5-letter words
There are 8,636 five-letter words in our dictionary. The most common are TINES, TINGE, TINGS, TINNY and TINTS.
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
- tines5
- tinge6
- tings6
- tinny8
- tints5
- tipis7
- tippy12
- tipsy10
- tiros5
- titer5
- tithe8
- titre5
- tizzy26
- toads6
- toady9
- toddy10
- toffs11
- togas6
- toile5
- toils5
- tokay12
- toker9
- tokes9
- tolan5
- toles5
- toman7
- tomes7
- tondo6
- toney8
- tongs6
- tonus5
- toons5
- toots5
- topaz16
- topes7
- topos7
- toque14
- toric7
- torii5
- toros5
- torte5
- torts5
- torus5
- toted6
- totes5
- touts5
- towie8
- toyed9
- tragi6
- trank9
- tranq14
- trave8
- trawl8
- treed6
- treen5
- treks9
- tress5
- trews8
- treys8
- trice7
- trier5
- trigo6
- trike9
- trill5
- trims7
- trine5
- trios5
- tripe7
- trite5
- trois5
- tromp9
- trona5
- troth8
- trots5
- trued6
- truer5
- trull5
- tryst8
- tsars5
- tsuba7
- tubal7
- tubas7
- tubby12
- tubed8
- tuber7
- tucks11
- tuffs11
- tufty11
- tulle5
- tunas5
- tuner5
- tunny8
- turds6
- turfs8
- turps7
- tushy11
- tusks9
- tutti5
- tutus5
- tuxes12
- twang9
- twats8
- tween8
- twerp10
- twill8
- twine8
- twirl8
- twits8
- twixt15
- tyers8
- tykes12
- tynes8
- tyred9
- tyros8
- udder7
- ulama7
- ulema7
- ulnar5
- umbel9
- umber9
- umbra9
- unary8
- unban7
- unbox14
- undid7
- unfed9
- unlit5
- unmet7
- unsay8
- unset5
- untie5
- unwed9
- unzip16
- upend8
- urate5
- usque14
- usurp7
- usury8
- uteri5
- utile5
- uveal8
- uvula8
- vagal9
- vagus9
- vakil12
- vales8
- valse8
- vamps12
- vanda9
- vanes8
- vapid11
- varas8
- varia8
- varix15
- varna8
- varus8
- veena8
- veers8
- veils8
- veiny11
- velar8
- veldt9
- velum10
- venal8
- venge9
- verso8
- verts8
- vertu8
- verve11
- vesta8
- vetch13
- vexed16
- vexes15
- vichy16
- villi8
- vinca10
- viols8
- vireo8
- vires8
- virga9
- virtu8
- vises8
- visor8
- vitae8
- vivas11
- vixen15
- voces10
- voids9
- voila8
- voile8
- volar8
- voles8
- volta8
- volte8
- vroom10
- vulva11
- vying12
- wacko14
- waddy13
- waded10
- wader9
- wades9
- wadis9
- wafts11
- wahoo11
- waifs11
- wails8
- waked13
- waken12
- waker12
- walla8
- wands9
- waned9
- wanes8
- warps10
- warty11
- washy14
- waspy13
- waugh12
- waver11
- wavey14
- waxen15
- waxer15
- waxes15
- weald9
- weans8
- webby15
- wecht13
- wedel9
- weedy12
- weeny11
- weeps10
- weepy13
- wefts11
- weirs8
- welds9
- welly11
- welts8
- wench13
- wends9
- wests8
- whang12
- wheal11
- wheen11
- whelk15
- whelp13
- whens11
- whets11
- whigs12
- whims13
- whiny14
- whirl11
- whirr11
- whish14
- whist11
- whizz29
- whomp15
- whorl11
- whoso11
- wicks14
- wides9
- wifes11
- wiggy13
- wilco10
- wilds9
- wiles8
- wilts8
- wimps12
- wimpy15
- wince10
- wined9
- winks12
- winos8
- wiper10
- wised9
- wisps10
- wispy13
- witan8
- withe11
- withy14
- wolds9
- wolfs11
- wombs12
- wonks12
- wonky15
- wooed9
- wools8
- wooly11
- woops10
- woosh11
- woozy20
- wordy12
- wormy13
- worts8
- wowed12
- wrack14
- wreak12
- wrens8
- wrest8
- wring9
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