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. EJIDO Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    A Mexican cooperative farm. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  2. FRUMP Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  3. GRODY Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    Nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky, grotesque. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  4. GUSSY Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    To dress up or decorate in a showy way. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  5. HERRY Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    Pronunciation spelling of hurry — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  6. KAPOK Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  7. KARAI Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  8. KEECH Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  9. KILTY Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    A flap of fringed leather covering part of a boot's tongue and lace. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  10. MANSO Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  11. MEERS Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  12. OCCAM Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  13. PEINE Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    Pain or punishment. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  14. PHOBE Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    A person who experiences a phobia (“fear or dislike”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  15. PIGMY Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  16. RIMER Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    A tool for shaping the rimes of a ladder. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  17. ROBLE Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    California white oak (Quercus lobata). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  18. ROTAS Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  19. RUFFS Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  20. SERRY Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    To crowd, press together, or close (rank) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  21. SHYER Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  22. SNAKY Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    Resembling or relating to snakes; snakelike. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 14, 2023 · solver pressure 73/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  23. STATU Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words
  24. SWIGS Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  25. TALAS Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  26. THEOR Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words
  27. TOKER Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    One who tokes, especially marijuana. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  28. TREYS Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  29. TRIGO Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  30. UMBEL Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    A flat-topped or rounded flower-cluster (= inflorescence) in which the individual flower stalks arise from the same point, the youngest flowers being at the centre. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  31. VISON Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    An American mink (Neogale vison). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  32. ZOMBI Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    Uncommon spelling of zombie. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  33. ZYGON Zipf 1.72 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    In the cerebrum, a short crossbar fissure that connects the two pairs of branches of a larger zygal (H-shaped) fissure. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  34. ALGOS Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  35. BABOO Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  36. BENTS Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  37. BOINK Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    To have sexual intercourse (with); to bonk. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  38. BOPPY Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    Characteristic of bop or bebop. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  39. CHUFF Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    Surly; annoyed; displeased; disgruntled. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  40. COKEY Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    Cocaine-addicted. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  41. CRUET Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    A small bottle or container used to hold a condiment, such as oil, vinegar, salt, or pepper, for use at a dining table. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  42. DAMPS Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  43. DIAZO Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    Containing a pair of double bonded nitrogen atoms, typically directly attached to an aryl group. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  44. DOOMY Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    Filled with doom and gloom: depressing or pessimistic — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  45. FIATS Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  46. FICHE Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    a microfiche — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  47. GAFFS Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  48. KHAYA Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    A native house or hut. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  49. LAICH Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words
  50. LOTOS Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    Dated spelling of lotus. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  51. MALVA Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    Any plant of the genus Malva, a mallow. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  52. MENIL Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    Covered with spots; speckled; variegated. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  53. MIMIS Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words
  54. NOONS Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    At noontimes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  55. OXMAN Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words
  56. PEKOE Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    A high-quality black tea made using young leaves, grown in Sri Lanka, India, Java and the Azores. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  57. PLATY Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    Resembling plates. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  58. POLYS Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  59. PORNS Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  60. QUARE Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    A lot of, very, great. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  61. RUMPS Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  62. SLOMO Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  63. SNICK Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    To cut or snip. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  64. SPROG Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  65. STEEM Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

    A gleam of light; a flame. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  66. TABAC Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words
  67. TELIA Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  68. TICHY Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  69. ZINGS Zipf 1.71 · about 1 use per 19 million words

