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

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

  2. ACENE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing a rectilinear arrangement of fused benzene rings. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  3. ACERB below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, such as unripe fruit. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  4. ACETA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  5. ACIDY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Like an acid, somewhat acidic. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  6. ACIES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    The full attention of one's sight, hearing or other senses, as directed towards a particular object. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  7. ACMES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  8. ACMIC below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    peak — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  9. ACNED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Marked by acne; suffering from acne. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  10. ACOEL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Any of the order Acoela of xenacoelomorphs that resemble flatworms and were originally classified as such. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  11. ACOLD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Feeling cold. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  12. ACONE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    That lack cones — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  13. ACRED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Owning or possessing many acres of land. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  14. ACYLS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  15. ADAWN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  16. ADAWS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  17. ADBOT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A bot (automated software agent) that displays advertisements. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  18. ADDAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  19. ADDRA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    The mhorr, or dama gazelle. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  20. ADEAD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  21. ADEEM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    To revoke (a legacy, grant, etc.) or to satisfy it by some other gift. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  22. ADMIX below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    To mingle with something else; to mix. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  23. ADNEX below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  24. ADOON below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A townland north of Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 1002). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  25. ADORB below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  26. ADOZE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Dozing, napping, asleep. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  27. ADRAD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  28. ADRAW below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    To draw out; to draw (a sword). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  29. ADRED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  30. ADRET below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    The sun-facing side of a mountain; in the northern hemisphere, especially south-facing slope. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  31. ADRIP below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  32. ADSUM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  33. ADUKI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Ellipsis of aduki bean. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  34. ADUNC below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Curved inward, hooked. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  35. ADUST below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Hot and dry; thirsty or parched. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  36. ADVEW below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  37. ADVTS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  38. ADYTA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  39. ADYTS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  40. ADZED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  41. AECIA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  42. AEGER below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Absent and excused from one’s classes due to illness — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  43. AEVUM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    The temporal mode of existence between time and eternity, said to be experienced by angels, saints, and celestial bodies (which medieval astronomy believed to be unchanging). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  44. AFALD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  45. AFANC below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A lake monster in Welsh mythology, described variously as resembling a crocodile, beaver or dwarf-like creature, and sometimes said to be a demon. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  46. AFARA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    The limba tree. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  47. AFEAR below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    To imbue with fear; to affright, to terrify. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  48. AFFLY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Abbreviation of affectionately (in signing a letter). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  49. AFION below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  50. AFIZZ below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  51. AFLAJ below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    An irrigation system which catches mountain water and controls its movement down man-made subterranean channels, found in Oman. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  52. AFLAP below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  53. AFLOW below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    flowing — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  54. AFOAM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    In a foaming state; producing foam. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  55. AFRET below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  56. AFRIT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  57. AFTOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  58. AGALS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  59. AGAMY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Absence or nonrecognition of marriage, or absence of a pair bond. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  60. AGARS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  61. AGASP below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    In a state of gasping. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  62. AGAST below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  63. AGATY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Of the nature of agate, or containing agate. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  64. AGAZE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  65. AGBAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  66. AGENE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    nitrogen trichloride when it was used as a bleaching agent and improving agent in flour — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  67. AGGAG below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    The plant Pandanus tectorius. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  68. AGGRI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  69. AGGRY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Applied to a kind of variegated glass beads of ancient manufacture. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  70. AGHAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  71. AGIDI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  72. AGISM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative spelling of ageism (agism is less common and sometimes deprecated). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  73. AGIST below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  74. AGLEE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  75. AGLEY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Wrong, awry, askew, amiss, or distortedly. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  76. AGLOO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A seal's breathing-hole in the ice. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  77. AGLUS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  78. AGMAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  79. AGONS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  80. AGRUM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  81. AGUED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  82. AGUES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  83. AGUEY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    In the state of having a high fever accompanied by shaking or shivering. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  84. AGUNA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  85. AGUSH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    In a gushing manner; gushingly. