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. POTAI below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  2. POTED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  3. POUFF below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  5. POUKE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  6. POUKS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  7. POULP below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  8. POUPE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  9. POUPT below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  10. POUSY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  11. POVOS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  12. POWAN below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Coregonus clupeoides, a species of freshwater whitefish endemic to Loch Lomond in Scotland. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  13. POWIE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  14. POWIN below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  15. POWLT below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  16. POWND below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Obsolete form of pound. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  17. POWNS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  18. POWNY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  19. POWRE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Obsolete form of power. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  20. POWSY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  21. POXED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  23. POYAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  24. POYOU below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    The six-banded armadillo, Euphractus sexcinctus. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  25. POYSE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Obsolete form of poise. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  26. POZZY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Jam (“fruit conserve made from fruit boiled with sugar”). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  27. PRAAM below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative form of pram (“flat-bottomed boat”). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  29. PRAGS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Handouts, financial aid (sometimes with the implication of having been acquired dishonestly). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  30. PRAHU below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    Contraction of perhaps. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  35. PREAK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  36. PREDY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Ready for action. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  37. PREED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  38. PREIF below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  39. PREKE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    An octopus or similar marine organism, such as a cuttlefish or squid. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  40. PREMY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  41. PRIAL below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  42. PRIAN below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  43. PRIDY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  44. PRIEF below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Obsolete form of proof. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  45. PRIMY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    in its prime Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  46. PROAL below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  47. PROAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    A kind of crossbow used to shoot pebbles or pellets Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Obsolete form of prune. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To poke or thrust. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  51. PROOK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  52. PROOT below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A command to a donkey or mule to move faster. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  53. PRORA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  54. PRORE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    The front part of a ship. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  55. PROUL below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Obsolete form of prowl. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  56. PROWK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  57. PROYN below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  58. PRUNT below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A small piece of glass fused to the main body of a piece of glasswork and then shaped or pressed, for decoration Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  60. PRYAN below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A soft, white clay. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  61. PSHUT below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  62. PSIAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  63. PSOAE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  64. PSOAI below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  65. PSORA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A cutaneous disease, especially psoriasis, scabies, or mange. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  66. PTISH below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  67. PTYPE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  68. PUBBY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Who enjoys frequenting public houses. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A large business enterprise that owns a number of pubs under tenant agreements, or as managed houses. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  70. PUBSY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  71. PUCAN below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  72. PUCER below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    comparative form of puce: more puce Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Easily ashamed, having a strong sense of shame; modest, chaste. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    An appropriate sense of modesty or shame. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Slightly fat; pudgy, chubby. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  78. PUERS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  79. PUGIL below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers; a pinch. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  80. PUHAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  81. PUJAH below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  85. PULED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  86. PULER below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Someone who pules; a whinger or complainer Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  88. PULIK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  89. PULKA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    An animal-drawn sleigh (sledge) of a particular sort. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  90. PULKS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  91. PULUS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  92. PULUT below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  93. PUMIE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  94. PUNAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    To fight by kicking with clogs. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A wind instrument, traditionally made from a gourd, played by snake charmers in India and Pakistan. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  97. PUNGS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  98. PUNGY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    a type of schooner developed in and peculiar to the Chesapeake Bay region. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    The face (front part of the head). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  100. PUNKA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  101. PUNTY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A metal rod used in the glassblowing process. After a glass vessel has been blown to approximate size and the bottom of the piece has been finalized, the rod, which is tipped with a wad of hot glass… Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  102. PUPAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  103. PUPUS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  104. PURAO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  105. PURAU below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A Polynesian shrub or small tree, Hibiscus tiliaceus, having yellow flowers and a fibrous bark. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  106. PURDA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  107. PURED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  108. PURPY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  109. PURRE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A bird, the dunlin. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  110. PURSY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Out of breath; short of breath, especially due to fatness. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  111. PUSES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  112. PUSLE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative spelling of puzzel (“harlot”). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  113. PUTID below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    rotten; fetid; stinking; base; worthless Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  114. PUTZA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  115. PUUKO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  116. PUYAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  117. PUZEL below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  118. PUZTA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  119. PYATS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  120. PYETS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Situated in the region of the rump, or posterior end of the backbone; applied especially to the posterior median plates in the carapace of chelonians. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  122. PYINS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  123. PYNED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  124. PYOID below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Resembling or relating to pus. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  125. PYOTS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  126. PYRAL below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  127. PYRIC below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Relating to, resulting from, or caused by burning. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  128. PYUFF below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  129. PYXED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  130. PYXES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  131. PYXIE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Archaic form of pixie (“magical creature”). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  134. QAJAQ below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  135. QAPIK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A unit of currency equivalent to a hundredth of an Azerbaijani manat. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  136. QILAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  137. QOPHS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  139. QUABS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  140. QUAGS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Inclined to quake; tremulous. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  142. QUANK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  143. QUARL below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A fire-resistant channel for a burner in a boiler or furnace. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  144. QUASS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  146. QUAWK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    The black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  147. QUAWS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    past participle of quail Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  149. QUECK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  150. QUEEK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A vocal sound produced by certain birds. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  151. QUEEM below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  152. QUEME below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    To please, to satisfy. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  153. QUETE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  154. QUEYN below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Obsolete form of queen. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    A skirt or apron of woven glass beads worn by Amerindian women of Guyana Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  158. QUICH below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  159. QUIES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  160. QUIMS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  161. QUIPO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  162. QUIRL below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    To curl or twirl, or twist or coil (up). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  163. QUODS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  164. QUOIF below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Obsolete form of coif. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  165. QUOIS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  166. QUONK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Unwanted noise picked up by a microphone in a broadcasting studio. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  168. QUORK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    The cry of a raven. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  169. QUORL below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  170. QUOUK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  171. QUOYS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  172. QURSH below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A monetary unit in Saudi Arabia equivalent to a twentieth of a rial. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  173. QUYTE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  174. RAADS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  175. RAAKE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  176. RABIC below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  177. RABIS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  178. RADDI below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  179. RADDY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  180. RADGY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  181. RADIF below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    The word which must end both lines of the first couplet and the second line of all the following couplets in a Persian, Turkic or Urdu ghazal. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  182. RAFEE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  183. RAFFS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    damp; musty Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  185. RAGDE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  186. RAGEE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative form of ragi (“finger millet”). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  187. RAGIS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  188. RAGUS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  189. RAHED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  190. RAHUI below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    In Māori and Polynesian culture, restriction of access to a place, as a form of taboo. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  191. RAIAH below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  192. RAIAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  193. RAIKE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  194. RAIKS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  195. RAILE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Obsolete form of rail. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  197. RAITS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  198. RAJES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  199. RAKEE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  200. RAKIS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    plural of raki Source: 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. 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.