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Common 5 Letter Words
This list of 5 letter words shows the 1,787 most used five letter words in English, ranked from most to least common. Plurals, names and offensive words are left out, so it works as a clean 5 letter words list for teaching, word games and Wordle.
The 50 most common, with meanings
| # | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABOUT | adverb(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct |
| 3 | THERE | adverbin or at that place or location |
| 6 | OTHER | adjectivenot the same one or ones already mentioned or implied |
| 7 | AFTER | adverbhappening at a time subsequent to a reference time |
| 8 | FIRST | adjectivepreceding all others in time or space or degree |
| 9 | THINK | verbjudge or regard |
| 13 | RIGHT | adverbprecisely, exactly |
| 14 | BEING | nounthe state or fact of existing |
| 15 | GOING | nounthe act of departing |
| 16 | STILL | adjectivenot in physical motion |
| 17 | NEVER | adverbnot ever |
| 19 | WORLD | nouneverything that exists anywhere |
| 20 | GREAT | adjectiverelatively large in size or number or extent |
| 21 | WHILE | nouna period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition |
| 22 | EVERY | adjective(used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception |
| 23 | STATE | nounthe territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation |
| 24 | THREE | nounthe cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one |
| 26 | UNDER | adjectivelocated below or beneath something else |
| 27 | THING | nouna special situation |
| 28 | HOUSE | nouna dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families |
| 29 | PLACE | nouna point located with respect to surface features of some region |
| 30 | AGAIN | adverbanew |
| 31 | FOUND | verbset up or found |
| 32 | MIGHT | nounphysical strength |
| 33 | MONEY | nounthe most common medium of exchange |
| 34 | NIGHT | nounthe time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside |
| 37 | GROUP | nounany number of entities (members) considered as a unit |
| 39 | START | verbtake the first step or steps in carrying out an action |
| 40 | TODAY | nounthe present time or age |
| 41 | POINT | nouna geometric element that has position but no extension |
| 42 | MUSIC | nounan artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
| 43 | POWER | nounpossession of controlling influence |
| 44 | WATER | nounbinary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid |
| 45 | BASED | adjectivehaving a base |
| 46 | SMALL | adjectivelimited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent |
| 47 | WHITE | nouna Caucasian |
| 48 | LATER | adverbhappening at a time subsequent to a reference time |
| 49 | ORDER | noun(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed |
| 50 | PARTY | nounan organization to gain political power |
| 51 | THANK | verbexpress gratitude or show appreciation to |
| 52 | USING | nounan act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) |
| 53 | BLACK | adjectivebeing of the achromatic color of maximum darkness |
| 54 | WHOLE | nounall of something including all its component elements or parts |
| 55 | MAYBE | adverbby chance |
| 56 | STORY | nouna message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events |
| 57 | LEAST | adjectivethe superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the' |
| 58 | EARLY | adjectiveat or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time |
| 59 | LOCAL | adjectiverelating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area |
| 60 | VIDEO | nounthe visible part of a television transmission |
| 61 | YOUNG | adjective(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth |
Numbers show each word's position in the full ranking. Words without a dictionary definition (like "about" or "their") are skipped in this table. Definitions from WordNet 3.1.
What the most common five letter words have in common
The top of the list is made of grammar words, the small words that hold sentences together: their, which, would, could, these and where. Below them come everyday nouns, verbs and adjectives. By each word's main meaning, the common list has 1,105 nouns, 294 verbs, 330 adjectives and 32 adverbs.
19% of common five letter words end in E and 13% end in Y. That's useful in Wordle, where answers are common words: if you have four letters and the last spot is open, E and Y are the best bets.
All 1,787 common 5 letter words
From most to least used. The small number is the Scrabble score.
