Word list
5 Letter Words
A complete list of 12,653 five-letter words, ordered with the most common first. Use the finder to narrow them by the letters you have.
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How many 5 letter words are there?
There are 12,653 five-letter words in this dictionary of English. The most common include BREAK, LIGHT, PLACE, RIGHT, COVER, and one of the highest-scoring is JAZZY at 33 points.
- Total words
- 12,653
- Word length
- 5 letters
- Top score
- 33 pts
- Most common
- BREAK
Common 5 letter words
Showing the 600 most common of 12,653. Click any word for its definition, score and anagrams.
- break11
- light9
- place9
- right9
- cover10
- catch12
- clear7
- point7
- stand6
- touch10
- drive9
- close7
- leave8
- start5
- field9
- order6
- sound6
- carry10
- force10
- raise5
- study9
- check16
- first8
- level8
- swing9
- throw11
- crack13
- reach10
- round6
- shift11
- solid6
- bound8
- clean7
- piece9
- quiet14
- still5
- yield9
- claim9
- flash11
- model8
- offer11
- press7
- range6
- sharp10
- stamp9
- stock11
- train5
- trust5
- voice10
- black13
- block13
- burst7
- crash10
- cross7
- frame10
- house8
- issue5
- loose5
- march12
- match12
- pitch12
- rough9
- score7
- shape10
- share8
- shoot8
- stage6
- strip7
- swell8
- trace7
- trade6
- twist8
- visit8
- watch13
- blind8
- brush10
- color7
- count7
- dress6
- early8
- front8
- grant6
- label7
- mount7
- shake12
- shock14
- sight9
- slice7
- slide6
- small7
- speed8
- sweep10
- sweet8
- tight9
- title5
- upset7
- wrong9
- cause7
- crown10
- cycle12
- dream8
- drink10
- favor11
- fight12
- flood9
- focus10
- guard7
- guide7
- heavy14
- lapse7
- major14
- mouth10
- plain7
- quick20
- ready9
- serve8
- shade9
- split7
- state5
- stuff11
- taste5
- track11
- value8
- water8
- boost7
- cloud8
- court7
- crowd11
- curse7
- curve10
- dance8
- empty12
- flush11
- guess6
- heave11
- hurry11
- judge14
- limit7
- minor7
- north8
- paper9
- pound8
- price9
- rally8
- scale7
- sense5
- short8
- smell7
- south8
- spell7
- spray10
- stake9
- stall5
- stick11
- surge6
- total5
- tough9
- alone5
- award9
- bench12
- blame9
- blast7
- blaze16
- board8
- brief10
- build8
- bunch12
- chain10
- chill10
- choke14
- crush10
- decay11
- delay9
- dodge8
- draft9
- drift9
- faint8
- fancy13
- flare8
- flick14
- flock14
- floor8
- gleam8
- grace8
- grind7
- honor8
- image8
- knock15
- patch12
- plane7
- plant7
- power10
- prick13
- prime9
- radio6
- rebel7
- smart7
- spare7
- spark11
- squat14
- stain5
- store5
- style8
- thick14
- third9
- trail5
- tread6
- treat5
- waste8
- wheel11
- whirl11
- worry11
- alarm7
- apart7
- blunt7
- bosom9
- brace9
- brain7
- brand8
- cable9
- charm12
- chart10
- devil9
- doubt8
- drain6
- earth8
- equal14
- found9
- glass6
- grade7
- grave9
- group8
- hitch13
- ideal6
- joint12
- labor7
- lurch10
- nurse5
- paint7
- panic9
- pause7
- poise7
- print7
- pulse7
- purse7
- scorn7
- shame10
- sheer8
- shell8
- skirt9
- slant5
- slash8
- slump9
- snarl5
- space9
- staff11
- stern5
- stiff11
- sting6
- stone5
- storm7
- stray8
- swarm10
- today9
- union5
- utter5
- waver11
- white11
- world9
- worth11
- about7
- above10
- abuse7
