5 FiveLetterWords

Common five-letter words

Words that appear between one and ten times per million words of English — recognized on sight, but not everyday speech.

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All 1,791 words, Zipf 3 to 4

Each word links to its full page. The Zipf figure is the word's corpus frequency turned into a plain rate; definitions are selected and lightly formatted from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0), and long entries may be shortened. A “past Wordle answer” line means the word appears in this site's recorded answer history; its solver-pressure figure ranks that recorded puzzle against all other recorded puzzles for a reference solver, so 70/100 reads “harder than 70% of them.” CEFR chips (A1–B2) estimate when English learners typically meet a word.

  1. FELON Zipf 3.17 · about 1.5 uses per million words

    Of a person or animal, their actions, thoughts, etc.: brutal, cruel, harsh, heartless; also, evil, wicked. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  2. GRATE Zipf 3.17 · about 1.5 uses per million words

    A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 24, 2022 · solver pressure 34/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  3. GUIDO Zipf 3.17 · about 1.5 uses per million words

    An Italian or (especially) Italian-American man, especially a stereotypical working-class or lower-class, usually urban-dwelling one. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  4. HILLY Zipf 3.17 · about 1.5 uses per million words

    Abundant in hills; having many hills. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 7, 2024 · solver pressure 100/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  5. LEECH Zipf 3.17 · about 1.5 uses per million words

    A typically aquatic blood-sucking annelid of the subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 23, 2024 · solver pressure 76/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  6. MADLY Zipf 3.17 · about 1.5 uses per million words

    In a mad manner — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on February 19, 2025 · solver pressure 66/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  7. NERDY Zipf 3.17 · about 1.5 uses per million words

    Being or like a nerd. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 18, 2024 · solver pressure 60/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  8. NIFTY Zipf 3.17 · about 1.5 uses per million words

    Good, smart; useful or beneficial, often in an impressively clever way. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  9. PACES Zipf 3.17 · about 1.5 uses per million words

    plural of pace — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  10. SALLE Zipf 3.17 · about 1.5 uses per million words

    A fencing school. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  11. SEINE Zipf 3.17 · about 1.5 uses per million words

    A long net having floats attached at the top and sinkers (weights) at the bottom, used in shallow water for catching fish. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  12. SHAWL Zipf 3.17 · about 1.5 uses per million words

    A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 4, 2022 · solver pressure 76/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  13. SLAPS Zipf 3.17 · about 1.5 uses per million words

    plural of slap — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  14. VALET Zipf 3.17 · about 1.5 uses per million words

    A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 12, 2022 · solver pressure 7/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  15. AUNTY Zipf 3.16 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    Alternative spelling of auntie. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  16. BAGGY Zipf 3.16 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  17. CARTE Zipf 3.16 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A bill of fare; a menu. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  18. FABLE Zipf 3.16 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 1, 2026 · solver pressure 68/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  19. GABBY Zipf 3.16 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    Inclined to talk too much. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  20. INFER Zipf 3.16 · about 1.4 uses per million words CEFR B2

