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

    Synonym of palmarosa. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  2. ROSIT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  3. ROSPS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  4. ROSTS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Of or relating to wheels. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  9. ROTTE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  10. ROUES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

  13. ROUGY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  14. ROUKS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  15. ROUKY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  16. ROULS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  17. ROUMS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  18. ROUPS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    hoarse (from shouting) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  20. ROWET below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  21. ROWIE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A savoury bread roll originating from Aberdeen, Scotland. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  25. ROWTH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  26. ROWTS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  27. ROYET below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  28. ROYNE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  29. ROYST below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  30. ROZET below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  31. ROZIT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  32. RUBAI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A quatrain in classical Arabic, Persian, Turkic or Urdu poetry. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    redness, one of the main signs of inflammation — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  35. RUCHY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  36. RUERS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  37. RUGAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  38. RUGGY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Frusty, frowsy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  39. RUICE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  40. RUKHS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  41. RUMES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  42. RUMLY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    In a rum manner; oddly, strangely. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Sexual intercourse. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  44. RUNCE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  45. RUNCH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    The wild radish. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    A bard, or learned man, among the ancient Goths. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  48. RUNOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  49. RUOTE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A type of pasta in the shape of a spoked wheel. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    An ulcer due to syphilis. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  53. RUSAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  54. RUSMA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A powerful depilatory fluid made from quicklime and sulphite of arsenic boiled in an alkaline solution. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    rough — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A vertical dressed stone beside a door or window. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  57. RYIJI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  58. RYIJY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  59. RYKED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  60. RYKES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  61. RYMME below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  62. RYNDS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  63. RYOTI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  64. RYOTS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  65. RYPER below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  66. RYPIN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  67. RYTHE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  68. RYUGI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  69. SAAGS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  70. SABED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  71. SABOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  72. SADDY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  73. SADES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  77. SADOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  78. SAETA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A Spanish religious song evoking strong emotion, usually sung during public processions. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    A cloak, worn in ancient times by the Gauls, early Germans, and Roman soldiers, made of a rectangular piece of (usually red) coarse cloth and fastened on the right shoulder. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  84. SAIMS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  85. SAIRS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  86. SAIST below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    A spider monkey or capuchin. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A water wheel, traditionally drawn by a draft animal, but now with a motor. It is about 2-5 meters in diameter. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Alternative form of sallet (“helmet”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Phenyl salicylate; a, odorless, tasteless, white crystalline powder, nearly insoluble in water, but soluble in chloroform, ether, oils, and certain concentrations of alcohol, which is split up in the… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A mud volcano, the water of which is often impregnated with salts. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To greet; to salute. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  93. SAMFI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  94. SAMFU below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A type of suit worn in China, consisting of a shirt with a high neckline bound down the middle with tassels, and trousers — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    The obsolete Greek letter Ϡ, ϡ (s). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  97. SANED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  98. SARDS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  99. SARED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  100. SARGO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Diplodus sargus, a species of seabream native to the eastern Atlantic and western Indian Oceans. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  101. SARIR below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  102. SARVO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Contraction of this arvo (“this afternoon”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A device capable of producing highly coherent, concentrated beams of ultrasound. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Synonym of sauba ant. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  106. SAUCH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  107. SAUGH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A small burn or creek. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    fennel, fennel seeds — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  109. SAUNT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  110. SAUTS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  111. SAVEY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative spelling of savvy (“understand, know”) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    The person to whom something is said; the addressee of spoken words. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  114. SAYNE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  115. SAYST below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

  118. SCAIL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  119. SCALL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Mean; wretched. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Alternative form of scathe (“harm; damage”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  122. SCAUD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  123. SCAUR below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A steep cliff or bank. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    A small Anglo-Saxon coin, especially one made of silver; sometimes regarded as a weight (and thus a comparative measure of a coin's value). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    The rising motion of water as a wave passes; a surge; the upward angular displacement of a vessel, opposed to pitch, the correlative downward movement. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A kind of borscht made with sorrel (or occasionally lemongrass). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  128. SCHIF below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  129. SCIND below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  130. SCLIM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  131. SCOBE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A chav or ned; a delinquent. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  132. SCODY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  133. SCOGS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  134. SCOOG below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative form of scug (“shelter; protect; hide; take shelter”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Abbreviation of Scottish English. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  137. SCOUP below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  138. SCOWP below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  139. SCRAB below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    To scrape or scratch. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  140. SCRAE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  141. SCRAW below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Such a turf covering the roof of a cottage beneath the thatch. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    A stunted or shrivelled bush. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  144. SCROO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  145. SCROW below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    scroll — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    scruff; nape of the neck — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  155. SDAYN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  156. SDEIN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  157. SEAME below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  158. SEARE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  159. SEAZE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Of, pertaining to, or covered with sedge. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  161. SEELD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  162. SEELS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    That seeps. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A Hebrew niqqud diacritical mark (ִ◌ֶ) in the form of three dots arranged as an upside-down triangle, pronounced in Modern Hebrew as /e/. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  168. SEILS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  169. SEIRS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  170. SEISE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    To vest ownership of an estate in land (to someone). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A shaking of the Earth's surface; an earthquake or tremor. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Something peculiar to oneself; personal peculiarity; individuality. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A sacred enclosure, sanctuary or cella in an ancient Greek temple. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  175. SELKY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  176. SEMAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  177. SEMEE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  178. SEMIE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  179. SENAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  180. SENES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    The mustard plant or its seed. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  182. SEPAD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  183. SEPIC below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Of or pertaining to sepia; done in sepia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Synonym of silken, made of silk. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A desert of pebbles or larger stones. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  186. SERKS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  187. SERRS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  188. SESEY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  189. SETAL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Of, pertaining to, or having setae — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    One who determines the sex of living things. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  196. SEXOR below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  197. SEYEN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  198. SEZES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  199. SHAKT below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Obsolete form of shawm. — 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.