- adult6
- alien5
- anger6
- angle6
- array8
- aside6
- blend8
- brave10
- breed8
- brown10
- cheat10
- cheer10
- clash10
- click13
- climb11
- coach12
- crawl10
- creep9
- debut8
- drape8
- drill6
- drunk10
- elbow10
- essay8
- exact14
- feast8
- final8
- float8
- fluid9
- forge9
- frost8
- fruit8
- glare6
- glint6
- gouge7
- green6
- groom8
- gross6
- honey11
- index13
- later5
- lease5
- local7
- lodge7
- lyric10
- meter7
- motor7
- phase10
- pilot7
- prize16
- punch12
- quack20
- queen14
- reign6
- rhyme13
- roman7
- saint5
- scent7
- shaft11
- sheet8
- shunt8
- sleep7
- smash10
- smoke11
- sneer5
- snort5
- sober7
- spill7
- spoil7
- sport7
- steal5
- steel5
- steer5
- stoic7
- stout5
- straw8
- stump9
- super7
- swamp12
- table7
- tease5
- think12
- thump12
- toast5
- under6
- verse8
- vocal10
- whole11
- worse8
- wound9
- young9
- alert5
- assay8
- audit6
- basic9
- bluff13
- braid8
- bully10
- chair10
- chase10
- chord11
- chuck16
- class7
- clump11
- crest7
- crisp9
- drone6
- dwarf12
- elect7
- erect7
- fence10
- fleet8
- fling9
- fresh11
- gauge7
- ghost9
- glaze15
- grain6
- grand7
- graph11
- grasp8
- grass6
- graze15
- grill6
- hatch13
- hedge10
- large6
- metal7
- muddy12
- nasal5
- notch10
- novel8
- panel7
- paste7
- pasty10
- perch12
- pinch12
- plank11
- pluck13
- plumb11
- plunk11
- privy13
- probe9
- proof10
- relay8
- rinse5
- route5
- royal8
- salve8
- scare7
- scrap9
- scrub9
- shear8
- shine8
- slate5
- smack13
- snake9
- snare5
- sneak9
- spear7
- spice9
- spike11
- stack11
- stalk9
- steep7
- stoop7
- strap7
- stunt5
- swoop10
- tenor5
- thing9
- throb10
- thumb12
- tramp9
- trick11
- troop7
- twirl8
- upper9
- wedge10
- wince10
- worst8
- ahead9
- alpha10
- apply12
- berth10
- blank11
- bloom9
- blush10
- brake11
- bring8
- broad8
- broom9
- chafe13
- chock16
- chunk14
- cinch12
- clasp9
- cleat7
- cleft10
- clink11
- cloak11
- cramp11
- craze16
- cream9
- daily9
- ditch11
- eagle6
- extra12
- ferry11
- flake12
- flirt8
- fluff14
- forte8
- frail8
- frank12
- glide7
- goose6
- grate6
- hardy12
- humor10
- jolly15
- laden6
- lance7
- miter7
- mould8
- mouse7
- natal5
- parry10
- party10
- peril7
- piano7
- plate7
- plump11
- pouch12
- prank11
- purge8
- queer14
- quest14
- quote14
- remit7
- ridge7
- rivet8
- roast5
- roost5
- scarf10
- scoop9
- scuff13
- shark12
- shore8
- slack11
- slick11
- sling6
- souse5
- spoon7
- stool5
- taboo7
- tally8
- taper7
- tense5
- trill5
- troll5
- vault8
- wager9
- whiff17
- whisk15
- alloy8
- begin8
- bilge8
- birch12
- bitch12
- blood8
- brail7
- burke11
- butch12
- carom9
- chink14
- clack13
- crank11
- crape9
- crimp11
- crock13
- crumb11
- dowdy13
- drool6
- dummy13
- fagot9
- fault8
- filet8
- foray11
- giant6
- gloss6
- graft9
- great6
- human10
- matte7
- moody11
- noose5
- orbit7
- pedal8
- plait7
- plume9
- potty10
- pride8
- ravel8
- roach10
- saber7
- sabre7
- scald8
- scene7
- scrag8
- screw10
- shlep10
- shoal8
- shout8
- slang6
- smear7
- snick11
- snipe7
- snuff11
- splat7
- splay10
- stave8
- stint5
- sully8
- tinge6
- tithe8
- tonic7
Highest-scoring 5 letter words
The five-letter words worth the most in Scrabble, before premium squares.
