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

    A variety of rum. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Of sheep: having tags, or dangling locks of wool. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A specialized, structured, grouping of functionally related segments, or analogous subunits, into units such as the head, the thorax, and the abdomen, particularly in various Arthropoda and… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Synonym of Przewalski's horse. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    Of or relating to talc; composed of, or resembling, talc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    An area of permanently unfrozen waterlogged soil surrounded by permafrost — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  15. TANHS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  16. TAPEN below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  17. TAPET below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A decorative wall-hanging; a hanging cloth or piece of tapestry. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Weighed; determined; reduced to equal or standard weight. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Dated form of tarot. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    To incite; to provoke; to spur on. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    The tarsus (seven bones in the ankle). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  24. TASAR below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  25. TASTO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A key or similar part of a musical instrument that is touched to produce a sound — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    potato — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  29. TAULD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  30. TAUON below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    An unstable elementary particle which is a type of lepton, having a mass almost twice that of a proton, a negative charge, and a spin of ½; it decays into hadrons (usually pions) or other leptons… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  32. TAUTY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  33. TAVAH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  34. TAVER below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  35. TAWAI below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  36. TAWED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    Docile or tractable to the extent of allowing itself to be handled without complaint. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  39. TAWTS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  40. TAXER below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    One who taxes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    A South American omnivore, Eira barbara, allied to the grison, with a long thick tail. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Misspelling of tede (“torch”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    To kindle; to burn. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  51. TEENE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  52. TEFFS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  54. TEGUA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  55. TEHEE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    Of or belonging to the Teiidae family of tropical American lizards. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  65. TENTY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  66. TEPAL below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  69. TERFE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  70. TERTS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  71. TETHS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    A unit of currency in Georgia, one hundredth of a lari. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    tough, stubborn — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    A vent or chimney or pipe, especially one leading into a furnace or bellows. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  80. THAIM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  81. THARM below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    An intestine; an entrail; gut. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Eye dialect spelling of thought. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Becoming liquid; thawing; inclined to or tending to thaw. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    One who drinks excessive amounts of tea. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  86. THELF below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  87. THEOW below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A bondman or bondwoman; a slave. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    An actor. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Muscular; brawny. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    That same; this; that. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A hole, an aperture, especially a nostril. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  96. THRAE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  97. THRAW below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  98. THUYA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    Any member of the genus Thuya. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Engaged by the job, or on a contract. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A cross between a male tiger and a lioness. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  111. TIKIA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  112. TINDS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    inharmoniously tinted; making poor use of colour — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  114. TIPUP below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  115. TIRLS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  116. TIRRS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  117. TIRTH below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  118. TITAR below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  119. TITIR below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  120. TITUP below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    A currency unit of Uzbekistan, one hundredth of a som. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  123. TIZES below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  124. TOAZE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  125. TOCKY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  126. TOCOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Obsolete form of tod (“old unit of weight”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  128. TODEA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  129. TOEAS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    togated; dressed in a toga — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, a freshwater char of northern North America. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  136. TOHOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  137. TOIDY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  138. TOISE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Any of the three isomeric univalent aromatic radicals derived from toluene — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

    Clipping of tomorrow. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    An edible fish, Brosme brosme. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    rubbishy, trashy; worthless — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud, contemptuous, affectedly indifferent. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  163. TOUKS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  164. TOUNS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  165. TOUSY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    tousled; tangled; rough; shaggy — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

    The tree Pterophylla sylvicola. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  169. TOWNO below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  170. TOWSY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  171. TOWTS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  172. TOWZE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Shaggy and unkempt. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    One who toys; one who is full of trifling tricks; a trifler. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  175. TOYOS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  176. TOZED below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  178. TOZIE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  179. TRABS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

  180. TRADY below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  181. TRAGA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    A more extreme form of dharna, in which the complainant harms or kills himself or some member of his family as a form of vengeance. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  182. TRAGS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  183. TRAGU below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  184. TRAIK below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  185. TRAPE below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    A white to grey volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders, sometimes used as a cement. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  193. TREST below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  194. TRETS below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Not kosher. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    strong and swift — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  197. TRIFA below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  198. TRIFF below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score

    terrific; wonderful — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  199. TRILD below the measurement floor — too rare for the corpus to score
  200. TRINS 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.