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. YOKAN Zipf 1.15 · about 1 use per 71 million words

    A thick jellied dessert made of red bean paste, agar, and sugar, usually sold in block form and eaten in slices. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  2. ZAIDE Zipf 1.15 · about 1 use per 71 million words

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

  3. AGRIA Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

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

  4. AGRIN Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

    Grinning; having happiness or satisfaction apparent on one's face. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  5. BELAR Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

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

  6. BLADY Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

    Consisting of blades, or having prominent blades. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  7. CURSI Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

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

  8. DESSE Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words
  9. FILON Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

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

  10. FLAMS Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

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

  11. GNARR Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

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

  12. GROGS Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

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

  13. JAWNS Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

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

  14. LINEY Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

    Resembling or characterised by lines. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  15. LIPOS Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

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

  16. LOVEE Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

    One who is loved; a recipient of love. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  17. LYSES Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

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

  18. MAQUI Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

    A South American shrub (Aristotelia chilensis) native to the Valdivian temperate rainforest ecoregion of Chile and southern Argentina. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  19. MOOPS Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words
  20. MUDAR Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

    Any shrub of two species of milkweed-like shrubs, which yield a strong fibre and an acrid milky juice used medicinally: — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  21. MUNIA Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

    Any of certain estrildid finches of the genera Lonchura (most instances) and Amandava (two species). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  22. NAANS Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

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

  23. NALED Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

    A particular organophosphate insecticide. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  24. NANTS Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

    A type of brandy produced in the Nantes area of France; brandy, spirit. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  25. PAVIS Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

    Most usually, a very large shield fitted with a stand, like a small moveable wall, carried in front to protect all or most of the bearer's body that could be positioned independently of the user… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  26. POTOO Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

    Any species of the family Nyctibiidae within the order Nyctibiiformes related to the nightjars (order Caprimulgiformes), and found from southern Mexico to southern Brazil. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  27. PREXY Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

    A president, especially of a college or university. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  28. REKEY Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

    To enter information into a device, such as a keyboard or keypad, after it has been done at least once before. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  29. REMEN Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words
  30. RUDDS Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

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

  31. RULLY Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

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

  32. SIZAR Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

    An undergraduate at Trinity College, Dublin and the University of Cambridge who receives an allowance for his college expenses or tuition, sometimes in return for doing a defined job. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  33. SORED Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

    Subjected to soring. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  34. TOPER Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

    Someone who drinks alcoholic beverages a lot; a drunkard. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  35. TWIRP Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

    An imitation of the sound of a bird or a horn. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  36. YOBBO Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

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

  37. YONIS Zipf 1.14 · about 1 use per 72 million words

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

  38. AMBRY Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    A cupboard or storage area in a church to hold books, communion vessels, vestments, etc. (usually in the sacristy); an armarium. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  39. APISH Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    Resembling or characteristic of an ape. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  40. BAWDS Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

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

  41. DARGA Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    A Hebrew cantillation mark found in the Torah, the Haftarah, etc., resembling a backwards Z. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  42. DOWDS Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

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

  43. EXURB Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    A residential area beyond the suburbs. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  44. FIDUS Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words
  45. FUZED Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

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

  46. GAWDS Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

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

  47. HAZER Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    One who administers acts of hazing, or abusive initiation. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  48. JUJUS Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

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

  49. KELPS Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

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

  50. KOKUM Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    A plant (Garcinia indica) in the mangosteen family with culinary, pharmaceutical, and industrial uses. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  51. KORUS Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

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

  52. KUNAS Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

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

  53. LINTY Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    Covered with lint. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  54. LIVOR Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    Skin discoloration, as from a bruise, or occurring after death. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  55. MAWLA Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    A patron or protector. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  56. MAZEY Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

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

  57. MEEDS Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

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

  58. MOGRA Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac, syn. Mogorium sambac). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  59. MOOLI Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    Synonym of daikon, particularly its Indian varieties. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  60. MOTZA Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    A lot of money. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  61. MUTIS Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

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

  62. NDUJA Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    A type of spicy, spreadable salami from Calabria. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  63. PASMO Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words
  64. POONS Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

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

  65. POSHO Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

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

  66. POUFS Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

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

  67. PURRY Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    Inclined to purr; purring. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  68. QANAT Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  69. RAPEE Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    A victim of rape. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  70. RELET Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    To let a property again — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  71. ROOKY Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    full of rooks. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  72. SHALY Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    Pertaining to or resembling shale. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  73. SOOKS Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

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

  74. STIVE Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    The floating dust in a flour mill caused by the operation of grinding. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  75. STRIM Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    To cut using a strimmer/string trimmer. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  76. TRIOL Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    Any trihydroxy alcohol — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  77. UNCIA Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    Synonym of ounce, the English and American avoirdupois unit of mass. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  78. WALER Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    A breed of light saddle horse from Australia, once favoured as a warhorse. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  79. WHOOF Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words

