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

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

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

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

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

    Inside the house; inside an inner room of the house. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Set in by or as if by cutting. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    Without spines or thorns; inermous. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    To form or constitute as an orb. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    In ski jumping, a steep portion of the ramp, where skiers gain speed before taking off. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    burnt in — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Inward knowledge or understanding. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    of, or relating to iodine or its compounds, especially those in which it has a valency of five — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A decree issued by a Muslim ruler. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Any of several ketones, or a mixture of such, found in orris oil (oil extracted from iris roots), used as odorants in perfumes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    Having an island or islands. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    A variety of Agave angustifolia var. angustifolia (syn. Agave rigida), furnishing a strong coarse fiber. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  32. JAAPS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  33. JACAL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A wattle-and-mud hut common in Mexico and the southwestern US. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  34. JACET below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  35. JAFAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Alternative form of jaggery (“unrefined sugar”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  39. JAKER below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  40. JALAP below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Alternative spelling of jalap (a purgative drug) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    One who japes; a joker. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  48. JARTA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  49. JARUL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Lagerstroemia speciosa, a flowering plant native to tropical southern Asia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A wig, originally made of worsted wool. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    An armed body of Sikhs. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  55. JAUKS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  56. JAUPS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Alternative form of jacksy (“backside; buttocks”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  60. JEELY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  61. JEHUS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    Alternative spelling of djembe (“type of drum”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  66. JETEE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  67. JETES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    A fish, Argyrosomus hololepidotus; a type of mulloway. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A pond, marsh, lake or similar wetland area, usually with significant vegetation providing shelter and/or food to a variety of aquatic and semi-aquatic animal species. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    One who jeers or taunts. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Archaic form of gigot (“joint of meat”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Neat, jimp. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  82. JITIS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  83. JITTY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative spelling of gitty (“type of passageway”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Characteristic of jive music. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  87. JOCOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  88. JOKOL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  89. JOLED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  91. JOLLO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  92. JOLTY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Characterised by jolts; bumpy or jerky. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A large vessel for drinking (usually alcoholic beverages). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Written as, or like, a brief informal sketch. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    The dialect of working-class Quebecers. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  106. JUDOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  107. JUGUM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A connecting ridge or projection, especially on a bone. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    A device, used to clip on a rope, that tightens when weight is applied, thus allowing the rope to be climbed. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    The jack, edible fish of the genera Caranx or Trachurus. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  114. JURES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  115. JUTTY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A projection in a building; or a pier (jetty). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  125. KAIFS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  126. KAIKA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

  129. KAIMS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  130. KAING below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  131. KAKIS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  132. KAMME below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  133. KANEH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A Hebrew measure of length, equal to six cubits. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A white or cream-coloured robe worn by men in the African Great Lakes region. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A municipality of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    A South African sumac — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Alternative form of khazi (“toilet”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Alternative form of khazi: a lavatory; a toilet. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    I swear — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    In the International System of Units, the derived unit of catalytic activity; one mole per second. Symbol: kat. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  144. KAUGH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  145. KAURU below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A Maori foodstuff made from the stems of the cabbage tree. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  146. KAURY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  147. KAVAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  152. KEAKI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  153. KEBAR below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Synonym of Mpur (“a language of New Guinea”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  155. KEDGY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  156. KEEFS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    A bleaching vat; a kier. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A ghost; an evil spirit. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    The Guatemalan stinging ant Ectatomma tuberculatum. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Alternative form of kelpie (shapeshifting spirit). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Alternative form of kimbo (“position the arms akimbo”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  168. KENOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  169. KEPIS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  170. KEREL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  171. KERFS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  172. KERKY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  173. KERVE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A hydroxyketone (e.g., an acyloin). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A lot (object used to determine a question by chance or independently of human choice). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    An outhouse or lavatory: a place used for urination and defecation. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Alternative form of heth (Semitic letter) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  188. KHIRS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  189. KHORS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A form of Indian song composed of two matras. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Pterocarpus angolensis (African teak). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  195. KIAKI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  196. KIBBI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    A Japanese-American who is born in the United States but primarily educated in Japan. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    Alternative form of kiddle (“kind of fishweir”). — 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.