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

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

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

    Warm, hot. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Synonym of shinty (“stick used to hit the ball in the game of shinty”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  7. CANEH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  8. CANGS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A winning of all the tricks in the game of piquet, counting for forty points. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Any tree of the genus Carapa. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  15. CARVY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  16. CASER below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A crown, a five-shilling coin. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A former monetary subdivision, equivalent to one hundredth of a Guinean syli. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Alternative form of kevel (“stonemason's hammer”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A kind of wig. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Any monkey in the family Cebidae. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    An Anglo-Saxon churl. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    A style of dance which combines salsa with jive and rock and roll. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  37. CESSE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  38. CESTI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

  41. CHAAP below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  42. CHADO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    The Japanese tea ceremony. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  47. CHEEB below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  48. CHEET below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  49. CHELP below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    To gossip, particularly in a forthright manner. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Alternative form of chine (“edge of a cask; part of a ship; etc.”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To emit a low sound; to warble. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A din or confused noise, as of many voices, birdsong, etc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To make the prolonged trilling sound of an insect (e.g. a grasshopper, a cicada). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  57. CHIRT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  58. CHIVS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  60. CHIZZ below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  61. CHOGS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    An unsharpened portion of a knife blade at the base of the blade, near the handle of the knife. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    Rock that is unsuitable for rock climbing, e.g. because it is too soft, unstable, or overgrown. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A dry salt lake, in the Saharan area of Africa, that stays dry in the summer but receives some water in the winter. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers (tiger nuts). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Alternative spelling of chirr (“to make an insect sound”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  70. CHYND below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  71. CIBOL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A perennial onion plant, Allium fistulosum, commonly called Welsh onion. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  72. CIDED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  73. CIDES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  74. CIELS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

    surrounded — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A summons to appear, as before a judge. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    One who is cited, or receives a citation. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  87. CLAME below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  88. CLAPT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    Synonym of slops (“scraps fed to animals; household wastewater”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A kind of rake. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    To hatch (a bird); (colloquial) to give birth to (a person). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  96. CLEIK below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  97. CLEPE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    To give a call; cry out; appeal. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  101. CLIPE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  102. CLIPT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    An allowance of two pounds in every three hundredweight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from the original weight. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    A slightly hollow, percussive sound. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  108. CLOOT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  109. CLOTE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    The yellow waterlily. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To inflict a blow on; punch. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Savvy; street-smart; in the know. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  116. CLYPE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  117. CNIDA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    To compel, constrain, force. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Resembling coal. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To fit together; often, to fit together and fasten, sometimes with mutual adaptation. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    The successor to the founder of a religious institution. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A robot intended to interact physically with humans in a shared workspace. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A lute-like stringed instrument (chordophone), with four strings in double courses, played with a plectrum, and most associated with the traditional music of Romania. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Brya ebenus, a Caribbean flowering tree. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  127. COGIE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  128. COGUE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A small round wooden vessel for holding milk. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    One who cohabits, or lives with another as if married. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A projecting corner or angle; a cornerstone. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    plural of coma (“cometary nuclear dust cloud”) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Alternative form of congé: an apophyge or cavetto. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  142. CONIN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  143. COOER below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

  146. COOMY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  147. COOST below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Afflicted with body lice or coots. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A vegetable shortening made of coconut oil, used in cooking. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Characterized by copses. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    crooked — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  153. COSEC below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  154. COSED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

  157. COTAN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  158. COTED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  159. COTHS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  160. COUDE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  161. COURB below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    To bend; to bow. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  162. COURD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  163. COUTA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  164. COWKS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  165. COWPS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Any COX-2 selective inhibitor. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  167. COYAU below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  168. COYED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A slow unwieldy trading vessel. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  175. CREIN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  176. CREMS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    A furrow or notch. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    Any of various snakes in the genus Drymarchon. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Acronym of China, Russia, Iran, North Korea — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  183. CRIOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  184. CRITH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    the weight of 1 litre of hydrogen at standard temperature and pressure. Equal to approximately 0.09 grams. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  185. CROGS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  186. CROMB below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  187. CRONS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    crude; raw — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    The clotted portion of coagulated blood, containing the colouring matter; gore. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  196. CRYNE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  197. CTENE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A band of fused cilia on the bodies of ctenophores, used for locomotion. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  198. CUDDA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  199. CUECA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A family of musical styles from parts of South America. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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.