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

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

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

    A cross-country ski trail. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    Turkish delight — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  7. LOMED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  8. LOMES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  9. LOOED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A dull, stupid fellow; a lout. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Somewhat lop; inclined to lop; droopy; floppy — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A good-for-nothing: a vagabond, waster or losel. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Pertaining to or characterized by lore. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Worthless; wasteful. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Alternative spelling of lota (“Indian water-pot”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A weekly rural market in Senegal. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    A French Baroque dance. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  25. LOWND below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  26. LOWNS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  28. LOWSE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  29. LOWTS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  30. LOXED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  32. LOZEN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  33. LUACH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  34. LUBRA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A female Aboriginal Australian. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A little moon or satellite. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    To lug or pull about. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    An incompetent computer user. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Given to drinking alcohol. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    An affectionate term of address. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  52. LUXER below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  53. LUXES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

  56. LYARD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  57. LYART below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  58. LYCEA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  59. LYTED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  60. LYTTA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A fibrous muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, such as the dog. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Chiastolite; so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross-section. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Initialism of Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A type of drum used in Nepalese folk music. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Wet; moist. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    A member of a Thracian or Illyrian tribe once occupying the area between Paionia and Thrace. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Two or three species of calcareous algae in the Corallinaceae family, that grow on the seabed. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  73. MAFTS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  74. MAGOT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A seated oriental figurine, usually of porcelain or ivory, of a grotesque form — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  75. MAHEM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  76. MAHIS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  77. MAHOE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Any of certain trees in the mallow family, native to the Caribbean. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  80. MAIKS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  81. MAILL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  82. MAILO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    In Uganda, a land tenure system similar to freehold, in which political nobles were accredited land at the start of the 20th century, and passed it on hereditarily, without possibility of the… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    most — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  84. MAJAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  85. MAJAT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Cannabis of low quality with too many sticks and seeds. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  86. MAJOE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  87. MAJOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  88. MAKAF below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Macrocephalon maleo, a species of turkey-like bird in the megapode family, endemic to Sulawesi. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  94. MAMBU below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  95. MAMEE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Alternative letter-case form of MAMIL. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  98. MANTS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  99. MANUL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A small wild cat of Central Asia, Otocolobus manul. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Any of several trees of New Zealand, especially in the genus Myrsine. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Archaic form of moray (“type of eel”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    A bitter vegetable, such as horseradish or Romaine lettuce, eaten at the Passover seder as a reminder of the bitterness of slavery in Egypt. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A type of small-grained cereal from India, Eleusine coracana, similar to millet. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Full of, or producing, mast (the kind of fruit) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  110. MASUS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  111. MASUT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  112. MATLO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative form of matelot (“sailor”) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A beverage made from the bark of certain species in the genus Colubrina or related plants and widely consumed in the Caribbean. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    Mellow, soft, insipid — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  117. MAUNT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  118. MAUSY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  119. MAUTS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  120. MAUVY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Somewhat mauve in colour. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  121. MAVIE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  122. MAWED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Having a maw (of a specified kind). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Maggoty, full of maggots. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  126. MAWPS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  127. MAWRS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  128. MAYED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  129. MAZAC below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  130. MAZUT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A grade of heavy fuel oil used in industry and also sometimes used in lieu of home heating oil. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  131. MBARS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  132. MBILA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    In Southern Africa, an instrument similar to the xylophone, played by striking the bars with mallets. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    A style of a cappella choral music originating among the Zulus of South Africa. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A heavy dark clay soil found in parts of Africa. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  136. MEAKE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  137. MEAKS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    The middle voice of a three-voice polyphonic musical composition. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A type of sweet snack food consisting of dried apricot made into a pulp and flavoured with salt and sugar. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    media (communications industry) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  145. MEIDS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  146. MEILS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  147. MEINT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  148. MEINY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Egotism; a focus on, or obsession with, oneself. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  150. MEITH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  151. MELCH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  152. MELOE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  153. MEMIC below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Relating to memes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  155. MENED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  156. MENSH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  158. MERDS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  159. MERER below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    comparative form of mere: more mere — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    A merse or marsh. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  164. MESCA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  165. MESEL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Synonym of leprous: having leprosy or a similar skin disorder. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Formed with meshes; meshed — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Any of various birds — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    The univalent radical CH₃SO₂– of methanesulfonic acid. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    ◌ֽ, a vertical bar placed under a syllable in Biblical Hebrew to mark stress. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Alternative form of metis (person of mixed parentage) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    The sulphate of 4-methylaminophenol, used as a photographic developer — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  173. MEUMS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  174. MEVED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  175. MEVES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  176. MEWLS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    past participle of ming — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  178. MGALS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  179. MHORR below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A large gazelle native to the Sahara desert, Nanger dama, formerly Gazella dama. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    An unhealthy vapor or atmosphere; a miasma. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    The cry of a cat. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  183. MICHT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  184. MICOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Synonym of midge (“small biting fly”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  190. MIGMA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  191. MIGOD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative form of oh my God. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  192. MIHAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  193. MIHIS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    Alternative form of milord (“English nobleman, especially one traveling Europe in grand style”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    The spleen of an animal used as food. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Characteristic of a minx (flirtatious young woman). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Khat. — 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.