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

    A traditional distilled alcoholic beverage in Nepal and Tibet, usually homemade from kodo millet or rice. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  3. RAKUS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  4. RAMSH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  5. RANED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  6. RANES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Of or pertaining to the true frogs. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  9. RANSE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  10. RAPSO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A form of Trinidadian music that grew out of the social unrest of the 1970s, with elements of soca, calypso, and hip-hop. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    raree show — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  13. RARKS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  14. RASED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    A traditional Maltese unit of weight, officially 1.75 imperial pounds (0.794 kg), now widely metrified informally to mean 800 grammes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  17. RATOO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  18. RATOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    Nothofagus alpina, a deciduous tree of Chile and Argentina. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  21. RAUNS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  22. RAUPO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A species of reed, Typha orientalis; bulrush; cumbungi. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  23. RAWDY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  24. RAWIN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  25. RAWKS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  26. RAWNS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  27. RAXED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    A member of the tax-paying lower class of Ottoman society. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Obsolete form of rail (“complain violently”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  32. RAZAI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  33. RAZET below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  34. RAZOO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A fictitious coin of very low value. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    A member of a more pragmatic faction within a leftist organisation, often the FRG Green Party. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Creamy, made with cream. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    A voice; a sound. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To dry or smoke (meat, etc.) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A stringed musical instrument, related to the lute, used especially in Islamic countries — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    synonym of bebop — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To bud again (send forth a second group of buds) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  48. RECUE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  49. REDED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  50. REDIA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    the larva of some trematodes, some of which become cercariae — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A reserve force in the Turkish army, or a soldier of the reserve. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    In a red manner. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To dry again — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  58. REEAF below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  59. REECH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    containing reefs. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Soiled with smoke or steam; smoky; foul. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  63. REERD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  64. REEST below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative form of rest (“to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish); (of a horse) to stop or refuse to go, balk”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  65. REEZE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  66. REFAN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    To fan again: — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    To refute, disprove (an argument); to confute (someone). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A refugee who has settled in Australia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  70. REFIS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  71. REFLY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    to fly again — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Alternative spelling of reigle (“to rule/govern”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A kind of dry fruit, consisting of three or more cells, each of which eventually breaks open at the inner angle. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    A rich, black, loamy soil found in India. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To supply (a garment, etc.) with a new hem. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  82. REIKS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  83. REING below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    Utterance, speech; an instance of this — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Archaic spelling of reave. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A lance used in bullfighting. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  88. REKED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  89. REKES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  90. RELLO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    An eddy or vortex — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  96. RENGS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  97. RENIG below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    In France, interest payable by government on indebtedness; the bonds, shares, stocks, etc. that represent government indebtedness. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    To insert or drive in a peg or pegs again. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  106. REPUN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  107. REPUT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    To put (something) again. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To rig again; to outfit (a ship) with new rigging. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  109. RESAM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  110. RESAT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    To saw again or anew, as with, especially, recutting (remilling) lumber by remaking boards into thinner boards. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To say again, to repeat, to reiterate. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To see again or anew. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    To sod again; to cover (a lawn) with fresh sod. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To sow again, to plant seed where it has already been planted. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Restive, resistant to control. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    To tag again or anew. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  121. RETAM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  122. RETAX below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    A shrub with white flowers, possibly Retama raetam; the juniper of the (King James Version) Old Testament. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    To fit with a new tip. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    To face (an embankment, etc.) with masonry, wood, or other material. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To vow again or anew. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  130. REWAN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  131. REWAX below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

    To win again or anew, to win back. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  136. REWTH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  137. REZES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    A rod-shaped spicule in some sponges — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Any member of the Rheidae; a rhea. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  141. RHIES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  142. RHIME below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

  145. RIATO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  146. RIEMS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Characterized by a lot of guitar riffs. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  150. RIFTE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  151. RIFTY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Full of rifts or fissures. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  152. RIGMO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  153. RIKWA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  154. RIMAE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  156. RIOTY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  157. RIPES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Alternative form of rith (“small stream”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To shrivel, wrinkle (up). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  163. RIZAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  164. ROAKE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  165. ROAKY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  166. ROANY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  167. ROATE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Initialism of return on average tangible equity. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  168. ROBUG below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  169. RODED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  170. RODNY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  171. ROERS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  172. ROGUY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  174. ROHUN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  175. ROHUS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    muddy, cloudy (having lots of sediment) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  179. ROJIS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  180. ROKED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  181. ROKES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  182. ROKEY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  183. ROLAG below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A roll of fiber, used as a precursor to yarn. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    A long quirt attached to the end of a set of closed reins that are connected to the bridle of a horse, and used to assist in moving cattle. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Broken, as an ordinary; cut off, or broken at the top, as a chevron, a bend, etc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Tending to romp; playfully adventurous. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  189. RONTE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  190. RONTS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  191. RONUK below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  192. ROOFY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative spelling of roofie (“drug”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  193. ROONS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  194. ROOPS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    Relating to dew; dewy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  197. RORES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  198. RORIC below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Resembling, pertaining to, or containing dew; dewy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Dewy; containing dew. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    simple past and past participle of rose — 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.