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Common 5-letter words
The 60 most common, with their Scrabble points: the 16 most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first. Every word links to its full meaning.
- first 8preceding all others in time or space or degree
- click 13to make a short, sharp sound
- price 9the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something…
- state 5the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- email 7to send a message to by computer
- world 9the earth and all its inhabitants
- music 9vocal or instrumental sounds organized to produce a unified composition
- video 9the visible part of a television transmission
- books 11a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
- links 9to connect
- years 8a period of time consisting of 365 or 366 days
- order 6a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be…
- items 7a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be…
- group 8any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
- games 8a contest with rules to determine a winner
- great 6of considerable size or quantity
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Highest-scoring 5-letter words
pzazz scores the most (34), then jazzy (33), then qajaq (30), then six words on 29, in Scrabble points before bonus squares.
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| pzazz | 34 | 35 | the quality of being exciting or attractive |
| jazzy | 33 | 34 | full of energy |
| qajaq | 30 | 32 | kayak |
| fuzzy | 29 | 29 | covering with fine light hairs |
| fizzy | 29 | 28 | fizzing |
| whizz | 29 | 28 | to whiz |
| fezzy | 29 | 28 | a brimless cap worn by men in the Near East |
| huzzy | 29 | 28 | |
| zhuzh | 29 | 28 | |
| then eight words on 28 | |||
Among everyday words, jazzy scores the most (33), then fuzzy (29), then dizzy (27).
5-letter words by the numbers
- 12,987 5-letter words are in at least one of the three word lists we use: 9,433 in NWL2023 (Scrabble in the US and Canada), 12,965 in Collins Scrabble Words (most other countries) and 8,592 in ENABLE (the list Words With Friends started from).
- S starts the most of them (1,562), then C (926) and B (911). S ends the most (3,954).
- S is in more 5-letter words than any other letter: 5,935, or 46%.
- 4,658 words (36%) use a letter twice or more, and 54 have no A, E, I, O or U, 5 of them not even a Y, such as crwth, cwtch, grrls.
5-letter words for Wordle
Wordle answers are everyday 5-letter words. Our Wordle Solver finds every word that fits your green, yellow and grey letters, with all 1,944 past NYT answers marked. Good first guesses, scored against every past answer: LATER, ALTER, ALERT, AROSE, STARE.
Questions
How many 5-letter words are there?
12,987 across the three word lists, 9,433 of them good in North American Scrabble. About 2,360 are everyday words.
Which letter do most 5-letter words start with?
S, with 1,562 words. The fewest start with X (16).
Where do the words come from?
From NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words and ENABLE, as on the rest of Unscramble ME (see How It Works). A word that only one game accepts is still listed; its page shows which games take it.