5-letter words
5 Letter Word Finder
Stuck on a 5-letter word? Type the letters you have and this 5 letter word finder instantly lists every valid 5-letter word you can make - ranked by Scrabble and Words With Friends score, each with a definition a tap away.
Leave the box empty to browse the full set of 8,636 5-letter words, or add a starting letter, ending, or pattern to narrow the five-letter answers to exactly what you need.
Showing valid 5-letter words only. Use ? for a blank or wildcard tile, and tap any word to unearth its meaning.
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5 letter words
There are 8,636 valid 5-letter words in the tournament dictionary. Here are standout high-scorers plus a broad sample - the finder above returns every one for your exact letters.
Highest-scoring picks
More 5-letter words (8,636 in total - use the finder above for every one)
- Aahed
- Aboon
- Acred
- Adoze
- Agger
- Aimed
- Alder
- Allod
- Amass
- Amnic
- Anise
- Apeek
- Areae
- Arras
- Aspic
- Auger
- Await
- Azine
- Bairn
- Banjo
- Basin
- Beads
- Befog
- Bents
- Bible
- Bimbo
- Bitts
- Blest
- Bluey
- Bogus
- Booed
- Bossy
- Brach
- Bread
- Broad
- Budge
- Bunks
- Bushy
- Cacas
- Calks
- Caped
- Carse
- Cecum
- Cetes
- Cheat
- Chimp
- Chuck
- Citer
- Clays
- Clons
- Cobbs
- Coked
- Compo
- Cooly
- Cosec
- Cowls
- Crave
- Croak
- Crwth
- Cuppy
- Cutes
- Dados
- Dashi
- Deash
- Degum
- Dense
- Dhobi
- Dills
- Dishy
- Dodge
- Domic
- Dosed
- Dozed
- Dress
- Drupe
- Dumka
- Durst
- Eased
- Egers
- Elver
- Enjoy
- Equip
- Etude
- Extol
- Fails
- Fared
- Faxes
- Fenny
- Fiats
- Filly
- Fists
- Flaws
- Flong
- Flyte
- Foray
- Frags
- Fritt
- Fugue
- Futon
- Gally
- Garth
- Gazer
- Geode
- Gilds
- Glade
- Glint
- Gnash
- Goods
- Goxes
- Greed
- Groin
- Guffs
- Gushy
- Haded
- Halos
- Harps
- Hazer
- Hello
- Hertz
- Hinge
- Hokes
- Hooch
- Hoses
- Hulls
- Hymen
- Idyls
- Impis
- Inlet
- Issei
- Jammy
- Jerky
- Jnana
- Jowly
- Justs
- Kaput
- Keirs
- Khaph
- Kinin
- Knees
- Kopje
- Kyaks
- Laigh
- Lardy
- Laura
- Leary
- Lenis
- Lichi
- Limed
- Lipid
- Lobar
- Longs
- Lossy
- Loyal
- Lunts
- Lysin
- Mahoe
- Mammy
- Marts
- Mavis
- Meeds
- Mesas
- Midis
- Mince
- Misty
- Mokes
- Moody
- Mossy
- Mower
- Mumus
- Musty
- Naifs
- Natty
- Nerve
- Niece
- Nizam
- Nooks
- Nudge
- Obeys
- Odyle
- Older
- Opals
- Orris
- Ovate
- Pacha
- Palms
- Pardy
- Pated
- Peach
- Peins
- Peril
- Phots
- Pilaw
- Pions
- Plain
- Plots
- Pokes
- Poove
- Pound
- Preys
- Profs
- Psych
- Punch
- Putti
- Quark
- Quite
- Raggy
- Ranee
- Ratio
- Reals
- Redia
- Regma
- Rents
- Retie
- Ricin
- Ripen
- Robot
- Ropey
- Roves
- Rumba
- Sabir
- Saker
- Sanga
- Sauls
- Scant
- Scorn
- Scuts
- Seine
- Sered
- Shads
- Sheal
- Ships
- Short
- Sices
- Simps
- Sixth
- Skill
- Slank
- Slits
- Slyly
- Snail
- Snoop
- Softs
- Sooey
- Souse
- Spats
- Spike
- Spots
- Stade
- Steak
- Sting
- Stork
- Stums
- Suint
- Surgy
- Swear
- Swoun
- Tachs
- Talus
- Tarok
- Taxon
- Tells
- Terra
- These
- Throw
- Tiled
- Title
- Tolus
- Tophs
- Tough
- Trans
- Trigs
- Truck
- Tuffs
- Tutor
- Tyers
- Ultra
- Undue
- Unsex
- Urges
- Valor
- Veers
- Vetch
- Vines
- Vocal
- Vrows
- Waits
- Warps
- Weave
- Wenny
- While
- Widdy
- Winey
- Wives
- Works
- Writs
- Yacks
- Yechy
- Yogee
- Yugas
- Zincy
From the makers of this tool
Love words? You'll love Decode.
Crack hidden phrases symbol-by-symbol, climb the Temple Ascent, and race the daily cipher. Hand-crafted puzzles, no ads.
Free on the App Store · iPhone & iPad · No ads.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words are there?
There are 8,636 valid 5-letter words in the public-domain ENABLE tournament word list used by this finder. Use the tool above to filter them by the letters you hold, a starting letter, ending, or crossword pattern.
What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word?
In Scrabble, one of the highest-scoring 5-letter words is jazzy (33 points before board bonuses). Toggle to Words With Friends scoring in the tool to re-rank for that game.
What are some common 5 letter words?
Well-known 5-letter words include crane, house, jazzy, adieu. The list below shows many more, and the finder returns every 5-letter word that matches your letters.
Can I use this 5 letter word finder for Wordle?
Yes - five-letter words are exactly Wordle length. For green/yellow/grey clues, try the dedicated Wordle solver; to simply see every 5-letter word for your known letters, use the finder above.