5 Letter Words
Every 5-letter word in our dictionary. Perfect for Wordle, Scrabble, and other word games.
Here are all the 5-letter words in our dictionary — 4,681 words in total. 5-letter words are some of the most useful in English. They're long enough to be specific and short enough to be common. Five-letter words are especially valuable for Wordle players, and four- to seven-letter words dominate most crossword puzzles.
Words are organized alphabetically below. Click any word to see its synonyms, definition, and example sentences. For a custom search, head to our Word Finder tool.
Starting with "a" (232)
abaciabackabaftabaseabashabateabbeyabbotabbésabeamabetsabhorabideablerabodeabortaboutaboveabuseabutsabuzzabyssachedachesachooacidsacingacmesacornacresacridactedactoracuteadageadaptaddedadderaddleadeptadieuadiósadmanadmenadminadmitadobeadoptadoreadornadultadzesaegisaeonsaerieaffixafireafootafoulafteragainagapeagateagaveagentagileagingagismaglowagonyagreeaheadaidedaidesailedaimedairedaislealarmalbumalderalertalgaealiasalibialienalignalikealinealiveallayalleyallotallowalloyaloesaloftalohaalonealongaloofaloudalphaaltaralteralthoaltosalumsamassamazeamberambleamebaameeramendamigoaminoamirsamissamity
Starting with "b" (349)
baaedbabelbabesbacksbaconbadgebadlybagelbaggybailsbaitsbaizebakedbakerbakesbaldsbaledbalesbalksbalkyballsbalmsbalmybalsabanalbandsbandybanesbangsbanjobanksbannsbarbsbardsbaredbarerbaresbarfsbargebarksbarnsbaronbasalbasedbaserbasesbasicbasilbasinbasisbasksbassibassobastebatchbatedbatesbathebathsbatikbatonbattybaudsbawdybawlsbayedbayoubeachbeadsbeadybeaksbeamsbeansbeardbearsbeastbeatsbeausbeauxbebopbecksbeechbeefsbeefybeepsbeersbeetsbefitbefogbeganbegatbegetbeginbegotbegunbeigebeingbelaybelchbeliebellebellsbellybelowbeltsbenchbendsbentsberetbergsbermsberryberthberylbesetbesombesotbestsbetasbevel
Starting with "c" (381)
cabalcabbycabincablecacaocachecacticaddycadetcadgecadrecaféscagedcagescageycairncakedcakescalfscalifcalkscallscalmscalvecalyxcamelcameocampscampycanalcandycanedcanescannycanoecanoncantocantscapedcapercapescaponcaratcarbscardscaredcarescaretcargocarolcaromcarpicarpscarrycartscarvecasedcasescaskscastecastscatchcatercattycaulkcausecavedcavescavilcawedceasecedarcededcedescellicellocellscentschadschafechaffchainchairchalkchampchantchaoschapschaptcharmcharschartcharychasechasmchatscheapcheatcheckcheekcheepcheerchefschesschestchewschewychickchidechiefchildchilechilichillchimechimpchinachinkchinochins
Starting with "d" (244)
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Starting with "e" (106)
eagereagleearlsearlyearnseartheasedeaseleaseseateneatereavesebbedebonyechosedemaedgededgeredgesedictedifyeditseerieeggedegreteidereightejectekingelateelbowelderelectelegyelfinelideeliteelopeeludeelvesemailembedemberemceeemendemeryemirsemitsemojiemoteemptyenactendedendowendueenemaenemyenjoyennuienrolensueenterentryenureenvoyepicsepochepoxyequalequiperaseerecterodeerrederroreruptessayesteretherethicethoseurosevadeevenseventeveryevictevilsevokeewersexactexaltexamsexcelexecsexertexileexistexitsexpelexposextolextraexudeexulteying
Starting with "f" (268)
fablefacedfacesfacetfactsfadedfadesfagotfailsfaintfairsfairyfaithfakedfakerfakesfakirfallsfalsefamedfancyfangsfannyfarcefaredfaresfarmsfartsfastsfatalfatedfatesfattyfaultfaunafaunsfavorfawnsfaxedfaxesfazedfazesfearsfeastfeatsfecalfecesfeedsfeelsfeignfeintfellsfelonfeltsfemurfencefendsferalfernsferryfestsfetalfetchfetedfetidfetusfeudsfeverfewerfezesfiatsfiberfichefiefsfieldfiendfieryfifesfifthfiftyfightfilchfiledfilesfiletfillsfillyfilmsfilmyfilthfinalfinchfindsfinedfinerfinesfinisfinksfinnyfiordfiredfiresfirmsfirstfirthfishyfistsfitlyfiverfivesfixedfixerfixesfizzyfjordflackflagsflailflairflake
