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. SCAFF Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

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

  2. SERAC Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    Often sérac: a hard, cone-shaped, pale green, strongly flavoured cheese from Switzerland made from skimmed cow milk and blue fenugreek (Trigonella caerulea); Schabziger, Sapsago. It is usually eaten… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  3. SHOAT Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    A weaned piglet; any piglet. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  4. SHULS Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

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

  5. SUPED Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words
  6. TERNE Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    Colourless, drab, dull. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  7. ULPAN Zipf 1.10 · about 1 use per 79 million words

    An Israeli school where the Hebrew language is taught to new immigrants. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  8. ABERS Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words
  9. ANILE Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    Characteristic of a crone or a feeble old woman. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  10. ARRET Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  11. BARFY Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  12. BLOOK Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    A book serialized on a blog (weblog) platform. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  13. BOLDO Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    Peumus boldus, a monimiaceous tree. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  14. BOXTY Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    A traditional Irish potato pancake. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  15. COGON Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    Any of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of genus Imperata, especially Imperata cylindrica. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  16. COOMB Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    An old English measure of corn (e.g., wheat), equal to half a quarter or 4 bushels. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  17. COYPU Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  18. DEKES Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  19. DEKKO Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    A look; a glance. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  20. ETTIN Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    A giant with two heads. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  21. FARCY Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    The horse disease glanders, especially its cutaneous form. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  22. FESTY Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  23. FOXIE Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    Diminutive of fox. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  24. GIRTS Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  25. HIZEN Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words
  26. HOING Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  27. JAVEL Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  28. LARDS Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  29. LUMAS Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  30. MAPOU Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    On Haiti, the kapok tree, Ceiba pentandra. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  31. MEZES Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  32. MILTY Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  33. MOKES Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  34. MURKS Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  35. MUSAR Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    An itinerant musette player. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  36. MYSID Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    Any crustacean of the order Mysida. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  37. NOOKY Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  38. ORACY Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    The ability to speak, and to understand spoken language — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  39. ORLOP Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    The platform over the hold of a ship that makes up the fourth or lowest deck, hence in full called orlop deck, especially of a warship. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  40. PAEON Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    A foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  41. PIPIS Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  42. POUFY Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  43. POYNT Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  44. RUANA Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    An outer garment typical of the Andes region of Venezuela and Colombia, and resembling a poncho. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  45. RUSKY Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  46. SARUS Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words
  47. SASIN Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    Indian antelope; blackbuck — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  48. SINDS Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words
  49. TACTS Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

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

  50. TORAS Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words
  51. VASAL Zipf 1.09 · about 1 use per 81 million words

    Relating to a vessel (of the body). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  52. ACOCK Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

    In a cocked or turned-up fashion. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  53. AULOS Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

    Any of a class of ancient Greek musical instruments resembling pipes or flutes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  54. BAGSY Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

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

  55. BUNIA Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

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

  56. COMPT Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

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

  57. DIKED Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

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

  58. DISCI Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

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

  59. DRENT Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words
  60. FYLES Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

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

  61. GALIS Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

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

  62. GREES Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

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

  63. GUQIN Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

    A plucked zither-like stringed instrument (chordophone), traditionally featuring seven unfretted strings, originating in ancient China. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  64. INTIL Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words
  65. JODEL Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

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

  66. KEENO Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

    A pupil who works hard; a swot. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  67. KOPPA Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

    An Ancient Greek letter representing /k/, Ϙ / ϙ, replaced by kappa by the Classical Greek period. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  68. LAUAN Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

    Any of several types of light wood, resembling mahogany, from various trees from the Philippines and Malaysia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  69. MAZED Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

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

  70. MIAOU Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

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

  71. MOOTH Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words
  72. NEBBY Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

    Overly inquiring; nosey. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  73. OCTAN Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

    Occurring every eight days. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  74. POOEY Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

    Like poo; crappy, of low quality. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  75. POTIN Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

    An alloy of copper, zinc, lead, and tin. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  76. QUEAN Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

    A young woman, a girl; a daughter. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  77. QUILA Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words
  78. RECKS Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

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

  79. SCATT Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

    Obsolete spelling of scat (“tax, tribute”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  80. SEMES Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

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

  81. SIXTE Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

    The sixth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at eye level. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  82. SOOTS Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

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

  83. STROW Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

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

  84. TUTES Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

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

  85. YENTE Zipf 1.08 · about 1 use per 83 million words

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

  86. ABORN Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    born, begotten, created, developed — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  87. AGOGE Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    In ancient Greek music, tempo or pace; rhythmical movement. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  88. ASCON Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    A cavity, in the form of a bag or tube, lined with choanocytes, that forms the structure of sponges — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  89. AZOIC Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

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

  90. BIDON Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    A bottle or flask for holding a beverage such as water or wine; (specifically, sports) a water bottle which can be squeezed to squirt the beverage out of the nozzle, especially (cycling) one designed… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  91. COLZA Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    Oilseed rape (Brassica napus), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil, valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  92. CULET Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    A small, flat face often cut at the base of a brilliant-cut gemstone. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  93. DADAS Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

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

  94. DECOS Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

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

  95. DEGUS Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

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

  96. DUETT Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    Archaic form of duet (“musical performance by two people”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  97. DUNAM Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    A modern Turkish unit of surface area equal to a decare (1000 m²), equivalent to the modern Greek stremma. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  98. DURRY Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    A cigarette, especially a roll-your-own. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  99. DYNOS Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

