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. SENOR Zipf 2.61 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  2. SUCKY Zipf 2.61 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Suitable for sucking — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  3. SWAMY Zipf 2.61 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Dated form of swami. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  4. TODOS Zipf 2.61 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  5. TOMES Zipf 2.61 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  6. TOOTS Zipf 2.61 · about 1 use per 2 million words

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

  7. UNSEE Zipf 2.61 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    To undo the act of seeing something; to erase the memory of having seen something, or otherwise reverse the effect of having seen something. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  8. WASHY Zipf 2.61 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    Watery; damp; soft. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  9. WINCE Zipf 2.61 · about 1 use per 2 million words

    A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on January 22, 2022 · solver pressure 51/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  10. BITER Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Agent noun of bite: someone or something who bites or tends to bite. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  11. BLOAT Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    To cause to become distended. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  12. BOERS Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  13. BOLUS Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  14. BURSA Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  15. BYLAW Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A local custom or law of a settlement or district. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 17, 2026 · solver pressure 56/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  16. CHUMS Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  17. CRONE Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    An archetypal figure, a wise woman. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 15, 2023 · solver pressure 40/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  18. DECRY Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    To denounce as harmful. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 28, 2024 · solver pressure 23/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  19. DOWNY Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  20. EXALT Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words CEFR B2

    To honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 22, 2024 · solver pressure 20/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  21. FRITH Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A forest or wood; woodland generally. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  22. HALVE Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    To reduce to half the original amount. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 17, 2024 · solver pressure 33/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  23. HECHT Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words
  24. JAUNT Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 20, 2021 · solver pressure 78/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  25. KHANS Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  26. KNITS Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  27. LEVIS Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    descendants of the Israelite tribe of Levi; Levites — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  28. LOUSE Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 11, 2024 · solver pressure 16/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  29. MEZZO Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    mezzo-soprano — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  30. NAWAB Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polyura (possibly a subgenus of genus Charaxes). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  31. PANGS Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  32. PEEKS Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  33. PLIES Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  34. RABAT Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  35. REARS Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  36. REBUT Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    To drive back or beat back; to repulse. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 20, 2021 · solver pressure 28/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  37. SARAN Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A plastic resin used to make packaging films. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  38. SCRIP Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  39. SHEAF Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  40. SNOBS Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  41. TANTO Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A traditional Japanese small sword or knife; often used as a secondary weapon to a katana. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  42. TATER Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  43. THUNK Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  44. TINTS Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  45. WICCA Zipf 2.60 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A neopagan religion that was first popularized by books written in 1949, 1954, and 1959 by the Englishman Gerald Gardner, involving the worship of a horned male god and a moon goddess, the observance… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  46. ALWAY Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  47. AXONS Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  48. BESTS Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  49. BURKA Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  50. CLEVE Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A room; chamber. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  51. COURS Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    three-month unit of television broadcasting corresponding to a natural season. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  52. DORKS Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  53. DOUSE Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  54. GUSTY Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Of wind: blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 11, 2024 · solver pressure 93/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  55. KNELL Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 14, 2025 · solver pressure 81/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  56. LOCUM Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Ellipsis of locum tenens. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  57. LOGIE Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A piece of fake jewellery, typically made from zinc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  58. MUCHO Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Much; a great deal of. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  59. NOOKS Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  60. OMBRE Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A Spanish card game, usually played by three people. It involves forty cards, omitting the ranks of 8, 9 and 10. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  61. PEAKE Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  62. REIKI Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A Japanese form of pseudomedicine that involves transferring chi through one's palms. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  63. SNIDE Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 9, 2025 · solver pressure 2/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  64. SOWED Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  65. TARTE Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words
  66. TELCO Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A telephone company (historically); a telecommunications company, a telecom. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  67. VAMPS Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  68. VESPA Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    An Italian motor scooter. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  69. VESTA Zipf 2.59 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A short match, made of wood or wax. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  70. ALINE Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    In line. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  71. BALDY Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  72. BIDET Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  73. BLOBS Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  74. BODES Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  75. BURQA Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  76. CASED Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  77. CATES Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  78. COCOS Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  79. CORKY Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  80. DINAR Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North Macedonia. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  81. DITTY Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A short, simple verse or song. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on February 14, 2025 · solver pressure 88/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  82. DROLL Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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

