5-letter words
There are 8,636 five-letter words in our dictionary. The most common are KHATS, KHEDA, KHETH, KHETS and KHOUM.
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
- khats12
- kheda13
- kheth15
- khets12
- khoum14
- kibbi13
- kibei11
- kibes11
- kibla11
- kiefs12
- kiers9
- kinas9
- kines9
- kinin9
- kinos9
- kirns9
- kists9
- kited10
- kiter9
- kithe12
- kiths12
- knaps11
- knars9
- knaur9
- knops11
- knosp11
- knout9
- knurl9
- knurs9
- koels9
- kolas9
- kolos9
- konks13
- kopek15
- kophs14
- koppa13
- korai9
- korun9
- kotos9
- kotow12
- kreep11
- krubi11
- kumys14
- kusso9
- kyack18
- kyaks16
- kyars12
- kyats12
- kylix19
- kytes12
- kythe15
- laari5
- labra7
- lacer7
- laded7
- lades6
- laevo8
- laics7
- laigh9
- laked10
- lalls5
- lamby12
- lards6
- laree5
- laris5
- larky12
- larum7
- lased6
- lases5
- laten5
- laths8
- lathy11
- latke9
- lauan5
- laved9
- laves8
- lawed9
- lawny11
- laxly15
- lazed15
- lazes14
- leady9
- lears5
- ledgy10
- leets5
- lehrs8
- lehua8
- lenes5
- lenis5
- lenos5
- lepta7
- letup7
- leuds6
- lexes12
- lezzy26
- lichi10
- lidos6
- lieus5
- ligan6
- lilts5
- limas7
- limba9
- limbi9
- limby12
- limed8
- limen7
- limns7
- limpa9
- liney8
- lingy9
- linin5
- linns5
- linos5
- lints5
- linty8
- lipin7
- lirot5
- litai5
- litas5
- loges6
- loggy10
- logoi6
- lolls5
- looed6
- looey8
- loofa8
- loofs8
- looie5
- loped8
- loppy12
- losel5
- lotah8
- lotas5
- lotic7
- loups7
- lours5
- loury8
- lowed9
- lowse8
- loxed13
- loxes12
- luaus5
- luces7
- luffa11
- luffs11
- luged7
- luges6
- lunet5
- lunks9
- lunts5
- lurer5
- lusus5
- luted6
- luxes12
- lweis8
- lyard9
- lyart8
- lycea10
- lyses8
- lysin8
- lytta8
- maars7
- mabes9
- machs12
- macle9
- magot8
- mahoe10
- maill7
- mairs7
- maist7
- malms9
- malmy12
- mamey12
- maqui16
- marcs9
- marse7
- marvy13
- mashy13
- matza16
- mauds8
- mauts7
- mavie10
- mawed11
- mayed11
- mazed17
- medii8
- meeds8
- meiny10
- melic9
- mells7
- menad8
- meous7
- merer7
- merls7
- meshy13
- mesne7
- meths10
- mewed11
- mewls10
- mezes16
- miaou7
- miasm9
- miaul7
- midis8
- miens7
- miffs13
- miggs9
- mikra11
- milpa9
- milts7
- milty10
- mimeo9
- mimer9
- minae7
- mincy12
- mingy11
- mirex14
- mirks11
- mirky14
- misdo8
- misos7
- mohur10
- moils7
- mokes11
- molal7
- molas7
- momes9
- mooed8
- mools7
- moory10
- moper9
- morae7
- morns7
- mosks11
- moste7
- mosts7
- motey10
- mothy13
- mouch12
- moues7
- moxas14
- mozos16
- mucid10
- mucor9
- mucro9
- mujik18
- mulct9
- muled8
- mumms11
- mumus9
- muras7
- mured8
- murks11
- murra7
- murre7
- murrs7
- muser7
- musth10
- muter7
- muton7
- mynas10
- myoid11
- myoma12
- myope12
- myopy15
- mysid11
- mythy16
- naans5
- nabes7
- nadas6
- naevi8
- naifs8
- naled6
- napes7
- nards6
- naric7
- naris5
- narks9
- narky12
- navar8
- neaps7
- neats5
- neems7
- neeps7
- neifs8
- neist5
- nemas7
- nerol5
- nerts5
- nertz14
- netop7
- netts5
- neuks9
- neume7
- neums7
- newie8
- ngwee9
- nicad8
- nided7
- nides6
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