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

  70. ACHOO Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    The sound of a sneeze. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  71. ALDOL Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    Any aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta-position — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  72. BATTA Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  73. BENGA Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A genre of Kenyan popular music in an urban style associated with stringed instrumentation. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  74. BOOKY Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    Treacherous, snitchy, not trustworthy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  75. BUFFA Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    The comic actress in an opera. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  76. CAMOS Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  77. CARBY Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    Synonym of carb (“carburetor or carburettor”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  78. CARRS Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  79. CARSE Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    Low, fertile land; a river valley. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  80. CRUDO Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A dish made of raw fish or seafood. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  81. DHABA Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A roadside restaurant in South Asia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  82. DHOWS Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  83. FARAD Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  84. FRAYS Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  85. GAMIN Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally), a cheeky, street-smart boy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  86. GRANO Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A traditional Spanish unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  87. HOLLO Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A cry of "hollo" — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  88. HUDUD Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    The statutory punishments prescribed by the Quran for certain crimes, including theft, fornication, adultery, false accusation of adultery, drunkenness, and apostasy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  89. HYLAS Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  90. ICHOR Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  91. INKER Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A person or device that applies ink. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  92. LADEE Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words
  93. LAMED Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    The twelfth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  94. LEERS Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  95. MENES Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  96. MOGGY Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A domestic cat, especially (depreciative or derogatory) a non-pedigree or unremarkable cat. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  97. MOLTS Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  98. NEESE Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  99. NITTA Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A tropical tree of the genus Parkia, having edible pods and seeds, especially Parkia filicoidea or Parkia biglobosa. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  100. OKAYS Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  101. PASCH Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    The feast of Passover or (specifically) the Paschal Lamb, or (for Christians), Easter, seen as the fulfillment of Passover. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  102. PIKER Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    One who bets or gambles only with small amounts of money. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  103. PIONS Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  104. PLODS Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  105. POMMY Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A pom; a person of British descent, a Briton; an Englishman. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  106. PRETA Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A hungry ghost (a supernatural being in Buddhist folklore, the spirit of a greedy person whose divine retribution is never to be sated) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  107. PUGGY Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    Resembling or characteristic of a pug dog. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  108. SAUVE Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  109. SCRAN Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    Food, especially that of an inferior quality; grub. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  110. SCUDS Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  111. SESSA Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  112. STURE Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words
  113. SURAS Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  114. TAXUS Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words
  115. TURFS Zipf 1.70 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  116. ADDLE Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    Having lost the power of development, and become rotten; putrid. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  117. AGOOD Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    In earnest; heartily; in good earnest. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  118. BABAS Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  119. BARNY Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    Alternative form of barney (“argument or fight”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  120. BELON Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words
  121. BINES Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  122. BONKS Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    Crazy, bonkers. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  123. CERIA Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    The compound cerium(IV) oxide. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  124. COATE Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  125. COVED Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  126. CRUFT Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    Anything that is old or of inferior quality. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  127. DRUPE Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  128. DUPLE Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    Having two beats, or a multiple of two beats, in each measure. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  129. ETATS Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words
  130. FAMES Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  131. FECIT Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words
  132. FORES Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words
  133. GENIN Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    The steroid-related portion of some types of glycosides — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  134. GOFER Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A worker who runs errands; an errand boy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 25, 2025 · solver pressure 83/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  135. HAPPI Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A loose, informal Japanese coat normally decorated with a distinctive crest. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  136. HURTY Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    Causing hurt; painful. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  137. HYDEL Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    hydroelectric — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  138. JAMUN Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  139. JOTUN Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A member of a race of giants who usually stand in opposition to the Æsir and especially to Thor. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  140. LADOO Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  141. MOTEN Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  142. MULGA Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    Any of a number of small acacia trees, especially Acacia aneura, forming dense scrub in dry inland areas of Australia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  143. NIXES Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  144. ORALS Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  145. PADAM Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    In Carnatic music, a type of short song, or the accompanying dance. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  146. PAPPI Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  147. PINAS Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  148. PONZU Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A sour citrus-based sauce usually made from the juice of the 橙 (daidai), an Asian variety of bitter orange, mixed with soy sauce. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  149. PORUS Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  150. PROSS Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  151. RIYAL Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    The official currency of Qatar, divided into 100 dirhams. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  152. ROTIS Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  153. SHAKO Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  154. SHISO Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    Any of several varieties of the herb Perilla frutescens, related to basil and mint, used in Japanese cooking. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  155. SIPES Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  156. SOLDO Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    An Italian coin, formerly one-twentieth of a lira. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  157. SPACY Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    spaced-out — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  158. STEEZ Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    Style; panache. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  159. TARNS Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  160. TECUM Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  161. THEBE Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Botswanan pula. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  162. TIROS Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  163. VITEX Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    Any of several species of the genus Vitex. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  164. VIVOS Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words
  165. WAXEN Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

    Made of or covered with wax. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 19, 2026 · solver pressure 39/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  166. WHETS Zipf 1.69 · about 1 use per 20 million words

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

  167. ADHAN Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

    The call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin before each of the five obligatory daily prayers. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  168. AQUAE Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

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

  169. BALAS Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

    A type of rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a form of ruby. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  170. CANTS Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

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

  171. COLLS Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

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

  172. DATTO Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

    A local headman in many parts of central Malaysia and the southern Philippines. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  173. DESIS Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

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

  174. ELVAN Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

    Of or relating to certain veins of feldspathic or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts of Cornwall. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  175. ENOKI Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

    An enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  176. FRAIS Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words
  177. GLUEY Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

    Viscous and adhesive, as glue. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  178. GRANS Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

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

  179. INDRI Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

    One of the largest living lemurs (Indri indri), native to Madagascar. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  180. JIVES Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

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

  181. JUKED Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

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

  182. KNOOP Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

    A surname from German or Dutch — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  183. KNOWE Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

    A small hill; a knoll. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  184. KOFTA Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

    Any of various spicy meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East, Caucasus, South Asia, and the Balkans. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  185. LATUS Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

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

  186. LAXER Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

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

  187. LUNES Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

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

  188. MARLE Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

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

  189. MENGE Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words
  190. MONOS Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

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

  191. MOONG Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

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

  192. MUHLY Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

    Any of the many species of grasses of genus Muhlenbergia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  193. NABOB Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

    Someone of great wealth or importance. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  194. NACRE Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

    A pearly substance made mainly of stacked layers of aragonite and organic matter which lines the interior of many shells; mother-of-pearl. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  195. NALLA Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

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

  196. NAMER Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

    One who names, or calls by name. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  197. OVINE Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

    Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  198. PARKY Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

    Of, from, or related to a park or parks generally, especially parklike. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  199. PEPLE Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

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

  200. PIRRI Zipf 1.68 · about 1 use per 21 million words

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.