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends |
|---|---|---|
| PZAZZ | 34 | 35 |
| JAZZY | 33 | 34 |
| WHIZZ | 29 | 28 |
| FUZZY | 29 | 29 |
| FIZZY | 29 | 28 |
| FEZZY | 29 | 28 |
| HUZZY | 29 | 28 |
| MUZZY | 28 | 29 |
| BIZZY | 28 | 28 |
| BUZZY | 28 | 29 |
| CHIZZ | 28 | 28 |
| MIZZY | 28 | 28 |
| POZZY | 28 | 28 |
| DIZZY | 27 | 26 |
| FRIZZ | 26 | 26 |
5 letter words starting with each letter
The most common five-letter words for every starting letter, with how many there are.
5 letter words starting with X
16 words
- xerox19
- xenon12
- xylem17
- xeric14
- xylol15
- xebec16
- xenia12
- xenic14
5 letter words starting with Z
99 words
- zaire14
- zesty17
- zippy21
- zombi18
- zonal14
- zloty17
- zakat18
- zaman16
Common endings for 5 letter words
The 3-letter endings shared by the most five-letter words. Spotting an ending in your rack is the fastest route to a long play.
5 letter words ending in LLS
64 words
- falls8
- polls7
- mills7
- sills5
- wells8
- balls7
- bells7
- bills7
- bolls7
- bulls7
5 letter words ending in RES
63 words
- ceres7
- acres7
- mores7
- teres5
- apres7
- aures5
- ayres8
- bares7
- beres7
- bores7
5 letter words ending in CKS
62 words
- jacks18
- backs13
- becks13
- bocks13
- bucks13
- cacks13
- cocks13
- dacks12
- decks12
- dicks12
5 letter words ending in LES
60 words
- piles7
- arles5
- sales5
- seles5
- wales8
- ables7
- axles12
- bales7
- biles7
- boles7
5 letter words ending in NES
58 words
- jones12
- bones7
- manes7
- nones5
- acnes7
- aunes5
- banes7
- benes7
- bines7
- canes7
Five-letter words with Q, Z, X and J
The high-value tiles. A five-letter word that uses one is usually the top-scoring play on the rack.
5 letter words with Q
106 words
5 letter words with Z
373 words
5 letter words with X
273 words
Why five-letter words matter
Five-letter words carry unusual weight because they are the currency of Wordle and most daily word games. There are 12,653 of them here, but the puzzles themselves draw on a much smaller pool of common words, which is why the list above is ordered by familiarity rather than alphabetically.
The list above is ranked by how common each word is in written English rather than alphabetically, using corpus frequency data. That means the words most likely to be accepted without an argument, and most likely to be useful, appear first.
Finding five-letter words from your own letters
Browsing a full list is useful for study, but during a game you need the intersection of the list and your rack. Enter your tiles into the finder above and set the length to 5; the results are every five-letter word your letters can actually build, ordered by points. Add a starting or ending letter if you are playing off a tile already on the board.
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Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words are there?
This dictionary contains 12,653 five-letter words. That figure includes inflected forms such as plurals and past tenses, which are valid in most word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word?
Among 5-letter words, JAZZY is one of the highest scoring at 33 points in Scrabble. High-value 5-letter words almost always contain Q, Z, X or J.
What are some common 5 letter words?
Some of the most familiar five-letter words are BREAK, LIGHT, PLACE, RIGHT, COVER, CATCH, CLEAR, POINT. The list above is ordered by how common each word is, so the most recognisable ones appear first.
Are all 5 letter words valid in Scrabble?
Most are, but tournament play uses an official regional word list that differs slightly from a general English dictionary. For casual games this list works well; for sanctioned play, check the official dictionary for your region.