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.

Page 20 of 46. Read what this band means on the first page.

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. WADGE Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    thick slice of bread — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  2. YOLKY Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of yolk. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  3. ZAYDE Zipf 1.05 · about 1 use per 89 million words

    grandfather — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  4. AFARS Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  5. BAMAS Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  6. BANCS Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  7. BAZOO Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

    A person's mouth. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  8. BUTES Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  9. DOLEY Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words
  10. DOOFS Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  11. DULIA Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

    The veneration of saints, distinguished from latria, the worship of God. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  12. DURES Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  13. FRUSH Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

    To break up, smash. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  14. GAWKS Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  15. GITES Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  16. HULAS Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  17. KANAT Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  18. KAZIS Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  19. LAZZO Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

    A stock comedic routine or physical action, traditionally associated with commedia dell'arte. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  20. LUTER Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

    One who uses lute (the material). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  21. MARIL Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

    An ornamental binding material with a variegated grain, made from scraps of coloured leather mixed in a resin, compressed, and dried. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  22. MUNGE Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

    To transform data in an undefined or unexplained manner, as for example when data wrangling requires nonsystemic or nonsystematic edits. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  23. OLLAS Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  24. PERVO Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

    pervert — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  25. PIROG Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

    A baked case of dough with a sweet or savoury filling, popular in Eastern Europe. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  26. QADIS Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  27. RAMSE Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words
  28. SAMEK Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  29. SMIZE Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

    To smile with one's eyes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  30. SYTHE Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  31. TETES Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words
  32. TRIGS Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  33. VIERS Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  34. VOLVE Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

    To turn over in the mind; to ponder. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  35. VULNS Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

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

  36. WINNS Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words
  37. ZANJA Zipf 1.04 · about 1 use per 91 million words

    An irrigation canal in Latin America. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  38. BELAH Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    beefwood — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  39. BLIVE Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    Alternative form of belive ("to remain"). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  40. BUNDE Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  41. CEROS Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  42. CHOUT Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    An assessment equal to a quarter of the revenue, levied by the Marathas from other Indian kingdoms as compensation for being exempted from plunder. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  43. DAHLS Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  44. DARNS Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  45. DEFOG Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    To remove the moisture or fog from. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  46. ELFED Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  47. ENURE Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    To inure; to make accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant due to constant exposure. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  48. FILLO Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  49. HAILY Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    Containing hail; involving hail falling. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  50. HAOMA Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    A plant associated with the divinity Haoma. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  51. HOISE Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  52. HOKKU Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    Synonym of haiku (“type of Japanese poem”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  53. INDUE Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  54. ISNAE Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    Contraction of is + not. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  55. JOLLS Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  56. KAINS Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  57. KILIG Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    excited; thrilled; the feeling of butterflies in one's stomach due to romantic tension. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  58. KONBU Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  59. KULAN Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  60. KUMIS Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  61. MELIC Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    Of or pertaining to Greek lyric verse. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  62. MENCE Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words
  63. MUKIM Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    A level of administrative division used in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and Singapore. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  64. NADAS Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words
  65. NEATS Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  66. PARMO Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    A north-eastern English dish of deep-fried breaded chicken topped with béchamel sauce and cheese, sometimes served like a pizza with additional toppings. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  67. POMES Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  68. PROSY Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    Unpoetic; dull and unimaginative. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  69. QUENA Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    A traditional flute of the Andes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  70. RAGGS Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words
  71. RAMES Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  72. RICEY Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  73. RIMED Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    Covered in rime (etymology 1) or (generally) frost. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  74. RIPPS Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  75. SHTUM Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    Silent; speechless; dumb. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  76. SKEEZ Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words
  77. SKITE Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  78. SURED Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words
  79. TARDO Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  80. THRIP Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    Optional singular for thrips, an insect of the order Thysanoptera. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  81. TIMPS Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    timpani — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  82. TOSYL Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    toluenesulfonyl, phenylmethylsulfonyl — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  83. VELLS Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

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

  84. VIGIA Zipf 1.03 · about 1 use per 93 million words

    A warning on a navigational chart indicating a reef or other hazard which has been reported but which has not been confirmed to exist, or whose exact location is unknown. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  85. ABASH Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

    To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  86. AKSED Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

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

  87. CHEBA Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words
  88. CLACH Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words
  89. DICHT Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words
  90. DUNCH Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

    To knock against; to hit, punch — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  91. EMONG Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

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

  92. FRITE Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words
  93. HAFTS Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

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

  94. HEEZE Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

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

  95. KAMIK Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

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

  96. KININ Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

    Any of various structurally related polypeptides of the autacoid family, such as bradykinin and kallikrein, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  97. LAZES Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

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

  98. LEETS Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

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

  99. MANEB Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

    A foliate fungicide consisting of a polymeric complex of manganese with the ethylene bis(dithiocarbamate) anionic ligand. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  100. NEXTS Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words
  101. OFLAG Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

    A German prisoner-of-war camp for officers only. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  102. PACAS Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

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

  103. PAVIE Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

    A city in Gers department, France. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  104. PERNE Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

    To spin or gyrate (as the pern of a spinning-wheel). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  105. POPOS Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

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

  106. PROLL Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

    To prowl or search after; to plunder, to rob. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  107. PYNES Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

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

  108. QUAIR Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words
  109. SABJI Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

