5 Letter Words
There are 8,610 5-letter words. Generate a random 5-letter word, or browse the full list below.
1,178 are everyday words, the commonest starting letters at this length are S (12%), C (8%), B (7%), and the top Scrabble score available is jazzy (33 points face value). Worth a read alongside the list: our data-driven Wordle strategy guide.
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List of 5-letter words
aboutotherwhichtheirtherefirstwouldtheseclickpricestateworldmusicaftervideowherebookslinksyearsorderitemsgroupundergamescouldgreathotelstoretermsrightlocalthoseusingphoneforumbasedblackcheckindexbeingwomentodaysouthpagesfoundhousephotopowerwhilethreetotalplacethinknorthpostsmediawatersinceguideboardwhitesmalltimessiteslevelhoursimagetitleshallclassstillmoneyeveryvisittoolsreplyvaluepresslearnprintstockpointsaleslargetablestartmodelhumanmoviemarchyahoogoingstudystaffagainneveruserstopicbelowpartylegalabovequotestoryratesyoungfieldpapergirlsnighttexaspokerissuerangecourtaudiolightwriteoffergivenfileseventchinaneedsmightmonthmajorareasspacecardschildentershareaddedradiountilcolortrackleasttradegreenclosedriveshortmeansdailybeachcostsstylefrontpartsearlymilessoundworksrulesfinaladultthingcheapthirdgiftscoveroftenwatchdealswordshearterrorclearmakestakenknowncasesquickwholelaterbasicshowsalongamongdeathspeedbrandstuffjapandoingloansshoesentrynotesforceriveralbumviewsplansbuildtypeslinesapplyaskedcrossweekslowerunionnamesleaveteenswomancablescoreshownflashideasallowhomessupercausefocusroomsvoicecomesbrownformsglasshappysmiththankpriorsportreadyroundbuiltbloodearthbasisawardpeterextrarated
Showing 240 of 8,610 words — common words first.
Highest-scoring Scrabble words
- jazzy33
- fizzy29
- fuzzy29
- whizz29
- muzzy28
- dizzy27
- frizz26
- huzza26
- lezzy26
- tizzy26
- abuzz25
- mezzo25
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Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words are there?
There are 8,610 5-letter words in our English word list, which is built from the public-domain ENABLE lexicon. 1,178 of them rank as common, everyday words — the list above shows those first.
What are the most common 5-letter words?
The most frequently used include about, other, which, their. Our lists are ordered by real-world frequency, so the words you see first are the ones you are most likely to recognise and play.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word in Scrabble?
By face value it is jazzy, worth 33 points before any board bonuses. Face value assumes you could draw the tiles — in a real game, blanks may be needed for words that repeat high-value letters.