5 FiveLetterWords

Rare five-letter words

Words that appear less than once per ten million words of English, with 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. MIRID below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Any insect of the family Miridae, a plant bug. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  2. MIRKN below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  3. MIRKS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    third-person singular simple present indicative of mirk Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  4. MIRKY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Dated form of murky. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  5. MIRLS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  6. MIRLY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  7. MIRRL below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  8. MIRRS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of MIRR Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  9. MISDO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    To do (something) incorrectly or improperly. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  10. MISGO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    An error or mistake Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  11. MISKY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  12. MISLS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of misl Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  13. MISOS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of miso Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  14. MITEY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Of or pertaining to mites. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  15. MIVEY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  16. MIVVY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A landlady; a woman who is the owner or manager of a guesthouse. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  17. MIXEN below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A compost heap or dunghill. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  18. MIXIE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    mixer; food processor; blender Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  19. MIXIS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    reproduction by the fusion of gametes Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  20. MIYAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of miya Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  21. MIZES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of Mize Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  22. MNEME below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Persisting effect of memory of past events. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  23. MOAIS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of moai Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  24. MOAKY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  25. MOALS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of MOAL Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  26. MOARS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  27. MOBBY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    The juice of apples or peaches, from which brandy is to be distilled. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  28. MOBED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative form of mobad. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  29. MOBEE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  30. MOBES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of mobe Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  31. MOBEY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative form of moby (“a mobile phone”). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  32. MOBIE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative form of moby (“a mobile phone”). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  33. MOCHS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of Moch Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  34. MOCHY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Damp and hot; muggy, close. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  35. MOCKY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative form of mockie (“a Jew”). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  36. MOCOS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of moco Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  37. MOCUS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  38. MODGE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  39. MODII below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of modius Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  40. MODOM below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  41. MOENI below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  42. MOGAR below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  43. MOGOS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  44. MOGUE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  45. MOHOS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of moho Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  46. MOHRS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of mohr Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  47. MOHUA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Mohoua ochrocephala, a small insectivorous passerine bird endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  48. MOHUR below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A Persian gold coin. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  49. MOILE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative spelling of moil. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  50. MOILS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of moil Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  51. MOITS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  52. MOITY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Obsolete spelling of moiety. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  53. MOKER below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  54. MOKIS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of moki Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  55. MOKKY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  56. MOKOS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of moko Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  57. MOKUS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  58. MOLAL below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Of or designating a solution that contains one mole of solute per 1000g of solvent Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  59. MOLED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    simple past and past participle of mole Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  60. MOLIE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  61. MOLOS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  62. MOLUE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  63. MOLYS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  64. MOMES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of mome Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  65. MOMIE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  66. MOMPE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  67. MONPE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    a type of hakama (trousers) similar to slacks, used for work and warmth, widespread in Japan during World War II Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  68. MOOEY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    The mouth; the face. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  69. MOOLS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of mool Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  70. MOOLY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative form of muley (“without horns”). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  71. MOONI below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  72. MOORY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Resembling a moor; swampy; boggy. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  73. MOPER below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    One who mopes or is inclined to do so. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  74. MOPPY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    disordered, tousled Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  75. MOPUS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Money. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  76. MORAH below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A stool or footstool. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  77. MORMO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A bugbear or invented monster. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  78. MOROR below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  79. MORUK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  80. MOSED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  81. MOSKS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of mosk Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  82. MOTED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Filled with motes, or fine floating dust. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  83. MOTEY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Full of motes. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  84. MOTHY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Resembling or characteristic of a moth. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  85. MOTIS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  86. MOUES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of moue Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  87. MOUFS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of mouf: pronunciation spelling of mouths. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  88. MOULS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  89. MOUPS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  90. MOUST below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  91. MOWAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of mowa Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  92. MOWIE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  93. MOWRA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  94. MOXAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of moxa Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  95. MOYAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of moya Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  96. MOYLS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of moyl Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  97. MOZED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  98. MOZOS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of mozo Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  99. MPRET below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    An Albanian monarch. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  100. MRADS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  101. MSASA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A tree of Southern Africa, Brachystegia spiciformis. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  102. MTEPE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  103. MUCIC below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Of or pertaining to mucic acid or its derivatives Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  104. MUCID below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Musty; mouldy; slimy or mucous. