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. CACTI Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

    Past Wordle answer on December 2, 2025 · solver pressure 7/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  2. CHAFF Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  3. COMPS Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  4. CORBY Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Alternative form of corbie (“type of bird”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  5. CRUMP Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  6. DINGO Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 21, 2024 · solver pressure 75/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  7. DONNE Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A surname, notably held by John Donne, English poet — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  8. FROTH Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

    Past Wordle answer on June 4, 2022 · solver pressure 28/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  9. GUILE Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 2, 2024 · solver pressure 10/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  10. HALLO Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  11. HOMEY Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  12. IRKED Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  13. LOBOS Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  14. LOVEY Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    An informal mode of address (associated most often with actors and the like). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  15. NATTY Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Smart and fashionable. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  16. PARED Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  17. PIKES Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  18. PROWL Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 30, 2024 · solver pressure 71/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  19. QUASH Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To defeat decisively, to suppress. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 29, 2025 · solver pressure 25/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  20. REDOX Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Of or relating to any reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  21. RIFTS Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  22. RISHI Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A Vedic poet and seer who composed Rigvedic hymns, who alone or with others invokes the deities with poetry of a sacred character. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  23. SHREW Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  24. SHUSH Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To be quiet; to keep quiet. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 5, 2025 · solver pressure 97/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  25. SITED Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  26. SOAPY Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  27. SPIKY Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Of a plant: producing spikes (“ears (as of corn); inflorescences in which sessile flowers are arranged on unbranched elongated axes”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  28. WAVER Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To swing or wave, especially in the air, wind, etc.; to flutter. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 14, 2026 · solver pressure 86/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  29. WRING Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  30. ZORRO Zipf 2.75 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A South American canid of the species Lycalopex culpaeus, visually similar to (and sometimes referred to as) a fox but more closely related to a wolf. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  31. AGAVE Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Any plant in the large, variable genus Agave of succulent plants, commonly armed with formidable prickles, flowering at maturity after several years, and generally dying thereafter; large species… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  32. BEAKS Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  33. BEEFY Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Similar to, or tasting like beef. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 26, 2023 · solver pressure 93/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  34. BERKS Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  35. BOARS Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  36. BOING Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A representation of the sound of something bouncing. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  37. DEVOS Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  38. DRAPE Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A curtain; a drapery. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 25, 2025 · solver pressure 3/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  39. FORDS Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  40. INNIT Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Used as a replacement for any other negative tag question, irrespective of person, number, or verb. May precede the statement. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  41. LASSO Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on March 17, 2025 · solver pressure 60/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  42. LEMMA Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  43. ORCAS Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  44. OUIJA Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  45. POLIS Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  46. REDUX Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Of a topic, redone, restored, brought back, or revisited. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  47. SCONE Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 11, 2024 · solver pressure 27/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  48. STANS Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  49. STEEN Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  50. TAMER Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    One who tames or subdues. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  51. VICHY Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A town in Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France; the capital of Vichy France during World War II. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  52. VULVA Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  53. ZONAL Zipf 2.74 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Divided into zones. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  54. AMIGA Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  55. BAKES Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  56. BALLY Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  57. BEAUX Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  58. BEEPS Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  59. BIOME Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 9, 2021 · solver pressure 29/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  60. BOUGH Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 4, 2022 · solver pressure 78/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  61. CRONY Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  62. DICKY Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  63. DUMBO Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  64. ECOLE Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words
  65. EMCEE Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Alternative form of MC in its senses as — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 28, 2026 · solver pressure 71/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  66. FUGUE Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 9, 2025 · solver pressure 74/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  67. GLEAN Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 11, 2022 · solver pressure 59/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  68. GUTSY Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Marked by courage, determination or boldness in the face of difficulties or danger; having guts. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  69. HAFIZ Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A Muslim who has memorized the whole Qur'an. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  70. LANKY Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 18, 2024 · solver pressure 47/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  71. LURID Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 14, 2025 · solver pressure 52/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  72. PALES Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  73. REALS Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  74. STIPE Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    The stem of a mushroom, kelp, etc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  75. STREP Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Ellipsis of strep throat. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  76. TRILL Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  77. UNMET Zipf 2.73 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

    Past Wordle answer on August 10, 2021 · solver pressure 44/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  78. AGORA Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A place for gathering. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  79. ASKEW Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Turned or twisted to one side. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 25, 2022 · solver pressure 10/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  80. BICEP Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

    Past Wordle answer on May 12, 2025 · solver pressure 22/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  81. CORSO Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Ellipsis of Cane Corso (“type of dog”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  82. DELFT Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Alternative form of Delft (“style of earthenware”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  83. DORKY Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Like a dork. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  84. GANJA Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Marijuana, the inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  85. HOWES Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  86. HUNKY Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Exhibiting strong, masculine beauty. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 13, 2022 · solver pressure 90/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  87. OUTDO Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words CEFR B2

    To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 28, 2021 · solver pressure 55/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  88. PISSY Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Soaked or dirtied by urine. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  89. PYGMY Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A member of various legendary races of dwarfs, or supernatural peoples of diminutive stature. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  90. RIVEN Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  91. SKIDS Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  92. TETRA Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Any of numerous species of small freshwater fish of the South American family Characidae and West African family Alestidae, popular in home aquariums. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  93. VERSO Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    The back 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)

