5 FiveLetterWords

Rare five-letter words

Words that appear less than once per ten million words of English — many too rare for the corpus to measure at all.

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All 9,025 words, below Zipf 2

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. POTTO Zipf 1.49 · about 1 use per 32 million words

    A small primate of the genus Perodicticus, native to the tropical rainforests of Africa. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  2. RECTI Zipf 1.49 · about 1 use per 32 million words

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

  3. RISUS Zipf 1.49 · about 1 use per 32 million words
  4. SHIVS Zipf 1.49 · about 1 use per 32 million words

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

  5. SLIVE Zipf 1.49 · about 1 use per 32 million words

    To live life to the fullest while being successful, glamorous, and confident. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  6. SOREX Zipf 1.49 · about 1 use per 32 million words
  7. SPADS Zipf 1.49 · about 1 use per 32 million words

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

  8. TALLS Zipf 1.49 · about 1 use per 32 million words

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

  9. TERZA Zipf 1.49 · about 1 use per 32 million words
  10. ZAMBO Zipf 1.49 · about 1 use per 32 million words

    Alternative letter-case form of Zambo. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  11. ASHED Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

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

  12. AULAS Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

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

  13. BLABS Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

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

  14. BOCKS Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

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

  15. BORAK Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    A cosmetic face powder or paste to protect the face from the sun, traditionally used by the Sama-Bajau people of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  16. CHIMO Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    Hello; goodbye. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  17. CLOMP Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  18. COOPT Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    Alternative form of co-opt. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  19. DUBBY Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    In the style of dub music; having been heavily remixed, particularly with reduced vocals or emphasised bass. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  20. EMPTS Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

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

  21. ENVOI Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    A short stanza at the end of a poem, used either to address a person or to comment on the preceding body of the poem. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  22. FOEHN Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  23. FUSEE Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    A conical grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  24. HERMA Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    Alternative form of herm. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  25. HERSE Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars, like a harrow, studded with iron spikes, hung above gateways so that it may be quickly lowered to impede the advance of an enemy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  26. MESNE Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    Intermediate. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  27. MOLAS Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

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

  28. OFFIE Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

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

  29. PILUS Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

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

  30. PLOCK Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words
  31. POGGE Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    A scorpaeniform fish native to the waters of northern Europe, Agonus cataphractus — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  32. POMPA Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

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

  33. PONDY Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    Resembling a pond; pondlike — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  34. PORNY Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    Reminiscent of pornography; somewhat pornographic. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  35. RASAM Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    A spicy South Indian soup made with tamarind juice. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  36. REATA Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    A lariat or lasso. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  37. REGNA Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

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

  38. REIST Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    A proponent of reism. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  39. RHEAS Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

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

  40. RUDIS Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words
  41. RUSHY Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    Abounding in rushes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  42. SCOPS Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

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

  43. SCRAG Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

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

  44. STEIL Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

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

  45. TRIAC Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    A three-terminal electronic component that conducts current in either direction when triggered; a bidirectional triode thyristor. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  46. VANGA Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    Any of several passerine birds, of the family Vangidae, from Madagascar. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  47. WOOFS Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

