5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer F tier opener

BUZZY

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

As an opener, it rules out about 64.7% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Pronunciation: /ˈbʌzi//ˈbʊzi//ˈbʌze/

Adjective

Having a buzzing sound.

Adjective

Being the subject of cultural buzz.

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 BUZZY performs as a guess

Wordle accepts BUZZY 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 43.0% of games, misses completely in 57.0%, and leaves about 832 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #14,828 of 14,855 openers, averaging 4.09 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___Y B in the 1st position and Y in the 5th position B__Z_ B in the 1st position and Z in the 4th position _U__Y U in the 2nd position and Y in the 5th position

Try next

TIARE SARED STONE LIANE STIRE LABOR
Words starting with B Words ending with Y

First-turn measures

2.42 Entropy (bits)
832 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
64.7% Avg ruled out
In the bottom 1% for first-turn entropy
3.53 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How BUZZY 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.

4.09 Avg guesses
99.8% Win rate
0.74 Volatility
#14,828 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, BUZZY ranks #14,828 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
21
3 guesses
446
4 guesses
1,235
5 guesses
605
6 guesses
43
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

4/5 unique
1 vowels
Common:
U

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
43%
Green tile
28%
All gray
57%

Feedback distribution

38 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

1343
268
229
115
109
55
51
45
18
18
15
12
9
9
8
8
7
6
5
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing BUZZY:

57% chance
Suggested:
TIARE
11% chance
Suggested:
SARED
10% chance
Suggested:
STONE

Follow-ups for common patterns

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

57.0% →
TIARE 6.19 bits
11.4% →
SARED 4.88 bits
9.7% →
STONE 5.30 bits
4.9% →
LIANE 5.29 bits
4.6% →
STIRE 4.76 bits
2.3% →
LABOR 5.01 bits
2.2% →
SAMEL 2.96 bits
1.9% →
ALONE 4.63 bits
0.8% →
TRACE 4.06 bits
0.8% →
DROLE 3.57 bits

Letter-value totals

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

Scrabble

B3U1Z10Z10Y4
Total: 28 points

Words With Friends

Total: 29 points

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