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Five-letter words for Wordle
2,011 common five-letter words with plurals and obscure spellings removed, which is the sort of word Wordle picks. Sorted A to Z.
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A
118 wordsabackabateabbeyabbotabhorabideablerabodeabortaboutaboveabuseabyssacornacridactoracuteadageadaptadeptadmitadobeadoptadoreadornadultaffixafootafteragainagentagileaglowagonyagreeaheadaislealarmalbumalertalgaealiasalibialienalignalikealiveallayalleyallotallowalloyaloftalonealongaloofaloudalphaaltaralteramassamazeamberambleamendamissampleamplyamuseangelangerangleangryangstankleannexannoyannulanticanvilaortaapartappalappleapplyapronapteraptlyarenaarguearisearomaarosearrayarrowarsonashenasideaskewaspenassetatlasatoneatticaudioauditauralavailavertavoidawaitawakeawardawareawfulawokeaxiomazure
B
149 wordsbaconbadgebadlybagelbaggybakerbalmybanalbandybanjobarerbargebaronbaserbasicbasilbasinbasisbastebatchbathebatonbaulkbawdybayoubeachbeadybeardbeastbeechbeefybefitbeganbeginbegunbeigebelchbeliebellybelowbenchberetberryberthbesetbiblebigotbingobirchbirthbisonblackbladeblameblandblankblareblastblazebleakbleatblendblessblimpblindblinkblissblitzblockblondbloodbloomblownbluerbluffbluntblurbblurtblushboardboastbogusbonusboobyboostboothbootyboozebornebosombossybotchboughboundbowelboxerbracebraidbrainbrakebrandbrashbrassbravebravobrawlbrawnbreadbreakbribebrickbridebriefbrinebrinkbrinybriskbroadbroilbrokebroodbrookbroombrothbrownbruntbrushbrutebuddybudgebuggybuglebuildbuiltbulgebulkybullybumpybunchbunnyburlyburntburroburstbushybuttebuxombuyerbyway
C
170 wordscabincablecacaocachecacticadetcageycalvecamelcameocanalcandycannycanoecanoncapercaratcargocarolcarrycarvecastecatchcatercaulkcauseceasecedarcellochafechaffchainchairchalkchampchantchaoscharmchartchasechasmcheapcheatcheckcheekcheepcheerchesschestchewychickchidechiefchildchillchimechimpchinachirpchoirchokechordchorechosechuckchunkchurnchutecidercigarcinchcircaciviccivilclackclaimclampclangclankclashclaspclasscleanclearcleatcleftclerkclickcliffclimbclimeclinkcloakclockclonecloseclothcloudcloutcloveclowncluckclumpclungcoachcoastcobracockycocoacoliccoloncometcomiccommacoralcornycorpscouchcoughcouldcountcourtcovercovetcowercoyercrackcraftcrampcranecrankcrashcrasscratecravecrawlcrazecrazycreakcreamcreekcreepcrepecreptcrestcrimecrispcroakcrockcronycrookcrooncrosscrowdcrowncrudecruelcrumbcrushcrustcryptcubiccuriocurlycurrycursecurvecutercyclecynic
D
95 wordsdaddydailydairydaisydallydancedandydatumdauntdealtdeathdebitdebugdebutdecaydecoydecrydeferdeifydeigndeitydelaydeltadelvedemondenimdensedepotdepthdeterdevildiarydigitdimerdimlydinerdingydirerdirgedirtydiscoditchdittodittydiverdizzydodgedogmadoilydollydonordopeydoubtdoughdousedowdydownydowrydozendraftdraindramadrankdrapedrawldrawndreaddreamdressdrierdriftdrilldrilydrinkdrivedrolldronedrooldroopdrossdrovedrowndrunkdryerdullydummydumpyduncedunnoduskydustyduvetdwarfdwelldwelt
E
62 wordseagereagleearlyeartheaseleateneaterebonyedgeredicteerieeightejectelbowelderelectelegyeliteelopeeludeelvesemailemberemptyenactendowenemaenemyenjoyenrolensueenterentryenvoyepochequalequiperaseerecterodeerroreruptessayetherethicethosevadeeventeveryevictevokeexactexaltexcelexertexileexistexpelextolextraexudeexult
F
119 wordsfablefacetfaintfairyfaithfalsefancyfarcefatalfattyfaultfaunafeastfeignfeintfelonfenceferryfetchfetidfetusfeverfewerfibrefichefieldfiendfieryfifthfiftyfightfilchfiletfillyfilmyfilthfinalfinchfinerfirstfishyfiverfizzyflailflairflakeflakyflameflankflareflashflaskfleckfleetfleshflickflintflirtfloatflockfloodfloorfloraflossflourfloutflownflufffluidflukeflungflunkflushfluteflyerfoamyfocalfocusfogeyfoggyfoistfollyforayforceforgeforgoforteforthfortyforumfoundfountfoyerfrailframefrancfrankfraudfreakfreerfreshfriarfrillfriskfrockfrondfrontfrostfrothfrownfrozefruitfudgefullyfungifunnyfurryfussyfuzzy
