5 Letter Words
Search all 14,855 five-letter words. Lock in the letters you know, rule out the ones you don't, and read off what is left. Common words come first.
How to find 5 letter words
- Right spotType each letter you know into its spot, like the green tiles in Wordle.
- Wrong spotType a letter under the spot where it does not belong. The word still has it somewhere else.
- Not in the wordType every letter to rule out.
- More filtersBegins with, ends with, a letter run like TCH, letters it contains, the tiles on your rack, or only these letters.
- Read the listEveryday words come first, rarer valid words sit underneath. Tap a word for its meaning.
How many 5 letter words are there?
Wordle accepts 14,855 five-letter words. 2,350 of them are on the Wordle answer list, and 3,890 are everyday words. The rest, like AAHED or XYSTI, are valid guesses that rarely come up in conversation.
Word list checked November 15, 2026.
5 letter words containing specific letters
1,955 accepted words have both A and E, and 611 of them are everyday words, such as ABASE, ABATE, ABBEY, ABETS, ABIDE. Pick a letter to see every word with it and where it sits.
5 letter words by first and last letter
The most common first letters in everyday five-letter words are S (544), C (317), B (285), P (261), T (254). The most common last letters are S (1,211), E (445), Y (395), D (350), T (262).
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Most common letters in 5 letter words
S appears in 48% of everyday five-letter words, followed by E, A, R, O. Share of everyday words with each letter:
Best first guesses for Wordle
RAISE leaves about 62 possible answers on average, the fewest of any opening word we tested. Average answers left after each first guess:
Common 5 letter word patterns
Many five-letter words share a beginning or an ending. Knowing them helps when only a few letters are missing.
5 letter words with no vowels
Without counting Y, 58 accepted words have no vowels, and 17 are everyday words. Y does the work of the vowel in most of them.
Questions
How many 5 letter words are there?
Wordle accepts 14,855 five-letter words. About 3,890 of them are everyday words and 2,350 are on the Wordle answer list. The rest are rarer words that are still valid guesses and usually count in other word games too.
How do I find 5 letter words containing certain letters?
Open More filters and type the letters into Contains. Order does not matter, and typing a letter twice finds words with that letter at least twice. Add letters in the right spot to narrow the list.
What are the most common letters in 5 letter words?
Across everyday five-letter words, the letters that appear in the most words are S, E, A, R, O. S appears in 48% of them.
Are there 5 letter words with no vowels?
Yes. If you don't count Y as a vowel, 58 accepted words have none, such as CRYPT, CYSTS, DRYLY, GLYPH, GYPSY.
Can I use this as a Wordle solver?
Yes. Put green letters in Right spot, yellow letters in Wrong spot and gray letters in Not in the word. The Wordle solver page also ranks the best next guess.