- about7
- their8
- there8
- which16
- would9
- other8
- after8
- first8
- think12
- could8
- these8
- where11
- right9
- being8
- going7
- still5
- never8
- those8
- world9
- great6
- while11
- every11
- state5
- three8
- since7
- under6
- thing9
- house8
- place9
- again6
- found9
- might11
- money10
- night9
- until5
- doing7
- group8
- women10
- start5
- today9
- point7
- music9
- power10
- water8
- based8
- small7
- white11
- later5
- order6
- party10
- thank12
- using6
- black13
- whole11
- maybe12
- story8
- least5
- early8
- local7
- video9
- young9
- court7
- given9
- level8
- often8
- death9
- south8
- known12
- large6
- wrong9
- along6
- class7
- close7
- cause7
- happy15
- human10
- woman10
- leave8
- north8
- watch13
- light9
- short8
- taken9
- third9
- among8
- check16
- heart8
- asked10
- child11
- major14
- media8
- phone10
- quite14
- final8
- front8
- ready9
- bring8
- heard9
- march12
- study9
- clear7
- month10
- board8
- field9
- fight12
- force10
- issue5
- price9
- space9
- total5
- above10
- share8
- sense5
- break11
- event8
- sorry8
- guess6
- learn5
- added8
- alone5
- movie10
- press7
- tried6
- worth11
- sound6
- value8
- round6
- stand6
- stuff11
- drive9
- green6
- match12
- model8
- trust5
- range6
- trade6
- chief13
- lower8
- style8
- blood8
- stage6
- title5
- enjoy15
- cover10
- legal6
- seven8
- staff11
- super7
- union5
- began8
- built7
- crazy19
- daily9
- paper9
- voice10
- whose11
- earth8
- below10
- offer11
- sleep7
- table7
- truth8
- build8
- piece9
- visit8
- wrote8
- river8
- shall8
- speak11
- write8
- album9
- eight9
- funny11
- peace9
- spent7
- store5
- track11
- ahead9
- allow8
- brown10
- moved11
- radio6
- cross7
- focus10
- loved9
- speed8
- extra12
- quick20
- agree6
- clean7
- photo10
- scene7
- spend8
- coach12
- heavy14
- train5
- claim9
- hotel8
- judge14
- named8
- brain7
- floor8
- image8
- meant7
- reach10
- civil10
- dance8
- stock11
- trump9
- worst8
- beach12
- ended7
- older6
- color7
- dream8
- grand7
- sweet8
- touch10
- doubt8
- drink10
- shown11
- basic9
- carry10
- crime9
- fully11
- plant7
- smith10
- worse8
- award9
- block13
- lived9
- avoid9
- catch12
- coast7
- trial5
- truly8
- queen14
- broke11
- glass6
- prior7
- royal8
- serve8
- begin8
- twice10
- worry11
- brand8
- count7
- fresh11
- mouth10
- owner8
- scale7
- score7
- smart7
- throw11
- click13
- faith11
- metal7
- agent6
- apply12
- basis7
- enter5
- prime9
- waste8
- weird9
- adult6
- grade7
- stone5
- apart7
- aware8
- fifth14
- proud8
- birth10
- labor7
- lucky14
- prove10
- tough9
- alive8
- apple9
- dress6
- horse8
- liked10
- magic10
- owned9
- stick11
- frank12
- guide7
- raise5
- treat5
- youth11
- exist12
- guard7
- shoot8
- solid6
- sport7
- taste5
- hello8
- plane7
- shape10
- upper9
- cheap12
- joint12
- steel5
- tired6
- crowd11
- enemy10
- fixed16
- limit7
- ocean7
- proof10
- chair10
- honor8
- noted6
- email7
- stuck11
- sugar6
- drama8
- entry8
- grant6
- grown9
- lying9
- route5
- saved9
- smoke11
- squad15
- teach10
- abuse7
- angry9
- laugh9
- lunch10
- storm7
- actor7
- chain10
- equal14
- quiet14
- split7
- urban7
- fault8
- mixed15
- phase10
- smile7
- truck11
- blame9
- dying10
- false8
- fired9
- novel8
- shirt8
- cream9
- giant6
- mayor10
- minor7
- theme10
- usual5
- voted9
- draft9
- drunk10
- spoke11
- upset7
- cycle12
- armed8
- aside6
- empty12
- prize16
- rural5
- admit8
- favor11
- frame10
- guest6
- teeth8
- bunch12
- fruit8
- index13
- shift11
- stood6
- tight9
- crown10
- grace8
- chose10
- crash10
- depth11
