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

    a manuscript, folded into four, assigned to be copied by a scribe — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Obsolete form of peck (dry measure). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  3. PECTS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  4. PEDON below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A three-dimensional body of soil with dimensions large enough to permit the study of individual soil horizons. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Used to imitative the cry of the American woodcock. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  7. PEEOY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  8. PEEPE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Inclined to peep (to watch someone or something). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  10. PEEVO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  11. PEGHS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  12. PEGMA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  13. PEGOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  16. PEISY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  17. PEIZE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  18. PEKAU below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  19. PEKEA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  20. PEKES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Pronunciation spelling of peaked (“sickly-looking, peaky”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Alternative spelling of pilaf (“dish of browned rice etc.”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    The undersurface of the foot. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    One of the two essential scales of gamelan music native to Bali and Java in Indonesia. It has seven notes, of which sometimes only five are used. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  27. PELSH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  28. PELTA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A flat apothecium with no rim. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  29. PELUS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  30. PENED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

    pensive — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  35. PEOLA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  36. PEPLA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  37. PEPON below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  38. PEPOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Any of various trees of the genus Caryocar, a souari. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  40. PERAE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  41. PERMY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  42. PERNS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  49. PEYSE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  50. PHASM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    An apparition; a phantom. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Alternative spelling of fere (“companion, friend, mate”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A genetically determined phenotype. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A bearing representing the head of a dart or javelin, with long barbs which are engrailed on the inner edge. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  54. PHESE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  55. PHIES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  56. PHIZZ below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  58. PHOOH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  59. PHOOO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  60. PHOTA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  61. PHOTY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  62. PHPHT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

  65. PHUTU below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  66. PHWAT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  67. PHYLE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A local division of the people; a clan or tribe. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A tubercle, tumor, or abscess on any external part of the body. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  69. PHYNX below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  70. PIAIS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  71. PIANS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  72. PIBAL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    a pilot balloon — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    picture — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  75. PICEY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  76. PICRA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    The powder of aloes with canella, formerly officinal, employed as a cathartic. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Alternative form of peen (“end of a hammer”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  79. PIERT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  80. PIETS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  82. PIGLY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  83. PIING below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    present participle and gerund of pi — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A makeshift knapsack or pack. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  85. PIKEL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  86. PIKIS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  87. PILAE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    One who piles something — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  92. PILEY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  93. PILOW below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    A tablet or register. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  96. PINDS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  97. PINGE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A wedge-, ditch-, or funnel-shaped depression in the terrain resulting from mining activities. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Alternative form of pinole (“type of flour”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  100. PIOYE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  101. PIOYS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  102. PIPAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Any member of the family Pipidae, the tongueless frogs. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  105. PIQUI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  106. PIRAI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

  109. PIRRE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  110. PIRRS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  111. PISES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  112. PISKY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative form of pixie (“supernatural being”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  115. PITSU below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  116. PITTU below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  117. PIUMA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  118. PIUMS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  119. PIVOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  120. PIXES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  125. PLAIG below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  126. PLANC below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  127. PLANH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  128. PLAPS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  130. PLAUR below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  131. PLAVS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  132. PLEEP below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  133. PLEON below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    The abdomen of a crustacean. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  134. PLESH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  135. PLETS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  136. PLIGS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A light splashing sound. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To pluck or strip off. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A figure of speech in which a word is repeated so as not only to signify the individual thing denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  142. PLOIT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  143. PLONG below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  144. PLOOK below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  145. PLOOT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  146. PLORE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  147. PLOUK below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A pimple or spot. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  148. PLOUT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  149. PLOWT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  150. PLOYE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A kind of Brayon flatbread made with buckwheat flour. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  151. PLUDS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  152. PLUES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    A puff of smoke or dust. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  154. PLUKE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  155. PLUMY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  156. PLUNG below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  157. PLUOT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A hybrid fruit resulting from the crossbreeding of a Japanese plum and an apricot, exhibiting predominantly plumlike characteristics rather than those of the apricot. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  158. PLUPS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  159. PLUTE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A plutocrat, especially a rich industrialist. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  160. PLUTY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  161. PLYER below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A kind of balance used in raising and letting down a drawbridge. It consists of timbers joined in the form of a Saint Andrew's cross. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  162. PNEUS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  163. POAKA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  165. POALO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  166. POBBY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    pulpy, swollen. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Alternative form of po' boy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Relating to the foot — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    The anus, rectum, or buttocks of a human. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  170. PODOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  171. PODUS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  172. POEPS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    Government financial assistance, particularly employment insurance. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  177. POHED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  178. POIND below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A seizure of property etc in lieu of a debt; the animal or property so seized — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  179. POKIT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  180. POLER below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    One who propels a boat using a pole. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  183. POMOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  184. PONGY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Having a bad smell. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    A natural surface opening associated with karst. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  187. POOAY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  188. POOHY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  189. POOLY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  190. POOPA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  191. POOVE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Synonym of poof (“male homosexual”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    homosexual; poofy — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Alternative letter-case form of POPIA: Protection of Personal Information Act — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A marine ray-finned fish of species Nemadactylus douglasii, found around Australia and New Zealand. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    One who pores, or studies closely. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  197. POREY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  198. PORGE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  199. POSOL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  200. POTAE 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.