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5 Letter Words

There are 8,636 five-letter words in the ENABLE English word list, from AAHED to ZYMES. The highest-scoring 5-letter word in Scrabble® is JAZZY at 33 points. Use the list below for Wordle, Scrabble, Words With Friends and Wordscapes — every entry ships with its Scrabble score. Tournament validity may differ under Collins Scrabble Words. The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.

This is not the Wordle answer list. These 8,636 words come from the ENABLE English word list, which is far broader than the curated set of answers The New York Times uses. Many words here will never be a Wordle answer, and Wordle's own guess list differs from ENABLE too — use this page to explore five-letter words, not to predict answers.

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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.

Showing the first 600 of 8,636 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1jazzy3334
2fuzzy2929
3fizzy2928
4whizz2928
5muzzy2829
6dizzy2726
7frizz2626
8huzza2626
9lezzy2626
10tizzy2625

What these words mean

jazzy
(adjective)In the style of jazz.
fuzzy
(noun)(often in the plural) A very small piece of plush material.
fizzy
(noun)A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage.
whizz
(noun)A whirring or hissing sound (as above).
muzzy
(adjective)Hazy, indistinct, blurred, unfocussed.
dizzy
(verb)To make dizzy, to bewilder.
frizz
(verb)Of hair, to form into a mass of tight curls.
huzza
(noun)A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event.
lezzy
(noun)A lesbian.
tizzy
(noun)A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

Strategy for this list

Five-letter words are Wordle's entire universe. The 5-letter list matters twice: once for the daily Wordle answer set (~2,300 words), and once for the accepted-guess list (~13,000). For Scrabble, five-letter plays are the second-most-common turn length after four-letter — they usually score 15-25 and often reach a bonus square. Openers with balanced vowels (SLATE, CRANE, ROAST, ADIEU) cover the highest-information letters. For Scrabble, prioritise five-letter words that contain S so a plural extension pluralises an existing word for extra points. The five-letter list is also the base for most six-letter and seven-letter hooks.

FAQs

How many 5-letter words are there?

There are 8,636 valid 5-letter words in the ENABLE English word list. Collins Scrabble Words accepts additional entries.

What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word in Scrabble?

JAZZY scores 33 points on its letters alone (before any premium squares). Board bonuses can multiply that further.

What are the best 5-letter words for Wordle?

Words that combine common vowels and consonants — SLATE, CRANE, ROAST and ADIEU — are among the strongest openers because they test the most frequent letters in one guess.

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