  94. VROOM Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    The sound of an engine, especially when it is revving up. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  95. ZOOMS Zipf 2.72 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  96. ARSED Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  97. CASKS Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  98. CHARD Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 18, 2023 · solver pressure 27/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  99. CRIBS Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  100. DEWAR Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A vacuum flask; a vessel which keeps its contents hotter or cooler than their environment without the need to modify the pressure, by interposing an evacuated region to provide thermal insulation… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  101. ELEGY Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  102. EVENS Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  103. FIVER Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A banknote with a value of five units of currency. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  104. FOLIC Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Of or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  105. GOLLY Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  106. GOUGE Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Senses relating to cutting tools. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 30, 2021 · solver pressure 40/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  107. KILNS Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  108. LOINS Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  109. MAUVE Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A pale purple or violet colour, like the colour of the dye after it has faded. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 1, 2024 · solver pressure 23/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  110. MITTS Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  111. OMITS Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  112. PACER Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  113. PHISH Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To engage in phishing. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  114. RAKES Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  115. RAVEL Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To entwine or tangle (something) confusedly; to entangle. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  116. SCAPE Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A leafless stalk growing directly out of a root, bulb, or subterranean structure. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  117. STADE Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A stage of progress — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  118. TAFFY Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 10, 2025 · solver pressure 93/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  119. TEPID Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 28, 2022 · solver pressure 58/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  120. TRIPE Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 9, 2025 · solver pressure 7/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  121. WESTS Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  122. WILES Zipf 2.71 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  123. ANION Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A negatively charged ion. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  124. BALMY Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Producing balm. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 8, 2025 · solver pressure 88/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  125. BARDS Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  126. BENTO Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged into an elaborate design. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  127. BOWES Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  128. CAKED Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  129. CUPPA Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A cup of tea (or sometimes any hot drink). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  130. DURST Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  131. FATWA Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A formal legal decree, opinion, or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  132. GLYPH Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 18, 2022 · solver pressure 55/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  133. GUMBO Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 13, 2026 · solver pressure 70/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  134. INANE Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Lacking sense or meaning, often to the point of boredom or annoyance. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 13, 2022 · solver pressure 6/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  135. LABIA Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    The folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval vestibule. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  136. LEEKS Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  137. NITTY Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Foolish, inane. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  138. NOIRE Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words
  139. SAGGY Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Baggy or loose-fitting. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  140. SEPTA Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  141. SERFS Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  142. SKEET Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  143. SNEER Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words CEFR B2

    To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  144. SPLAT Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    The narrow wooden centre piece of a chair back. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 19, 2023 · solver pressure 84/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  145. TOUTS Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  146. USURP Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To seize and hold or use (powers, an office, a coat of arms, a right or copyright, etc) from another, without right (usually by illegitimate means). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 28, 2022 · solver pressure 81/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  147. UTERO Zipf 2.70 · about 1 use per 2 million words
  148. ADDER Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A name loosely applied to various snakes more or less resembling a viper. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  149. ALGAL Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Pertaining to, or like, algae. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  150. ALLAY Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  151. BREAM Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  152. CHINS Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  153. CODER Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A device that generates a code, often as a series of pulses. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  154. DEGAS Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To remove the gas from. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  155. GHAZI Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A Muslim warrior who fights in war against non-Muslims, especially one who has won renown as a martial champion; often used as a title. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  156. KNICK Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Alternative spelling of nick (“to make a notch in”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  157. LEGER Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  158. LOWES Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  159. MAZES Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  160. MINTY Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Having a flavor or essence of mint. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 10, 2025 · solver pressure 19/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  161. MOLDY Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Covered with mold. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 1, 2025 · solver pressure 47/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  162. OCHRE Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  163. ORANG Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  164. PLOWS Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  165. RIVET Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A cylindrical mechanical fastener which is supplied with a factory head at one end and is used to attach multiple parts together by passing its bucktail through a hole and upsetting its end to form a… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on February 1, 2025 · solver pressure 24/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  166. TARDY Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Late; overdue or delayed. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on November 17, 2023 · solver pressure 12/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  167. TWIRL Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A movement where a person spins round elegantly; a pirouette. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 3, 2024 · solver pressure 19/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  168. VARDY Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  169. WAGGA Zipf 2.69 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A rug created from material scraps, small raw wool scraps and hessian bags. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  170. ABATE Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 7, 2021 · solver pressure 5/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  171. ADIOS Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    goodbye — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  172. BLOCS Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  173. BUSBY Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A fur hat, usually with a plume in the front, worn by certain members of the military or brass bands. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  174. DOPEY Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

    Past Wordle answer on March 23, 2025 · solver pressure 39/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  175. DUCKY Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  176. EASEL Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 30, 2024 · solver pressure 35/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  177. GORDO Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A diminutive of the male given name Gordon. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  178. GRIST Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Grain that is to be ground in a mill. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  179. GROPE Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  180. INLAY Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To place (pieces of a foreign material) within another material to form a decorative design. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 2, 2024 · solver pressure 13/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  181. MANDI Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A traditional style of washing oneself in Indonesia and Malaysia, using a small container to scoop water out of a larger container and pour it over the body. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  182. PARAS Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  183. POACH Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  184. PUBES Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    plural of pubis (“pubic bones”) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  185. RAINE Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  186. SACRA Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  187. SAPPY Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  188. SHILL Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 21, 2026 · solver pressure 94/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  189. SHINS Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  190. SKANK Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  191. SLATS Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  192. SPEER Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    to ask, to inquire — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  193. SQUAW Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A woman, wife; especially a Native American woman. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  194. THROB Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To pound or beat rapidly or violently. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 12, 2025 · solver pressure 42/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  195. TIMON Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A male given name from Ancient Greek of mostly historical use. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  196. TOYED Zipf 2.68 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  197. ASADA Zipf 2.67 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  198. BIGHT Zipf 2.67 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  199. BILGE Zipf 2.67 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    The rounded portion of a ship's hull, forming a transition between the bottom and the sides. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 13, 2025 · solver pressure 14/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  200. BONNE Zipf 2.67 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A French nursemaid. — 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.