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

  48. YIPPY Zipf 1.48 · about 1 use per 33 million words

    Making yipping noises. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  49. ARSEY Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    Unpleasant, especially in a sarcastic, grumpy or haughty manner. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  50. AVISO Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    Advisory; information; advice; intelligence. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  51. BRAVI Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  52. CETYL Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    The univalent hexadecyl radical C₁₆H₃₃- present in many waxes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  53. CHAPT Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    Abbreviation of chapter. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  54. DEXYS Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  55. DIGHT Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    Adorned, decorated, or furnished (with); dressed, arrayed, or decked out. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  56. DRAYS Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  57. DREAR Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    Dreary. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  58. GANTS Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words
  59. GARMS Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    clothing — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  60. GLEEK Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    A once-popular game of cards played by three people. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  61. GOBAR Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    Dried cow dung used directly as fuel or as a source of gas. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  62. GURRY Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    A small fort. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  63. HECKS Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  64. HOGGS Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  65. ICTUS Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    The pulse. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  66. KANAS Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  67. KAPHA Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    The dosha composed of water and earth — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  68. LOOFA Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  69. LOPED Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  70. METHI Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    fenugreek — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  71. MILKO Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    A milkman or milkwoman — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  72. MILPA Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    A cyclical crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  73. NAMAK Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words
  74. NGAIO Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    An evergreen tree of species Myoporum laetum, native to New Zealand. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  75. NORIS Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  76. OGLES Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  77. PHOCA Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  78. PRYSE Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  79. PUKEY Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    Resembling vomit in colour, texture, etc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  80. PURIS Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  81. RAPPE Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    A surname from German. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  82. RILLS Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  83. SCUDO Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    A former unit of currency in Malta, now the official currency of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  84. SEPTS Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  85. TENIA Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  86. THEED Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  87. THEES Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  88. THURL Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    Alternative form of thirl. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  89. VEERY Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    An American thrush (Catharus fuscescens) common in the Northern United States and Canada. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  90. WINEY Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