Starting with "g" (227)
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Starting with "h" (188)
habithackshaftshaikuhailshairshairyhakeshaledhalerhaleshallshalonhaloshaltshalvehandshandyhangshankshankyhappyhardyharedharemharesharksharmsharpsharpyharryharshhartshaspshastehastyhatchhatedhaterhateshaulshaunthavenhaveshavochawedhawkshayedhazedhazelhazesheadsheadyhealsheapsheardhearsheartheathheatsheaveheavyhedgeheedsheelsheftsheftyheirsheisthelixhellohelmshelothelpshencehennaherbsherdsheronheroshertzhewedhewerhexedhexeshickshidedhideshighshikedhikerhikeshillshillyhiltshindshingehingshintshippohippyhiredhireshitchhivedhiveshoagyhoardhoaryhobbyhoboshockshoganhoisthokeyhokumholdsholedholesholly
Starting with "i" (59)
Starting with "j" (60)
jabotjacksjadedjadesjailsjambsjapanjapedjapesjauntjawedjazzyjeansjeepsjeersjehadjellojellsjellyjerksjerkyjestsjettyjeweljibedjibesjiffyjihadjiltsjimmyjinnijinnsjivedjivesjocksjohnsjoinsjointjoistjokedjokerjokesjollyjoltsjoulejoustjowlsjoyedjudgejuicejuicyjulepjumbojumpsjumpyjuncojunksjunkyjuntajuror
Starting with "k" (61)
kabobkapokkaputkaratkarmakayakkazookebabkebobkeelskeenskeepsketchkeyedkhakikhanskickskickykiddokiddykillskilnskiloskiltskindakindskingskinkskinkykioskkitedkiteskittykiwisklugeklutzknackknavekneadkneedkneelkneesknellkneltknifeknitsknobsknockknollknotsknownknowskoalakoanskookskookykopekkronekrónakudoskudzu
Starting with "l" (212)
labellabialaborlacedlaceslacksladedladenladesladlelagerlairslaitylakeslamaslambslamedlamerlameslampslancelandslaneslankylapellapselarchlardslargelargolarkslarvalasedlaserlaseslassolastslatchlaterlatexlathelathslattelaudslaughlawnslaxerlaxlylayerlazedlazesleachleadsleafsleafyleaksleakyleansleapsleaptlearnleaseleashleastleaveledgeleechleeksleersleeryleftsleftylegalleggylegitlemmalemmelemonlemurlendsleperletupleveelevelleverlexerliarslibellicitlicksliegeliensliferliftslightlikedlikenlikerlikeslilacliltslimbolimbslimedlimeslimitlimnslimoslimpslinedlinenlinerlineslingolinkslintslionslipidliraslisle
Starting with "m" (231)
macawmacedmacesmachomacromadammadlymagicmagmamaidsmailsmaimsmainsmaizemajormakermakesmalesmallsmaltsmamasmambomammamanesmangamangemangomangymaniamanicmanlymannamanormansemaplemarchmaresmariamarksmarrymarshmartsmasksmasonmastsmatchmatedmatesmattemattsmatzomaulsmauvemavenmavinmaxedmaxesmaximmaybemayormazesmealsmealymeansmeantmeatsmeatymeccamedalmediamedicmeetsmeldsmelonmeltsmemesmemosmendsmenusmeowsmercymeresmergemeritmerrymesasmessymetalmetedmetermetesmetromewedmewlsmiaowmicramiddymidgemidstmiensmiffsmightmikedmikesmilchmilermilesmilfsmilksmilkymillsmimedmimesmimicmincemindsminedminerminesminim
Starting with "n" (93)
nabobnachonacrenadirnaiadnailsnaivenakednamednamesnannynapesnappynarcsnarksnasalnastynatalnattynavalnavelnavesnearsneathnecksneedsneedyneighnerdsnerdynervenervynestsnevernewelnewernewlynewsynewtsnexusnicernichenicksnieceniftynigganightnimbininesninjaninnyninthnippyniternitesnixednixesnoblenoblynodalnoddynodesnoelsnoisenoisynomadnoncenooksnoosenormsnorthnosednosesnoseynotchnotednotesnounsnovaenovasnovelnowaynudernudesnudgenukednukesnullsnumbsnursenuttynylonnymph
Starting with "o" (80)
