A big, browsable list of five-letter words for Wordle, Scrabble, Words with Friends and crossword puzzles. Skim the categories below, or jump straight into the Wordle Helper to filter by your greens, yellows and greys.
Great openers when you want to lock in an early vowel.
Vowel-heavy words — perfect for narrowing yellows fast.
Rarer openers, useful mid-game when I is confirmed.
Handy when the answer starts with a rounded vowel.
The rarest vowel opener — but crucial when it fits.
Ideal Wordle openers — five unique letters maximize info.
Y at the end is a great late-game filter.
Words that have appeared or fit well as Wordle solutions.
Wordle answers are always exactly five letters and never repeat a common word twice. A strong opener uses five different letters and covers at least two vowels — that's why words like CRANE, SLATE and ADIEU stay popular.
Once you have a green or two, switch from browsing lists to the Wordle Helper: type the letters you've confirmed, mark yellows and greys, and it narrows the dictionary down to the handful of answers still possible.
For Scrabble and Words with Friends, use the Word Unscrambler to see every 5-letter word playable from your rack, sorted by score.
C.A.. to return every 5-letter word that matches.