8,636 words
5 letter words
There are 8,636 words of exactly 5 letters in the word list, and 3,088 of those are words you would use in conversation. The whole of Wordle, and the play that most often reaches a premium square without contorting your rack. The highest scoring is JAZZY at 33 points.
- 8,636
- Words of exactly 5 letters
- 3,088
- Everyday words among them
- 33 pts
- Best Scrabble score, from JAZZY
- 36%
- Share you would recognise without a dictionary
Highest scoring 5 letter words
Face value on plain squares, before any premium square or bonus.
Where these come from
The top of any length band is always doubled J, Q, X and Z. That is worth knowing because it tells you what to look for the moment one of those tiles lands on your rack, rather than hunting for a long word that will score less.
The list
Most familiar words first. Click any word for everything else its letters can make.
5 letter words
8,636
aargh 9
aback 13
abbey 12
abbot 9
abide 8
abode 8
abort 7
about 7
above 10
abuse 7
ached 11
aches 10
acids 8
acing 8
acorn 7
acres 7
acted 8
actin 7
actor 7
acute 7
adage 7
adapt 8
added 8
adept 8
admit 8
adobe 8
adopt 8
adore 6
adult 6
afoot 8
after 8
again 6
agent 6
agile 6
aging 7
agony 9
agree 6
ahead 9
ahold 9
aided 7
aides 6
aimed 8
aisle 5
alamo 7
alarm 7
album 9
alert 5
algae 6
alias 5
alibi 7
alien 5
alike 9
alive 8
allee 5
alley 8
allow 8
aloft 8
aloha 8
alone 5
along 6
aloud 6
alpha 10
altar 5
alter 5
amaze 16
amber 9
amend 8
amigo 8
amino 7
amiss 7
among 8
ample 9
amply 12
amuse 7
angel 6
anger 6
angle 6
angry 9
angst 6
anise 5