oakenoakumoaredoasesoasisoatenoathsobeseobeysobitsoboesoccuroceanocherochreoctaloctetodderoddlyodiumodorsoffaloffedofferoftenogledoglesogresoiledoinksokaysokrasoldenolderoldieoliveomegaomensomitsoniononsetoozedoozesopalsopensoperaopineopiumoptedopticoralsorateorbitorderorganosierotherotteroughtounceoustsoutdooutedouteroutgooutréovalsovaryovensoversovertovoidovuleowingowletownedowneroxbowoxideozone
Starting with "p" (308)
pacedpacespackspactspaddypadrepaeanpaganpagedpagerpagespailspainspaintpairspaledpalerpalespallspalmspalmypalsypandapanelpanespangspanicpansypantspantypapalpapaspapawpaperparchparedparesparkaparksparryparsepartspartypashapassépastapastepastspastypatchpatespathspatiopatsypattypausepavedpavespawedpawlspawnspayedpayeepayerpeacepeachpeakspealspearlpearspeasepecanpeckspedalpeekspeelspeepspeerspeevepekoepeltspenalpencependspenespenispennypeonspeonypeppyperchperilperksperkypermspeskypesospestspetalpeterpettypeweephagephasephialphishphloxphonephonyphotophylapianopickspickypiecepierspietypiggypigmypiing
Starting with "q" (32)
Starting with "r" (216)
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Starting with "s" (637)
sabersablesabresackssadessadlysafersafessagassagersagessahibsailssaintsaithsaladsalessallysalonsalsasaltssaltysalvesalvosambasamessandssandysanersappysareesarissassysataysatedsatessatinsatyrsaucesaucysaunasautésavedsaversavessavorsavvysawedsaxesscabsscadsscagsscaldscalescalpscalyscampscamsscansscantscarescarfscarsscaryscatsscenescentschwascionscoffscoldsconescoopscootscopescorescornscourscoutscowlscowsscramscrapscrewscripscrodscrogscrubscubascudsscuffscullscumsscurfsealsseamsseamysearsseatssectssedansedgeseedsseedyseeksseemsseepsseerssegueseizesellssemensemissendssennasensesepalsepiaseptaserer
Starting with "t" (308)
tabbytabletabootabustacittackstackytacostaffytailstainttakentakertakestalestalkstallytalontamedtamertamestampstangotangstangytankstansytapedtapertapestapirtardytaredtarestarostarottarpstarrytartstasertaskstastetastytattytaunttaupetawnytaxedtaxestaxisteachteakstealsteamstearstearyteaseteatstechsteemsteensteenyteethtelextellstempitempotempstempttendstenettenontenortensetenthtentstepeetepidtermsternsterryterseteststestytextsthankthawstheesthefttheirthemetherethesethetathickthiefthighthinethingthinkthinsthirdthongthornthosethousthreethrewthrobthroethrowthrumthudsthugsthumbthumpthunkthymethymitiara
Starting with "u" (47)
Starting with "v" (86)
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Starting with "w" (193)
wackowackswackywadedwaderwadeswadiswaferwaftswagedwagerwageswagonwaifswailswaistwaitswaivewakedwakenwakeswaldowaledwaleswalkswallswaltzwandswanedwaneswankswanlywannawantswardswareswarezwarmswarnswarpswartswartywaspswastewatchwaterwattswavedwaverwaveswaxedwaxenwaxeswealsweanswearswearyweavewedgeweedsweedyweeksweepsweepyweestweftsweighweirdweirswelchweldswellswelshweltswenchwendswetlywhackwhalewhamswharfwhatswhealwheatwheelwhelkwhelpwhenswherewhetswhichwhiffwhilewhimswhinewhinywhipswhirlwhirrwhirswhiskwhistwhitewhitswhizzwholewhoopwhorewhorlwhosewickswidenwiderwidowwidthwieldwightwikiswildswiled
Starting with "y" (34)
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How many 5-letter words are there?
There are roughly 4,681 common 5-letter words in standard English dictionaries. The exact count varies by dictionary — some include more technical or rare terms.
What are some easy 5-letter words for kids?
Common, simple 5-letter words include: abaci, aback, abaft, abase, abash, abate, abbey, abbot.
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