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. CHYME Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

    The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  2. CLADS Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

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

  3. CLOPS Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

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

  4. DERNY Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

    A motorized bicycle for paced cycling events such as keirin. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  5. FELID Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

    Any member of the cat family (Felidae). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  6. GREIN Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

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

  7. GUMMA Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

    a soft, non-cancerous growth, a form of granuloma, resulting from the tertiary stage of syphilis. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  8. INCOG Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

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

  9. JAGGY Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

    jagged, toothed or serrated — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  10. JIVED Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

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

  11. MAKIE Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words
  12. MUSOS Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

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

  13. OUTGO Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

    A cost, expenditure, or outlay. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  14. PACTA Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words
  15. PALIS Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

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

  16. PARDS Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

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

  17. PENNI Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

    A former Finnish currency unit, worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of the markka. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  18. PINDA Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

    Alternative form of pinder (“peanut”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  19. POENA Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words
  20. RETIE Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

    To tie again; to tie something that has already been tied or was tied before. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  21. RILLE Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

    A long, narrow depression that resembles a channel, found on the surface of various lunar and planetary bodies. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  22. RUGAL Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

    folded — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  23. SENTS Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

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

  24. SHONK Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

    Alternative form of shonky (“a dishonest person”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  25. SUMOS Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

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

  26. TAMIN Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

    Alternative form of tammy (“type of woollen cloth”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  27. TOFTS Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

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

  28. TRAPO Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

    corrupt politician — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  29. TROAD Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

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

  30. TUTTY Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

    A powdered form of impure zinc oxide used for polishing. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  31. UREAS Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

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

  32. ZINEB Zipf 1.34 · about 1 use per 46 million words

    An organic fungicide and insecticide sprayed on cereal grasses, fruit trees, etc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  33. ADDAX Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

    A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the desert. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  34. AGILA Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words
  35. AMENS Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

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

  36. BARIC Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

    Of or pertaining to weight, especially to the weight or pressure of the atmosphere as measured by a barometer. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  37. BORDS Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

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

  38. BRAHS Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

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

  39. CHUSE Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

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

  40. CRAME Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

    A merchant's booth; a shop or tent where goods are sold; a stall — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  41. DOFFS Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

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

  42. ELATE Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

    To make joyful or proud. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 30, 2025 · solver pressure 38/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  43. ERVEN Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

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

  44. FUSEL Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

    Ellipsis of fusel oil — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  45. GIMEL Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

    The third letter of the several Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  46. INDOL Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

    Alternative form of indole used for derivatives starting with a vowel — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  47. LEPAK Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

    To loiter about casually or idly, to hang around unproductively, to laze around or relax. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  48. PANCE Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

    Pansy (flower) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  49. PELES Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words
  50. POMPS Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

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

  51. PUNJI Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

    A sharpened stick, often made of bamboo and covered in feces or other biohazardous material, set in the ground to wound or impale enemy soldiers. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  52. RAKIA Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

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

  53. REAVE Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

    To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  54. REPAS Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words
  55. RESOL Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words
  56. RILLY Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

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

  57. SAWAH Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

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

  58. SEIZA Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

    A traditional formal way of sitting in Japan, by kneeling with the legs folded underneath the thighs and the buttocks resting on the heels, with ankles turned outward. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  59. SODIC Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

    Of, relating to, or containing sodium. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  60. SPIVS Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

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

  61. STEAR Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

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

  62. YABBY Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

    Any of various freshwater crayfish, typically of the genus Cherax, valued as food, especially Cherax destructor of southeastern Australia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  63. YOGIN Zipf 1.33 · about 1 use per 47 million words

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

  64. AGLET Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

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

  65. AVENS Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

    A plant of the genus Geum, especially Geum urbanum, or herb bennet. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  66. BIGHA Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

    A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  67. BREER Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words
  68. CINES Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words
  69. FAROS Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words
  70. FEMAL Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

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

  71. GARUM Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

    A fermented fish sauce popular as a condiment in Ancient Rome. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  72. GENUA Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

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

  73. GHYLL Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

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

  74. HALED Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

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

  75. HIDED Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

    Having hide (skin) of a specified kind. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  76. HOSEY Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

    To bagsy; to shotgun (make a claim). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  77. JABOT Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

    A cascading or ornamental frill down the front of a blouse, shirt, etc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  78. KINGY Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

    the kingfisher, Alcedo atthis. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  79. KREEP Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

    potassium-phosphorus-rare earth elements crustal material of the Moon — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  80. LATHS Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

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

  81. LAZED Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

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

  82. LOLLO Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words
  83. MURRE Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

    Any seabird of the genus Uria in the family Alcidae (the auks). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  84. NAPED Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

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

  85. NARAS Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

    A spiny shrub, Acanthosicyos horridus, growing in Namibia and the Kalahari Desert, or the melon-like fruit that it produces. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  86. NARIS Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

    a nostril — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  87. NEEPS Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

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

  88. NGRAM Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

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

  89. NOOIT Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

    never; no way — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  90. PERDY Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

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

  91. PINER Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

    An animal or creature starving or suffering from a wasting disease. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  92. PONEY Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

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

  93. RUCHE Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

    A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  94. SOLDE Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words
  95. SOPOR Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

    An unnaturally deep sleep. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  96. SPART Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

