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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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. DAUBE Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    A stew of braised meat, usually beef. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  2. DHOLE Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    An Asian wild dog, Cuon alpinus. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  3. DOXED Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

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

  4. FAUVE Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

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

  5. FAYNE Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

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

  6. FAZES Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

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

  7. FELCH Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    To suck semen out of a sexual partner's vagina or anus. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  8. GILDS Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

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

  9. HOWAY Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    A general cry of encouragement. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  10. HYPHY Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    Rambunctious, loud, crazy, dangerous, irrational, and outrageous in behavior. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  11. INAPT Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

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

  12. JOYED Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

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

  13. KAMAS Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

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

  14. KAYLE Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    A pin used in kayles or skittles. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  15. LAHAR Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

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

  16. MADAR Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

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

  17. MAKOS Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

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

  18. MAUKA Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    inland, towards the mountains. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  19. MUSSY Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    Having been mussed: messy, rumpled. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  20. NATYA Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    The classical Indian forms of dance, singing, and dramatics. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  21. NGONI Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    A West African stringed instrument, shaped like a guitar. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  22. OPSIN Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    Any of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the retina. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  23. PILAU Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

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

  24. PULLY Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

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

  25. QUIRT Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  26. RAGGY Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    Raglike; like a rag. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  27. RINGE Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    A whisk made of heather. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  28. TALPA Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    An encysted tumour on the head; a wen. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  29. TERAS Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    a grossly malformed fetus — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  30. TUFTY Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    Having the form of or resembling a tuft (“a bunch of grass, hair, etc., held together at the base”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  31. UDYOG Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words
  32. USQUE Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

    whisky — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  33. VALIS Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

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

  34. WEEKE Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

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

  35. WINGE Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

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

  36. WORTS Zipf 1.58 · about 1 use per 26 million words

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

  37. ACHEY Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  38. ARIKI Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    A person having a hereditary chiefly or noble rank in Polynesia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  39. ATOPY Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    A hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop localized immediate hypersensitivity reactions to allergens such as pollen, food etc and is manifested by hay fever, asthma, or similar… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  40. BALKY Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words CEFR B2

    Refusing to proceed or cooperate. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  41. BENNE Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  42. BINGS Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  43. BOFFO Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    Outstanding; very good or successful. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  44. BOLAR Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    Of, relating to, or similar to, bole or clay; clayey. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  45. BOMBO Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    Short for bombo criollo — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  46. CHICS Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  47. CIVVY Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    A civilian; someone who is not in the military. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  48. DIVEY Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    Having the character of a dive, a disreputable bar or nightclub. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  49. DUMKA Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    A genre of instrumental folk music from Ukraine. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  50. ECARD Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  51. FUCUS Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    Any alga of the genus Fucus. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  52. GELLY Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  53. GRYCE Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words
  54. HONGI Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    The Maori greeting of touching noses. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  55. JAMBU Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  56. KEENS Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  57. KOORI Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  58. LAPPY Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  59. LAUCH Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words
  60. LEUCO Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    Of or relating to leuco dyes and their related compounds. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  61. LYRES Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  62. MALIS Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  63. MERKS Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  64. MINDI Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  65. MONER Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    Any member of the former kingdom Monera. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  66. MVULA Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words
  67. NATAK Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    A play or dramatic production. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  68. NGOMA Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    A large social dancing event in parts of Africa. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  69. NOVIO Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words
  70. OLLER Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  71. PALAS Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    A tree of eastern India and Burma, Butea monosperma. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  72. PILCH Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  73. PRISS Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    A prissy person — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  74. REBID Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    To bid (command or summon) again. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  75. RHODY Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  76. STOUP Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    A receptacle for holy water, especially a basin set at the entrance of a church. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  77. SWAGE Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    A tool, used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers, for shaping of a metal item. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  78. TACHO Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  79. TAZZA Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    A shallow saucer-like dish, mounted either on a stem and foot or on a foot alone. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  80. VACUO Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words
  81. WASPY Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

    Resembling or characteristic of a wasp; wasplike. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  82. WINOS Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  83. YAMPA Zipf 1.57 · about 1 use per 27 million words

