5 Letter Words
There are 8,585 five-letter words in our word list. The most common are THERE, RIGHT and ABOUT. The highest-scoring in Scrabble is JAZZY (33 points). Handy for Wordle.
- Words
- 8,585
- Top Scrabble word
- JAZZY, 33 pts
- Top Words With Friends word
- JAZZY, 34 pts
- Common words
- 4,148
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Common five-letter words
The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.
- there 8/7 in or at that place or location
- right 9/9 precisely, exactly
- about 7/9 (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
- think 12/12 judge or regard
- going 7/10 (form of go) change location
- where 11/10
- would 9/11
- could 8/11
- never 8/10 not ever
- sorry 8/7 feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
- thank 12/12 express gratitude or show appreciation to
- thing 9/10 a special situation
- doing 7/9 (form of doe) the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States
- maybe 12/13 by chance
- these 8/7
- night 9/10 the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
- first 8/8 preceding all others in time or space or degree
- great 6/7 relatively large in size or number or extent
- again 6/8 anew
- still 5/7 not in physical motion
- those 8/7
- other 8/7 not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
- after 8/8 happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
- their 8/7
- money 10/11 the most common medium of exchange
- place 9/12 a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- hello 8/9 an expression of greeting
- years 8/7 a late time of life
- leave 8/10 go away from a place
- every 11/11 (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception
- three 8/7 the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- wrong 9/11 not correct
- might 11/12 physical strength
- house 8/8 a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
- being 8/11 the state or fact of existing
- which 16/15
- world 9/10 everything that exists anywhere
- guess 6/8 expect, believe, or suppose
- woman 10/12 an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
- today 9/8 the present time or age
- found 9/11 set up or found
- ready 9/8 completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
- heard 9/8 detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
- whole 11/11 all of something including all its component elements or parts
- haven 11/12 a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
- while 11/11 a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
- start 5/5 take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- happy 15/15 enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
- watch 13/13 look attentively
- bring 8/11 take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
The 1,000 most common of 8,585 five-letter words
Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points. Use the search box above to filter the full list.
- about 7/9
- above 10/12
- abuse 7/9
- acted 8/9
- actor 7/8
- added 8/8
- admit 8/9
- adore 6/6
- adult 6/8
- after 8/8
- again 6/8
- agent 6/8
- agree 6/7
- ahead 9/8
- aisle 5/6
- alarm 7/9
- album 9/13
- alert 5/6
- alibi 7/9
- alien 5/7
- alike 9/10
- alive 8/10
- alley 8/9
- allow 8/10
- alone 5/7