    To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 8, 2022 · solver pressure 65/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  21. LAGER Zipf 3.16 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 6, 2024 · solver pressure 12/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  22. LAIRD Zipf 3.16 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    An aristocrat, particularly in Scottish contexts and in reference to the chiefs of the Scottish clans. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  23. NELLY Zipf 3.16 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A person's life. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  24. PEARS Zipf 3.16 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    plural of pear — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  25. STRUT Zipf 3.16 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    Of a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 25, 2026 · solver pressure 47/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  26. SWIRL Zipf 3.16 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    To twist or whirl, as an eddy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 30, 2021 · solver pressure 20/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  27. THETA Zipf 3.16 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  28. THONG Zipf 3.16 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A narrow strip of material, typically leather, used to fasten, bind, or secure objects. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  29. ZONED Zipf 3.16 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    simple past and past participle of zone — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  30. AWOKE Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    simple past of awake — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 3, 2025 · solver pressure 6/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  31. AXIAL Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  32. CARAT Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A metric unit of mass equal to exactly 200 mg, chiefly used for measuring precious stones and pearls. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 13, 2023 · solver pressure 51/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  33. CHORE Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on February 2, 2025 · solver pressure 41/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  34. COLES Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    plural of cole — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  35. CREPT Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    simple past and past participle of creep — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 28, 2022 · solver pressure 33/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  36. CULTS Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    plural of cult — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  37. CURVY Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    Having curves. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  38. FILLY Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A young female horse. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 5, 2026 · solver pressure 97/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  39. FOOTY Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    Football (association football) (soccer in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  40. FOULS Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    plural of foul — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  41. GENTS Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    plural of gent — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  42. GRUNT Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  43. GUSTS Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    plural of gust — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  44. HALAL Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  45. HIJAB Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  46. MASSE Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    Obsolete form of mass. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 12, 2021 · solver pressure 36/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  47. MUCUS Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  48. PIXIE Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 9, 2023 · solver pressure 73/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  49. SEVER Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    To cut free. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 4, 2022 · solver pressure 82/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  50. SKIPS Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    plural of skip — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  51. SNUFF Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    Finely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  52. STOIC Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 11, 2024 · solver pressure 20/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  53. SWAPS Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    plural of swap — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  54. TASER Zipf 3.15 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  55. ACTIN Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  56. AVERT Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    To turn aside or away. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 19, 2022 · solver pressure 5/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  57. AVIAN Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 11, 2026 · solver pressure 25/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  58. BARNS Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    plural of barn — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  59. BAYOU Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 29, 2022 · solver pressure 69/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  60. CHIME Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 6, 2023 · solver pressure 49/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  61. DELVE Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 16, 2022 · solver pressure 53/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  62. FAIRE Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    Obsolete spelling of fair. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  63. FLUKE Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on March 1, 2026 · solver pressure 53/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  64. GROWL Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 24, 2021 · solver pressure 71/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  65. HATER Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    One who hates. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 7, 2023 · solver pressure 48/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  66. LOBES Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    plural of lobe — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  67. NOSED Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    simple past and past participle of nose — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  68. NUKES Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    plural of nuke — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  69. PASHA Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    The Indian butterfly Herona marathus, family Nymphalidae. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  70. POTTS Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    plural of pott — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  71. SECTS Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    plural of sect — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  72. SOGGY Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    Soaked with moisture or other liquid. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 27, 2022 · solver pressure 65/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  73. STOOP Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A stooping, bent position of the body. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  74. VILLE Zipf 3.14 · about 1.4 uses per million words

    A Vietnamese village. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  75. ABODE Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A residence, dwelling or habitation. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  76. CLAMS Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of clam — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  77. DAZED Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    In a state of shock or confusion. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  78. DOWRY Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words CEFR B2

    Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 13, 2021 · solver pressure 46/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  79. GOLDS Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of gold — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  80. GRIDS Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of grid — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  81. HAILS Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of hail — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  82. HAREM Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  83. HIPPO Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Clipping of hippopotamus. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 29, 2024 · solver pressure 96/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  84. INEPT Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 2, 2022 · solver pressure 14/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  85. JUROR Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words CEFR B2

    A member of a jury. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  86. LIANG Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Synonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a related unit of silver currency. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  87. MACON Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A type of oar blade with an elliptical shape which is squared off at the end, with a ridgeline running down the centre of the blade face. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  88. MOANS Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of moan — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  89. MODAL Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words CEFR B1

    Of, or relating to a mode or modus. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 17, 2025 · solver pressure 25/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  90. MOIRA Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    The personification of fate, especially as Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  91. PLUCK Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words CEFR B2

    To pull something sharply; to pull something out — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 21, 2021 · solver pressure 95/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  92. PORTE Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    The Ottoman court; (hence), the government of the Ottoman empire. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  93. PUFFY Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 3, 2026 · solver pressure 98/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  94. QUAIL Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    To waste away; to fade, to wither. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 15, 2025 · solver pressure 11/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  95. QUIRK Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 19, 2022 · solver pressure 74/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  96. RABID Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Affected with rabies. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 2, 2025 · solver pressure 21/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  97. SCORN Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 30, 2022 · solver pressure 62/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  98. VOUCH Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    To call on (someone) to be a witness to something. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 25, 2022 · solver pressure 99/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  99. WAFER Zipf 3.13 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 9, 2025 · solver pressure 54/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  100. AMUSE Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words CEFR B2

