build B₃U₁I₁L₁D₂

BUILD is a familiar five-letter verb for forming something by combining materials or parts. It also works as a noun for a physique or a software version in development. The word’s everyday meaning makes it easy to remember, but its tile values are worth a look: B and D carry the points, while U, I, and L are low-value letters.

BUILD at a glance

• BUILD scores 8 points in Scrabble before any board bonuses.
• BUILD is both a Wordle answer and an allowed guess.
• BLUID is the sole anagram of BUILD.
• BUILT and GUILD are the two one-letter neighbours.

What does BUILD mean?

As a verb, BUILD means to form something by combining materials or parts: you might build a table from wood. The word also names the process or period of constructing a physical object, so it fits both the action and the work in progress.

As a noun, BUILD can describe a person’s or animal’s physique, or a version of software being developed for release. Those meanings share an idea of structure taking shape, but context tells you whether BUILD means a body, a software version, or construction.

What is the BUILD Scrabble score?

The BUILD Scrabble score is 8 points on an ordinary board: B is worth 3, D is worth 2, and U, I, and L are worth 1 each. B supplies the largest share, so a bonus square under that tile has more impact than one under any of the other four letters.

BUILD’s five tiles make it a compact play, and the two low-cost consonants help keep its base score modest. A double- or triple-letter square changes the total, as do word multipliers; the printed 8 is the starting score, not a promise about every board placement.

For a quick letter-change check, BUILT replaces the final D with T, while GUILD changes the opening B to G. BLUID uses the same five letters in a different order, but it is much less familiar than BUILD. Check your game’s dictionary before relying on that anagram.