    The sound of a dog barking. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  80. WILIS Zipf 1.13 · about 1 use per 74 million words
  81. ABRIN Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    A toxin, akin to ricin, found in jequirity beans (Abrus precatorius). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  82. ACINI Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  83. ALGOR Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    Cold, chilliness. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  84. BAKEN Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    alternative past participle of bake; baked. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  85. BAMMY Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  86. BIMAH Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  87. BLEES Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  88. CAHOW Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    An endangered nocturnal burrowing bird (Pterodroma cahow), from Bermuda. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  89. CHIEL Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  90. COXAL Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    sciatic (relating to the hip) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  91. CRAPY Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    Resembling crape. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  92. CRINE Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    To wither, wilt, shrivel. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  93. CURER Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  94. DICTU Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words
  95. DISAS Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words
  96. DOGIE Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    A motherless calf in a range herd of cattle; a calf separated from its cow. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  97. DROLE Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  98. FARSE Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    A vernacular paraphrase inserted into Latin liturgy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  99. GLUER Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  100. GORAS Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  101. HORSY Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  102. HOVEA Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words
  103. INION Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    A small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull near the neck; the external occipital protuberance. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  104. JALEO Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    A lively Andalusian dance. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  105. JELLS Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  106. JINGS Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    An exclamation of surprise. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  107. KNOUT Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  108. LACER Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    A person or thing that laces. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  109. LACKA Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words
  110. LARKY Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  111. LEEZE Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words
  112. LIMPA Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    Swedish-style rye bread made with molasses. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  113. LOLOS Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  114. MASHY Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    Produced by crushing or bruising; resembling, or consisting of, a mash. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  115. NERKA Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  116. NETAS Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  117. PFFTT Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words
  118. PUNGA Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  119. PUROS Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  120. RIELS Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  121. RUFFE Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  122. SAYON Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    A medieval peasant's sleeveless jacket. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  123. SIGLA Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  124. SLEWS Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  125. SPAYS Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  126. TACET Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  127. TOPHI Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  128. TOTER Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    One who totes or carries something. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  129. UNFIX Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    To unfasten from a fixing. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  130. USNIC Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

    of or relating to usnic acid — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  131. YAWLS Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words

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

  132. YONNY Zipf 1.12 · about 1 use per 76 million words
  133. ABUNA Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

    The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  134. ADMEN Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

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

  135. BDAYS Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

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

  136. BIELD Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

    Boldness, courage; confidence; a feeling of security, assurance. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  137. CAPAX Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words
  138. CAVAS Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

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

  139. CIVES Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

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

  140. COURE Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

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

  141. CURET Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

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

  142. DRAVE Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

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

  143. FEART Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words
  144. FILOS Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

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

  145. FJELD Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

    A rocky, barren plateau, especially in Scandinavia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  146. FLUMP Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

    A sound of something moving or falling heavily, or with a dull sound. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  147. GARRE Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words
  148. HAGGS Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

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

  149. JURAL Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

    Of or pertaining to law. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  150. KAHAL Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

    The local governing body of a former European Jewish community, administering religious, legal and communal affairs. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  151. LACKY Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

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

  152. LEMEL Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

    metal filings — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  153. MIREX Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

    The pesticide and fire retardant perchloropentacyclodecane, which is a persistent organic pollutant. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  154. MITRY Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words
  155. MOHAR Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

    The currency of the Kingdom of Nepal and adjoining parts of Videha from the late 17th century until 1932, subdivided into dams. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  156. MORAE Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

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

  157. MUGGA Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

    Eucalyptus sideroxylon, a species of eucalyptus endemic to eastern Australia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  158. OBOLS Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

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

  159. PARVE Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

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

  160. PUTON Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words
  161. RACON Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

    A beacon that, on detecting a radar signal, responds by transmitting a coded navigation signal. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  162. RYALS Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

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

  163. SLIER Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

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

  164. SOLAH Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

    Alternative form of shola (“the plant Aeschynomene aspera”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  165. SONCE Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words
  166. STUPE Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

    A stupid person or (rarely) thing. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  167. TINCT Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

    to tint, tinge or colour — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  168. TULES Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

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

  169. UNJAM Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

    To remove a blockage from; to release from being jammed. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  170. UNMAN Zipf 1.11 · about 1 use per 78 million words

    To sap (a person) of the strength, whether physical or emotional, required to deal with a situation. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  171. AGAMI Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    A South American bird, Psophia crepitans, allied to the cranes, and easily domesticated. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  172. ARGAL Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    thus, therefore — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  173. ATOMY Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    A tiny particle; an atom, a mote, a speck. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  174. BOMOH Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    A Malay shaman or witch doctor. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  175. COOEY Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

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

  176. COVIN Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    Fraud, deception. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  177. COYER Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

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

  178. CUBEB Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    A tailed pepper plant (Piper cubeba), an Indonesian plant cultivated for its berries and essential oil. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  179. DBAGS Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words
  180. DECIM Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

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

  181. DEROS Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

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

  182. DIKER Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    One who digs or works on dykes; a ditcher. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  183. ENDUE Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    Senses relating to covering or putting on. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  184. FLAKS Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

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

  185. GIRLF Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

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

  186. GLARY Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    Of a dazzling lustre; glaring; bright; shining. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  187. HOSEL Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    The portion of the head of a golf club to which the shaft of the club attaches. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  188. IDDAH Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    The period for which a woman must wait after the death of her spouse, or after a divorce, before she can remarry. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  189. KATIS Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

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

  190. KOLAS Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

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

  191. LANAS Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    A barangay of Barbaza, Antique, Philippines. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  192. MIMER Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    Someone who mimes during a performance of a song — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  193. MINGY Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    Mean, miserly, stingy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  194. NEIST Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

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

  195. ORIBI Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    Ourebia ourebi, a species of antelope. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  196. RAZEE Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    An armed ship with its upper deck cut away, and thus reduced to the next inferior rate, such as a seventy-four cut down to a frigate. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  197. RINDY Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    Having a rind or skin. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  198. RUMAL Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    Alternative form of romal (“Indian handkerchief”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  199. RUNED Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    Inscribed with runes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  200. SARKS Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    plural of sark — 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.