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

  91. YOWIE Zipf 1.47 · about 1 use per 34 million words

    An ape-like monster or animal said to exist in parts of eastern Australia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  92. ACERS Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  93. ADZES Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  94. BACHS Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  95. BOUSE Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  96. CESTA Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A hook-shaped basket used to catch and throw the ball in jai alai. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  97. CIMEX Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  98. CONKS Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  99. COUTH Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Variant of couthie. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  100. COWAL Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A billabong, or stagnant pool. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  101. DAGGY Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Uncool, unfashionable, but comfortably so. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  102. DEBUS Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    To alight or get off a bus. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  103. DEMOB Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    To demobilize; to release someone from military service. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  104. DUKAS Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  105. FAENA Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A series of passes performed by a matador with a muleta or a sword before the kill. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  106. FITLY Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  107. GALOP Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  108. GAMBO Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A low, flat cart, typically two-wheeled and with the sides consisting only of poles, used for carrying hay, corn, etc., over fields or uneven ground. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  109. GEATS Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  110. GUNAS Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  111. HINGS Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  112. HOOTY Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Characterised by a hooting sound. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  113. HOTTE Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words
  114. JOWLY Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Having conspicuous jowls; with a double chin. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  115. KENCH Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A bin or enclosure in which fish or skins are salted. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  116. LEHUA Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    The flower or wood of a Polynesian tree (Metrosideros collina); the tree itself. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  117. LIMBA Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A large African tree, Terminalia superba, whose hard wood is used for furniture, table tennis paddles and musical instruments. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  118. LIMED Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  119. MARSE Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Alternative form of master, often used as a general title of respect. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  120. MATZA Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  121. MEDIN Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A male given name. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  122. MIGGS Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words
  123. MUSTH Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Chiefly preceded by in or on: the state each year during which a male animal (usually a camel or an elephant) exhibits increased aggressiveness and sexual activity due to a high level of testosterone. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  124. NEELD Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  125. NERAL Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    citral — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  126. OUZEL Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A water ouzel, an aquatic perching bird (Cinclus mexicanus). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  127. PALLU Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    The usually decorated end of a sari that hangs loose when worn. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  128. PAPAD Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  129. QIPAO Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A traditional one-piece dress worn by Chinese women. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  130. QUIPU Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  131. RIATA Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A lariat or lasso. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  132. SEDES Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    The position a word or phrase occupies within the meter. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  133. SPICS Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  134. STOPE Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  135. SYSOP Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A system operator, especially someone who administers an online communications system or bulletin board. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  136. TASSE Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A piece of armor for the hips and thighs: one of a set of plates (each being of one piece or segmented) hanging from the bottom of the breastplate or from faulds. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  137. THECA Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Any of several external cases or sheaths. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  138. TUQUE Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    a knit cap, often woollen but of varying shape, usually conical and topped by a pom-pom. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  139. TYPIC Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Relating to a type. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  140. XOLOS Zipf 1.46 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  141. ALCES Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  142. CHIVA Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    heroin — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  143. COPEN Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  144. DULSE Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  145. ELUTE Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    To separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash; to cleanse. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  146. GYNAE Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    (abbreviation, informal) gynaecological — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  147. HEXYL Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₆H₁₃, formally derived from hexane by the loss of a hydrogen atom — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  148. HUCKS Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  149. ICTAL Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Of or pertaining to a sudden physiologic attack such as a seizure, stroke or headache. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  150. LAIDE Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Archaic spelling of laid. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  151. LAIRY Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Touchy, aggressive or confrontational, usually while drunk. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  152. LAMBY Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Resembling or characteristic of a lamb or the meat of a lamb. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  153. LARIS Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  154. LENIS Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Relatively weakly articulated, hence unaspirated and possibly voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  155. LOURY Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Alternative form of lowery — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  156. LOWAN Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Synonym of mallee fowl. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  157. MERSE Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Alluvial, often marshy land by the side of a river, estuary or sea. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  158. MODIN Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words
  159. MOLER Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Synonym of molecatcher (“one who catches moles”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  160. NITER Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  161. OKRUG Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    An administrative division of some Slavic states. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  162. PARCH Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    To burn the surface of, to scorch. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  163. PERVE Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Alternative form of perv. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  164. PONCY Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Of, relating to, or characteristic of a ponce. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  165. PUMPY Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Intense on the forearms. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  166. RORTS Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  167. SCAND Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Abbreviation of Scandinavia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  168. SEGNO Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    The sign 𝄋, indicating the start of a passage of music to be repeated. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  169. SEXTO Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into six leaves. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  170. SHIER Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Alternative form of shyer, comparative form of shy: more shy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  171. SLOES Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  172. SNUGS Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  173. SPRED Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  174. STOPT Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Obsolete spelling of stopped; simple past and past participle of stop. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  175. STOSS Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  176. TACAN Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Acronym of tactical air navigation beacon, an ultra high frequency electronic radionavigation system able to provide aircraft with continuous bearing and slant range information to a selected station. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  177. TAPPA Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Alternative form of tapa (“cloth made from mulberry bark”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  178. TARTY Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    Like a tart (promiscuous woman); slutty, whorish. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  179. TRONE Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A type of steelyard (weighing machine) for heavy wares, such as wool, consisting of two horizontal bars crossing each other, beaked at the extremities, and supported by a wooden pillar. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  180. VOMER Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    The vomer bone; the small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  181. WHOOT Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

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

  182. XYLAN Zipf 1.45 · about 1 use per 35 million words

    A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  183. ASSEZ Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words
  184. BARDE Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words
  185. BHOOT Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words

    A supernatural creature, usually the ghost of a deceased person. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  186. BLEBS Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words

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

  187. BRAIL Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words

    A small rope used to truss up sails. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  188. CHOKO Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words

    A small handleless cup in which saké is served. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  189. CORIA Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words

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

  190. COWRY Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words

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

  191. DERES Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words

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

  192. DUKED Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words

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

  193. EPHAH Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words

    A former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  194. GATCH Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words

    To arrange (a patient's bed) so that its sections bend at the joints, to assist blood flow etc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  195. GENAL Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words

    Of or relating to the cheeks — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  196. GIRDS Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words

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

  197. IMBED Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words

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

  198. JARLS Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words

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

  199. LATKE Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words

    A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  200. LEARS Zipf 1.44 · about 1 use per 36 million words

    plural of lear — 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.

A score of 0.0 is a marker, not a measurement: wordfreq's corpus never saw the word often enough to score it, which is true of 5,062 words in this band. Those entries say “below the measurement floor” and sort after every measured word.

“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.