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

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

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

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

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

    Alternative form of biscuit: a cookie. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    A kind of Indian ornamental metalwork made from a pewter-copper alloy inlaid with patterns in silver and then blackened. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  8. BIHON below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  9. BIKKY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Containing, or resembling, bilge. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    twofold; double — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Of milk or butter: ropy; having gone bad or soured. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A bit, or binary digit. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A living organism — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Any carbohydrate having two carbon atoms; in reality - glycolaldehyde — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  23. BIRIS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  24. BIRLE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    To pour a drink (for). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    bristling, bristly (of an animal such as a wolf or a bear). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  28. BIRZE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  29. BIRZZ below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  30. BISES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

  33. BITOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  34. BIVIA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  35. BIZES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  36. BIZZO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Business; a matter or matters of personal concern; a course of action. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  38. BLAER below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  39. BLAES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  40. BLAFF below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    to bark — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    Bashful, sheepish. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  45. BLAUD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  46. BLAWN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  47. BLAWS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  48. BLAYS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Dim; unclear from water or rheum. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  50. BLERT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  51. BLETS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  56. BLIST below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  57. BLITE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    The plant Amaranthus blitum, purple amaranth. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  59. BLONX below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  60. BLUDE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  61. BLUDS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  63. BLUID below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  64. BLUNK below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    To blench, blink; turn aside. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A thin membrane or small piece of skin. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    The bobak marmot (Marmota bobak). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    organized fraud; corruption — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Fake; phony. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Stupid, dumb. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  74. BOETI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  75. BOETS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    A black tea from Fujian, China. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  84. BOLKS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  85. BOMOR below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  86. BONIE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  87. BOOAI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  88. BOOAY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  89. BOOFY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    plural of bork (“species of cod icefish”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  94. BORTY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  95. BOSEY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    The droplet-shaped motif on which paisley patterns are based. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    a floating hotel; a boat that acts as a hotel — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  99. BOTEW below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  100. BOUKS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    A joke; jesting, banter. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  104. BOUTU below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  105. BOWAT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  106. BOWET below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  107. BOWRS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  108. BOWSE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    box lacrosse — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A small trench or ditch, typically built in a zigzag pattern, serving to connect or provide communication between two trenches, particularly the rear and front lines. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Characteristic of stereotypical boys. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  114. BOYGS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  115. BOYLA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    An Aboriginal witch doctor or sorcerer. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Characteristic of a boy; boyish. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Characteristic of stereotypical boys. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Overgrown with bracken or brushwood — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  121. BRAWS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  122. BRAXY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    An inflammatory disease of sheep. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Synonym of estado, a traditional Spanish unit of length equivalent to about 1.67 m. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  124. BREEM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  125. BREID below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  126. BREIS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  127. BREME below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Of the sea, wind, etc.: fierce; raging; stormy, tempestuous. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  128. BRERE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  129. BRERS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  135. BRIOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  136. BRODS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  137. BROGH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  138. BROGS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

    In rural and farming circles, stout and strong; well-built; well fed with brose. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  144. BRUTS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  145. BRUVS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  146. BUATS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  147. BUAZE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A strong fiber produced from Securidaca longipedunculata, a small tree of Africa. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    An extinct subspecies of the hartebeest (†Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus), which was formerly native to northern Africa. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  152. BUDAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  153. BUDED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  154. BUDES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  155. BUDIS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  156. BUDOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  157. BUFFE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A piece of armor covering either the entire face, or the lower face together with a visor that covered the upper face, typically made of multiple lames that could be opened by being lowered (a… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  160. BUFTY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  161. BUGAN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    hobgoblin, evil spirit — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  164. BUIKS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  165. BUKES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  166. BUKOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    A bag or package of diamonds, gold dust or other precious materials. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  168. BUMFS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  169. BUMPH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    Alternative form of bund (pond) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    The Labour Bureau; hence, unemployment benefits; the dole. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    The palm tree Manicaria saccifera. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    A unit of currency, worth one hundredth of a Gambian dalasi. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  182. BWAZI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  183. BYDED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  184. BYDES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  185. BYKED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  186. BYKES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  187. BYRLS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  188. BYSSI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  189. CAAED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  190. CABOB below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Characterized by or pertaining to excrement. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    cheerful or mirthful, as after good eating or drinking — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  198. CAESE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  199. CAFFS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Alternative form of Cagot. — 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.