5-letter words
There are 8,636 five-letter words in our dictionary. The most common are RAXES, RAYAH, RAYAS, RAZEE and RAZES.
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
- raxes12
- rayah11
- rayas8
- razee14
- razes14
- readd7
- reata5
- reave8
- rebec9
- rebop9
- recks11
- recti7
- reded7
- redia6
- redip8
- redly9
- redos6
- redry9
- redub8
- redye9
- reefy11
- reeky12
- reest5
- refed9
- refel8
- refix15
- refly11
- refry11
- reges6
- regma8
- regna6
- rehem10
- reifs8
- reink9
- reive8
- rekey12
- relet5
- remet7
- remex14
- renig6
- rente5
- reoil5
- repeg8
- repps9
- rerig6
- resaw8
- resay8
- resee5
- resew8
- resod6
- resow8
- retag6
- retax12
- retem7
- retia5
- retie5
- revet8
- rewan8
- rewax15
- rewed9
- rewet8
- rewin8
- rewon8
- rheas8
- rhomb12
- rhumb12
- rhyta11
- riant5
- riata5
- ribby12
- riced8
- ridgy10
- riels5
- rifer8
- rille5
- rills5
- rimed8
- riped8
- ripes7
- risus5
- rived9
- roans5
- roils5
- roily8
- rolfs8
- roods6
- rooky12
- rosed6
- roset5
- rotls5
- rotos5
- rotte5
- roues5
- roups7
- roupy10
- roven8
- roves8
- rowel8
- rowth11
- ruana5
- ruche10
- rudds7
- ruers5
- ruffe11
- rugal6
- runty8
- rushy11
- ruths8
- ryked13
- rykes12
- rynds9
- ryots8
- sabed8
- sades6
- sadhe9
- sadis6
- sagos6
- sagum8
- saice7
- sajou12
- sakis9
- salep7
- salol5
- salpa7
- salps7
- samek11
- samps9
- saned6
- sanes5
- sapid8
- sapor7
- sards6
- sarks9
- sarky12
- sarod6
- sasin5
- satem7
- sauch10
- saugh9
- sayst8
- scags8
- scall7
- scatt7
- scaur7
- scend8
- schav13
- schul10
- scops9
- scows10
- scrag8
- scrod8
- scudo8
- sculk11
- sculp9
- scups9
- scurf10
- scuta7
- scuts7
- sedgy10
- seels5
- seepy10
- segni6
- segno6
- segos6
- seifs8
- seise5
- seism7
- semes7
- sengi6
- sepic9
- septs7
- serac7
- seral5
- sered6
- serer5
- serow8
- setal5
- sewan8
- sewar8
- sexto12
- shads9
- shaly11
- sharn8
- shawm13
- sheal8
- sheas8
- shend9
- shent8
- sherd9
- shews11
- shier8
- shily11
- shirr8
- shist8
- shivs11
- shlep10
- shoat8
- shoer8
- shogs9
- shoon8
- shorl8
- shote8
- shott8
- shris8
- shtik12
- shuln8
- shuls8
- sials5
- sibbs9
- sices7
- siker9
- silds6
- simar7
- sinhs8
- siped8
- sirra5
- sirup7
- sises5
- situp7
- sixmo14
- sixte12
- sizar14
- skags10
- skats9
- skean9
- skeed10
- skees9
- skegs10
- skelm11
- skelp11
- skeps11
- skiey12
- skimo11
- skirl9
- skirr9
- skite9
- skosh12
- skyed13
- skyey15
- slank9
- slaws8
- slews8
- slier5
- slily8
- slipe7
- slipt7
- sloes5
- sloid6
- slojd13
- sloyd9
- slubs7
- slued6
- slues5
- sluff11
- slurb7
- slyer8
- slype10
- smalt7
- smarm9
- smaze16
- smeek11
- smerk11
- smews10
- smogs8
- snash8
- snath8
- snaws8
- sneap7
- sneck11
- sneds6
- snibs7
- snits5
- snogs6
- snool5
- snots5
- snugs6
- snyes8
- socko11
- socle7
- sodic8
- softa8
- sojas12
- sokes9
- solei5
- somas7
- sonde6
- sonly8
- sonsy8
- sooey8
- sooks9
- soots5
- sophs10
- sopor7
- soras5
- sorbs7
- sords6
- sorer5
- sorgo6
- sorns5
- sorus5
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