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

  100. GANKS Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

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

  101. HOOHA Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words
  102. KORAI Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

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

  103. LEDES Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

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

  104. LOOEY Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    lieutenant — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  105. MOBLE Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    To muffle or wrap someone's head or face (normally with up). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  106. ODEUM Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

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

  107. ONIUM Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    Any cation derived by the addition of a proton to the hydride of any element of the nitrogen, chalcogen or halogen families. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  108. PENDU Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

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

  109. PHEME Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    The personification of fame and renown, her favour being notability, her wrath being scandalous rumours. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  110. PLOMB Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words
  111. PODDY Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    Of or pertaining to a pod or pods. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  112. PROSO Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    Panicum miliaceum, a grass used as a crop. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  113. PYRAN Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    Any of a class of unsaturated heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms, an oxygen atom and two double bonds; especially the simplest one, C₅H₆O. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  114. RASSE Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    Viverricula indica, the small Indian civet. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  115. RIGOL Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    A ridge or channel above a porthole to redirect water flow from dripping inside the vessel. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  116. RIMON Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words
  117. RONEO Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

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

  118. SELFY Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

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

  119. SERED Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words
  120. SKAGS Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

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

  121. TADAH Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words
  122. TOLAS Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

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

  123. TORSE Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    A twist of cloth or wreath, typically placed underneath and forming part of a crest (as an orle or wreath) and customarily shown with six twists, the first tincture being the tincture of the field… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  124. ZAMAK Zipf 1.07 · about 1 use per 85 million words

    Any of a family of alloys with a zinc base and alloying elements of aluminium, magnesium, and copper. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  125. AHIGH Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

    on high — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  126. ATONY Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

    Lack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  127. BORTS Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

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

  128. BROOS Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words
  129. CURDY Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

    Like, or full of, curd; coagulated. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  130. DAGOS Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

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

  131. DUNGS Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

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

  132. ELEMI Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

    A tree, Canarium luzonicum, native to the Philippines. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  133. EXEAT Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

    A license or permit for absence from a university or a religious house (such as a monastery). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  134. GOMBO Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

    Alternative form of gumbo (“stew, okra”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  135. HEMES Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

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

  136. HIPER Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

    A wrestler who uses the hipe technique. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  137. HOONS Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

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

  138. JEFES Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

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

  139. JETON Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

    A counter or token. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  140. JEWED Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

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

  141. JILTS Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

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

  142. KIERS Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

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

  143. KNUTS Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

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

  144. KYUDO Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

    A Japanese form of archery. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  145. OSLIN Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

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

  146. PLENE Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

    With matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  147. POTSY Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

    A children's game, similar to hopscotch, especially popular in New York. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  148. REJAS Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words
  149. RIDGY Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

    Rising in a ridge or ridges; having ridges. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  150. RIONE Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words
  151. SITHE Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

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

  152. TOMEN Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words
  153. TORES Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

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

  154. TUSKY Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

    Having tusks, especially prominent tusks. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  155. TUTEE Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

    A student of a tutor. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  156. UNBAR Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

    To unlock or unbolt a door that had been locked or bolted with a bar. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  157. WOLVE Zipf 1.06 · about 1 use per 87 million words

    To behave like a wolf. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  158. ADATS Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  159. AIYAH Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  160. APSIS Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    A recess or projection, with a dome or vault, at the east end of a church. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  161. ARVAL Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    The money given to hunters, at the death of a fox, in order to buy ale. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  162. BICKY Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    Alternative form of biccy (“a biscuit”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  163. BLUBS Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  164. BRANK Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    A metal bridle formerly used as a torture device to hold the head of a scold and restrain the tongue. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  165. BURDS Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  166. CADEE Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  167. CHAWK Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words
  168. CONFS Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  169. DIRER Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  170. DOOLE Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    sorrow; dole — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  171. DUSKS Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  172. ENTIA Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  173. FRENA Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  174. GUYSE Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  175. HILLO Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  176. JATIS Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  177. KAREZ Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    A qanat, in parts of central southern Asia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  178. KAROS Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words
  179. LARUM Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  180. LEZZY Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  181. LILTS Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  182. LINTS Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  183. MELAM Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    A condensation product of melamine, originally found in the residue of heating ammonium thiocyanate. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  184. MURGH Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    chicken — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  185. OINKS Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  186. OKING Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  187. OLEIN Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    Any naturally-occurring greasy or oily substance related to fat. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  188. OOHED Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  189. PERSP Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  190. PRINK Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    The act of adjusting one's dress or appearance; the act of sprucing oneself up. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  191. RAMET Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    A clone (individual member of a genet). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  192. RASER Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    Alternative form of razer (“one who razes”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  193. RECTE Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    Used parenthetically in a verbatim quotation to correct an error in the source (compare sic, which notes an error without correcting it) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  194. ROZES Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words
  195. SAPOR Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    A type of taste (sweetness, sourness etc.); loosely, taste, flavor. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  196. SKIMO Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    Ski mountaineering, especially competitive ski mountaineering. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  197. SUGAN Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    A wooden chair with a seat made from woven straw or twine stretched over the frame. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  198. TAROS Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

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

  199. TUATH Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    A tribe or group of people in Ireland, having a loose voluntary system of governance entered into through contracts by all members. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  200. VARVE Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    An annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock. — 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.