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. GOTHY Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    Somewhat goth. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  2. GOUTS Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  3. HAINT Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  4. HALMA Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    A board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men jump over those in adjacent squares. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  5. HAMBA Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words
  6. HAPAX Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    Ellipsis of hapax legomenon. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  7. HAULT Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    Lofty; haughty. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  8. JHALA Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    In Hindustani classical music, the fast-paced conclusion of a raga, often characterized by the overwhelming of the melodic component by the rhythmic component. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  9. KANGS Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  10. KANTS Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words
  11. KORES Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  12. KYLIX Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  13. LAPPA Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    A cross-batted swipe. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  14. LOCHE Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  15. LUSUS Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    Ellipsis of lusus naturae. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  16. MARID Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words
  17. MIRVS Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  18. MUNTU Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    Alternative form of munt (a black person) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  19. NAVAR Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    A kind of Zoroastrian priest. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  20. NODUS Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  21. PALEA Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    The interior chaff or husk of grasses. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  22. PENES Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  23. PILUM Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    The columella on the surface of a pollen grain. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  24. POILU Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    A French infantryman during the First World War — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  25. PREVE Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  26. PURPS Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words
  27. REBEC Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and used in Medieval and the early Renaissance eras. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  28. SALPA Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  29. SEANS Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  30. SHEEL Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words
  31. TAROK Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  32. TAWSE Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    A leather strap or thong which is split into (typically three) tails, used for corporal punishment in schools, applied to the palm of the hands or buttocks. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  33. THANS Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  34. UHLAN Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

    A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  35. VENDS Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  36. YEARD Zipf 1.29 · about 1 use per 51 million words

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

  37. APPAM Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

    A thin South Asian pancake made from rice flour and coconut — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  38. BLENT Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

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

  39. BONZE Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

    A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  40. CERIC Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

    Containing cerium with valence four. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  41. DEELY Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words
  42. DEMES Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

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

  43. DIMPS Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

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

  44. DIRTS Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

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

  45. FORKY Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

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

  46. GERNE Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words
  47. GOATY Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

    Like a goat, goatlike or redolent of goats. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  48. IDEES Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words
  49. INVAR Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

    An alloy of iron containing 35.5% nickel, and having a very low coefficient of expansion. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  50. KAONS Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

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

  51. KNIVE Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

    Rare form of knife. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  52. MAISE Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words
  53. MOOVE Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

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

  54. NANTE Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words
  55. OSSIA Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

    In a musical score, an alternative version of a passage, usually just a few measures long. The alternative may be an easier version of a particularly difficult passage, or a more difficult version of… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  56. PHYSA Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

    Any of several species of freshwater snails, included in the family Physidae. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  57. PURGA Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

    A fine blizzard of snow in Russia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  58. RANAS Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

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

  59. RENAY Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

    To renounce (one’s faith or god), to apostasize from. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  60. RUDES Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words
  61. SAKIS Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

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

  62. SCHUL Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

    Alternative form of shul (“Ashkenazic synagogue”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  63. SEWEL Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

    A scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string, hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  64. SEWIN Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

    Sea trout, a subspecies of brown trout (Salmo trutta morpha trutta). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  65. SOMAS Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

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

  66. SPACK Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

    A person with cerebral palsy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  67. STEEK Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

    To stitch (sew with a needle). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  68. TEERS Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

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

  69. THACK Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

    A stroke; a thwack. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  70. TWEEL Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

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

  71. VILER Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

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

  72. VLAST Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words
  73. WOOFY Zipf 1.28 · about 1 use per 52 million words

    Prone to woofing — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  74. ANIMI Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words
  75. BANTY Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

    bantam (small, but aggressive) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  76. BETHS Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

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

  77. COIFS Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

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

  78. DEBES Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

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

  79. DECAN Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

    One of a collection of 36 small constellations or zodiacal subdivisions that appear heliacally at intervals of 10 days or are separated by approximately 10 degrees. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  80. DROPT Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

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

  81. ETROG Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

    The yellow citron (Citrus medica) used in Sukkot ritual. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  82. FESSE Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

    Alternative spelling of fess (“horizontal band in heraldry”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  83. GEMMY Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

    Full of, or covered in, gems. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  84. GORIS Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

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

  85. IDLIS Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

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

  86. IOTAS Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

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

  87. KAVAL Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

    A chromatic end-blown flute of Asia and eastern Europe. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  88. KUTAI Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words
  89. LOGES Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

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

  90. MENGS Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

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

  91. MONAL Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

    Any of three species of pheasant in the genus Lophophorus. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  92. MUSSE Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words
  93. NICAD Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

    rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  94. NOMAS Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

    Acronym of National Organization for Men Against Sexism. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  95. NOTER Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

    A small rod, usually made of wood, pressed against the melody course of a lap dulcimer to change the pitches. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  96. ONLAY Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

    To lay or place something on a surface. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  97. PEELY Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

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

  98. POCKS Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

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

  99. PUTTO Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

    A representation, especially in Renaissance or Baroque art, of a small, naked, often winged (usually male) child; a cherub. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  100. ROWEL Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

    A small spiked wheel on the end of a spur of certain types. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  101. SHIUR Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

    A lesson on a topic in the Tanakh. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  102. SNOTS Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

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

  103. SUBAK Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

    An ancient Korean barehand martial art. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  104. TIGES Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