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

  110. SAPID Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

    tasty, flavoursome — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  111. SCRAY Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

    A tern; the sea swallow. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  112. SLUFF Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

    Alternative spelling of slough (skin shed by a snake or other reptile). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  113. SORBI Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words
  114. SOWLE Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

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

  115. SPEAL Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

    Only used in speal-bone (“shoulder bone”) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  116. SURDS Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

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

  117. TALEA Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

    A repeated rhythmic pattern used in isorhythm implying a piece cut off. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  118. YAWED Zipf 1.02 · about 1 use per 95 million words

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

  119. AIRER Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    A framework upon which laundry is aired; a clotheshorse. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  120. ARGOL Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    Alternative form of arghul (“musical instrument”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  121. BASEN Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    To make or become base (inferior or unworthy); to lower — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  122. BASTS Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

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

  123. CEPES Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

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

  124. CHITI Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

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

  125. DEKED Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

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

  126. EDUCE Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  127. FEMMY Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    Resembling or characteristic of a femme (a feminine gay man or lesbian). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  128. GALUT Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    The Jewish Diaspora (dispersion from Israel). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  129. GARES Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

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

  130. GLEIS Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

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

  131. GOODO Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    Good (used after the noun) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  132. GOOSY Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    Characteristic of a goose; anserine — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  133. GOVES Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

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

  134. KEROS Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

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

  135. LOWNE Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    Archaic form of loon (“idler, lout”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  136. LYSIN Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    any substance or antibody that can cause the destruction (by lysis) of blood cells, bacteria etc — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  137. MABAN Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    A magical material in Australian Aboriginal mythology, from which the shamans and elders derive their powers; it is often in the form of stones, and may be associated with quartz crystals… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  138. MANTY Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    Alternative spelling of manti (Turkish dumpling) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  139. MIROS Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

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

  140. MITAS Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words
  141. MORGY Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words
  142. NAKAS Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

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

  143. PALAR Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    Pertaining to a pale, a vertical band or line. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  144. PATKA Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    A head covering worn by Sikh boys, and by Sikh men either alone or as an under-turban. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  145. PEEKY Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words
  146. PRASE Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    A variety of cryptocrystalline of a green colour. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  147. PREON Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    A hypothetical point-like particle, supposed to be a subcomponent of quarks and leptons and possibly bosons too. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  148. PRUNY Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    (Of skin) wrinkled, especially in reference to the rugosity of digits soaked in water. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  149. PUPPA Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    papa; father — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  150. QUINK Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    A hypothetical fundamental particle; a preon. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  151. SADZA Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    Synonym of nshima (“maize porridge”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  152. SEGAS Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

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

  153. SHUBA Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words
  154. SUCCI Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

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

  155. TAINS Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words
  156. TASSA Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    A large Indian drum, traditionally played at weddings. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  157. TEMES Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

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

  158. TERGA Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

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

  159. THEEK Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

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

  160. TINAS Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words
  161. VOLTI Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    turn the page — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  162. WILGA Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

    Geijera parviflora, a small tree or bush found in inland parts of eastern Australia, and grown elsewhere for its drought tolerance and its graceful willow-like weeping form. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  163. YALES Zipf 1.01 · about 1 use per 98 million words

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

  164. AAHED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  165. AALII below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A bushy small tree, Dodonaea viscosa, native to Hawaii, Australia, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky leaves and dark wood. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  166. AAPAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  167. ABACS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  168. ABAHT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  169. ABAKA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  170. ABAMP below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  171. ABASK below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    In the sunshine; basking. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  172. ABBED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Having visible abdominal muscles; having abs. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  173. ABCEE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative form of absey (“alphabet book”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  174. ABEAR below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    To put up with; to endure; to bear. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  175. ABEAT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  176. ABENG below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    An animal (usually bull) horn used by the Maroon people of Jamaica as a musical instrument; and also (historical) formerly by slaveholders to summon slaves to canefields and by the Maroon army to… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  177. ABEYS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  178. ABIUS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  179. ABJAD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A writing system for Arabic, historically also employed as a numeral system, in which there is one glyph (symbol or letter) for each consonant but vowels are not specified. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  180. ABJUD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  181. ABLET below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A small fresh-water fish (Alburnus alburnus); the bleak. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  182. ABMHO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A unit of measurement (10⁹ mhos) in the centimeter-gram-second scale used to measure conductance — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  183. ABNET below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  184. ABOHM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A unit of electrical resistance equal to one billionth of an ohm (10⁻⁹ ohms), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  185. ABOIL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    In a boil; boiling. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  186. ABOMA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Any of the large South American serpents from the genus Boa or related genera. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  187. ABOON below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  188. ABORE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  189. ABRAY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  190. ABRIM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Brimming, full to the brim. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  191. ABRIS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  192. ABSEY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    ABC; alphabet. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  193. ABSIT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Formal permission to be away from a college for the greater part of the day or more. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  194. ABURA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Any tree of species of genus Mitragyna, from the family Rubiaceae: — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  195. ABURN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    burning — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  196. ABYES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  197. ABYSM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    An abyss; a gulf, a chasm, a very deep hole. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  198. ACAIS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  199. ACCAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  200. ACCOY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue. — 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.