.

“I built a shed in my backyard.”

Verb

To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.

“He will build an organization equipped for success.”

Noun

The physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure.

“Rugby players are of sturdy build.”

Noun

Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.

“The computer company has introduced a new prototype build to beta testers.”

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: February 21, 2024 (#977).

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

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How BUILD performs as a guess

BUILD 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 71.2% of games, misses completely in 28.8%, and leaves about 263 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #3,977 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__L_ B in the 1st position and L in the 4th position _U__D U in the 2nd position and D in the 5th position

Try next

TARSE REAST SIENT STANE CRUST DRONE
Words starting with B Words ending with D

First-turn measures

4.43 Entropy (bits)
263 Avg remaining
0.04% Exact match
88.8% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 47% of evaluated openers
1.52 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How BUILD 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
0.69 Volatility
#3,977 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, BUILD ranks #3,977 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
1
2 guesses
66
3 guesses
897
4 guesses
1,187
5 guesses
188
6 guesses
14
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:
ILU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
71%
Green tile
33%
All gray
29%

Example solver route

R O A T E
S L I M Y
D O U G H
B U I L D

One example route used by the solver.

This solver benchmark reaches BUILD in 4 guesses.

Feedback distribution

105 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

679
230
182
137
130
97
85
66
56
52
41
40
32
31
31
29
19
19
18
18
17
15
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing BUILD:

29% chance
Suggested:
TARSE
10% chance
Suggested:
REAST
8% chance
Suggested:
SIENT

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

28.8% →
TARSE 6.48 bits
9.8% →
REAST 5.44 bits
7.7% →
SIENT 5.11 bits
5.8% →
STANE 5.06 bits
5.5% →
CRUST 5.36 bits
4.1% →
DRONE 5.27 bits
3.6% →
MORSE 4.43 bits
2.8% →
SALLE 4.50 bits
2.4% →
LEANT 4.25 bits
2.2% →
TRONE 4.74 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

B3U1I1L1D2
Total: 8 points

Words With Friends

Total: 11 points

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