- along 6/9
- alpha 10/11
- amber 9/11
- among 8/11
- angel 6/9
- anger 6/8
- angle 6/9
- angry 9/10
- ankle 9/11
- apart 7/8
- apple 9/12
- apply 12/14
- areas 5/5
- argue 6/8
- ariel 5/6
- armed 8/9
- armor 7/8
- arrow 8/8
- ashes 8/7
- aside 6/6
- asked 10/10
- attic 7/8
- avoid 9/10
- awake 12/12
- award 9/9
- aware 8/8
- awful 11/13
- backs 13/15
- bacon 9/12
- badge 9/11
- badly 11/12
- baker 11/12
- balls 7/10
- banks 11/13
- baron 7/9
- based 8/9
- basic 9/11
- basis 7/8
- beach 12/13
- beans 7/9
- beard 8/9
- bears 7/8
- beast 7/8
- beats 7/8
- beers 7/8
- began 8/11
- begin 8/11
- begun 8/12
- being 8/11
- belle 7/10
- bells 7/10
- belly 10/12
- below 10/12
- bench 12/14
- benny 10/12
- bible 9/12
- bills 7/10
- billy 10/12
- bingo 8/11
- birds 8/9
- birth 10/10
- black 13/16
- blade 8/10
- blame 9/12
- blank 11/14
- blast 7/9
- bleed 8/10
- bless 7/9
- blind 8/11
- block 13/16
- blond 8/11
- blood 8/10
- blown 10/13
- blows 10/12
- blues 7/10
- board 8/9
- boats 7/8
- bobby 14/16
- bombs 11/14
- bones 7/9
- bonus 7/10
- books 11/12
- booth 10/10
- boots 7/8
- booze 16/17
- bored 8/9
- bound 8/11
- boxes 14/15
- brain 7/9
- brand 8/10
- brass 7/8
- brave 10/12
- bravo 10/12
- bread 8/9
- break 11/12
- brick 13/15
- bride 8/9
- brief 10/11
- bring 8/11
- broad 8/9
- broke 11/12
- brown 10/12
- brush 10/11
- bucks 13/16
- buddy 12/13
- build 8/11
- built 7/10
- bully 10/13
- bunch 12/15
- bunny 10/13
- burke 11/13
- burns 7/10
- burnt 7/10
- burst 7/9
- cabin 9/12
- cable 9/12
- calls 7/10
- candy 11/12
- cards 8/9
- cared 8/9
- cares 7/8
- cargo 8/10
- carol 7/9
- carry 10/10
- cases 7/8
- catch 12/13
- cause 7/9
- cease 7/8
- cells 7/10
- cents 7/9
- chain 10/11
- chair 10/10
- champ 14/16
- chaos 10/10
- charm 12/13
- chart 10/10
- chase 10/10
- cheap 12/13
- cheat 10/10
- check 16/17
- cheek 14/14
- cheer 10/10
- chess 10/10
- chest 10/10
- chick 16/17
- chief 13/13
- child 11/12
- chili 10/11
- chill 10/12
- china 10/11
- chips 12/13
- chose 10/10
- chuck 16/18
- cigar 8/10
- civil 10/13
- claim 9/12
- class 7/9
- clean 7/10
- clear 7/9
- clerk 11/13
- cliff 13/15
- climb 11/15
- clock 13/16
- close 7/9
- cloud 8/11
- clown 10/13
- clubs 9/13
- coach 12/13
- coast 7/8
- codes 8/9
- colin 7/10
- color 7/9
- comes 9/11
- comic 11/14
- corps 9/11
- costs 7/8
- couch 12/14
- cough 11/13
- could 8/11
- count 7/10
- court 7/9
- cover 10/12
- crack 13/15
- crane 7/9
- crash 10/10
- crawl 10/12
- crazy 19/19
- cream 9/11
- creek 11/12
- creep 9/11
- cried 8/9
- cries 7/8
- crime 9/11
- cross 7/8
- crowd 11/12
- crown 10/12
- cruel 7/10
- crush 10/11
- curse 7/9
- daddy 11/10
- daily 9/9
- daisy 9/8
- dance 8/10
- dated 7/7
- dates 6/6
- deals 6/7
- dealt 6/7
- death 9/8
- deeds 7/7
- delay 9/9
- delta 6/7
- demon 8/10
- depth 11/11
- devil 9/11
- devon 9/11
- diary 9/8
- diner 6/7
- dirty 9/8
- ditch 11/11
- dizzy 27/26
- dodge 8/9
- doing 7/9
- donna 6/8
- doors 6/6
- doubt 8/10
- dough 10/11
- dozen 15/16
- draft 9/9
- drain 6/7
- drama 8/9
- drank 10/11
- drawn 9/10
- dream 8/9
- dress 6/6
- drill 6/8
- drink 10/11
- drive 9/10
- drops 8/9
- drove 9/10
- drown 9/10
- drugs 7/9
- drums 8/10
- drunk 10/12
- ducks 12/14
- dummy 13/15
- dutch 11/12
- dying 10/11
- eagle 6/8
