How many 5 letter words are there?
Our dictionary contains 8,636 words that are exactly 5 letters long, of which around 3,324 are common everyday words. You can view them all alphabetically above or filter to common words only.
There are 8,636 5-letter words in our dictionary, including 3,324 common everyday words. The most common are listed first below, followed by the full A-to-Z list.
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Our dictionary contains 8,636 words that are exactly 5 letters long, of which around 3,324 are common everyday words. You can view them all alphabetically above or filter to common words only.
The most common 5-letter words — shown in the first block above — make the safest, highest-frequency plays. For Scrabble and Words With Friends, look for ones using high-value letters; for Wordle-style games, common vowel-rich words make strong guesses.
Yes. Use the A-to-Z strip above to jump to 5-letter words beginning with any letter, which is handy when you already know the first letter from a crossword or Wordle clue.