    Synonym of Dave Spart. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  97. SWAIL Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words
  98. SWEED Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words
  99. TAMPS Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

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

  100. UNHIP Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

    Not hip; uncool, unfashionable. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  101. UPDOS Zipf 1.32 · about 1 use per 48 million words

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

  102. ACRON Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  103. ALFAS Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  104. BALDS Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  105. BIFFS Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  106. CLEEK Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  107. COMMY Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  108. DARIS Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  109. DECAD Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    A group of ten notes from which the consonant triads may be constructed — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  110. DODDY Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  111. DREST Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    Obsolete form of dressed; simple past and past participle of dress. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  112. ETAPE Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  113. FREMD Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    Humorous alteration of "friend". — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  114. FUNGO Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    A fielding practice drill where a person hits fly balls intended to be caught. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  115. GAITA Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words
  116. GELID Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    Very cold; icy or frosty; frigid. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  117. HEXER Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    One who casts a hex, or curse. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  118. HOOKA Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  119. IKONS Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  120. KAMIS Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  121. KENAF Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    Hibiscus cannabinus, an annual or biennial herbaceous plant found mainly in Asia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  122. LYTHE Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    A fish, the European pollock (Pollachius pollachius). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  123. MAKEE Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  124. MANTE Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words
  125. MARVY Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    Great, awesome, brilliant. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  126. METHO Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    Methylated spirits. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  127. MOANY Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    Tending to complain. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  128. MOUCH Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    Dated form of mooch. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  129. OPING Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    present participle and gerund of ope — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  130. PEENS Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  131. PIKUL Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  132. PLASH Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    A small pool of standing water; a marshy pond; also, a puddle; (uncountable) marshy land; mire. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  133. POOTY Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    The female genitalia; the vulva or vagina. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  134. RATCH Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  135. SCOWS Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  136. SHOON Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  137. SKIRL Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    To make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  138. SPOSA Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words
  139. STARN Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  140. TOING Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    The sound of a metallic vibration; twang. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  141. VACUA Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  142. VERST Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    A Russian unit of length, equivalent to about 1.07 kilometres or about ²⁄₃ of a mile. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  143. WAINS Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  144. WITHS Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

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

  145. ZOOID Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    An organic body or cell having locomotion, as a spermatic cell or spermatozoid. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  146. ZUPAN Zipf 1.31 · about 1 use per 49 million words

    The leader of a župa, or administrative unit, among various South Slavic peoples. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  147. AYAYA Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    The roseate spoonbill, Platalea ajaja — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  148. BAKRA Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

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

  149. BARDY Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

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

  150. BOUGE Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

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

  151. CHAWL Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    A type of residential tenement building found in India, typically for poor working-class people. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  152. CONEX Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words
  153. DRATS Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

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

  154. ELAIN Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    eleoptene — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  155. GIVED Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

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

  156. GOGOS Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

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

  157. GRESE Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words
  158. HAYER Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    One who cuts hay for animal fodder. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  159. HELOT Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    A serf; a slave. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  160. KNOPS Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

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

  161. LURGY Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    Chiefly preceded by the. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  162. MOLLO Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

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

  163. MOMME Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    A unit of weight (3.75 grams) used for pearls, paper, and silk. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  164. MONGS Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

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

  165. MURRA Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    An ornamental stone for vases, etc. described by Pliny, most probably fluorspar; it was first brought to Rome by Pompey, 61 B.C. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  166. NARKS Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    Nitrogen narcosis. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  167. NARKY Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    Irritated, in a bad mood; disparaging. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  168. NELIA Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

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

  169. NUMMY Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

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

  170. ONTIC Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

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

  171. OREAD Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    A mountain nymph; an anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  172. PORIN Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    Any of a class of proteins that cross cellular membranes and act as pores through which small molecules can diffuse — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  173. PREEM Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    The premiere of a film. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  174. PUFFA Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    A kind of shiny padded jacket. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  175. RAYAS Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

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

  176. SIRUP Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    Dated form of syrup. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  177. TIKIS Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

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

  178. TUMID Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    Swollen, enlarged, bulging. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  179. VARES Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

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

  180. VINAL Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    polyvinyl alcohol fibers — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  181. WHELM Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    To emotionally affect at an intensity in between underwhelm and overwhelm. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  182. YOKER Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

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

  183. ZARDA Zipf 1.30 · about 1 use per 50 million words

    The flavoured tobacco used in paan. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  184. ABLER Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    comparative form of able: more able — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  185. AZOTH Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    The first principle of metals, that is, mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  186. BELGA Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words
  187. BIGOS Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    A traditional Polish stew containing cabbage and meat — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  188. BIPPY Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    An unspecified part of the anatomy, usually used in the phrase "you bet your (sweet) bippy". — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  189. BLEAH Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    Expresses negative feeling. The quality of the emotion expressed is more negative than that of blah and has a slight feeling of disgust, verging on nausea. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  190. BOREE Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    Any of various species of wattle tree (genus Acacia), especially Acacia pendula and Acacia glaucescens. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  191. CAULD Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words
  192. DOREE Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    Archaic form of dory (“the fish”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  193. DRUSY Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  194. DUING Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words
  195. EMMAS Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  196. ETHNE Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  197. EYERS Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  198. FONDU Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    The graded shift from one color into another. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  199. GIBUS Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    A collapsible top hat. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  200. GISMO Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    Alternative spelling of gizmo. — 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.