- early 8/8
- earth 8/7
- eaten 5/6
- eight 9/9
- elder 6/7
- empty 12/13
- ended 7/8
- enemy 10/11
- enjoy 15/17
- enter 5/6
- entry 8/8
- equal 14/16
- error 5/5
- event 8/10
- every 11/11
- exact 14/15
- exist 12/12
- extra 12/12
- faces 10/11
- facts 10/11
- faint 8/9
- fairy 11/10
- faith 11/10
- falls 8/10
- false 8/9
- fancy 13/14
- fatal 8/9
- fault 8/10
- favor 11/12
- fears 8/8
- feels 8/9
- fella 8/10
- fence 10/12
- fetch 13/13
- fever 11/12
- field 9/10
- fifth 14/13
- fifty 14/13
- fight 12/12
- filed 9/10
- files 8/9
- films 10/12
- final 8/10
- finds 9/10
- fired 9/9
- fires 8/8
- first 8/8
- fixed 16/16
- flame 10/12
- flash 11/11
- fleet 8/9
- flesh 11/11
- flies 8/9
- float 8/9
- floor 8/9
- fluid 9/11
- flush 11/12
- focus 10/12
- folks 12/13
- fools 8/9
- force 10/11
- forms 10/11
- forth 11/10
- forty 11/10
- found 9/11
- frame 10/11
- frank 12/13
- fraud 9/10
- freak 12/12
- fresh 11/10
- fried 9/9
- fries 8/8
- front 8/9
- fruit 8/9
- fully 11/13
- funny 11/13
- games 8/10
- gasps 8/10
- gates 6/7
- ghost 9/9
- giant 6/8
- gifts 9/10
- gimme 10/13
- girls 6/8
- given 9/12
- gives 9/11
- glass 6/8
- glory 9/10
- glove 9/12
- going 7/10
- goods 7/8
- goose 6/7
- grace 8/10
- grade 7/8
- grams 8/10
- grand 7/9
- grant 6/8
- grass 6/7
- grave 9/11
- great 6/7
- greek 10/11
- green 6/8
- grief 9/10
- groom 8/10
- gross 6/7
- group 8/11
- grown 9/11
- grows 9/10
- guard 7/9
- guess 6/8
- guest 6/8
- guide 7/9
- guilt 6/9
- habit 10/10
- hands 9/9
- handy 12/11
- happy 15/15
- harry 11/9
- harsh 11/9
- hatch 13/12
- hated 9/8
- hates 8/7
- haven 11/12
- heads 9/8
- heard 9/8
- hears 8/7
- heart 8/7
- heavy 14/13
- heels 8/8
- helio 8/8
- hello 8/9
- helps 10/11
- henry 11/10
- hills 8/9
- hired 9/8
- holds 9/9
- holes 8/8
- holly 11/11
- homes 10/10
- honey 11/10
- honor 8/8
- hoped 11/11
- hopes 10/10
- horse 8/7
- hotel 8/8
- hours 8/8
- house 8/8
- howdy 15/13
- human 10/12
- humor 10/11
- hunch 13/14
- hurry 11/10
- hurts 8/8
- ideal 6/7
- ideas 6/6
- idiot 6/6
- image 8/10
- inner 5/7
- issue 5/6
- japan 14/18
- jelly 15/18
- jenny 15/18
- jerry 15/16
- jesse 12/14
- jewel 15/18
- jimmy 19/22
- joint 12/15
- jokes 16/18
- jolly 15/18
- jones 12/15
- judge 14/18
- juice 14/18
- keeps 11/12
- kelly 12/13
- kicks 15/16
- kiddo 11/11
- kills 9/11
- kinds 10/11
- kings 10/12
- kitty 12/11
- knees 9/10
- knife 12/13
- knock 15/17
- known 12/14
- knows 12/13
- labor 7/9
- lance 7/10
- lands 6/8
- large 6/8
- laser 5/6
- later 5/6
- laugh 9/11
- laura 5/7
- leads 6/7
- learn 5/7
- least 5/6
- leave 8/10
- legal 6/9
- lemon 7/10
- level 8/11
- lewis 8/9
- light 9/10
- liked 10/11
- likes 9/10
- limit 7/9
- lines 5/7
- lived 9/11
- liver 8/10
- lives 8/10
- lobby 12/14
- local 7/10
- logan 6/9
- looks 9/10
- loose 5/6
- loser 5/6
- loses 5/6
- louie 5/7
- louis 5/7
- lousy 8/9
- loved 9/11
- lover 8/10
- loves 8/10
- lower 8/9
- loyal 8/9
- lucky 14/16
- lunch 10/13
- lungs 6/10
- lying 9/11
- madam 10/12
- magic 10/13
- major 14/17
- makes 11/12
- march 12/13
- maria 7/8
- marks 11/12
- marry 10/10
- mason 7/9
- match 12/13
- maybe 12/13
- mayor 10/10
- meals 7/9
- means 7/9
- meant 7/9
- medal 8/10
- media 8/9
- meets 7/8
- mercy 12/13
- merry 10/10
- metal 7/9
