5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

BURIN

BURIN 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

Pronunciation: /ˈbjʊəɹɪn//ˈbɝ.ɪn/

Noun

A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver.

Noun

A prehistoric flint tool

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 BURIN performs as a guess

Wordle accepts BURIN 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 79.0% of games, misses completely in 21.0%, and leaves about 191 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #2,799 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.63 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___N B in the 1st position and N in the 5th position B__I_ B in the 1st position and I in the 4th position _U__N U in the 2nd position and N in the 5th position

Try next

SLATE COATE STILE SPITE CLOSE CASTE
Words starting with B Words ending with N

First-turn measures

4.66 Entropy (bits)
191 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
91.9% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 62% of evaluated openers
1.29 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How BURIN 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.

3.63 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#2,799 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, BURIN ranks #2,799 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
63
3 guesses
960
4 guesses
1,121
5 guesses
189
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:
INRU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
79%
Green tile
30%
All gray
21%

Feedback distribution

104 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

495
303
185
134
102
99
90
88
69
59
55
51
46
46
42
28
23
22
20
20
19
18
18
17
15
15
14
12
11
11

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing BURIN:

21% chance
Suggested:
SLATE
13% chance
Suggested:
COATE
8% chance
Suggested:
STILE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

21.0% →
SLATE 6.48 bits
12.8% →
COATE 5.29 bits
7.8% →
STILE 5.31 bits
5.7% →
COATE 5.16 bits
4.3% →
SPITE 4.44 bits
4.2% →
CLOSE 5.19 bits
3.8% →
CASTE 5.00 bits
3.7% →
STAGE 4.42 bits
2.9% →
SADLY 4.15 bits
2.5% →
PALET 4.75 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

B3U1R1I1N1
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 10 points

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