  83. FADER Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A device used to raise and lower sound volume. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  84. FEIGN Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer (2 times, latest August 7, 2026) · solver pressure 71/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  85. HARPS Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  86. HOOCH Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    An alcoholic beverage, especially an inferior or illicit one and especially liquor such as whisky. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  87. INCAS Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  88. KOOKY Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  89. LEERY Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Cautious, suspicious, wary, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 7, 2022 · solver pressure 87/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  90. LOBED Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Having lobes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  91. OVATE Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Shaped like an egg. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 22, 2026 · solver pressure 6/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  92. PEASY Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  93. PRUDE Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 11, 2026 · solver pressure 11/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  94. REAMS Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  95. SCABS Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  96. SOAKS Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  97. STAID Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on March 23, 2023 · solver pressure 4/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  98. VOCAB Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Vocabulary, especially that acquired while learning a language. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  99. WADED Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  100. ZOOEY Zipf 2.58 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  101. BAZAR Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  102. CORKS Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  103. ETUDE Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 31, 2026 · solver pressure 13/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  104. FLECK Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  105. FOSSA Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A pit, groove, cavity, or depression. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  106. GEIST Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A ghost, an apparition. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  107. HOCUS Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    To play a trick on, to trick (someone); to hoax; to cheat. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  108. HYMEN Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  109. KANDY Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Alternative form of candy (Indian unit of mass) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  110. KNEAD Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on June 26, 2024 · solver pressure 33/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  111. LEMUR Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Any strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 31, 2024 · solver pressure 67/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  112. LIKEN Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Followed by to or (archaic) unto: to regard or state that (someone or something) is like another person or thing; to compare. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on May 6, 2026 · solver pressure 12/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  113. LOONS Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  114. MEATH Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Obsolete form of mead (“the drink”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  115. MISSA Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    a mass, in the sense of a composition setting several sung parts of the liturgical service (most often chosen from the ordinary parts Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Agnus Dei and/or Sanctus) to music, notably… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  116. MUMBO Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words
  117. NARCO Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  118. ODEON Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  119. PEONY Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  120. POOPS Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  121. POTRO Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words
  122. QUANT Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Quantitative analysis or research. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  123. REBAR Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  124. RETRY Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    To try or attempt again. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 25, 2023 · solver pressure 56/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  125. SAGAR Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A city in Madhya Pradesh, India. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  126. SLEDS Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  127. SMOCK Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A type of undergarment worn by women; a shift or slip. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 28, 2024 · solver pressure 71/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  128. STAGS Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  129. STAPH Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  130. THINS Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  131. TORUS Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a circle, about a line which lies in the same plane but… — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  132. WAHOO Zipf 2.57 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  133. AMARI Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  134. ARTIS Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  135. BAILS Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  136. BAWDY Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Obscene; filthy; unchaste. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on October 28, 2024 · solver pressure 73/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  137. BEAUT Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Something or someone that is physically attractive. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on September 17, 2024 · solver pressure 1/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  138. BEGUM Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    To daub or cover with gum. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  139. CATTY Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

    Past Wordle answer on October 16, 2025 · solver pressure 90/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  140. CURIA Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Any of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  141. FIDES Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Roman goddess of trust and loyalty. Her Greek equivalent was Pistis. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  142. FUTON Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  143. HASTA Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    third-person singular simple present indicative of hafta: Contraction of has to (“is required to”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  144. HENNY Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Synonym of hinny (cross between a stallion and a she-ass) — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  145. HOLLA Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  146. HUMPS Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  147. LAVER Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata), eaten as a vegetable. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  148. METED Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  149. MISER Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 13, 2025 · solver pressure 17/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  150. MISES Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  151. MYRRH Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the genus Commiphora, especially Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 19, 2025 · solver pressure 93/100, hard for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  152. NAZIR Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Alternative letter-case form of Nazir (“Nazarite, a Jew bound by vow to do certain things”). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  153. PAPPY Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Like pap; soft; mushy. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  154. PLIED Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  155. POPPA Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    father, papa. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  156. REEDY Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Full of, or edged with, reeds. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  157. RINKS Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  158. ROOKS Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  159. ROQUE Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A form of croquet using short-handled mallets, and played on a hard surface. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  160. SAHEB Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  161. SAVIN Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    The evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  162. SEGUE Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    To move smoothly from one state or subject to another. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on December 16, 2025 · solver pressure 25/100, easier for the solver among recorded puzzles.

  163. SLURP Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  164. TRYST Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A prearranged meeting or assignation, now especially between lovers to meet at a specific place and time. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 22, 2022 · solver pressure 35/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  165. TUBAL Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Of or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  166. TWANG Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    The sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 18, 2022 · solver pressure 74/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  167. WHORL Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Each circle, volution or equivalent in a pattern of concentric circles, ovals, arcs, or a spiral. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  168. WORDY Zipf 2.56 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Using an excessive number of words. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on August 24, 2023 · solver pressure 43/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  169. ARRAS Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A tapestry or wall hanging. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  170. BANDY Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  171. BENDY Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Having the ability to be bent easily. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  172. BOGAN Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    An unsophisticated person from a working class background. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  173. CAUSA Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words
  174. COWER Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on July 8, 2023 · solver pressure 86/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  175. CUBBY Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A small, confined space. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  176. DIKES Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  177. DIMER Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A molecule consisting of two identical halves, formed by joining two identical molecules, sometimes with a single atom acting as a bridge. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  178. FLAIL Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle (handstock) with a shorter stick (swipple or swingle) attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on February 8, 2023 · solver pressure 46/100, middle of the pack among recorded puzzles.

  179. GARBO Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A rubbish collector; a garbage man. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  180. HAMMY Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  181. JANES Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  182. JAWED Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Having jaws. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  183. LARCH Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves in fascicles. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  184. MILKS Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  185. MOXIE Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Nerve, spunk, strength of character. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  186. NEVES Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  187. NIZAM Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    The hereditary sovereign of Hyderabad, a former state of India. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  188. NODAL Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Of the nature of, or relating to, a node. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  189. NOSEY Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  190. RADII Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  191. RESTO Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  192. RIVAS Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A department of Nicaragua. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  193. RUNGS Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  194. SEDER Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    The ceremonial meal held on the first night or first two nights of Passover. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  195. SICKO Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    A person with unpleasant tastes, views or habits. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  196. SPAKE Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    Alternative form of spoke (of a wheel). — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  197. STOTT Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  198. TODDY Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

    Past Wordle answer on July 6, 2026 · solver pressure 88/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

  199. TURDS Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

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

  200. UNZIP Zipf 2.55 · about 1 use per 3 million words

    To open something using a zipper. — Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0)

    Past Wordle answer on April 23, 2023 · solver pressure 71/100, tricky among recorded puzzles.

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.