5 FiveLetterWords

Uncommon five-letter words

Words that appear between once per million and once per ten million words — understood in context, rarely produced unprompted.

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All 2,984 words, Zipf 2 to 3

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. UDDER Zipf 2.29 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    An organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 29, 2025 · solver pressure 77/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  2. WAKEN Zipf 2.29 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    To wake or rouse from sleep. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  3. BITSY Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  4. BOREL Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  5. DUSTS Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  6. FINIS Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    Of a book or other work: the end. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  7. FOUNT Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    That from which something proceeds; an origin, a source. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  8. GAMBA Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    Abbreviation of viola da gamba. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  9. GRIFT Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A confidence game or swindle. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 25, 2025 · solver pressure 63/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  10. KAFIR Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  11. KAROO Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    Any vast prairie bordering a desert. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  12. LENSE Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  13. MAIRE Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A female given name from Irish. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  14. NIXED Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  15. OWARI Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  16. PALED Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  17. PAMPA Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    singular of pampas — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  18. PECKS Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  19. SCARP Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    The steep artificial slope below a fort's parapet. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  20. SKEWS Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  21. SOLED Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    Having a specified kind of sole. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  22. SOUPY Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    Resembling soup; creamy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  23. TINGS Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  24. TOROS Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  25. WAZIR Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  26. YOGIS Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  27. YOUSE Zipf 2.28 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  28. ABUTS Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  29. ANTIS Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  30. BELCH Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    To expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so loudly. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 15, 2021 · solver pressure 40/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  31. BIRKS Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  32. CENTO Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A hotchpotch, a mixture; especially a piece made up of quotations from other authors, or a poem containing individual lines from other poems. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  33. DOLED Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  34. GLACE Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words
  35. HARTS Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  36. ISSEI Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A member of the first generation of Japanese immigrants to North America, South America, or Australia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  37. JAUNE Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words
  38. LOVIE Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    Alternative form of lovey (“term of address”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  39. LULLS Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  40. MARTS Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  41. MINKE Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    Ellipsis of minke whale. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  42. MUSTA Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    Contraction of must + have. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  43. PEONS Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  44. PETAR Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  45. PONTY Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  46. PUBIS Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  47. ROLLY Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    Rolling; having the ability to roll, usually due to wheels attached on the bottom. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  48. SASSE Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A sluice or lock, as in a river or canal, to make it more navigable. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  49. SHOJI Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A door or partition consisting of a wooden frame covered in rice paper, used in traditional Japanese architecture. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  50. SWIRE Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A hollow between two hills or peaks, especially with a road running through it; a vale. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  51. SWIZZ Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A swindle, con. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  52. TANGA Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A pair of tanga briefs. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  53. TEATS Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  54. TIZZY Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 21, 2025 · solver pressure 94/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  55. TWITS Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  56. WELTS Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  57. WOMBS Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  58. WYTHE Zipf 2.27 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A continuous vertical section of masonry, one unit in thickness. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  59. BALER Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A machine for creating bales, e.g., of hay or cotton. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 5, 2025 · solver pressure 39/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  60. BOCCE Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court, or informally, as a lawn game. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  61. BOURG Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  62. BUNCE Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A bonus; additional pay; money. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  63. BURPS Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  64. CHERT Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  65. CLAES Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    clothes — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  66. CREMA Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    The light-colored, orangish head of foam on a cup of espresso. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  67. DAYAL Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  68. DEIGN Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    To consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give (something), often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to vouchsafe. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  69. DOULA Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant woman or couple before, during or after childbirth. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  70. ELFIN Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 13, 2026 · solver pressure 9/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  71. FAZED Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    Hesitant, frightened; daunted, disconcerted; perturbed, put off. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  72. GALAS Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  73. HARDS Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  74. HONES Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  75. LAVAS Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  76. LOTSA Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  77. MAZAR Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A mausoleum or shrine in the Arab world. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  78. MEECH Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  79. MERCS Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  80. NEGUS Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A drink made of wine, often port, mixed with hot water, oranges or lemons, spices and sugar. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  81. ROSSA Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A female given name from Italian — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  82. SPINK Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  83. TALUK Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    A hereditary estate in parts of India; subsequently, an administrative subdivision of a district. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  84. UPEND Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    To end up; to set on end. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  85. VINER Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

