5-letter words
There are 8,636 five-letter words in our dictionary. The most common are KNIFE, KNOCK, LABEL, LABOR and LAKES.
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
- knife12
- knock15
- label7
- labor7
- lakes9
- lands6
- laser5
- laugh9
- laura5
- layer8
- leads6
- lease5
- legit6
- lemon7
- lewis8
- liked10
- likes9
- limit7
- lined6
- lines5
- links9
- lions5
- lists5
- lived9
- liver8
- loads6
- loans5
- lobby12
- lodge7
- logan6
- logic8
- loose5
- lords6
- loser5
- loses5
- louis5
- lover8
- loves8
- loyal8
- lucky14
- lunch10
- lying9
- magic10
- maker11
- males7
- maria7
- marks11
- marry10
- mason7
- mayor10
- meals7
- meant7
- medal8
- meets7
- mercy12
- merit7
- metal7
- meter7
- metro7
- micro9
- mills7
- minds8
- mines7
- minor7
- minus7
- mixed15
- moral7
- motor7
- mount7
- mouse7
- mouth10
- moves10
- nails5
- naked10
- named8
- names7
- nancy10
- nasty8
- naval8
- nerve8
- newly11
- ninth8
- noble7
- noise5
- noted6
- notes5
- novel8
- nurse5
- occur9
- ocean7
- older6
- olive8
- opens7
- opera7
- orbit7
- organ6
- ought9
- outer5
- owned9
- owner8
- pages8
- paint7
- pairs7
- panel7
- panic9
- pants7
- paris7
- parks11
- patch12
- paths10
- pause7
- pearl7
- peers7
- penis7
- penny10
- perry10
- peter7
- petty10
- phase10
- photo10
- piano7
- picks13
- pills7
- pilot7
- pitch12
- pizza25
- plain7
- plane7
- plant7
- plate7
- plays10
- poems9
- polls7
- ports7
- posts7
- pound8
- pride8
- prime9
- print7
- prior7
- prize16
- proof10
- proud8
- prove10
- pulls7
- pulse7
- punch12
- puppy14
- pussy10
- queen14
- quest14
- quick20
- quiet14
- quote14
- races7
- radar6
- raise5
- rally8
- ralph10
- ranch10
- ranks9
- raped8
- rapid8
- rated6
- rates5
- ratio5
- reach10
- react7
- reads6
- realm7
- rebel7
- refer8
- reign6
- relax12
- reply10
- rider6
- rides6
- ridge7
- rifle8
- rings6
- rises5
- risks9
- rival8
- roads6
- robin7
- robot7
- rocks11
- rocky14
- roger6
- roles5
- rolls5
- roman7
- rooms7
- roots5
- roses5
- rough9
- route5
- royal8
- rugby11
- ruins5
- ruled6
- rural5
- sadly9
- safer8
- saint5
- salad6
- sandy9
- sauce7
- saved9
- saves8
- scale7
- scare7
- scary10
- scene7
- scope9
- score7
- screw10
- seats5
- seeds6
- seeks9
- sells5
- sends6
- serve8
- setup7
- shade9
- shake12
- shame10
- shape10
- shark12
- sharp10
- sheep10
- sheer8
- sheet8
- shelf11
- shell8
- shift11
- shine8
- ships10
- shirt8
- shock14
- shoes8
- shook12
- shoot8
- shops10
- shore8
- shots8
- shout8
- shown11
- sides6
- sight9
- signs6
- silly8
- sites5
- sixth15
- sized15
- sizes14
- skill9
- skull9
- slave8
- slept7
- slice7
- slide6
- smart7
- smash10
- smell7
- smile7
- smith10
- smoke11
- snake9
- socks11
- solar5
- solid6
- solve8
- songs6
- sorts5
- souls5
- spare7
- spell7
- spend8
- spite7
- split7
- spoke11
- sport7
- spots7
- spray10
- spurs7
- squad15
- stack11
- stake9
- stamp9
- stark9
- stars5
- stats5
- stays8
- steal5
- steam7
- steel5
- steps7
- stick11
- stock11
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