5 letter words
8,596 five-letter words in our dictionary. 3,530 of them are everyday words, such as ABOUT, OTHER, WHICH, THEIR.
Everyday words 3,530
Small numbers are tile values added up (Scrabble). Bold border: everyday word. Tap a word to copy it.
At a glance
Highest-scoring words you could spell from one bag of Scrabble tiles (blanks count as zero):
- JAZZY 23
- JACKY 21
- JIFFY 21
- QUAKY 21
- ZAPPY 21
- ZAXES 21
- ZINKY 21
- ZIPPY 21
- 1,194 of the everyday words end in S and 252 in ED. Wordle answers are rarely plurals or past tenses, so skip those first.
- Good guesses from this list, with five different letters: ABOUT, OTHER, THEIR.
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Questions
How many 5 letter words are there?
Our dictionary has 8,596, and 3,530 of them are everyday words. The dictionary is the open word list our games use (ENABLE plus SCOWL), so a few words from tournament Scrabble lists may be missing.
What is the highest-scoring word on this list in Scrabble?
JAZZY, worth 23 points from tile values alone, and the standard tile bag has enough tiles to spell it. Board bonuses can change the real score.
What are some common 5 letter words?
ABOUT, OTHER, WHICH, THEIR, THERE are among the most common in everyday writing.
How do I filter the list?
Use Must include to require letters (repeat a letter to require it twice), Leave out to exclude letters, or Pattern with ? for one unknown letter and * for any run of letters, for example s????.
Is this list good for Wordle?
It is a starting point, not the official Wordle list. Everyday words are shown first because answers are usually common. For clue-by-clue help use the Wordle solver.