5-letter words
There are 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary. 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.
Find these words in your tiles
Use ? or * for a blank tile, up to 15 characters. The dictionary loads in the background.
Nothing typed yet. or press Enter.
The sample below is sorted alphabetically with each word's Scrabble score, and the highest-scoring 5-letter words are called out separately. To narrow the list to words you can build from your own tiles, use the solver at the top of the page.
Highest-scoring 5-letter words
5-letter words (12,578)
Showing the first 300 of 12,578. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles, or take the whole set from the free JSON API.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words are there?
Our dictionary contains 12,578 words that are exactly 5 letters long.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word?
PZAZZ scores 34 points in Scrabble, making it one of the top 5-letter words for value before board bonuses.
Are these good Wordle words?
Yes. Every word here is a valid five-letter English word, which makes this a solid pool of Wordle guesses. For narrowing a specific puzzle, try the Wordle helper.