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. MISTS Zipf 2.83 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  2. MUSTY Zipf 2.83 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Affected by dampness or mould; damp, mildewed, mouldy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 7, 2024 · solver pressure 64/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  3. NEVIS Zipf 2.83 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    An island of Saint Kitts and Nevis. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  4. RAVES Zipf 2.83 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  5. ROGAN Zipf 2.83 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  6. ROPED Zipf 2.83 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  7. ROSSO Zipf 2.83 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  8. SCIFI Zipf 2.83 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  9. SEEDY Zipf 2.83 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Literal senses: — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 18, 2021 · solver pressure 32/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  10. SLEET Zipf 2.83 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Pellets of ice made of mostly-frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  11. SPASM Zipf 2.83 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 3, 2025 · solver pressure 85/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  12. STUBS Zipf 2.83 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  13. SWATH Zipf 2.83 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    The track cut out by a scythe in mowing. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on February 7, 2025 · solver pressure 10/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  14. TINGE Zipf 2.83 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A small added amount of colour; (by extension) a small added amount of some other thing. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 13, 2025 · solver pressure 27/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  15. YOLKS Zipf 2.83 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  16. BURLY Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Large, well-built, and muscular. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 21, 2023 · solver pressure 81/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  17. CELTS Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  18. CHARA Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A green alga of the genus Chara. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  19. COVET Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 23, 2023 · solver pressure 26/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  20. DALES Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  21. DINGY Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Dark, dull. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 11, 2025 · solver pressure 72/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  22. ENTRE Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  23. FIZZY Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Containing bubbles. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 1, 2026 · solver pressure 97/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  24. GOURD Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  25. GRINS Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  26. JACKY Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  27. JELLO Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavoring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  28. LIBER Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    phloem — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  29. LURKS Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  30. MANTA Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  31. MORES Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  32. PERES Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  33. PILAR Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  34. PURDY Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  35. SHUNT Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 27, 2025 · solver pressure 8/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  36. STENT Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  37. SUMMA Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A comprehensive summary of, or treatise on a subject, especially theology or philosophy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  38. THANG Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Pronunciation spelling of thing, usually used to denote a known fad or popular activity. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  39. WICKS Zipf 2.82 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  40. AGATE Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 29, 2021 · solver pressure 20/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  41. ALKYL Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Any of a series of univalent radicals of the general formula CₙH₂ₙ₊₁ derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons. In other words, an alkane minus one hydrogen atom. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  42. ASTER Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  43. BARBS Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  44. CANTO Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  45. CYNIC Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A person whose outlook is scornfully negative. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on February 14, 2022 · solver pressure 51/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  46. ERRED Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  47. FAKER Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    One who fakes something. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  48. FJORD Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 3, 2021 · solver pressure 77/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  49. FLUME Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer (2 times, latest July 30, 2026) · solver pressure 16/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  50. FOILS Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  51. GALES Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  52. GRIPE Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To complain; to whine. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer (2 times, latest August 6, 2026) · solver pressure 18/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  53. GRUFF Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 29, 2025 · solver pressure 92/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  54. IMAMS Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  55. LOLLY Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A piece of hard candy on a stick; a lollipop. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  56. MIRED Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  57. MUMPS Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  58. ORTHO Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    An isomer of a benzene derivative having two substituents adjacent on the ring. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  59. OZZIE Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  60. REEKS Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  61. SALVE Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  62. SCALY Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Covered or abounding with scales. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  63. SCOLD Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words CEFR B1

    A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on February 1, 2023 · solver pressure 7/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  64. TROIS Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words
  65. VEXED Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    annoyed, irritated or distressed — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  66. VOIDS Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  67. WIPER Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  68. YARRA Zipf 2.81 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A river in southern Victoria, Australia, which flows through Melbourne to Port Phillip. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  69. AMPED Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  70. BEZEL Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    The sloping edge or face on a cutting tool. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  71. CRAPS Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make scores and avoid crap. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  72. CRICK Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A painful stiffness in some part of the body, like the neck or back, which makes it difficult to move the affected body part for some time; a cramp. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  73. DUNKS Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  74. FILET Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

    Past Wordle answer on August 24, 2024 · solver pressure 14/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  75. GONZO Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Using an unconventional, exaggerated, and highly subjective style, often when the reporter takes part in the events of the story. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  76. GRAFF Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  77. HYENA Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the family Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 8, 2024 · solver pressure 65/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  78. KNELT Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

    Past Wordle answer on October 12, 2023 · solver pressure 67/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  79. LAVAL Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Of or relating to lava. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  80. LAZAR Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Synonym of leper: a person suffering from Hansen's disease; a person suffering any contagious disease requiring similar isolation. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  81. LUSTY Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Exhibiting lust (in the obsolete sense meaning "vigor"); strong, healthy, robust; vigorous; full of sap or vitality. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 15, 2021 · solver pressure 64/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  82. MANNA Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  83. MILLE Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  84. MILOS Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  85. OUTRO Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A portion of music at the end of a song. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  86. PEASE Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Alternative form of pea (“common plant; its edible seed”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  87. PEELS Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  88. PEEVE Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    An annoyance or grievance. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  89. PINKS Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  90. PRONG Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 23, 2024 · solver pressure 49/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  91. SAWED Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  92. SLOOP Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  93. TONGS Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  94. TRITE Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 20, 2022 · solver pressure 2/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  95. TUSKS Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  96. VITAE Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  97. WHIGS Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  98. WINKS Zipf 2.80 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  99. ALLOT Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 31, 2026 · solver pressure 28/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  100. AMINE Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A functional group formally derived from ammonia by replacing one, two or three hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon or other radicals. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  101. BATTY Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Mad, crazy, silly. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 18, 2021 · solver pressure 97/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  102. BETTA Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Any fish of the genus Betta, especially Betta splendens (the Siamese fighting fish). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  103. BITTY Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Containing bits; fragmented. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  104. BLURB Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 21, 2023 · solver pressure 47/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  105. CHIRP Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words CEFR A2