- dirty9
- error5
- noise5
- panel7
- plate7
- shame10
- bible9
- cable9
- print7
- sight9
- broad8
- drawn9
- motor7
- solar5
- blind8
- brief10
- chest10
- debut8
- paint7
- pilot7
- steam7
- exact14
- quote14
- swear8
- trend6
- bread8
- inner5
- reply10
- tower8
- wheel11
- faced11
- pride8
- rough9
- smell7
- topic9
- sharp10
- trick11
- audio6
- chart10
- mount7
- occur9
- argue6
- awful11
- bound8
- cloud8
- loose5
- moral7
- shock14
- thick14
- angel6
- bonus7
- flash11
- gross6
- refer8
- trail5
- uncle7
- badly11
- chase10
- ideal6
- clock13
- label7
- naked10
- pitch12
- pizza25
- plain7
- anger6
- comic11
- ghost9
- newly11
- skill9
- solve8
- trash8
- virus8
- boost7
- crack13
- hired9
- knife12
- saint5
- steal5
- buddy12
- delay9
- elite5
- forth11
- layer8
- marry10
- nurse5
- rugby11
- sheet8
- bench12
- idiot6
- medal8
- shell8
- silly8
- angle6
- forum10
- grass6
- hence10
- rapid8
- sixth15
- valid9
- vital8
- creek11
- fraud9
- honey11
- ratio5
- scary10
- spell7
- sword9
- daddy11
- drove9
- glory9
- juice14
- logic8
- strip7
- dozen15
- fancy13
- input7
- knock15
- flood9
- rally8
- swing9
- alert5
- arena5
- billy10
- brave10
- fleet8
- robin7
- shake12
- shore8
- blast7
- pound8
- punch12
- fewer11
- grave9
- mouse7
- piano7
- slave8
- craft10
- devil9
- ruled6
- sauce7
- slide6
- tiger6
- alien5
- beast7
- candy11
- dated7
- fifty14
- relax12
- alarm7
- globe8
- spare7
- corps9
- opera7
- quest14
- sized15
- anime7
- lover8
- panic9
- scope9
- alpha10
- brick13
- mercy12
- outer5
- screw10
- venue8
- habit10
- naval8
- noble7
- robot7
- toxic14
- wound9
- asset5
- baker11
- brush10
- essay8
- maker11
- snake9
- ultra5
- usage6
- bobby14
- canal7
- climb11
- fever11
- fluid9
- nasty8
- twist8
- unity8
- blown10
- fence10
- stole5
- bored8
- flesh11
- forty11
- hated9
- laser5
- loyal8
- patch12
- radar6
- villa8
- adopt8
- blade8
- cargo8
- humor10
- nerve8
- sandy9
- sheep10
- trace7
- chill10
- grain6
- liver8
- metro7
- rifle8
- rival8
- sadly9
- spray10
- suite5
- verse8
- bless7
- chuck16
- couch12
- crush10
- genre6
- lease5
- shine8
- tweet8
- inter5
- react7
- rocky14
- shade9
- vocal10
- yield9
- bacon9
- burst7
- salad6
- stake9
- swift11
- awake12
- blank11
- curve10
- harsh11
- hurry11
- organ6
- pearl7
- sweat8
- alike9
- arrow8
- cabin9
- eagle6
- guilt6
- haven11
- theft11
- valve11
- charm12
- cruel7
- delta6
- ridge7
- tribe7
- canon7
- stamp9
- voter8
- witch13
- array8
- belly10
- booth10
- cliff13
- derby11
- fatal8
- lemon7
- shark12
- dairy9
- diary9
- drill6
- flies8
- meter7
- olive8
- setup7
- skull9
- smash10
- basin7
- breed8
- bride8
- chick16
- fairy11
- freak12
- grief9
- lined6
- lodge7
- merit7
- micro9
- rebel7
- tooth8
- viral8
- widow12
- beard8
- curse7
- drain6
- flame10
- ninth8
- penny10
- petty10
- reign6
- scare7
- sunny8
- cheat10
- cheer10
- demon8
- elder6
- fiber10
- fried9
- pulse7
- realm7
- shout8
- alter5
- brass7
- graph11
- shook12
- stack11
- aging7
- audit6
- dried7
- spite7
- burnt7
- buyer10
- cease7
- cloth10
- eager6
- elect7
- lobby12
- orbit7
- ranch10
- trunk9
- badge9
- carol7
- ferry11
- gauge7
- rider6
- shelf11
- width12
- loser5
- sheer8
- stark9
- thumb12
- wheat11
- wrist8
- acute7
- civic12
- clerk11
- crude8
- drone6
- flour8
- indie6
- minus7
- pause7
- puppy14
- slice7
- vinyl11
- probe9
- sneak9
- spark11
- steep7
- straw8
- weigh12
- adapt8
- dense6
- kitty12
- whale11
- amber9
- ankle9
- armor7
- berry10
- clash10
- grasp8
- handy12
- manga8
- poker11
- sally8
- scout7
- steak9
- sweep10
