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. TANSY Zipf 2.17 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum vulgare. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  2. VIVES Zipf 2.17 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A disease of animals, especially horses, based in the glands under the ear, where a tumour is formed which sometimes ends in suppuration. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  3. BABBY Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  4. BLASE Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  5. BLEST Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  6. BOURN Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Alternative form of bourne (“small stream or brook”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  7. BRIMS Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  8. CHAYA Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A teahouse in Japan. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  9. CHOOK Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A chicken, especially a hen. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  10. DEERS Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  11. DOOMS Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  12. DOUCE Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Sweet; nice; pleasant. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  13. GAUZY Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Resembling gauze; light, thin, translucent. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  14. GLUON Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons, mesons and other hadrons and is associated with the strong nuclear force. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  15. GOTCH Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Men's underwear. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  16. HAJJI Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    An honorific given to a Muslim who has participated in a hajj. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  17. HUFFS Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  18. KANGA Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A comb, required to be worn at all times by Sikhs, one of the five Ks. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  19. LANDE Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    An uncultivated plain, especially a sandy track along the seashore in southwestern France. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  20. LOVAT Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A dusty blue-green colour. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  21. MALAM Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  22. MATSU Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Pinus thunbergii, the Japanese pine. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  23. MELES Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  24. MILCH Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Used to produce milk; dairy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  25. MIXUP Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  26. MUTHA Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  27. NAWAL Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A barangay of Bokod, Benguet, Philippines. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  28. PREEN Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 2, 2025 · solver pressure 78/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  29. RANGA Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    An orange-haired or red-haired person. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  30. REVIE Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    To vie with, or rival, in return. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  31. SWALE Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A low tract of moist or marshy land. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  32. SWART Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  33. TOILS Zipf 2.16 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  34. ANTES Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  35. BEERY Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Smelling or tasting of beer. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  36. BLUED Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  37. BUNDT Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A baking pan with a hollow, circular, raised area in the middle. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  38. BUNTY Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    a female pet name — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  39. CHIAO Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A Taoist ritual of cosmic renewal. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  40. COPRA Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    The dried kernel of the coconut, from which coconut oil is extruded. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  41. COTES Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  42. DACHA Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  43. DAMAN Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  44. DEEPS Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  45. ELAND Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  46. HYTHE Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A landing-place in a river; a harbour or small port. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  47. LAIRS Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  48. LIMAN Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A wide estuary formed as a lagoon at the mouth of one or more rivers, where flow is constrained by a bar of sediments (created by either the current of a sea or a sediment-saturated river)… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  49. LOWEN Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    To make or become low. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  50. MAKAN Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  51. NAGAS Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  52. NATCH Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Naturally; of course. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  53. PAILS Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  54. PLONK Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    The sound made by something solid landing. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  55. PUPAL Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Of or pertaining to the pupa stage of insect metamorphosis. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  56. SANGO Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A rudimentary wooden bridge in India. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  57. SEBUM Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  58. SHAUL Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  59. TARGA Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A locality in the City of Launceston, northern Tasmania, Australia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  60. ULEMA Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    plural of alim; the guardians of legal and religious tradition in Islam; clerics. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  61. ZINKE Zipf 2.15 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Alternative spelling of zink (“musical instrument”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  62. ADOBO Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  63. ALANS Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  64. BASER Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    someone who uses freebase cocaine or other drugs — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  65. BASSE Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    The bass voice or part within French music — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  66. CAMAS Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Any of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  67. CHOTA Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Small; younger. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  68. CUTCH Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    a preservative, made from catechu gum boiled in water, used to prolong the life of a sail or net — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  69. DEARY Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A dear; a darling. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  70. DONER Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Doner kebab. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  71. DURAL Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  72. EYING Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    present participle and gerund of eye — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  73. FATSO Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Someone who is overweight. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  74. FOIST Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 15, 2025 · solver pressure 87/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  75. GAMMY Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Injured, or not functioning properly (with respect to legs). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  76. JIBES Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  77. JUDGY Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Inclined to make (disapproving) judgments; judgmental. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  78. KANAL Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A unit of area used in parts of northern India and in Pakistan, equivalent to one eighth of an acre. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  79. LAGAN Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  80. MALIC Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Pertaining to apples. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  81. MESON Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    An elementary particle that is composed of a quark and an antiquark, such as a kaon or pion. (Mesons composed of rarer quarks are much heavier.) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  82. NOIRS Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  83. OWLER Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  84. PORTH Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A town and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0291). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  85. REARM Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    To replace or restore the weapons or arms of a previously defeated, or disarmed army, country, person or other body. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  86. RICHT Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words
  87. SERIA Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A town in Belait District, Brunei Darussalam. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  88. SKINK Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A shin of beef. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  89. SLOOT Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  90. STENO Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    a stenographer, someone whose job is to take dictation in shorthand — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  91. TOADY Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage, or an obsequious, servile lackey or minion. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 18, 2026 · solver pressure 7/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  92. TROTH Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    An oath, pledge, plight, or promise. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  93. WOLFS Zipf 2.14 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  94. BARRO Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  95. BASHO Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A sumo tournament of any kind. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  96. BROME Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Any grass of the genus Bromus. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  97. BUBBY Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Familiar term of address for a boy; bub; bubba. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  98. EARNT Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  99. FILMY Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  100. FLORE Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, formerly in Daventry district. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  101. FOGLE Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  102. HAUGH Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A low-lying meadow by the side of a river. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  103. HOLEY Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Having, or being full of, holes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  104. KAPUT Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Out of order; not working. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  105. KEFIR Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to yogurt but more liquid. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 13, 2025 · solver pressure 41/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  106. KELTY Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  107. KITAB Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  108. KUDZU Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly Pueraria montana var. lobata, syn. Pueraria lobata in the US), grown as a root starch, and which is a notorious invasive weed in the… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  109. LIMEY Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Resembling limes (the fruit); lime-like. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  110. LINGA Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  111. LITHO Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  112. LONGA Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Belonging to; of, in, at, to. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  113. MICRA Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words
  114. MINKS Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  115. OCTAL Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    The number system that uses the eight digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  116. OFFED Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  117. POOFY Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    Of or pertaining to something that is puffy, filled with air, inflated. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  118. RANDS Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