    A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 8, 2025 · solver pressure 41/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  106. CLAYS Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  107. CLOGS Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  108. CONCH Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 22, 2025 · solver pressure 60/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  109. DIMLY Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    In a dim manner; not clearly. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  110. DUETS Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  111. GOLEM Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 14, 2021 · solver pressure 38/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  112. HARES Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  113. HONKY Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A white (Caucasian) person. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  114. JEEPS Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  115. LEPER Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  116. LEVEE Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    An elevated ridge of deposited sediment on the banks of a river, formed by the river's overflow at times of high discharge. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  117. LURCH Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A sudden or unsteady movement. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  118. MAMAS Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  119. MONDO Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  120. PROBS Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  121. RAZED Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  122. SARIN Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    The nerve gas O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  123. SCOOT Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A swift movement or trip — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  124. SHOWY Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 2, 2022 · solver pressure 89/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  125. SILKS Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  126. SILLS Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  127. SPATE Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A (sudden) flood or inundation of water; specifically, a flood in or overflow of a river or other watercourse due to heavy rain or melting snow; (uncountable, archaic) flooding, inundation. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 21, 2025 · solver pressure 33/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  128. TABBY Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 10, 2025 · solver pressure 63/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  129. TATAR Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    An agglutinative language belonging to the Altai group of Turkic languages. It is an official language of Tatarstan. There are some eight million speakers spread across Eastern Europe, Russia and… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  130. TILTS Zipf 2.79 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  131. AURAL Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  132. BLIMP Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    An airship constructed with a nonrigid lifting agent container. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 14, 2024 · solver pressure 50/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  133. CHEWS Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  134. CLARY Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    clary sage (Salvia sclarea) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  135. CURBS Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  136. DALLY Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 26, 2025 · solver pressure 76/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  137. ELUDE Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 23, 2023 · solver pressure 45/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  138. ENDER Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Something which ends another thing. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  139. GLADE Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 21, 2025 · solver pressure 24/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  140. GULCH Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A ravine-like or deep V-shaped valley, often eroded by flash floods; shallower than a canyon and deeper than a gully. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  141. HIKER Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    One who hikes, especially frequently. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  142. HOWLS Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  143. IRATE Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 4, 2023 · solver pressure 0/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  144. LAPIS Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Ellipsis of lapis lazuli. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  145. LOONY Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  146. MAMBO Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A voodoo priestess (in Haiti) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 29, 2024 · solver pressure 95/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  147. MILFS Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  148. MOPED Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  149. NICOL Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A surname originating as a patronymic. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  150. POPUP Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  151. ROWED Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  152. SCOFF Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 6, 2024 · solver pressure 76/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  153. SEPIA Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 14, 2026 · solver pressure 2/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  154. TABOR Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  155. VARNA Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  156. WEEPS Zipf 2.78 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  157. AMASS Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To collect into a mass or heap. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 14, 2024 · solver pressure 46/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  158. AUGER Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  159. BUOYS Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  160. CARDI Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  161. CHICA Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A Latin-American girl; a Latina. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  162. CREDO Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on March 19, 2023 · solver pressure 20/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  163. JOCKS Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  164. LAPEL Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 10, 2021 · solver pressure 45/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  165. MASHA Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  166. MAXED Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  167. MOWED Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  168. OMENS Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  169. PANSY Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  170. PARTE Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  171. PARTI Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    The basic, central, or main concept, drawing, or scheme of an architectural design. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  172. QUADS Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  173. RONIN Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A masterless samurai (who often becomes a mercenary to make ends meet). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  174. ROUEN Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    The prefecture of the department of Seine-Maritime, and the capital of the region of Normandy, France, on the Seine River. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  175. SAFES Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  176. TAWNY Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Of a light brown to brownish orange colour; orangey brown tinged with gold. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 27, 2023 · solver pressure 43/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  177. TRIMS Zipf 2.77 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  178. ANIMA Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  179. AWASH Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Washed by the waves or tide (of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it); covered with water. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 26, 2024 · solver pressure 38/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  180. BOSON Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  181. BRAWN Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 22, 2024 · solver pressure 79/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  182. CARNE Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  183. EATIN Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words
  184. FOAMS Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  185. GOTHS Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  186. GRIMY Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Stained or covered with grime. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 10, 2023 · solver pressure 80/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  187. ISLET Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

    Past Wordle answer on September 22, 2021 · solver pressure 13/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  188. JURIS Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words
  189. LAITY Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  190. MIDGE Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 23, 2022 · solver pressure 22/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  191. MOANA Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A unisex given name from Polynesian. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  192. NAJIB Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  193. NUEVO Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    New or novel, usually in reference to Latin American culture. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  194. PARKA Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 10, 2026 · solver pressure 93/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  195. POSIT Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Something that is posited; a postulate. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 5, 2026 · solver pressure 49/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  196. PUKED Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  197. SNORE Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words CEFR B2

    To breathe during sleep with harsh, snorting noises caused by vibration of the soft palate. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 22, 2026 · solver pressure 40/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  198. STANK Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    simple past of stink — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on February 20, 2026 · solver pressure 45/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  199. WANDS Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  200. WIMPY Zipf 2.76 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Having the characteristics of a wimp; feeble, indecisive, cowardly. — 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.