- might 11/12
- miles 7/9
- minds 8/10
- minor 7/9
- minus 7/10
- missy 10/10
- mixed 15/16
- model 8/10
- molly 10/12
- momma 11/14
- mommy 14/16
- money 10/11
- month 10/11
- moral 7/9
- moron 7/9
- motel 7/9
- motor 7/8
- mount 7/10
- mouse 7/9
- mouth 10/11
- moved 11/13
- moves 10/12
- movie 10/12
- mummy 14/17
- music 9/12
- nails 5/7
- naked 10/11
- named 8/10
- names 7/9
- nancy 10/12
- nanny 8/10
- nasty 8/8
- needs 6/7
- nerve 8/10
- never 8/10
- nicer 7/9
- niece 7/9
- night 9/10
- noble 7/10
- noise 5/6
- north 8/8
- notes 5/6
- novel 8/11
- nurse 5/7
- occur 9/12
- ocean 7/9
- offer 11/11
- often 8/9
- older 6/7
- olive 8/10
- opens 7/9
- opera 7/8
- order 6/6
- organ 6/8
- other 8/7
- ought 9/10
- outer 5/6
- owned 9/10
- owner 8/9
- pages 8/10
- paint 7/9
- panel 7/10
- panic 9/12
- pants 7/9
- paper 9/11
- paris 7/8
- parts 7/8
- party 10/10
- patch 12/13
- patty 10/10
- peace 9/11
- pearl 7/9
- penny 10/12
- perry 10/10
- peter 7/8
- petty 10/10
- phase 10/10
- phone 10/11
- phony 13/13
- photo 10/10
- piano 7/9
- picks 13/15
- piece 9/11
- pills 7/10
- pilot 7/9
- piper 9/11
- pipes 9/11
- pitch 12/13
- pizza 25/26
- place 9/12
- plain 7/10
- plane 7/10
- plans 7/10
- plant 7/10
- plate 7/9
- plays 10/11
- plead 8/10
- point 7/9
- poker 11/12
- porch 12/13
- pound 8/11
- power 10/11
- press 7/8
- price 9/11
- prick 13/15
- pride 8/9
- prime 9/11
- print 7/9
- prior 7/8
- prize 16/17
- proof 10/11
- proud 8/10
- prove 10/12
- pulls 7/11
- pulse 7/10
- punch 12/15
- puppy 14/17
- purse 7/9
- queen 14/16
- quick 20/22
- quiet 14/15
- quite 14/15
- quote 14/15
- radar 6/6
- radio 6/6
- raise 5/5
- rally 8/9
- ralph 10/11
- ranch 10/11
- randy 9/9
- range 6/8
- raped 8/9
- reach 10/10
- react 7/8
- reads 6/6
- ready 9/8
- refer 8/8
- relax 12/13
- rider 6/6
- rides 6/6
- ridge 7/8
- rifle 8/9
- right 9/9
- rings 6/8
- risky 12/11
- river 8/9
- roads 6/6
- roast 5/5
- robin 7/9
- robot 7/8
- rocks 11/12
- rocky 14/14
- roger 6/7
- rolls 5/7
- roman 7/9
- romeo 7/8
- rooms 7/8
- roses 5/5
- rough 9/10
- round 6/8
- route 5/6
- royal 8/8
- rules 5/7
- rumor 7/9
- rusty 8/8
- safer 8/8
- saint 5/6
- sakes 9/9
- salad 6/7
- sales 5/6
- sally 8/9
- sandy 9/9
- sarge 6/7
- sauce 7/9
- saved 9/10
- scale 7/9
- scare 7/8
- scary 10/10
- scene 7/9
- score 7/8
- scout 7/9
- screw 10/11
- seats 5/5
- seems 7/8
- sells 5/7
- sends 6/7
- sense 5/6
- serve 8/9
- setup 7/9
- seven 8/10
- shaft 11/10
- shake 12/11
- shall 8/9
- shame 10/10
- shape 10/10
- share 8/7
- shark 12/11
- sharp 10/10
- shave 11/11
- shawn 11/11
- sheep 10/10
- sheet 8/7
- shelf 11/11
- shell 8/9
- shift 11/10
- shine 8/8
- shiny 11/10
- ships 10/10
- shirt 8/7
- shock 14/14
- shoes 8/7
- shoot 8/7
- shore 8/7
- short 8/7
- shots 8/7
- shout 8/8
- shove 11/11
- shown 11/11
- shows 11/10
- sides 6/6
- sighs 9/9
- sight 9/9
- signs 6/8
- silly 8/9
- since 7/9
- sings 6/8
- sissy 8/7
- sixth 15/14
- skies 9/9
- skill 9/11
- skirt 9/9
- skull 9/12
- slave 8/10
- sleep 7/9
- slept 7/9
- slice 7/9
- slide 6/7
- smack 13/15
- small 7/10
- smart 7/8
- smash 10/10
- smell 7/10
- smile 7/9
- smith 10/10
- smoke 11/12
- snack 11/13
- snake 9/10
- sneak 9/10
- sober 7/8
- socks 11/12
- solid 6/7
- solve 8/10
