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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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. REMAP Zipf 1.94 · about 1 use per 11 million words

    To assign differently; to relabel or repurpose. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  2. SATIS Zipf 1.94 · about 1 use per 11 million words

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

  3. SCUMS Zipf 1.94 · about 1 use per 11 million words

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

  4. SERRE Zipf 1.94 · about 1 use per 11 million words
  5. SHAWS Zipf 1.94 · about 1 use per 11 million words

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

  6. SIZER Zipf 1.94 · about 1 use per 11 million words

    An instrument or contrivance to size articles, or to determine their size by a standard, or to separate and distribute them according to size. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  7. SNOOT Zipf 1.94 · about 1 use per 11 million words

    An elitist or snobbish person. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  8. TIMBO Zipf 1.94 · about 1 use per 11 million words

    The pacara tree, Enterolobium contortisiliquum. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  9. TORIC Zipf 1.94 · about 1 use per 11 million words

    Pertaining to or shaped like a torus, or a section of a torus; toroidal. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  10. VERRE Zipf 1.94 · about 1 use per 11 million words
  11. VITAS Zipf 1.94 · about 1 use per 11 million words

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

  12. WOLDS Zipf 1.94 · about 1 use per 11 million words

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

  13. ALEEM Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  14. ARECA Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  15. AVION Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words
  16. AXION Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain symmetry problems concerning the strong nuclear force. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  17. BEARE Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  18. BOMBE Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  19. BUNDS Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  20. CARLS Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  21. CAUDA Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Ellipsis of cauda equina. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  22. COOKY Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Dated spelling of cookie. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  23. DOGAN Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A Roman Catholic, especially one of Irish origin. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  24. DOGES Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  25. EMIRS Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  26. FACEY Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  27. HAFTA Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Contraction of have to (“be required to; must”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  28. HIVER Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    One who collects bees into a hive. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  29. JAMBS Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  30. KIMBO Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Archaic form of akimbo (“with hands on hips and elbows outward”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  31. KRAAL Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  32. KRANG Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    The portions of a whale that remain after the blubber has been removed, especially the flesh and organs. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  33. KRAYS Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  34. KULAK Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  35. LARES Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  36. LUNAS Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  37. LUNGI Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A garment worn around the waist, especially by men, in Southern India, Bangladesh, Burma, and Pakistan. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  38. LYSSA Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  39. MANZO Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  40. MARAS Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  41. MODER Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  42. NIKAH Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  43. NINNY Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A silly or foolish person. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  44. NOKES Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  45. PATEN Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  46. PERLS Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words
  47. PHIAL Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    To keep or put (something, especially a liquid) in, or as if in, a phial. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  48. PONTO Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A traditional short Portuguese unit of length usually about equal to 0.2 mm. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  49. RETIN Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    To coat with tin again. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  50. RUCKS Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  51. SIDHE Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  52. SULFA Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Of or containing sulfonamide or sulfanilamide. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  53. SWARD Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; (countable) a portion of such earth. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  54. TANGS Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  55. UNARY Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Consisting of or involving a single element or component. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  56. VIRTU Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  57. WHENS Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  58. XRAYS Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  59. YOGAS Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  60. ZONDA Zipf 1.93 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A hot, dry wind of the Andes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  61. ADHOC Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (Cambodia’s oldest human rights organization, founded in 1991) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  62. ARETE Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    excellence, goodness; virtue. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  63. BARBY Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Barbed, like the ends of an arrow cross. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  64. BASSY Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Describing the reproduction of sound that overemphasizes low-frequency sounds. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  65. BEVER Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  66. BITEY Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Inclined to bite. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  67. BOWNE Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  68. BUNTS Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  69. DALLE Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words
  70. ENEWS Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  71. ESSES Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  72. FRAGS Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  73. GYOZA Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese jiaozi. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  74. INSEE Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    To see into; to observe acutely. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  75. KALPA Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A period of 4.32 billion years (1000 chatur-yugas or cycles of the four yugas). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  76. KREWE Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A private organization in New Orleans or elsewhere that exists to stage a Mardi Gras Ball, Mardi Gras Parade, or both. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  77. MELOS Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    The melody in Ancient Greek music. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  78. NEWSY Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Containing lots of news; informative. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  79. NOVIA Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words
  80. PILON Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A conical loaf of sugar. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  81. POMME Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A roundel vert (green circular spot), resembling or representing an apple. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  82. QIBLA Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  83. RAITA Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A condiment made from seasoned yogurt used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  84. RIBAS Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  85. ROPEY Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  86. SONES Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  87. SOUKS Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  88. SPICK Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  89. STANE Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A dialectal or obsolete form of stone. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  90. STONG Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    An area of land equivalent to a quarter of an acre; a rood; a stang. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  91. TREED Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  92. VINCA Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Any of several evergreen shrubs, of the genus Vinca, including the periwinkle. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  93. WADDY Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  94. WIGGY Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  95. WUSSY Zipf 1.92 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Weak or timid. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  96. ARCED Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  97. BOYAR Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  98. CABER Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland games. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  99. CARET Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  100. CHARR Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  101. EDGER Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A tool that is used to trim the edges of a lawn. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  102. FRATS Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  103. GAWKY Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 29, 2022 · solver pressure 92/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  104. GINGA Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words
  105. GLOBS Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  106. GLOOP Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Any gooey, viscous substance. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  107. GOADS Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  108. HALON Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A hydrocarbon (more precisely, a haloalkane) in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by halogens. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  109. HEWER Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  110. HILAR Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Relating to or near a hilum. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  111. HOLTS Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  112. HOTTY Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  113. JAMON Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Spanish dry-cured ham — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  114. KORMA Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A curry made from various spices especially coriander and cumin; and often with yoghurt sauce or nuts. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  115. LITEM Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words
  116. MAILE Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A flowering Hawaiian vine (Alyxia stellata), of the genus Alyxia, used to make lei. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  117. NAHAL Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  118. NOWAY Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    In no manner or degree; not at all; nowise; no way. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  119. NUTSO Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  120. OHMIC Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Of or relating to, or measured in, ohms. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  121. OUTRE Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  122. PSOAS Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Either of two muscles, the psoas major and psoas minor, involved in flexion of the trunk. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  123. PUDDY Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Pronunciation spelling of pussy (“cat”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  124. PUKKA Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Genuine or authentic; hence of behaviour: correct, socially acceptable or proper. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  125. PWNED Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  126. RANGY Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Slender and long of limb; lanky. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  127. SLANE Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A one-eared spade for cutting turf or peat, consisting of an iron flat-bladed head and a long wooden shaft. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  128. SOLAN Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    solan goose — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  129. TAIRA Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  130. TELES Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  131. TEMPI Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  132. TENNO Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    The emperor of Japan as head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  133. THALI Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A round metal platter used to serve food in India. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  134. TILER Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A person who sets tiles. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  135. TOFFS Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

