5-Letter Words
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The open ENABLE word list has 8,564 words with exactly 5 letters, about 5.0% of the 172,434 words this site shows. All of them have the same length, so they differ only in their letters. By common tile values the top scorer is JAZZY (33 points); board bonuses aren't counted. 5,632 of them use no letter twice, which matters in games where every tile is separate. This is a general word list, not any game's official one; always check the rules of your game.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 8,564 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 5.0% |
| Length | All 5 letters |
| Highest base score (common values) | JAZZY, 33 |
| No repeated letters | 5,632 |
Most common first letters
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| S | 1,041 |
| C | 661 |
| B | 582 |
| P | 554 |
| T | 543 |
Useful observations
- 23 read the same backward and forward, such as
ALULA,CIVICandDEKED. - The most common endings here are
-ES(527),-ED(384),-ER(360). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 5,055 of these words.
- The average length is 5.0 letters.
- More of them start with
Sthan with any other letter (1,041).
Browse the full lists
With 8,564 words, this list is split into smaller pages by the next letter. Each page shows its complete list.
- A… 495
- B… 582
- C… 661
- D… 449
- E… 192
- F… 428
- G… 412
- H… 330
- I… 118
- J… 132
- K… 204
- L… 400
- M… 443
- N… 199
- O… 181
- P… 554
- R… 417
- S… 1,041
- T… 543
- U… 117
- V… 160
- W… 295
Other 5-letter words
These groups are too small for a page of their own, so they are listed here in full.
Starting with Q 53
qaids qanat qophs quack quads quaff quags quail quais quake quaky quale qualm quant quare quark quart quash quasi quass quate quays quean queen queer quell quern query quest queue queys quick quids quiet quiff quill quilt quins quint quips quipu quire quirk quirt quite quits quods quoin quoit quota quote quoth qursh
Starting with X 13
xebec xenia xenic xenon xeric xerox xerus xylan xylem xylol xylyl xysti xysts
Starting with Y 94
yacht yacks yaffs yager yagis yahoo yaird yamen yamun yangs yanks yapok yapon yards yarer yarns yauds yauld yaups yawed yawls yawns yawps yeans yearn years yeast yecch yechs yechy yeggs yelks yells yelps yenta yente yerba yerks yeses yetis yetts yeuks yeuky yield yikes yills yince yipes yirds yirrs yirth ylems yobbo yocks yodel yodhs yodle yogas yogee yoghs yogic yogin yogis yoked yokel yokes yolks yolky yomim yonic yonis yores young yourn yours youse youth yowed yowes yowie yowls yuans yucas yucca yucch yucks yucky yugas yulan yules yummy yupon yurta yurts
Starting with Z 51
zaire zamia zanza zappy zarfs zaxes zayin zazen zeals zebec zebra zebus zeins zerks zeros zests zesty zetas zibet zilch zills zincs zincy zineb zings zingy zinky zippy ziram zitis zizit zlote zloty zoeae zoeal zoeas zombi zonal zoned zoner zones zonks zooid zooks zooms zoons zooty zoril zoris zowie zymes
A sample of 5-letter words
An evenly spaced sample of 150 words in alphabetical order (every 57th word), to give a feel for the list.
aahed acred agers alcid amahs animi arcus askos avoid baggy bases beers bhuts bison blubs bonus boyos brisk bunds cacao cants cease chaws chose clast coaly comix corny craps crura cusps darns defis dexie discs domed doyen druid duros egads enemy ethyl faggy fawny feyly firth flock fools frill fusel gaper genom gists glume gouty grist gunny hales hawks herma hoers horsy hydra imids irons jehus joule kanji kexes knars kumys lapel leaky liard linky logic loves lycea malmy matza mercy milpa modes morel muhly mythy neeps nisei noter octad omers ouphe pagod parry peavy petit pined plaza polys prawn proxy purin quiff ralph razer reeve resid rills rooks ruder sages sasin schav seedy setup shied shuls sisal skull sluff snide solus spake spoof stash stool suede swarf table tapis teffs thebe tides toked torte triac tsuba twiny uncia urate vasts vigor vomer wanes weird whole wispy wrath yauld yours
Using these words
To find 5-letter words in your own letters, use the Word Unscrambler and set Length to 5 under Advanced filters. For example, the letters ABEST include ABETS. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.