5-letter words
There are 8,636 five-letter words in our dictionary. The most common are SKOAL, SKUAS, SKULK, SLAGS and SLAKE.
Five-letter words are the length used by Wordle and most of its spin-offs. Start with common words that cover several vowels and frequent consonants, then use the starting-with and ending-in lists below once you know some letters.
5-letter words
- skoal9
- skuas9
- skulk13
- slags6
- slake9
- slats5
- slaty8
- slays8
- sleds6
- sleet5
- slims7
- slink9
- slits5
- slobs7
- slogs6
- sloop7
- slops7
- slosh8
- slung6
- slunk9
- slurp7
- slush8
- slyly11
- smelt7
- smite7
- smock13
- smolt7
- smote7
- smuts7
- snafu8
- snags6
- snaky12
- snark9
- snarl5
- sneer5
- snell5
- snick11
- snide6
- snips7
- snobs7
- snood6
- snook9
- snoot5
- snore5
- snows8
- snubs7
- soaks9
- soapy10
- soars5
- soave8
- sodas6
- soddy10
- sodom8
- sofar8
- sofas8
- softs8
- softy11
- sokol9
- solan5
- soldi6
- soldo6
- soled6
- solon5
- solum7
- solus5
- sones5
- sooth8
- sooty8
- sophy13
- soppy12
- sorel5
- sough9
- souks9
- soupy10
- sours5
- souse5
- sowed9
- sower8
- soyuz17
- spacy12
- spake11
- spall7
- spang8
- spars7
- spasm9
- spate7
- spats7
- spean7
- speer7
- spews10
- spica9
- spick13
- spiel7
- spier7
- spiff13
- spiky14
- spilt7
- spiny10
- spirt7
- spitz16
- splat7
- splay10
- spode8
- spook11
- spool7
- spoor7
- sprat7
- sprig8
- sprit7
- sprue7
- spuds8
- spunk11
- spurn7
- spurt7
- squab16
- squaw17
- squib16
- stade6
- stags6
- staid6
- stane5
- stang6
- stank9
- staph10
- steed6
- stela5
- stele5
- steno5
- stews8
- stich10
- sties5
- stile5
- stilt5
- stipe7
- stirk9
- stirs5
- stoat5
- stoma7
- stork9
- stoup7
- stour5
- stows8
- strep7
- strew8
- stria5
- strop7
- stroy8
- strum7
- stubs7
- stull5
- stunk9
- stuns5
- stupa7
- sturt5
- styli8
- suave8
- subah10
- suber7
- sucre7
- sudsy9
- sulci7
- sulfa8
- sulks9
- sulky12
- sumac9
- summa9
- sumps9
- sunna5
- sunup7
- supes7
- surah8
- suras5
- surer5
- surfs8
- surly8
- sutra5
- sutta5
- swabs10
- swage9
- swags9
- swale8
- swamy13
- swang9
- swank12
- sward9
- sware8
- swarf11
- swart8
- swash11
- swath11
- swats8
- sways11
- swigs9
- swill8
- swink12
- swish11
- swoon8
- sylph13
- sylva11
- synch13
- syncs10
- syren8
- tabby12
- taber7
- tabes7
- tabla7
- tabor7
- tabun7
- tache10
- tacit7
- tacks11
- taels5
- taffy14
- taiga6
- taint5
- talar5
- talas5
- taler5
- talky12
- talon5
- taluk9
- talus5
- tamal7
- tamer7
- tames7
- tangs6
- tangy9
- tanka9
- tansy8
- tanto5
- tapas7
- tapir7
- tapis7
- tardy9
- tares5
- targe6
- tarns5
- tarps7
- tarry8
- tarsi5
- tarts5
- tatar5
- tater5
- tates5
- tatty8
- taunt5
- taupe7
- tawny11
- taxon12
- taxus12
- tazza23
- teals5
- teary8
- teats5
- techy13
- teems7
- teles5
- telex12
- telia5
- telic7
- telos5
- tempi9
- tench10
- tenon5
- tepee7
- tepid8
- terai5
- terns5
- terse5
- testa5
- testy8
- tetra5
- thane8
- thaws11
- thebe10
- thein8
- therm10
- thill8
- thins8
- thiol8
- thole8
- thorp10
- thous8
- throb10
- thrum10
- thuds9
- thuja15
- thump12
- thunk12
- tiara5
- tibia7
- tiffs11
- tikes9
- tilak9
- tilde6
- tiler5
- tills5
- tilth8
- tilts5
- tinea5
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