- tumor7
- cheek14
- curry10
- polar7
- skirt9
- spike11
- toast5
- waist8
- wreck14
- blend8
- brake11
- cough11
- depot8
- feast8
- frost8
- purse7
- tense5
- vegan9
- chess10
- float8
- grind7
- grove9
- hobby15
- lance7
- lynch13
- risky12
- sober7
- spice9
- swept10
- towel8
- arise5
- bloom9
- clown10
- dodge8
- guild7
- prone7
- siege6
- sixty15
- sonic7
- spine7
- baked12
- crane7
- donor6
- pasta7
- randy9
- tenth8
- batch12
- paste7
- plaza16
- stare5
- blunt7
- champ14
- ditch11
- scrap9
- shaft11
- slope7
- snack11
- stern5
- stiff11
- sworn8
- unite5
- vault8
- wagon9
- homer10
- midst8
- mommy14
- onion5
- rogue6
- abbey12
- baron7
- bunny10
- choir10
- holly11
- karma11
- shiny11
- spoon7
- teddy10
- thief11
- alley8
- bully10
- marsh10
- messy10
- molly10
- ninja12
- roast5
- salon5
- vague9
- coral7
- dough10
- hardy12
- irony8
- maple9
- relay8
- risen5
- stunt5
- aired6
- ivory11
- niche10
- porch12
- utter5
- creep9
- donna6
- elbow10
- exile12
- goose6
- grill6
- ruler5
- sperm9
- spill7
- swamp12
- tasty8
- urine5
- decay11
- imply12
- mafia10
- merry10
- reset5
- shave11
- vodka13
- drift9
- hatch13
- niece7
- scent7
- slate5
- surge6
- token9
- woody12
- yacht13
- fries8
- intro5
- manor7
- posed8
- promo9
- pupil9
- spoil7
- altar5
- atlas5
- combo11
- fatty11
- flush11
- hairy11
- ounce7
- seize14
- spicy12
- sting6
- wired9
- belle7
- raven8
- stall5
- strap7
- bliss7
- daisy9
- disco8
- faint8
- forge9
- notch10
- omega8
- queue14
- trout5
- bravo10
- crawl10
- digit7
- flint8
- jelly15
- lunar5
- peach12
- cedar8
- heath11
- metre7
- pinch12
- rover8
- syrup10
- dwarf12
- liner5
- merge8
- moron7
- naive8
- rigid7
- vivid12
- aided7
- boxer14
- brook11
- cured8
- hedge10
- joker16
- laden6
- rainy8
- salty8
- serum7
- skate9
- stray8
- tempo9
- torch10
- blink11
- chili10
- excel14
- faded10
- glove9
- greed7
- greet6
- proxy17
- renew8
- retro5
- rumor7
- stoke9
- thigh12
- troll5
- aisle5
- amino7
- bleed8
- brace9
- choke14
- motto7
- onset5
- pixel14
- prose7
- razor14
- steer5
- ample9
- bingo8
- cubic11
- macro9
- shady12
- slack11
- slick11
- stove8
- tract7
- vista8
- vogue9
- adore6
- creed8
- crisp9
- crust7
- flora8
- gamma10
- grape8
- juicy17
- moody11
- prank11
- spear7
- stain5
- tidal6
- wrath11
- blaze16
- brent7
- chalk14
- flock14
- moist7
- monte7
- rabbi9
- scoop9
- scrub9
- shale8
- titan5
- trait5
- troop7
- clone7
- drown9
- jewel15
- obese7
- piper9
- scarf10
- sushi8
- timer7
- tying9
- dusty9
- fibre10
- focal10
- noisy8
- snail5
- tutor5
- verge9
- yeast8
- erase5
- manly10
- oxide13
- repay10
- rouge6
- shove11
- basil7
- booze16
- chord11
- crest7
- decor8
- fetch13
- fuzzy29
- nexus12
- optic9
- panda8
- slash8
- stein5
- baton7
- camel9
- chunk14
- cocoa9
- comet9
- dread7
- dummy13
- flank12
- flare8
- leone5
- lever8
- pedal8
- query17
- sewer8
- smack13
- sonny8
- swell8
- align6
- attic7
- await8
- cache12
- comfy15
- condo8
- flick14
- funky15
- groom8
- lyric10
- plead8
- debit8
- lotus5
- malik11
- paddy12
- paved11
- tally8
- timed8
- wedge10
- alloy8
- crank11
- linen5
- moose7
- motel7
- resin5
- rusty8
- stint5
- weary11
- agony9
- binge8
- caste7
- chant10
- colon7
- curly10
- famed11
- fetus8
- mound8
- muddy12
- abide8
- avail8
- booty10
- madam10
- nanny8
- poppy14
- tease5
- bluff13
- flyer11
- miner7
- needy9
- patty10
- swipe10
- tango6
- blitz16
- cigar8
- cloak11
- dwell9
- fiery11
- goofy12
- jolly15
- mummy14
- purge8
- rhino8
- venom10
- windy12
- blush10
- furry11
- mango8
- oasis5
- oddly10
- pagan8
