5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

BUSTI

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

As an opener, it rules out about 90.1% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

We do not have a sourced definition for this word yet.

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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 BUSTI performs as a guess

Wordle accepts BUSTI 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 75.2% of games, misses completely in 24.8%, and leaves about 233 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #5,901 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.68 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__T_ B in the 1st position and T in the 4th position _U__I U in the 2nd position and I in the 5th position

Try next

CARLE CRANE PHARE TALER THANE CLONE
Words starting with B Words ending with I

First-turn measures

4.38 Entropy (bits)
233 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
90.1% Avg ruled out

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How BUSTI 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.

3.68 Avg guesses
99.9% Win rate
0.70 Volatility
#5,901 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, BUSTI ranks #5,901 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
61
3 guesses
862
4 guesses
1,202
5 guesses
211
6 guesses
15

Composition

5/5 unique
2 vowels
Common:
ISTU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
75%
Green tile
22%
All gray
25%

Feedback distribution

91 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

585
282
208
168
100
92
91
76
73
72
46
45
41
38
36
27
24
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9

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing BUSTI:

25% chance
Suggested:
CARLE
12% chance
Suggested:
CRANE
9% chance
Suggested:
PHARE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

24.8% →
CARLE 6.23 bits
12.0% →
CRANE 5.49 bits
8.8% →
PHARE 5.55 bits
7.1% →
TALER 5.36 bits
4.2% →
THANE 4.45 bits
3.9% →
CLONE 5.08 bits
3.9% →
STALE 4.71 bits
3.2% →
MARLE 4.47 bits
3.1% →
SPILE 4.56 bits
3.1% →
DROLE 5.07 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

B3U1S1T1I1
Total: 7 points

Words With Friends

Total: 9 points

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