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.
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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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