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  105. MUCKO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  106. MUCRO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A pointed end, often sharp, abruptly terminating an organ, such as a projection at the tip of a leaf; the posterior tip of a cuttlebone; or the distal part of the furcula in Collembola. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  107. MUDIF below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  108. MUDIM below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  109. MUDIR below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A local official of the Ottoman Empire who oversaw a nahiye. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  110. MUGHO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  111. MUGOS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  112. MUIDS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of muid Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  113. MUILS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  114. MUIRS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of muir Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  115. MUIRY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  116. MUIST below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  117. MUJIK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A Russian (male) peasant. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  118. MULCT below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A fine or penalty, especially a pecuniary one. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  119. MULED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    simple past and past participle of mule Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  120. MULIE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A barge rigged with a spritsail main, and a large gaff rigged mizzen afore the steering wheel Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  121. MULSE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Wine or water boiled and mixed with honey. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  122. MULSH below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Obsolete spelling of mulch. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  123. MUMMS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    third-person singular simple present indicative of mumm Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  124. MUMPH below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  125. MUMUS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of mumu Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  126. MUNGI below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  127. MUNGS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of mung Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  128. MUNGY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    dingy; of a dull and indeterminate colour Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  129. MUNJA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    The Indian grass Tripidium bengalense. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  130. MUNJS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  131. MUNTS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of munt Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  132. MURAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of Mura Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  133. MURED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    simple past and past participle of mure Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  134. MURGI below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  135. MURLS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  136. MURLY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  137. MURRS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of murr Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  138. MURTH below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    murder; slaughter. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  139. MURUK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  140. MURVA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Synonym of marool. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  141. MUSET below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A small hole or gap through which a wild animal passes; a muse. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  142. MUSIT below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Archaic form of muset. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  143. MUTAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  144. MUTIC below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Having no pointed process or awn; awnless. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  145. MUTON below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A unit of mutation forming part of a recon. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  146. MUVVA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  147. MUXED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    simple past and past participle of mux Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  148. MUXES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    third-person singular simple present indicative of mux Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  149. MVULE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Milicia excelsa, a tropical African tree yielding iroko wood. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  150. MVULI below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  151. MYALS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of myal Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  152. MYNAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of myna Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  153. MYOID below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Composed of or resembling muscle. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  154. MYONS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of myon Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  155. MYOPE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    One who has myopia. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  156. MYOPS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A myope; a person who has myopia. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  157. MYOPY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Archaic form of myopia. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  158. MYSIE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  159. MYTHI below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of mythus. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  160. MYTHY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Of or pertaining to myth; mythical. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  161. MYXOS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  162. MZEES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of mzee Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  163. NAAMS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  164. NAATS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of naat Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  165. NABAM below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A dithiocarbamate salt, which is the disodium salt of ethylenebis (dithiocarbamic acid); a fungicide. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  166. NABES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of nabe Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  167. NABKS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of nabk Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  168. NACHE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  169. NAEVE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative spelling of naevus (“pigmented spot”). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  170. NAEVI below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of naevus Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  171. NAFFS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  172. NAGES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  173. NAGOR below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    The bohor reedbuck, Redunca redunca. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  174. NAIBS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of naib Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  175. NAICE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Pronunciation spelling of nice. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  176. NAIDS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of naid Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  177. NAIEO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  178. NAIFS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of naif Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  179. NAIKS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of naik Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  180. NAILY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    full of nails (the fastener) Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  181. NAINS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of nain Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  182. NAIOS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  183. NAKER below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A small drum, of Arabic origin, and the forebear of the European kettledrum. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  184. NAKFA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    The currency of Eritrea, divided into 100 cents. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  185. NAMAD below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  186. NANUA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Synonym of red moki. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  187. NAPAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of napa Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  188. NAPOH below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  189. NAPOO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    To finish; to put an end to; to kill. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  190. NARIC below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Synonym of narial. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  191. NASHO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Military national service, conscription. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  192. NASIS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  193. NATIS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  194. NAUCH below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  195. NAUNT below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    aunt, mine aunt Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  196. NAVEW below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A kind of small turnip, a variety of Brassica napus. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  197. NAZES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of naze Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  198. NAZZY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  199. NEAFE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  200. NEANT 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. These are round thresholds 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. They describe puzzles, not 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.