- psalm9
- rhyme13
- savvy14
- spree7
- vapor10
- witty11
- woven11
- amend8
- bloke11
- blond8
- bowel10
- cater7
- deity9
- edged8
- finch13
- sedan6
- slang6
- algae6
- dolly9
- dryer9
- ethic10
- flair8
- haunt8
- hazel17
- slain5
- stash8
- viola8
- yummy15
- adobe8
- brawl10
- chevy16
- quota14
- salsa5
- vomit10
- weave11
- denim8
- erect7
- fauna8
- flirt8
- flute8
- matte7
- stool5
- tread6
- truce7
- unfit8
- aloud6
- boast7
- brink11
- cobra9
- sigma8
- usher8
- annex12
- barge8
- birch12
- bland8
- bribe9
- canoe7
- cider8
- equip16
- havoc13
- humid11
- litre5
- milky14
- mixer14
- pivot10
- taped8
- arbor7
- cling8
- fella8
- icing8
- jihad16
- lapse7
- mimic11
- mural7
- nasal5
- cameo9
- deter6
- diner6
- envoy11
- gravy12
- rinse5
- scalp9
- squat14
- thorn8
- toned6
- wharf14
- crate7
- crave10
- gloss6
- graft9
- guise6
- leash8
- mater7
- rodeo6
- shire8
- taboo7
- alias5
- annoy8
- grail6
- kappa13
- liter5
- opium9
- penal7
- plank11
- privy13
- siren5
- smear7
- snowy11
- stalk9
- stink9
- swine8
- clamp11
- inlet5
- mould8
- quake18
- racer7
- recap9
- shaky15
- stout5
- stump9
- wally11
- berth10
- mania7
- parry10
- patio7
- prism9
- renal5
- roach10
- sniff11
- squid15
- swarm10
- abbot9
- aspen7
- bleak11
- bogus8
- dizzy27
- enact7
- hound9
- mourn7
- pouch12
- shack14
- stale5
- tummy12
- wager9
- whack17
- broom9
- brute7
- eater5
- hitch13
- medic10
- muted8
- nylon8
- ozone14
- rotor5
- agile6
- carve10
- crook11
- diver9
- filth11
- genie6
- glued7
- hubby15
- ledge7
- mined8
- momma11
- natal5
- torso5
- abyss10
- arson5
- basal7
- elves8
- ether8
- fetal8
- finer8
- fused9
- gorge7
- latex12
- modem10
- motif10
- papal9
- peril7
- shear8
- snoop7
- tenor5
- zebra16
- broth10
- cocky16
- evade9
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- hijab17
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- modal8
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- quill14
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- crypt12
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- jerky19
- mower10
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- waxed16
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- diode7
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- trove8
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- sahib10
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- duchy14
- femur10
- gusto6
- hippy15
- jazzy33
- kiosk13
- pushy13
- quell14
- roost5
- shard9
- sieve8
- spore7
- swain8
- tenet5
- tiled6
Uncommon 5 letter words
These are real dictionary words that most people rarely use. They're good for building vocabulary, and some are worth knowing for word games.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| BURKA | nouna loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan |
| DOUSE | verbput out, as of a candle or a light |
| GUSTY | adjectiveblowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts |
| KNELL | nounthe sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something |
| LOCUM | nounsomeone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession |
| SNIDE | adjectiveexpressive of contempt |
| TELCO | nouna public utility that provides telephone service |
| VESPA | nountype genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets |
| VESTA | noun(Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins |
| ALINE | verbplace in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight |
| BALDY | nouna person whose head is bald or shaved |