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  86. AGUTI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  87. AHEAP below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    In a heap; huddled together. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  88. AHENT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  89. AHIND below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    behind — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  90. AHING below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  91. AHINT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    behind — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  92. AHULL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    at the hull of a ship — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  93. AHURU below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Auchenoceros punctatus, a morid cod found around New Zealand. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  94. AIDAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  95. AIDOI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  96. AIDOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    shame, modesty, or humility, regarded as a virtue in Ancient Greece — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  97. AIERY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  98. AIGAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  99. AIMAG below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A kind of administrative subdivision in Mongolia, Russia, and the Inner Mongolia region of China. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  100. AIMAK below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  101. AINEE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  102. AINGA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  103. AIRNS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  104. AIRTS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  105. AITUS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  106. AIVER below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  107. AIXES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  108. AIYEE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A cry of surprise or alarm. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  109. AIYOH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  110. AIYOO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  111. AIZLE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  112. AJIES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  113. AJIVA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    All inanimate objects. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  114. AJUPA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  115. AJWAN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  116. AKEES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  117. AKENE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  118. AKKAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  119. AKOIA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  120. AKOJA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  121. AKSES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  122. ALAAP below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  123. ALANT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  124. ALAPA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  125. ALAPS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  126. ALAYS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  127. ALBID below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  128. ALCEA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  129. ALCID below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A bird of the family Alcidae, including auks, auklets, razorbills, dovekies, guillemots, and puffins. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  130. ALCOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  131. ALEAK below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    leaking — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  132. ALEFS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  133. ALEFT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    To or on the left-hand side. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  134. ALEWS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  135. ALEYE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  136. ALGAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  137. ALGID below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Cold, chilly; used of low body temperature, especially in connection with certain diseases such as malaria and cholera. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  138. ALGIN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Any of various gelatinous gums, derivatives of alginic acid, derived from marine brown algae and used especially as emulsifiers or thickeners. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  139. ALGUM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A tree or wood mentioned in the Bible, possibly juniper or red sandalwood. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  140. ALIFS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  141. ALIMS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  142. ALKIE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    An alcoholic. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  143. ALKIN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Of all or every kind; all kinds or sorts of; intermingled and various. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  144. ALKOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  145. ALLEL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  146. ALLOD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  147. ALLUS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Pronunciation spelling of always, representing Northern British, Cornish and Southern US English. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  148. ALMEH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  149. ALMES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  150. ALMUD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A traditional Spanish and Portuguese unit of dry measure or volume, highly variable by region and substance but often equivalent to about 4.6 liters (one celemin). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  151. ALMUG below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  152. ALODS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  153. ALOED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    On which aloes are growing. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  154. ALOIN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A glycoside derivative of anthracene, found in aloe, that is used as a laxative. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  155. ALOOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  156. ALOSE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Any of certain shad: — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  157. ALOWE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  158. ALUMY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  159. ALURE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A walkway or passageway. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  160. ALURK below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  161. AMAHS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  162. AMAUT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  163. AMBAN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A Chinese official under the Qing Dynasty, especially the ranking official or provincial governor in a semi-independent territory under Chinese rule. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Pleasant; agreeable. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  170. AMNIC below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  171. AMOKS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    As if dead; depressed — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To set in motion; to stir up, excite. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  174. AMOWT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  175. AMPUL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  177. ANCLE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  178. ANDIC below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Containing weathered volcanic glass or pumice — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  180. ANIGH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Nigh; near. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  181. ANILS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    The hooked goad that is used in India to control elephants. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Alternative spelling of anlace. 14th-15th centuries. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  189. ANSAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  190. ANTAE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    Cavern; cave. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  193. APAGE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  194. APAID below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  195. APAYD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  196. APAYS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    In a vertical line, the cable having been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    A place where apes are kept. — 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.