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

  136. UPLAY Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    To lay up; hoard. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  137. VELDT Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    Dated spelling of veld. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  138. WHATA Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words
  139. YOKEL Zipf 1.91 · about 1 use per 12 million words

    A person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated or naive. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  140. ALOES Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  141. AMBOS Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  142. ANGAS Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    A Chadic language of Nigeria. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  143. AROHA Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    Love and compassion. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  144. COMAL Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    A flat, pan-like clay or metal griddle used to cook tortillas or other foods. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  145. CORDA Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words
  146. CUVEE Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  147. DRECK Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    Trash; rubbish; useless or worthless stuff. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  148. FLEER Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  149. GALAX Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    An independent city in Virginia, United States. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  150. GARNI Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words
  151. GILET Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    A sleeveless jacket resembling a waistcoat but generally closed at the neck; specifically, one which is padded to provide warmth. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  152. HEWED Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  153. HIRER Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    Agent noun of hire: someone who hires. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  154. INURE Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    To cause someone to become accustomed to something that requires prolonged or repeated tolerance of one or more unpleasantries. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  155. KOINE Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    A linguistic variety that has developed in supraregional contact between speakers of various interrelated dialects, typically in such a way that features shared by several dialects prevail and those… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  156. NOLES Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  157. PEREA Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  158. PUTTI Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  159. RYMER Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  160. SABIR Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    a lingua franca — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  161. SOFAR Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    A system for determining the position of vessels lost at sea by means of explosive sounds. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  162. TARES Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  163. TITRE Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    The strength or concentration of a solution that has been determined by titration. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  164. WHELK Zipf 1.90 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  165. BOSUN Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    Alternative form of boatswain (“warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  166. COMUS Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    The god of festivity, revels and nocturnal dalliances, a son of Dionysus. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  167. DABBA Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    A kind of lunchbox or food container. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  168. DAVIT Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow, without injuring the sides of the ship. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  169. DOLTS Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  170. FIXIE Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    A fixed-gear bicycle. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  171. FOREL Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    To bind with a forel. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  172. GIMPY Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    Limping, lame, with crippled legs. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  173. GLATT Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    Having none of a particular kind of adhesion on the outside of its lungs; only meat from a glatt animal can be kosher. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  174. HATTY Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    Of, relating to, or resembling, a hat. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  175. JAWAN Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    An infantryman; a soldier. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  176. KLICK Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  177. MALAS Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  178. MANKY Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    Unpleasantly dirty and disgusting. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  179. MOLLA Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  180. MURTI Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    A sacred image of a deity. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  181. NETTA Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words
  182. POOFS Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  183. QUALM Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 11, 2023 · solver pressure 6/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  184. RESIT Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    To take an examination a second time. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  185. RICES Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    plural of rice (referring to more than one strain or variety of rice, since rice is usually uncountable) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  186. RIDIC Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    ridiculous — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  187. RODES Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  188. SHOJO Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    A style of anime and manga intended for young women. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  189. SKULK Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    A group of foxes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  190. STULL Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    Any timber prop to support a structure. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  191. TOKAY Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    A variety of grape grown in eastern Hungary and in eastern Slovakia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  192. TWEEP Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    A chirp or beep. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  193. WOWEE Zipf 1.89 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    wow; expressing astonishment, surprise or excitement — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  194. ASPER Zipf 1.88 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  195. BALLO Zipf 1.88 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  196. BASKS Zipf 1.88 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  197. BEKAH Zipf 1.88 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  198. CAMPI Zipf 1.88 · about 1 use per 13 million words

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

  199. CEIBA Zipf 1.88 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    Any tree of the genus Ceiba, the best-known of which is Ceiba pentandra. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  200. CREES Zipf 1.88 · about 1 use per 13 million words

    plural of Cree — 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.