    To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 6, 2025 · solver pressure 2/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  101. APTLY Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    In an apt or suitable manner; fittingly; appropriately; suitably — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 31, 2022 · solver pressure 18/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  102. AUTOS Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of auto — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  103. BRUNT Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  104. CHAPS Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of chap — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  105. CREME Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Alternative spelling of crème. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  106. FERNS Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of fern — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  107. GROAN Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 6, 2025 · solver pressure 86/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  108. HIVES Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  109. HOIST Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on February 19, 2026 · solver pressure 87/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  110. LACES Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of lace — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  111. MASSA Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Pronunciation spelling of master. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  112. MOLDS Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of mold — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  113. MURKY Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Hard to see through, as a fog or mist. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  114. PATSY Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 3, 2025 · solver pressure 87/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  115. PINTO Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A horse with a patchy coloration that includes a white color. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 1, 2022 · solver pressure 19/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  116. RANTS Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of rant — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  117. REELS Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of reel — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  118. SLURS Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of slur — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  119. TAROT Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A card game played in various different variations. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  120. TWIGS Zipf 3.12 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of twig — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  121. CANES Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of cane — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  122. DUCTS Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of duct — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  123. FIVES Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of five — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  124. FLEAS Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of flea — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  125. FOLIO Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A leaf of a book or manuscript. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 22, 2025 · solver pressure 92/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  126. FRANC Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Any of several units of currency. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  127. GULLY Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 3, 2022 · solver pressure 100/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  128. LILAC Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 3, 2022 · solver pressure 51/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  129. MAYAN Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Of or relating to the Maya people of Central America and southeastern Mexico. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  130. MULES Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of mule — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  131. PADRE Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A military clergyman. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  132. QUILL Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 22, 2025 · solver pressure 86/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  133. REVEL Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    An instance of merrymaking; a celebration. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on March 10, 2023 · solver pressure 83/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  134. ROWER Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    One who rows. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 19, 2025 · solver pressure 74/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  135. SPIRE Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A young shoot of a plant; a spear. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 15, 2023 · solver pressure 12/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  136. SPOUT Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 31, 2024 · solver pressure 67/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  137. SULLY Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    To soil or stain; to dirty. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 20, 2026 · solver pressure 96/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  138. VASES Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of vase — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  139. WHISK Zipf 3.11 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A quick, light sweeping motion. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 12, 2023 · solver pressure 83/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  140. ALIBI Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 21, 2026 · solver pressure 55/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  141. ARIAS Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of aria — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  142. CLASP Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A device with interlocking parts used for fastening things together, such as a fastener or a holder. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on March 17, 2026 · solver pressure 75/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  143. CRYPT Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    An underground vault. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 4, 2024 · solver pressure 31/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  144. DEEMS Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    third-person singular simple present indicative of deem — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  145. DOVES Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of dove — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  146. EDICT Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A proclamation of law or other authoritative command. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 22, 2024 · solver pressure 5/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  147. EPOXY Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Derived from an epoxide. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on March 26, 2022 · solver pressure 89/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  148. FIEND Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 14, 2023 · solver pressure 16/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  149. FORZA Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words
  150. HOODS Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of hood — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  151. HURST Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A wood or grove. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  152. JERKY Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 9, 2024 · solver pressure 89/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  153. LICKS Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of lick — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  154. MOWER Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A lawnmower, a machine used to cut grass on lawns. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  155. OILED Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Covered in, or supplied with, oil. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  156. PEEPS Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of peep — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  157. PESKY Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on March 11, 2024 · solver pressure 76/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  158. PRAYS Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    third-person singular simple present indicative of pray — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  159. RIFFS Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of riff — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  160. ROUSE Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    An arousal. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 8, 2023 · solver pressure 11/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  161. SABHA Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    a public meeting, assembly, or organized group — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  162. SCANT Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 4, 2024 · solver pressure 36/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  163. SHEIK Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  164. SKUNK Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black coat with white markings and two musk glands at the base of the tail… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 11, 2023 · solver pressure 52/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  165. SLOTH Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Laziness; slowness of mind; disinclination to action or labour; a feeling combining indifference and lethargy; a dragging idleness. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 6, 2022 · solver pressure 52/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  166. SOUPS Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of soup — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  167. SPOOF Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    An act of deception; a hoax; a joking prank. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 15, 2025 · solver pressure 96/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  168. TONGA Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    A light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage used for transportation in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  169. TROPE Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature; a motif. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 2, 2022 · solver pressure 6/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  170. TUFTS Zipf 3.10 · about 1.3 uses per million words