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

  105. TROWS Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

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

  106. WORKY Zipf 1.27 · about 1 use per 54 million words

    Characterized by or pertaining to work. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  107. APERT Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    open; uncovered; revealed — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  108. ASDIC Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

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

  109. CHACK Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  110. CULTI Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words
  111. DOVIE Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    Synonym of dove (“term of endearment”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  112. EMULE Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

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

  113. ETAGE Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

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

  114. FANES Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

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

  115. FECHT Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

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

  116. FIEST Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words
  117. FLOCS Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

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

  118. GAGER Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

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

  119. GLEBA Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    The fleshy, spore-bearing inner mass of certain fungi. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  120. GLEED Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    Alternative form of glede (“live coal”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  121. GULET Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

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

  122. HARED Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

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

  123. HILSA Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    Tenualosa ilisha, a fish in the herring family, and a popular food fish in South Asia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  124. IMINO Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    The divalent radical =NH or =N-R. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  125. IXNAY Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    No. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  126. LATEN Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    To grow late; become later. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  127. NANTI Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    No; not any. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  128. NITON Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    Former name of radon. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  129. OVOLO Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    A classical convex moulding carved with an egg and dart ornament. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  130. PANNI Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

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

  131. PENGO Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

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

  132. PRUNO Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    An improvised alcoholic drink typically produced in correctional facilities. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  133. PULMO Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words
  134. PURLS Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

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

  135. RAMEE Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    Archaic form of ramie. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  136. RATAS Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

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

  137. REGES Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    plural of rex (“a king, particularly in ancient Rome”) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  138. ROTTA Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

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

  139. SAPAN Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    Wood of a timber tree of species Biancaea sappan (syn. Caesalpinia sappan) that also produces a red dye. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  140. SENGI Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    Any of several small, insectivorous long-nosed mammals, of the family Macroscelididae within the Macroscelidea order, native to Africa. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  141. SOPHS Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

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

  142. STEWY Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    Stew-like, similar to stew. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  143. TEXTA Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

    A coloured felt-tip pen, usually wide-tipped for use by children. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  144. USTER Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words
  145. VOLKE Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words
  146. YOWLS Zipf 1.26 · about 1 use per 55 million words

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

  147. APIAN Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

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

  148. BHUNA Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

    A type of curry, in which the onions and spices are cooked in oil with no water — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  149. BOART Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

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

  150. DOURA Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

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

  151. ESTOP Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

    To impede or bar by estoppel. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  152. FETTA Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

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

  153. FORDO Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

    To kill, destroy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  154. FORZE Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words
  155. FOUTH Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

    Abundance; plenty. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  156. HABLE Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

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

  157. HYLES Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words
  158. LAXLY Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

    In a lax manner; without rigor or strictness. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  159. LIMEN Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

    A liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological response. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  160. LOCHY Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

    A river in the Great Glen, Highland council area, Scotland, which flows from Loch Lochy to Loch Linnhe at Inverlochy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  161. LOTIC Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

    Characterized by flowing water; swiftly flowing; concerned with flowing rivers, streams, etc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  162. LUNTS Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

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

  163. NOCKS Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

    binoculars — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  164. PACOS Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

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

  165. POIRE Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words
  166. PORKS Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

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

  167. POULT Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

    A young bird, a chick; now especially, a young game bird (turkey, partridge, grouse etc.). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  168. PROEM Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

    An introduction, preface or preamble. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  169. PUNGO Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words
  170. RATEL Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

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

  171. RECIT Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

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

  172. SANES Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

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

  173. SATEM Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

    Of or relating to a Proto-Indo-European language group that produced sibilants from a series of palatovelar stops. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  174. SEASE Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

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

  175. TAKAS Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

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

  176. UMBLE Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words
  177. UMIAK Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

    A large, open boat made of skins stretched over a wooden frame that is propelled by paddles; used by the Eskimos for transportation. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  178. WOOTZ Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

    A type of steel from India, much admired for making sword blades. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  179. YOURN Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

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

  180. YUCKS Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

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

  181. YULAN Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

    Magnolia denudata, a species of magnolia with large white blossoms that open before the leaves. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  182. ZOOMY Zipf 1.25 · about 1 use per 56 million words

    That goes zoom! — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  183. ACRYL Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words

    The univalent radical derived from acrylic acid :- CH₂=CH-CO- — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  184. ATTAS Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words

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

  185. AZIDO Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words

    The univalent radical N₃- related to azide — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  186. BOTOS Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words

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

  187. CLEMS Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words

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

  188. FISTY Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words

    Involving the fists; pugilistic. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  189. FITTE Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words

    Obsolete form of fit (“section of a poem or ballad”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  190. GOBOS Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words

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

  191. HEFTE Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words
  192. HOGEN Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words
  193. HYPHA Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words

    Any of the long, threadlike filaments that form the mycelium of a fungus. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  194. LUAUS Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words

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

  195. MAUZY Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words

    Hot and humid. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  196. MINCY Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words

    mincing; affectedly dainty — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  197. MORNS Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words

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

  198. MOSTE Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words

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

  199. NISIN Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words

    A polycyclic peptide produced by fermentation with the bacterium Lactococcus lactis; used as a preservative in processed cheese etc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  200. PARKI Zipf 1.24 · about 1 use per 58 million words

    Alternative form of parka (hooded jacket) — 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.