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

  84. ABASE Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 15, 2021 · solver pressure 20/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  85. ABLOW Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    Blossoming, blooming, in blossom. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  86. AGONE Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  87. ANURA Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words
  88. BAHUT Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A portable coffer or chest with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage. It was the original portmanteau. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  89. BAJRA Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    Pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus, syn. Pennisetum glaucum). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  90. BERKO Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    Mad; crazy, especially with rage. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  91. BONCE Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    The human head. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  92. BOTAS Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words
  93. BULGY Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    Having one or more bulges; bulging — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  94. BURGS Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  95. COSEY Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  96. EGADS Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  97. FILMI Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    Music written especially for Bollywood films. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  98. FIRER Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A person who fires a weapon; a shooter. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  99. FUSIL Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  100. GADDI Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  101. GALAH Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A member of species Eolophus roseicapilla of pink and grey species of cockatoos, native to Australia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  102. GARRI Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A West African food made from fried mashed cassava tubers. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  103. GAZAL Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  104. GEEST Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A type of slightly raised landscape, with sandy and gravelly soils, that occurs in the plains of Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  105. GIBES Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  106. HALVA Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in South Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  107. HYRAX Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  108. JOMON Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    Relating to an early Neolithic culture in Japan and Korea. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  109. KIVAS Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  110. LURVE Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    Love, fondness. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  111. MATHE Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words
  112. MEREL Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words
  113. MITTA Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    An old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  114. MORAS Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  115. NAPPE Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    The profile of a body of water flowing over an obstruction in a vertical drop. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  116. NORIA Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A treadwheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  117. OGHAM Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  118. OMERS Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  119. PINGO Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A conical mound of earth with an ice core caused by permafrost uplift, particularly if lasting more than a year. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  120. POULE Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A girl, a young woman, especially seen as promiscuous; a slut. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  121. PULAO Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  122. RALES Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  123. RANEE Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  124. RINCE Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words
  125. RUGAE Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  126. RUTIN Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A flavonoid, found in many plants, that is a glycoside of quercetin and rutinose. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  127. SAULS Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  128. SCUDI Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  129. SLOGS Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  130. SMOUT Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A printer who does short-term work in various offices. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  131. STIMS Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  132. TALAR Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    Relating to the talus. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  133. TITIN Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A protein important in the contraction of striated muscle tissues. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  134. TOLAR Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A state currency formerly used by the Republic of Slovenia between 1991 and 2006, divided into 100 stotins. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  135. TOOMS Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  136. VAPED Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  137. VEGES Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  138. WICKY Zipf 1.56 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    Sheep laurel, a shrub of species Kalmia angustifolia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  139. AMMOS Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  140. ANOLE Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    Any of the family Dactyloidae of chiefly arboreal dactyloid lizards native to the Americas, which feature a brightly colored dewlap and the ability to change color. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  141. APTED Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words
  142. BOTES Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  143. BUNDU Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A wilderness region, away from cities. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  144. CLAST Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    a fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  145. CLOZE Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A form of written examination in which candidates are required to provide words that have been omitted from sentences, thereby demonstrating their knowledge and comprehension of the text. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  146. DAUBS Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  147. DILLS Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  148. DOLMA Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    Any of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes. The filling generally consists of rice, minced meat or grains, together with onion, herbs and spices. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  149. EGGAR Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    Any moth of the family Lasiocampidae. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  150. EVITE Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  151. GOOBY Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words
  152. GREGO Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A type of rough jacket with a hood. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  153. IROKO Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A hardwood obtained from several African trees, especially of the species Milicia excelsa. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  154. JOWAR Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  155. KABAR Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    One of the Khazar rebels who joined Magyar tribes and the Rus' khaganate confederations in the 9th century CE. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  156. MAIMS Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  157. MESTO Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    sad, mournful — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  158. MOBOS Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  159. NAIRU Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    Initialism of non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  160. NUMEN Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A divinity, especially a local or presiding god. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  161. NYALA Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A southern African antelope, Tragelaphus angasii (syn. Nyala angasii), with thin white stripes in the grey or brown coat, a ridge of tufted hair running all along the spine, and long horns with a… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  162. OATEN Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    Of, pertaining to, or made of oats. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  163. ONELY Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  164. OZEKI Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A sumo wrestler ranking below yokozuna and above sekiwake; champion. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  165. PARER Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A tool used to pare things. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 16, 2022 · solver pressure 92/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  166. PESTA Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  167. PRIMP Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 13, 2024 · solver pressure 90/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  168. PURES Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  169. QUINO Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    Archaic form of keno (“gambling game”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  170. REIFY Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    To regard something abstract as if it were a concrete material thing. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  171. SAMAS Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  172. SAMEN Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words
  173. SANKO Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words
  174. SAWER Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    One who saws; a sawyer. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  175. SIDEY Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    Insignificant; small-time. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  176. SKALD Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A Nordic poet of the Viking Age. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  177. SMOKO Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    A cigarette break from work or military duty; a brief cessation of work to have a smoke, or (more generally) to take a small rest, snack etc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  178. STYLI Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  179. SUBBY Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  180. THETE Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words
  181. TOPES Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  182. TRUED Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

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

  183. YANDY Zipf 1.55 · about 1 use per 28 million words

    To separate (grain or pieces of mineral) by shaking in a special shallow dish — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  184. ARHAT Zipf 1.54 · about 1 use per 29 million words

    One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  185. BIFID Zipf 1.54 · about 1 use per 29 million words

    Cleft; divided into two principal or main parts, such as two lobes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  186. BRAME Zipf 1.54 · about 1 use per 29 million words

    Intense passion or emotion; vexation. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  187. CAGER Zipf 1.54 · about 1 use per 29 million words

    A person or machine responsible for managing a mineshaft cage. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  188. CERNE Zipf 1.54 · about 1 use per 29 million words

    A minor river in Dorset, England, which joins the River Frome at Dorchester. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  189. COTTS Zipf 1.54 · about 1 use per 29 million words

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

  190. CUPRO Zipf 1.54 · about 1 use per 29 million words

    rayon made by the cuproammonium process — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  191. CYCAD Zipf 1.54 · about 1 use per 29 million words

    Any plant of the division Cycadophyta, having a stout and woody trunk with a crown of large, hard and stiff, evergreen leaves. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  192. DRIBS Zipf 1.54 · about 1 use per 29 million words

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

  193. GERBE Zipf 1.54 · about 1 use per 29 million words

    Something resembling a (wheat) sheaf in appearance. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  194. HAZES Zipf 1.54 · about 1 use per 29 million words

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

  195. HYPOS Zipf 1.54 · about 1 use per 29 million words

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

  196. LADER Zipf 1.54 · about 1 use per 29 million words

    One who loads cargo onto a vessel. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  197. LOCIS Zipf 1.54 · about 1 use per 29 million words

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

  198. LUDES Zipf 1.54 · about 1 use per 29 million words

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

  199. MAULA Zipf 1.54 · about 1 use per 29 million words
  200. MONIC Zipf 1.54 · about 1 use per 29 million words

    Of a polynomial whose leading coefficient is one. — 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.