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5-Letter Words

There are 7,551 five-letter words on Word.ws, from aaagh to zygon, each with a short meaning. The most common are about, their, there, which and would.

Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.

5-letter words by first letter

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5-letter words with a letter

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The 100 most common 5-letter words

  • about7prep. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of...
  • after8adv. Behind; later in time; following.
  • again6adv. Another time: indicating a repeat of an action.
  • along6prep. By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
  • among8prep. Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people...
  • asked10adj. Arsed (bothered; willing to make an effort).
  • based8adj. Founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.
  • being8n. A living creature.
  • black13adj. Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
  • cause7n. The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces...
  • check16n. An inspection or examination.
  • child11n. A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty)...
  • class7n. A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or...
  • close7v. To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap...
  • comes9n. The answer to the theme, or dux, in a fugue.
  • could8v. Used as a past subjunctive (contrary to fact).
  • court7n. An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls...
  • death9n. The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an...
  • doing7n. A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
  • early8adj. At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
  • every11det. All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.
  • final8n. A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term...
  • first8adj. Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
  • found9n. Food and lodging; board.
  • front8n. The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it...
  • given9prep. Considering; taking into account.
  • going7v. Attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or...
  • gonna6v. A modal used to express a future action that is being planned or...
  • great6adj. Taking much space; large.
  • group8n. A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
  • happy15adj. Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of...
  • heart8n. A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally...
  • house8n. A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
  • human10adj. Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
  • known12adj. Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.
  • large6adj. Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
  • later5adv. Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
  • least5adj. Chiefly used with abstract nouns: less than all others in extent or...
  • leave8v. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from...
  • level8adj. The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
  • light9n. Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human...
  • local7adj. From or in a nearby location.
  • looks9n. One's appearance or attractiveness.
  • major14adj. Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
  • maybe12adv. Perhaps, possibly.
  • means7n. An instrument or condition to achieve a result.
  • media8n. The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is...
  • might11n. Power, strength, force, or influence held by a person or group.
  • money10n. A generally accepted means of exchange.
  • music9n. A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some...
  • needs6adv. Either directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an auxiliary...
  • never8adv. At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
  • night9n. The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
  • north8n. The direction towards the pole to the left-hand side of someone facing...
  • often8adv. Frequently; many times on different occasions.
  • order6n. Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
  • other8adj. See other (determiner) below.
  • party10n. A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal...
  • phone10n. A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time...
  • place9n. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
  • point7n. Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
  • power10n. The ability to do or undergo something.
  • quite14adv. With verbs, especially past participles.
  • right9adj. Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one...
  • short8adj. Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either...
  • since7adv. From a specified time in the past.
  • small7adj. Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
  • south8n. The direction towards the pole to the right-hand side of someone facing...
  • start5n. The beginning of an activity.
  • state5n. A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
  • still5adj. Not moving; calm.
  • story8n. An account of real or fictional events.
  • taken9adj. Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
  • thank12v. To express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something).
  • their8det. Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).
  • there8adv. In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated)...
  • thing9n. That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality...
  • think12v. To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
  • third9adj. The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
  • three8n. The digit/figure 3.
  • times7n. The circumstances of a certain time.
  • today9adv. On the current day or date.
  • under6prep. Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or...
  • until5prep. Up to the time of (something happening); pending.
  • using6n. Use; utilization.
  • video9n. Transient visual content or media, processed with technology...
  • watch13n. A portable or wearable timepiece.
  • water8n. An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room...
  • where11adv. In, at or to what place.
  • which16det. What, of those mentioned or implied.
  • while11n. An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
  • white11adj. Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies...
  • whole11adj. Entire, undivided.
  • woman10n. An adult female human.
  • works12n. A factory or factories, or a similar collection(s) of industrial...
  • world9n. The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human...
  • would9v. Used to form the "anterior future", or "future in the past", indicating...
  • wrong9adj. Incorrect or untrue.
  • years8n. A very long time.
  • young9adj. In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

Source and license

Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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