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

    To cry like a cat; to waul. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    A painful muscular spasm in the neck or back Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  5. WRIES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  6. WROKE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    simple past of wreak Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    Obsolete spelling of root (“to dig or burrow with the snout”) Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  8. WRYER below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  9. WUDDY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  10. WUDUS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  11. WUFFS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  12. WULLS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  13. WUNGA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  14. WUSES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  15. WYLED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  16. WYNDS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  17. WYTED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  18. WYTES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  19. XENIC below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Containing an unidentified organism, especially a bacterium. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  20. XERUS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  21. XOANA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Pertaining to xylene. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  23. XYLOL below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  24. XYLYL below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Any of several univalent radicals, of formula (CH₃)₂C₆H₃- derived from the three isomers of xylene: ortho-, meta- and para- (di-methyl benzene). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

  28. YAASS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  29. YABAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  30. YACCA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdieanus. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  31. YACKA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  32. YACKS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  34. YAGES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  35. YAGIS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  36. YAIRD below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    An animal that is a hybrid of yak and cow (domestic cattle). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  38. YAMPY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A vegetable, the Indian white yam. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  39. YAMUN below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    The water opossum (Chironectes minimus). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  43. YARAK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A super-alert state where the bird is hungry, but not weak, in a trance-like state of alertness and ready to hunt. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  44. YARCO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Someone from, or living in the area of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England, stereotypically a chav. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  46. YARFA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  47. YARKS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

    Archaic form of yurt. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  50. YARTO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  51. YAUDS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  52. YAULD below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Vigorous; strong; healthy. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  53. YAUPS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  54. YAWEY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Prone to yawning. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  56. YAWPS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  57. YAYAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  58. YBORE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    past participle of bear: bore, born. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  60. YCLED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  61. YCOND below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    past participle of con; learned, learnt. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  62. YDRAD below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  63. YDRED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  64. YEADS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  66. YEANS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  67. YECCH below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  68. YECHS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  70. YEDES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  71. YEEDS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  72. YEEEK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  73. YEGGS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  80. YESTS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  81. YESTY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Abbreviation of yesterday. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    itchy Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  86. YEVEN below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  87. YEVES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  88. YEWEN below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Made from the wood of the yew tree. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

  91. YFERE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  92. YIKED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  93. YILLS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  94. YINCE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  95. YIRDS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  96. YIRKS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  97. YIRRS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  98. YIRTH below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  99. YITES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  100. YITIE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  101. YLEMS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  102. YLIDS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  103. YLIKE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  104. YLKES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  105. YMOLT below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  107. YOBBY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Synonym of yobbish. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  108. YOCKS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  109. YODHS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Archaic form of yodel. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  111. YOGEE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Archaic form of yogi. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  112. YOGHS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  113. YOHAH below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  114. YOHAY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  115. YOICK below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Alternative form of yoicks (hunting cry) Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  116. YOJAN below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  117. YOKEG below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  118. YOKUL below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    An ice-covered volcano in Iceland. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  119. YOLPS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  120. YOMIM below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  121. YOMPS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  122. YONIC below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    In the shape of a vulva (yoni). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  123. YOOFS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  125. YOPOS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  126. YOPPO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  127. YORES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Eye dialect spelling of yours. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  128. YORGA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A woman, especially an Aboriginal woman. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  129. YORPS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  130. YOUKS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  132. YOWED below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  133. YOWES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    A reciprocal unit of measurement for electrical inductance. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  139. YSAME below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  140. YTOST below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  142. YUCCH below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  143. YUCKO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Yuck; yucky. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  149. YUMPS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  150. YUPON below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  151. YURTA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Synonym of yurt. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  152. YUZUS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  153. ZABRA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A small sailing vessel used off the coasts of Spain and Portugal. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  154. ZAIDY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  155. ZAMAC below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  156. ZAMIS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

    Alternative form of zanza (musical instrument) Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  159. ZARIS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  160. ZATIS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

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

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

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

    The seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  165. ZEBEC below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  166. ZEBUB below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Synonym of zimb. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  168. ZEDAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  169. ZEERA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    cumin Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  170. ZEINS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  171. ZERDA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    The fennec (Vulpes zerda). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  173. ZESTS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  174. ZEXES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score
  175. ZEZES below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  176. ZHOMO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  178. ZHUZH below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  179. ZIBET below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    The large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha). Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  180. ZIFFS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  181. ZIGAN below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  182. ZIKRS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  183. ZILAS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  185. ZIMBI below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A cowrie shell, once used as a form of currency in parts of Africa. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  186. ZIMBS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  187. ZINCO below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A line or half-tone block etched on zinc plate, used in zincography. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  188. ZINCS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  189. ZINCY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Containing zinc. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  190. ZINKY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  191. ZINOS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  192. ZIRAM below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    A zinc salt C₆H₁₂N₂S₄Zn used as a fungicide. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  193. ZITIS below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  194. ZITTY below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

    Characterized by zits; pimply. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

    The suslik. Source: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

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

  197. ZLOTE below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

  198. ZOAEA below the measurement floor; too rare for the corpus to score

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

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

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

  200. ZOBUS 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. 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.