5 FiveLetterWords

The most common five-letter words

Every five-letter word that appears ten or more times per million words of English, ranked from most to least frequent.

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All 1,055 words, Zipf 4 and above

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. CLIPS Zipf 4.04 · about 11 uses per million words

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

  2. DRIED Zipf 4.04 · about 11 uses per million words

    Without water or moisture, said of something that has previously been wet or moist; resulting from the process of drying. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  3. JESSE Zipf 4.04 · about 11 uses per million words

    The son of Obed and the father of king David. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  4. JOINS Zipf 4.04 · about 11 uses per million words

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

  5. LOGAN Zipf 4.04 · about 11 uses per million words

    A rocking or balanced stone. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  6. NAILS Zipf 4.04 · about 11 uses per million words

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

  7. SPITE Zipf 4.04 · about 11 uses per million words CEFR B2

    Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on March 10, 2025 · solver pressure 18/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  8. BURNT Zipf 4.03 · about 11 uses per million words

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

    Past Wordle answer on July 22, 2025 · solver pressure 33/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  9. BUYER Zipf 4.03 · about 11 uses per million words CEFR B1

    A person who makes one or more purchases. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on February 24, 2026 · solver pressure 73/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  10. CEASE Zipf 4.03 · about 11 uses per million words CEFR B2

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

    Past Wordle answer on June 4, 2025 · solver pressure 31/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  11. CLOTH Zipf 4.03 · about 11 uses per million words CEFR A1

    A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes, woven fabric specifically. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on March 6, 2022 · solver pressure 16/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  12. EAGER Zipf 4.03 · about 11 uses per million words CEFR B1

    Desirous; keen to do or obtain something. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 15, 2025 · solver pressure 22/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  13. ELECT Zipf 4.03 · about 11 uses per million words CEFR B2

    One chosen or set apart. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  14. LOBBY Zipf 4.03 · about 11 uses per million words CEFR B2

    An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on March 8, 2026 · solver pressure 95/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  15. ORBIT Zipf 4.03 · about 11 uses per million words CEFR B1

    The curved path of one object around a point or another body. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 23, 2026 · solver pressure 29/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  16. RANCH Zipf 4.03 · about 11 uses per million words

    A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 17, 2023 · solver pressure 50/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  17. SOCKS Zipf 4.03 · about 11 uses per million words

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

  18. TIRES Zipf 4.03 · about 11 uses per million words

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

  19. TRUNK Zipf 4.03 · about 11 uses per million words CEFR B2

    Part of a body. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  20. BADGE Zipf 4.02 · about 10 uses per million words CEFR B2

    A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or cognizance, worn on one’s clothing, as an insignia of some rank, or of the membership of an organization. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 6, 2022 · solver pressure 33/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  21. BUSES Zipf 4.02 · about 10 uses per million words

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

  22. CAROL Zipf 4.02 · about 10 uses per million words

    A ballad or song of joy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 23, 2023 · solver pressure 77/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  23. DIANA Zipf 4.02 · about 10 uses per million words

    The daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; the goddess of the hunt, associated wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  24. FERRY Zipf 4.02 · about 10 uses per million words CEFR B1

    To carry; transport; convey. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 27, 2021 · solver pressure 99/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  25. GAUGE Zipf 4.02 · about 10 uses per million words

    A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 25, 2025 · solver pressure 34/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  26. PATHS Zipf 4.02 · about 10 uses per million words

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

  27. PEERS Zipf 4.02 · about 10 uses per million words

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

  28. RIDER Zipf 4.02 · about 10 uses per million words CEFR B2

    A mounted person. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 29, 2024 · solver pressure 85/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  29. RUINS Zipf 4.02 · about 10 uses per million words

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

  30. SHELF Zipf 4.02 · about 10 uses per million words CEFR A1

    A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on March 25, 2025 · solver pressure 74/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  31. WIDTH Zipf 4.02 · about 10 uses per million words CEFR B2

    The state of being wide. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 2, 2025 · solver pressure 75/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  32. LEGIT Zipf 4.01 · about 10 uses per million words

    A legitimate; a legitimate actor. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  33. LOSER Zipf 4.01 · about 10 uses per million words

    A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 19, 2022 · solver pressure 32/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  34. PULLS Zipf 4.01 · about 10 uses per million words

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

  35. ROSES Zipf 4.01 · about 10 uses per million words

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

  36. SHEER Zipf 4.01 · about 10 uses per million words CEFR B1

    Very thin or transparent. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  37. STARK Zipf 4.01 · about 10 uses per million words

    Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 3, 2024 · solver pressure 46/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  38. THUMB Zipf 4.01 · about 10 uses per million words CEFR B1

    The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer (2 times, latest June 7, 2026) · solver pressure 61/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  39. URGED Zipf 4.01 · about 10 uses per million words

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

  40. WHEAT Zipf 4.01 · about 10 uses per million words CEFR B2

    Any of the several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 9, 2025 · solver pressure 66/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  41. WRIST Zipf 4.01 · about 10 uses per million words CEFR B1

    The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 5, 2024 · solver pressure 51/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  42. ACUTE Zipf 4.00 · about 10 uses per million words CEFR B2

    Brief, quick, short. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer (2 times, latest June 26, 2026) · solver pressure 0/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  43. CIVIC Zipf 4.00 · about 10 uses per million words

    Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 23, 2021 · solver pressure 92/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  44. CLERK Zipf 4.00 · about 10 uses per million words CEFR A2

    One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 23, 2023 · solver pressure 22/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  45. CRUDE Zipf 4.00 · about 10 uses per million words

    In a natural, untreated state. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 29, 2026 · solver pressure 9/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  46. DRONE Zipf 4.00 · about 10 uses per million words

    A male ant, bee, or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 26, 2025 · solver pressure 45/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  47. EXAMS Zipf 4.00 · about 10 uses per million words

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

  48. FLOUR Zipf 4.00 · about 10 uses per million words CEFR A2

    Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 7, 2024 · solver pressure 73/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  49. INDIE Zipf 4.00 · about 10 uses per million words

    Independent; from outside the mainstream. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on February 18, 2025 · solver pressure 51/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  50. MINUS Zipf 4.00 · about 10 uses per million words CEFR B1

    Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 28, 2024 · solver pressure 8/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  51. PAUSE Zipf 4.00 · about 10 uses per million words CEFR B1

    To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

  52. PUPPY Zipf 4.00 · about 10 uses per million words CEFR B1

    A young dog, especially before sexual maturity (12–18 months). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 30, 2026 · solver pressure 100/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  53. SLICE Zipf 4.00 · about 10 uses per million words CEFR A2

    That which is thin and broad. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 2, 2024 · solver pressure 13/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  54. SPURS Zipf 4.00 · about 10 uses per million words

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

  55. VINYL Zipf 4.00 · about 10 uses per million words

    The univalent radical CH₂=CH−, derived from ethylene. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 4, 2024 · solver pressure 66/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

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.