| BIDET | nouna basin for washing genitals and anal area |
| BURQA | nouna loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan |
| CASED | adjectivecovered or protected with or as if with a case |
| CORKY | adjective(of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin |
| DINAR | noun100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran |
| DITTY | nouna short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung) |
| DROLL | adjectivecomical in an odd or whimsical manner |
| FEIGN | verbmake believe with the intent to deceive |
| HOOCH | nounan illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor |
| KOOKY | adjectiveinformal or slang terms for mentally irregular |
| LEERY | adjectiveopenly distrustful and unwilling to confide |
| LOBED | adjectivehaving deeply indented margins but with lobes not entirely separate from each other |
| OVATE | adjectiveof a leaf shape |
| PRUDE | nouna person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum |
Most common 5 letter words by first letter
The three most common words for each letter. For full lists, see 5 letter words by first letter.
| Letter | Common words | Most common |
|---|---|---|
| A | 112 | about, after, again |
| B | 136 | being, based, black |
| C | 147 | could, court, class |
| D | 78 | doing, death, drive |
| E | 51 | every, early, event |
| F | 112 | first, found, final |
| G | 72 | going, great, group |
| H | 60 | house, happy, human |
| I | 21 | issue, image, index |
| J | 15 | judge, joint, juice |
| K | 14 | known, knife, knock |
| L | 76 | later, least, local |
| M | 100 | might, money, music |
| N | 33 | never, night, north |
| O | 28 | other, order, often |
| P | 108 | place, point, power |
| Q | 18 | quite, quick, queen |
| R | 81 | right, ready, round |
| S | 283 | still, state, since |
| T | 119 | their, there, think |
| U | 21 | under, until, using |
| V | 36 | video, value, voice |
| W | 59 | which, would, where |
| Y | 6 | young, youth, yield |
| Z | 1 | zebra |
How we ranked them
Rankings come from word-frequency data that measures how often each word appears across a large mix of English text, from books and news to websites and film subtitles. A word counts as common when it's used often, or when it's used fairly often and is a standard dictionary word. More about our word lists. To filter these words by letters, use the 5 letter word finder.
For spelling or vocabulary practice, the first 100 to 200 words on this list are a good place to start, since they're the five letter words students will meet most often. The uncommon words above are a good next step for older students and word-game players.
Questions people ask
What counts as a common 5 letter word?
A word that shows up often in everyday English, based on how often it appears across books, news, websites and subtitles. We leave out plurals, names and offensive words.
What are the 10 most common 5 letter words?
about, their, there, which, would, other, after, first, think and could.
How many common 5 letter words are there?
Our list has 1,787 common 5 letter words, out of 12,570 valid ones.
Are these the Wordle answers?
Not exactly. The New York Times now chooses Wordle answers by hand, so there is no fixed public list. Answers are everyday words, though, so most of them appear here.
What are some uncommon 5 letter words?
Real words that most people rarely use include burka, douse, gusty, knell and locum. See the table of uncommon 5 letter words on this page.
Which letter starts the most common 5 letter words?
S (283 words), then C (147) and B (136).