    plural of tuft — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  171. ALOHA Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    Good wishes, love, compassion, peacefulness and affection. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 25, 2026 · solver pressure 26/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  172. BAFTA Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    A coarse material, usually of cotton, originally made in India. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  173. BENJI Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    A diminutive of the male given name Benjamin. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  174. BOOED Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    simple past and past participle of boo — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  175. BUTTE Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 16, 2026 · solver pressure 20/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  176. FOYER Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    A lobby, corridor, anteroom, or waiting room. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 19, 2022 · solver pressure 83/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  177. GOERS Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    plural of goer — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  178. GRIME Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 3, 2021 · solver pressure 55/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  179. HERON Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 17, 2021 · solver pressure 47/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  180. INERT Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words CEFR B2

    Unable to move or act; inanimate. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 24, 2022 · solver pressure 11/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  181. LUMEN Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  182. PIETY Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words CEFR B1

    Reverence and devotion to God. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 10, 2022 · solver pressure 15/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  183. PINOT Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    Any of several grape varieties grown in Europe and North America. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  184. REMIT Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 27, 2025 · solver pressure 26/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  185. RIGGS Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    plural of rigg — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  186. SAVOY Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    Alternative letter-case form of Savoy (“type of cabbage”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  187. TONAL Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    Of or relating to tones or tonality. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  188. TOTEM Zipf 3.09 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family; the representation of such an object or creature. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 4, 2021 · solver pressure 48/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  189. ACORN Zipf 3.08 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 15, 2024 · solver pressure 15/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  190. ALAMO Zipf 3.08 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    A poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; a cottonwood (Populus spp.). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  191. ALOFT Zipf 3.08 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    At, to, or in the air or sky. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on February 5, 2022 · solver pressure 16/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  192. AMMAN Zipf 3.08 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    The capital city of Jordan. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  193. BARRE Zipf 3.08 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    A handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  194. BESET Zipf 3.08 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    Senses relating to surrounding. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on March 29, 2023 · solver pressure 43/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  195. BLEEP Zipf 3.08 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 1, 2023 · solver pressure 97/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  196. COMMS Zipf 3.08 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    plural of comm — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  197. DUPED Zipf 3.08 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    simple past and past participle of dupe — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  198. FARED Zipf 3.08 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    simple past and past participle of fare — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  199. GABLE Zipf 3.08 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  200. HAIKU Zipf 3.08 · about 1.2 uses per million words

    A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How these scores are measured

Frequency scores come from the wordfreq project (data CC BY-SA 4.0), which averages word rates across books, subtitles, news and web text. A Zipf score is the base-10 logarithm of a word's uses per billion words, so each whole point is a tenfold change in frequency: Zipf 4 is ten uses per million words, Zipf 3 is one. The four bands split the site's accepted-guess list of 14,855 five-letter words at Zipf 4, 3 and 2 — round thresholds chosen from the observed distribution, not judgments about individual words.

“Past Wordle answer” claims come only from this site's recorded answer history, and the working answer pool never predicts what the NYT will choose. Solver-pressure figures are percentiles among recorded puzzles for a reference solver — a claim about those puzzles, not about players. Learner levels: The CEFR-J Wordlist Version 1.5. Compiled by Yukio Tono, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Retrieved from http://www.cefr-j.org/download.html on 1/20/2020.