G
98 wordsgablegailygamergammagamutgaudygaugegauntgauzegavelgawkygayergeesegeniegeniigenreghostghoulgiantgiddygimmegirthgivengladeglandglareglassglazegleamgleanglideglintgloatglobegloomgloryglossglovegnarlgnashgnomegodlygonergoodygooeygoofygoosegorgegougegourdgracegradegraftgraingrandgrantgrapegraphgraspgrassgrategravegravygrazegreatgreengreetgriefgrillgrimegrimygrindgripegroangroingroomgropegrossgroupgrovegrowlgrowngruelgruffgruntguardguessguestguideguildguileguiltguisegulchgullygummyguppygusty
H
57 wordshabithairyhalerhalonhalvehandyhappyhardyharemharryharshhastehastyhatchhaunthavenhavochazelheadyheardheartheathheaveheavyhedgeheftyhellohenceheronhikerhillyhingehippyhitchhoardhobbyhoisthollyhomeyhoneyhordehorsehotelhotlyhoundhousehovelhoverhuffyhugerhumanhumidhunchhurryhuskyhutchhyena
I
26 wordsicieridealidiomidiotidleriglooimageimpelimplyinaneincurindexineptinertinferinfixinlayinletinnerinputinterirateironyissueitchyivory
J
16 wordsjauntjellyjerkyjettyjeweljiffyjointjokerjollyjudgejuicejuicyjumbojumpyjuntajuror
K
16 wordskaratkayakkhakikindakinkykioskkittyknackkneadkneelkneltknifeknockknollknownkoala
L
84 wordslabelladenladlelagerlamerlancelankylapellapselargelarvalaserlatchlaterlatexlathelaughlaxerlayerleachleafyleakyleaptlearnleaseleashleastleaveledgeleechleerylegallemonleperletupleveelevelleverlibellightlikenlikerlilaclimbolimitlinenlinerlingolithelitrelivenliverlividllamaloathlobbylocallodgeloftylogicloonylooselorryloserlotuslouselousyloverlowerlowlyloyallucidluckylumpylunarlunchlungelupinlurchluridlustylymphlynchlyric
M
93 wordsmachomadammadlymagicmaizemajormakermammamangemangomangymaniamanicmanlymanormaplemarchmariamarrymarshmasonmatchmattemauvemaximmaybemayormealymeantmedalmediamelonmercymergemeritmerrymessymetalmetermetremetromiaowmidstmightmilkymimicminceminerminorminusmirthmisermistymixermodalmodelmoistmolarmoneymonthmoodymoosemoralmoronmossymotelmotifmotormottomouldmoultmoundmountmournmousemousymouthmovermoviemowermucusmuddymuggymulchmultimummymunchmuralmurkymushymusicmustymuter
N
37 wordsnaivenappynasalnastynattynavalnavelneedyneighnervenevernewernewlynewsynicernichenieceniftynightninnyninthnippynoblenoblynoisenoisynomadnoosenorthnotchnovelnudernudgenursenuttynylonnymph
O
34 wordsoasesoasisobeseoccuroceanoctalodderoddlyodourofferoftenoldenolderoliveomegaoniononsetoperaopiumopticorbitorderorganotherotteroughtounceoutdoouterovaryovertowneroxideozone
P
127 wordspaddypaganpagerpaintpalerpandapanelpanicpansypapalpaperparchparkaparsepartypastapastepastypatchpatiopattypausepayerpeacepeachpearlpecanpedalpeevepenalpencependspenispennypeonyperchperilperkypeskypetalpeterpettyphasephonephotopianopickypiecepietypilotpinchpiouspiquepitchpithypivotpixiepizzaplaceplaidplainplaneplankplantplateplazapleadpleatpluckplumbplumeplumpplushpoachpointpoisepokerpokeypolarpoliopolkapolyppoppyporchpouchpoundpowerprankprawnpreenpresspriceprickprideprimeprimpprintpriorpriseprismprivyprizeprobeproneprongproofproseproudproveprowlproxyprudeprunepsalmpsychpudgypuffypulsepunchpupilpuppypureepurerpurgepursepushyputty
Q
21 wordsquackquailquakequalmquarkquartquashqueenqueerquellqueryquestqueuequickquietquillquiltquirkquitequotaquote
R
90 wordsrabbirabidracerradarradiiradiorainyraiserallyranchrangerapidrarerratiorattyravelravenrawerrayonrazorreachreactreadyrealmrebelrebutrecaprecurredidreferregalreignrelaxrelayrelicremitrenewrepayrepelreplyresetresinretchretryreuserevelrevuerhinorhymeriderridgeriferriflerightrigidrinseripenriperrisenriserriskyrivalriverrivetroachroastrobinrobotrockyrodeorogueromanroomyroostrotorrougeroughroundrouserouterowdyroyalruddyruderrugbyrulerrummyrunnyruralrusty
S