- songs 6/8
- sonny 8/9
- sorry 8/7
- sorts 5/5
- souls 5/7
- sound 6/8
- south 8/8
- space 9/11
- spare 7/8
- speak 11/12
- speed 8/9
- spell 7/10
- spend 8/10
- spent 7/9
- spike 11/12
- spill 7/10
- spite 7/8
- split 7/9
- spoil 7/9
- spoke 11/12
- spoon 7/9
- sport 7/8
- spots 7/8
- spray 10/10
- squad 15/16
- staff 11/11
- stage 6/7
- stake 9/9
- stall 5/7
- stand 6/7
- stare 5/5
- stars 5/5
- start 5/5
- state 5/5
- stays 8/7
- steak 9/9
- steal 5/6
- steam 7/8
- steel 5/6
- steps 7/8
- stick 11/12
- stiff 11/11
- still 5/7
- sting 6/8
- stink 9/10
- stock 11/12
- stole 5/6
- stone 5/6
- stood 6/6
- stops 7/8
- store 5/5
- storm 7/8
- story 8/7
- stove 8/9
- strip 7/8
- stuck 11/13
- study 9/9
- stuff 11/12
- stunt 5/7
- style 8/8
- sugar 6/8
- suite 5/6
- suits 5/6
- sunny 8/10
- super 7/9
- swamp 12/14
- swear 8/8
- sweat 8/8
- sweep 10/11
- sweet 8/8
- swell 8/10
- swing 9/11
- sword 9/9
- swore 8/8
- sworn 8/9
- table 7/9
- taken 9/10
- takes 9/9
- takin 9/10
- tales 5/6
- talks 9/10
- tanks 9/10
- tapes 7/8
- taste 5/5
- taxes 12/12
- teach 10/10
- teams 7/8
- tears 5/5
- teddy 10/9
- teeth 8/7
- tells 5/7
- tense 5/6
- terms 7/8
- terry 8/7
- tests 5/5
- texas 12/12
- thank 12/12
- their 8/7
- theme 10/10
- there 8/7
- these 8/7
- thick 14/14
- thief 11/10
- thing 9/10
- think 12/12
- third 9/8
- those 8/7
- three 8/7
- threw 11/10
- throw 11/10
- thumb 12/14
- tiger 6/7
- tight 9/9
- times 7/8
- tired 6/6
- tires 5/5
- title 5/6
- toast 5/5
- today 9/8
- tommy 12/13
- tools 5/6
- tooth 8/7
- total 5/6
- touch 10/11
- tough 9/10
- towel 8/9
- tower 8/8
- trace 7/8
- track 11/12
- trade 6/6
- trail 5/6
- train 5/6
- tramp 9/11
- trash 8/7
- treat 5/5
- trees 5/5
- trial 5/6
- trick 11/12
- tried 6/6
- tries 5/5
- trips 7/8
- truck 11/13
- truly 8/9
- trunk 9/11
- trust 5/6
- truth 8/8
- turns 5/7
- twice 10/11
- twins 8/9
- twist 8/8
- types 10/10
- uncle 7/11
- under 6/8
- union 5/8
- units 5/7
- until 5/8
- upper 9/12
- upset 7/9
- using 6/9
- usual 5/8
- value 8/11
- vault 8/11
- video 9/10
- virus 8/10
- visit 8/9
- vital 8/10
- vodka 13/14
- voice 10/12
- voted 9/10
- votes 8/9
- wagon 9/11
- walks 12/13
- walls 8/10
- wally 11/12
- wants 8/9
- waste 8/8
- watch 13/13
- water 8/8
- waves 11/12
- wears 8/8
- weeks 12/12
- weigh 12/12
- weird 9/9
- wells 8/10
- whack 17/17
- whale 11/11
- wheel 11/11
- where 11/10
- which 16/15
- while 11/11
- white 11/10
- whole 11/11
- whose 11/10
- widow 12/12
- willy 11/12
- winds 9/10
- wings 9/11
- wiped 11/12
- wired 9/9
- wires 8/8
- witch 13/13
- wives 11/12
- woman 10/12
- women 10/12
- woods 9/9
- woody 12/11
- words 9/9
- works 12/12
- world 9/10
- worry 11/10
- worse 8/8
- worst 8/8
- worth 11/10
- would 9/11
- wound 9/11
- wreck 14/15
- wrist 8/8
- write 8/8
- wrong 9/11
- wrote 8/8
- yacht 13/12
- yards 9/8
- years 8/7
- young 9/11
- yours 8/8
- youth 11/10
Questions people ask
How many five-letter words are there?
Our word list has 8,585 five-letter words.
Which five-letter words score the most points?
In Scrabble it is JAZZY with 33 points. In Words With Friends it is JAZZY with 34 points. Bonus squares are not counted.
What are common five-letter words?
The most used in everyday English are THERE, RIGHT and ABOUT.