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

  86. WAGYU Zipf 2.26 · about 1 use per 5 million words

    Any of several Japanese breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  87. AMICI Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  88. CLAVE Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    singular of claves — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  89. CRONK Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    To honk like a goose. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  90. DOLOR Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  91. DOYEN Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    The senior, or eldest male member of a group. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  92. EYRIE Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    The nest of a bird of prey. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  93. FAYED Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  94. FLOUT Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 26, 2022 · solver pressure 53/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  95. FUMED Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  96. GAMED Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  97. GARAM Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words
  98. HUBBA Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  99. HYOID Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon (υ). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  100. JEFFS Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  101. JOIST Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  102. KLANG Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Any periodic sound, especially one composed of a fundamental and harmonics, as opposed to simple periodic sounds (sine tones). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  103. KOHLS Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  104. LITES Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  105. MANOA Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words
  106. MASSY Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Heavy; massive. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  107. MOATS Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  108. MOULT Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 26, 2021 · solver pressure 55/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  109. MURRY Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    moray eel — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  110. NAPPA Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Alternative form of napa (Chinese cabbage or napa leather) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  111. NERVY Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Having nerve; bold; brazen. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 16, 2025 · solver pressure 98/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  112. PAOLI Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  113. PARLE Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Parley; talk. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  114. PORGY Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  115. RADIX Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  116. REPRO Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  117. SANER Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  118. SNIPS Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  119. TANTE Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  120. ULAMA Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A modern ball game descended from tlachtli. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  121. VEUVE Zipf 2.25 · about 1 use per 6 million words
  122. ABAYA Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  123. AEONS Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  124. AURUM Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Gold (used in the names of various substances, see "Derived terms"). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  125. BALMS Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  126. BORAS Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  127. BULLA Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  128. DEISM Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  129. DITZY Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Silly or scatterbrained, usually of a young woman. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  130. DOUMA Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Archaic form of duma (“Russian legislative assembly”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  131. EXONS Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  132. GENII Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  133. GOWAN Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A common daisy (Bellis perennis). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  134. GRAMA Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Various species of grass in the genus Bouteloua, including Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  135. HOOKY Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Absence from school or work; truancy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  136. KISAN Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    An Indian tribal group found in Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  137. LESBO Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  138. LIANE Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  139. LORAN Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  140. MARRA Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A friend, pal, buddy, mate. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  141. OCTET Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A group or set of eight of something. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 5, 2024 · solver pressure 31/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  142. PAISE Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  143. PERPS Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  144. PERSE Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A very dark (almost black) purple or blue-gray colour. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  145. RAMIS Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  146. RECTO Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  147. SATAY Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A dish made from small pieces of meat or fish grilled on a skewer and served with a spicy peanut sauce, originating from Indonesia and Malaysia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  148. SAYID Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  149. SLOBS Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  150. SNEED Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    To seethe; to become extremely frustrated and agitated. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  151. VERTE Zipf 2.24 · about 1 use per 6 million words
  152. AARTI Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A particular Hindu prayer ritual, involving candles made from clarified butter. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  153. ABIES Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A tree of the genus Abies. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  154. ALIYA Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  155. ASANA Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  156. ATMAN Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    The true self of an individual beyond identification with worldly phenomena, the essence of an individual, an infinitesimal part of Brahman. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  157. ATTAR Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    An essential oil extracted from flowers. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  158. BASHA Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A tarpaulin or plastic waterproof sheet. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  159. BLECH Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  160. BOKEH Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image projected by a camera lens. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  161. BYWAY Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A road or track not following a main route; a secondary or minor road or path. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  162. CASCO Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A flat-bottomed, square-ended boat once used in the Philippines as a lighter to ferry goods between ship and shore — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  163. CHOON Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A song or track, especially one that is catchy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  164. CLUNK Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  165. CROUP Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    The top of the rump of a horse or other quadruped. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  166. CRUNK Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Crazy and intoxicated. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  167. DIPPY Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Lacking common sense. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  168. EBBED Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Having receded, or reduced in amount, intensity, or importance; diminished. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  169. FROND Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 1, 2024 · solver pressure 33/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  170. GOETH Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  171. GORED Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  172. HADJI Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  173. HANSA Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words
  174. HONKS Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  175. ILIUM Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  176. JUSTE Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  177. KERNS Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  178. LIGER Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    An animal born to a male lion and a tigress. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  179. LOOKY Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  180. LYSOL Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Alternative letter-case form of Lysol. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  181. MANIS Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  182. MAPES Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  183. MESAS Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  184. MUDRA Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist iconography. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  185. NOBBY Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Wealthy or of high social position; of or pertaining to a nob (person of great wealth or social standing). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  186. PERVS Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  187. PUDGE Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Something short and fat. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  188. PULPY Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Having the characteristics of pulp. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 4, 2021 · solver pressure 100/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  189. RAMIN Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A male given name. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  190. RITZY Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Elegant and luxurious. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  191. RIVES Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  192. ROKER Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    The thornback ray. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  193. SETAE Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  194. SUTTA Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  195. TAIKO Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A traditional drum, beaten by yobidashi to announce the beginning of a tournament, and at the end of each day — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  196. TASED Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

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

  197. TENCH Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A species of freshwater game fish, Tinca tinca. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  198. VARIA Zipf 2.23 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Alternative form of baria (“Greek diacritic”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  199. ANDRO Zipf 2.22 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    A Meitei traditional type of alcoholic beverage or drink, originated from Andro village, Manipur, India. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  200. ANENT Zipf 2.22 · about 1 use per 6 million words

    Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos. — 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.

“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.