  119. RECUT Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    to cut again. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  120. RUDER Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

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

    Past Wordle answer on August 27, 2022 · solver pressure 78/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  121. SHOUD Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words
  122. SPORK Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    An eating utensil shaped like a spoon, the bowl of which is divided into tines like those of a fork, and so has the function of both implements; some sporks have a serrated edge so they can also… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  123. TOQUE Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A type of hat with no brim. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  124. WEENY Zipf 2.13 · about 1 use per 7 million words

    A wiener, a hot dog. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  125. BANES Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  126. BLART Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    To sound loudly or harshly; to cry out, wail, lament. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  127. BLEAT Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on February 7, 2026 · solver pressure 30/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  128. BOULE Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    One of the bowls used in the French game of boules. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  129. BOZOS Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  130. CAKEY Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  131. CIVET Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    Any of the small carnivorous catlike mammals encompassing certain species from the families Viverridae, Eupleridae, and Nandiniidae, native to tropical Africa and Asia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  132. DEIST Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    Of or relating to deism and deists. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  133. DIVOT Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A torn-up piece of turf, especially by a golf club in making a stroke or by a horse's hoof. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 28, 2026 · solver pressure 46/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  134. DRYAD Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A female tree spirit; a woodnymph or tree nymph. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  135. DULLS Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  136. FINCA Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A country estate, farm or ranch in Spain or Hispanic America. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  137. GARBA Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A form of dance from the state of Gujarat in India, performed in a circle often around a lamp. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  138. GIGAS Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words
  139. GLOWY Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  140. KLUTZ Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A clumsy or stupid person. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  141. LAKIN Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  142. LENTO Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    Slow (45–60 bpm). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  143. MASER Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    a device for the coherent amplification or generation of electromagnetic radiation (especially of microwave frequency) by the use of excitation energy in resonant atomic or molecular systems — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  144. NARES Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  145. PLAGE Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A bright region in the chromosphere of the Sun. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  146. PULPS Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  147. ROUTH Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    Plenty, abundance. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  148. SHIEL Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A shepherd's hut or shieling. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  149. TAKIS Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  150. WAZOO Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  151. WHEAL Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A small raised swelling on the skin, often itchy, caused by a blow from a whip or an insect bite etc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  152. YEAHS Zipf 2.12 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  153. ANNUS Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words
  154. BALON Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  155. BOLAS Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  156. BREVE Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  157. BUSED Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  158. CAROB Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the Mediterranean region. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  159. CHAVS Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  160. DAPPY Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    daft, foolish — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  161. DELIS Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  162. DOILY Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A small ornamental piece of lace or linen or paper used to protect a surface from scratches by hard objects such as vases or bowls; or to decorate a plate of food. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  163. DUNGY Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    Resembling or characteristic of dung. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  164. EIDER Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    Any of the species of Somateria spp. and Polysticta stelleri or of the seaduck subfamily Merginae, which line their nests with fine down (taken from their own bodies). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  165. FLORY Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    Decorated with fleurs-de-lis projecting from it. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  166. FROYO Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  167. GROAT Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    Hulled grain, chiefly hulled oats. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  168. HERBY Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    Of or pertaining to herbs. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  169. JIRGA Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A gathering of elders or leaders in Pakistan or Afghanistan, especially within a tribe. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  170. JOCKO Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  171. KYLES Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  172. MIKAN Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    An orange seedless citrus fruit Citrus unshiu, originating from Japan, about the size of a tangerine. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  173. PEDIS Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  174. PLUNK Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A brief, dull sound, such as the sound of a string of a stringed instrument being plucked, or the thud of something landing on a surface. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 13, 2023 · solver pressure 72/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  175. ROSCO Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    Abbreviation of rolling stock (leasing) company. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  176. SEFER Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A book, especially a religious book. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  177. SHERO Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  178. SILER Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  179. SILTY Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    Having a noticeable amount of silt. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  180. SITCH Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  181. STELA Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    an obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  182. TORTE Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A rich, dense cake, typically made with many eggs and relatively little flour (as opposed to a sponge cake or gâteau). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  183. TUTUS Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  184. TWERP Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A fool, a twit. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  185. VAGAL Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    Of or relating to the vagus nerve. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  186. WITHE Zipf 2.11 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A flexible, slender shoot or twig, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  187. ARCHI Zipf 2.10 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  188. BACHA Zipf 2.10 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A dancing boy in parts of Central Asia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  189. BALTI Zipf 2.10 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A large iron pan having two handles, especially used in Pakistani cuisine — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  190. BAULK Zipf 2.10 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  191. CELLA Zipf 2.10 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    The central, enclosed part of an ancient temple, as distinguished from the open porticos. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  192. CHODE Zipf 2.10 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  193. CREDS Zipf 2.10 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  194. CZARS Zipf 2.10 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  195. DOLES Zipf 2.10 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  196. DOPES Zipf 2.10 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  197. FURTH Zipf 2.10 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    out or outside — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  198. GORES Zipf 2.10 · about 1 use per 8 million words

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

  199. GOSSE Zipf 2.10 · about 1 use per 8 million words
  200. GREVE Zipf 2.10 · about 1 use per 8 million words

    A surname. — 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.