329 wordssabresadlysafersagersaintsaladsallysalonsaltysalvesandysanersassysatinsaucesaucysaunasaversavvyscaldscalescalpscalyscantscarescarfscaryscenescentscoffscoldscoopscootscopescorescornscourscoutscowlscramscrapscrewscrubscuffsedanseedyseizesemensenseserumservesevenseversewershackshadeshadyshaftshakeshakyshallshameshapesharesharksharpshaveshawlsheafshearsheensheepsheersheetshelfshellshiftshineshinyshireshirkshirtshoalshockshoneshookshootshoreshortshoutshoveshownshowyshrewshrubshrugshuckshuntshyersidlesiegesievesightsigmasillysincesinewsingesinussirensissysixthsixtysizerskateskeinskillskimpskirtskulkskullskunkslackslainslakeslangslantslashslateslavesleeksleepsleetsleptsliceslickslideslimeslimyslinkslopesloshslothslumpslungslunkslushslyerslylysmacksmallsmartsmashsmearsmellsmeltsmilesmirksmitesmithsmocksmokesmokysmotesnacksnailsnakesnaresnarlsneaksneersnidesniffsnipesnoopsnoresnortsnoutsnowysnuffsoapysobersoggysolarsolidsolvesonicsootysorersorrysortasoundsouthspacespadespanksparesparkspasmspatespawnspeakspearspeckspellspeltspendspentspermspicespicyspikespillspiltspinespirespitesplatsplitspoilspokespoofspookspoolspoonsporesportspoutsprayspreesprigspunkspurnspurtsquadsquatsquidstackstaffstagestaidstainstairstakestalestalkstallstampstandstankstarestarkstartstatestavesteakstealsteamsteelsteepsteersternstickstiffstillstinkstintstockstokestolestompstonestonystoodstoolstoopstorestorkstormstorystoutstovestrapstrawstraystrewstripstrumstrutstuckstudystuffstumpstungstunkstuntstylesuavesuedesugarsuitesulkysunnysunupsupersurersurgesurlyswampswarmswearsweatsweepsweetswellsweptswiftswillswineswipeswirlswishswoonswoopswordsworeswornswungsyrup
T
126 wordstabbytabletabootacittackytainttakentakertallytalontamertangotapertardytarrytastetastytattytaunttawnyteachteaseteethtempotempttenettenortensetenthtepeetepidtersethankthefttheirthemetherethesethetathickthiefthighthinkthirdthongthornthosethreethrewthrobthrowthumbthumpthymetiaratidaltigertighttildetimertimidtingetinnytipsytitletoasttodaytokentonaltonictonnetoothtopaztopictorchtorsototaltotemtouchtoughtoweltowertoxictoxintracetracktracttradetrailtraintraittramptrashtrawltreadtreattrendtrialtribetricktrilltripetritetrolltrooptrouttrucetrucktruertrulytrumptrunktrusttruthtuliptummytunertunictutortwangtweaktweettwicetwinetwirltwist
U
29 wordsudderulcerultrauncleuncutunderundidundueunfitunifyunionuniteunityunmanunsayunsetuntieuntilupendupperupseturbanurineusageusherusualusurputeriutter
V
34 wordsvaguevaletvalidvaluevalvevaultvenomvenuevergeversevervevicarvideovigilvilervillavinylviolaviperviralvirusvisitvisorvistavitalvividvocalvodkavoguevoicevomitvotervouchvowel
W
72 wordswaferwagerwagonwaistwaivewakenwaltzwastewatchwaterwaverwearyweavewedgeweedyweestweighweirdwhackwhalewharfwheatwheelwherewhichwhiffwhilewhinewhirlwhirrwhiskwhitewhizzwholewhoopwhosewidenwiderwidowwidthwieldwincewinchwindywiperwiserwispywitchwittywokenwomanwomenwoodywordyworldworryworseworstworthwouldwoundwovenwrathwreakwreckwrestwristwritewrongwrotewrungwryer
Y
8 wordsyachtyearnyeastyieldyodelyokelyoungyouth
Z
1 wordszebra
About this list
2,011 5-letter words are good Wordle answers. The highest scorer on tile values is FIZZY, at 29 points. 294 of them have a double letter, and 6 have no A, E, I, O or U.
Change the pattern, add an ending or leave out letters you have ruled out, and the list redraws to match. Words come from a British English list of about 110,000, so spellings like colour and grey are in.
Questions, answered briefly
How many 5-letter words are good Wordle answers?
2,011. They begin ABACK, ABATE, ABBEY, ABBOT.
Which word scores highest in Scrabble?
FIZZY, worth 29 points on tile values, before any bonus squares.
Can I narrow the list down?
Yes. Change the pattern above, or use the starts with, ends with and contains boxes, then press Update list. A question mark stands for any letter.
Does this include plurals?
No. Plurals, verb endings and obscure words are left out, because Wordle almost never picks them.