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5-letter words

There are 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is PZAZZ at 34 points. 5 letter words average 9.2 points each, and S starts more of them than any other letter, 1,529 in all.

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Five-letter words are the heart of Wordle and a sweet spot in every tile game, long enough to score and short enough to fit. To unscramble 5 letter words from your own rack, type the tiles into the solver above: it only returns words of exactly 5 letters, and ? stands in for a blank. X starts the fewest five-letter words, 16 in all.

For Wordle, ARISE is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 12,578 words.

5-letter words by first and last letter

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5-letter words in numbers

Words
12,578
Highest scoring
PZAZZ 34 pts
Average score
9.2 pts
With a definition
6,720 (53%)
Words by first letter
  1. A717
  2. B886
  3. C898
  4. D656
  5. E289
  6. F578
  7. G621
  8. H479
  9. I161
  10. J194
  11. K364
  12. L554
  13. M672
  14. N317
  15. O260
  16. P821
  17. Q75
  18. R609
  19. S1,529
  20. T790
  21. U183
  22. V234
  23. W400
  24. X16
  25. Y176
  26. Z99

Highest-scoring 5-letter words

WordScoreLength
pzazz345
jazzy335
fezzy295
fizzy295
fuzzy295
huzzy295
whizz295
bizzy285
buzzy285
chizz285

5-letter words (12,578)

These 300 of the 12,578 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the full list is in the free JSON API.

Download all 12,578 as JSON

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

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words are there?

Unscrambly's word list has 12,578 words of exactly 5 letters, 4.7% of its 269,870 words. 6,720 of them have a dictionary definition.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word?

PZAZZ scores 34 points in Scrabble, before bonus squares. Next come JAZZY (33), FEZZY (29) and FIZZY (29). The average five-letter word scores 9.2 points.

How do I unscramble 5 letter words?

Type your letters into the solver at the top of this page. It only returns words of exactly 5 letters, so you see which of the 12,578 on this list your tiles can make. Use ? or * for a blank tile.

Which letter starts the most 5 letter words?

S starts 1,529 of them (12%), followed by C with 898. X starts the fewest, 16.

Are 5 letter words good Wordle guesses?

Wordle answers are five-letter words, so this list of 12,578 is a pool of guesses to pick from. ARISE makes a strong first guess: among familiar words with five different letters, its letters appear in the most of them. For a specific puzzle, the Wordle solver narrows them down.

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