5-letter words
There are 8,636 five-letter words in our dictionary. The most common are SPOOF, SPOON, SPORE, SPOUT and SPREE.
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
- spoof10
- spoon7
- spore7
- spout7
- spree7
- squat14
- squid15
- stabs7
- stain5
- stair5
- stale5
- stalk9
- stall5
- stare5
- stash8
- stave8
- stead6
- steak9
- steep7
- steer5
- stein5
- stems7
- stern5
- stiff11
- sting6
- stink9
- stint5
- stoic7
- stoke9
- stomp9
- stony8
- stool5
- stoop7
- stout5
- stove8
- strap7
- straw8
- stray8
- strut5
- studs6
- stump9
- stung6
- stunt5
- suede6
- suing6
- sully8
- supra7
- surge6
- sushi8
- swain8
- swami10
- swamp12
- swans8
- swaps10
- swarm10
- swede9
- sweep10
- swell8
- swept10
- swims10
- swine8
- swipe10
- swirl8
- swoop10
- swore8
- sworn8
- swung9
- sykes12
- synod9
- synth11
- syrup10
- taboo7
- tacky14
- tacos7
- tails5
- taker9
- takin9
- tally8
- tamed8
- tammy12
- tango6
- taped8
- taper7
- tapes7
- tarot5
- tasty8
- taxed13
- taxis12
- tease5
- teddy10
- teeny8
- telly8
- tempo9
- temps9
- tempt9
- tenet5
- tenor5
- tense5
- tenth8
- tents5
- terra5
- tesla5
- theta8
- thief11
- thigh12
- thine8
- thong9
- thorn8
- thugs9
- thyme13
- ticks11
- tidal6
- tides6
- tiers5
- tiled6
- tiles5
- timed8
- timer7
- timid8
- titan5
- titty8
- toast5
- token9
- tolls5
- tombs9
- tonal5
- toned6
- toner5
- tones5
- tonga6
- tonic7
- tonne5
- torah8
- torch10
- torso5
- totem7
- towed9
- towel8
- toxin12
- tract7
- trait5
- tramp9
- trams7
- traps7
- trays8
- tread6
- triad6
- troll5
- troop7
- trope7
- trout5
- trove8
- truce7
- truss5
- tubes7
- tufts8
- tulip7
- tummy12
- tumor7
- tuned6
- tunes5
- tunic7
- turbo7
- turks9
- tutor5
- twain8
- tweak12
- tweed9
- twigs9
- tying9
- typed11
- typos10
- tyres8
- ulcer7
- uncut7
- undue6
- unfit8
- unify11
- unite5
- upped10
- urges6
- urine5
- usher8
- utter5
- vague9
- valet8
- valor8
- vapor10
- vases8
- vault8
- vegan9
- veins8
- venom10
- vents8
- verbs10
- verge9
- vests8
- vials8
- vibes10
- vicar10
- vices10
- vigil9
- vigor9
- vines8
- viola8
- viper10
- visas8
- vista8
- vivid12
- vodka13
- vogue9
- volts8
- vomit10
- vouch13
- vowed12
- vowel11
- wacky17
- wafer11
- waged10
- wager9
- wagon9
- waist8
- waits8
- waive11
- wakes12
- wally11
- waltz17
- wards9
- wares8
- warms10
- warns8
- warts8
- wasps10
- watts8
- waved12
- waxed16
- weary11
- weave11
- weber10
- wedge10
- weeds9
- weigh12
- welch13
- whack17
- whale11
- wharf14
- whats11
- whiff17
- whine11
- whips13
- whisk15
- whoop13
- whore11
- widen9
- wield9
- wigan9
- wight12
- wills8
- willy11
- winch13
- windy12
- wines8
- wiped11
- wipes10
- wired9
- wires8
- wiser8
- witty11
- woken12
- woody12
- worms10
- woven11
- wraps10
- wrath11
- wreck14
- xerox19
- yacht13
- yahoo11
- yanks12
- yeast8
- yells8
- yikes12
- yummy15
- zebra16
- zeros14
- zoned15
- aargh9
- abaca9
- aback13
- abaft10
- abase7
- abate7
- abeam9
- abele7
- abets7
- abhor10
- ables7
- abuts7
- abuzz25
- acari7
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