5-letter words
There are 8,636 five-letter words in our dictionary. The most common are NIGHS, NILLS, NIMBI, NIPAS and NITER.
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
- nighs9
- nills5
- nimbi9
- nipas7
- niter5
- nitid6
- niton5
- nival8
- nocks11
- nodus6
- noels5
- noggs7
- nohow11
- noils5
- noily8
- nolos5
- nomas7
- nomoi7
- nonas5
- nonet5
- nonyl8
- nooky12
- noris5
- notal5
- noter5
- notum7
- nowts8
- nucha10
- nuder6
- nudzh18
- nurds6
- nurls5
- nutsy8
- oasts5
- oater5
- oaves8
- obeli7
- obias7
- obole7
- oboli7
- obols7
- ochry13
- ocrea7
- octad8
- octan7
- odeum8
- odist6
- odyle9
- odyls9
- ofays11
- ofter8
- ogams8
- ogees6
- ogler6
- ogles6
- ohias8
- ohing9
- oidia6
- oinks9
- okehs12
- okras9
- olein5
- oleos5
- olios5
- ollas5
- omasa7
- omber9
- onery8
- onium7
- ontic7
- oohed9
- oorie5
- ootid6
- opahs10
- oping8
- orach10
- orate5
- orbed8
- orcin7
- oread6
- orgic8
- oribi7
- orles5
- orlop7
- ormer7
- ornis5
- orpin7
- orzos14
- osmic9
- osmol7
- ossia5
- ottar5
- ouphe10
- ouphs10
- ourie5
- ousel5
- outby10
- outgo6
- ouzel14
- ouzos14
- ovoli8
- ovolo8
- owsen8
- oxeye15
- oxids13
- oxims14
- oxlip14
- oxter12
- oyers8
- pacas9
- padis8
- padle8
- padri8
- paeon7
- pagod9
- paiks11
- palea7
- palet7
- palls7
- parch12
- pards8
- pareo7
- pareu7
- parge8
- pargo8
- parrs7
- parve10
- pases7
- pated8
- patly10
- pavid11
- pavis10
- pawer10
- pawky17
- pawls10
- paxes14
- peage8
- peags8
- peans7
- pechs12
- pecky16
- peens7
- peins7
- peise7
- pekan11
- pekes11
- peles7
- pelfs10
- pelon7
- pends8
- penes7
- pengo8
- penni7
- pepla9
- pepos9
- perdy11
- pesty10
- petto7
- pewit10
- phons10
- phots10
- phpht15
- phuts10
- phyle13
- pians7
- pibal9
- pical9
- picas9
- picul9
- piing8
- piked12
- pikis11
- pilaw10
- pilea7
- pilei7
- pilis7
- pilus7
- pimas9
- pipal9
- pipet9
- pirns7
- pirog8
- pisos7
- piths10
- pixes14
- plack13
- plash10
- plews10
- plica9
- plumy12
- plyer10
- pocks13
- podia8
- pogey11
- poilu7
- poind8
- poler7
- pomes9
- pomps11
- pones7
- poohs10
- poons7
- poove10
- popsy12
- porks11
- porny10
- potsy10
- potto7
- pouff13
- poufs10
- poult7
- poxed15
- poxes14
- poyou10
- praam9
- prahu10
- praos7
- prase7
- praus7
- preed8
- prees7
- prexy17
- prier7
- prigs8
- prill7
- prims9
- prink11
- proas7
- proem9
- proso7
- prosy10
- prows10
- pruta7
- pryer10
- psoae7
- psoai7
- puces9
- pucka13
- pudic10
- pujah17
- puled8
- puler7
- pules7
- pulik11
- punas7
- pungs8
- punka11
- punty10
- pupas9
- purda8
- purin7
- puris7
- purls7
- pursy10
- puses7
- puton7
- putto7
- pyins10
- pyoid11
- pyran10
- pyric12
- pyxes17
- pyxie17
- qaids15
- qanat14
- qophs19
- quags15
- quais14
- quaky21
- quass14
- quate14
- quean14
- queys17
- quipu16
- quods15
- qursh17
- rabic9
- racon7
- raffs11
- ragee6
- ragis6
- raias5
- rajes12
- rakee9
- rakis9
- ramee7
- ramet7
- ranid6
- ranis5
- rared6
- rased6
- raser5
- rases5
- ratal5
- ratch10
- ratel5
- ratos5
- rawin8
- rawly11
- raxed13
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