5 Letter Words

5 Letter Words Finder

Filter 5,757 five-letter words by position, required letters, or skips.

Known positions

Letters in this order and these slots.

Pattern __a__

605 words

  • abaca9
  • abaci9
  • aback13
  • abaft10
  • abase7
  • abash10
  • abate7
  • adage7
  • adapt8
  • again6
  • agape8
  • agars6
  • agate6
  • agave9
  • alack11
  • alarm7
  • amahs10
  • amass7
  • amaze16
  • apace9
  • apart7
  • asana5
  • avail8
  • avant8
  • avast8
  • await8
  • awake12
  • award9
  • aware8
  • awash11
  • aways11
  • beach12
  • beads8
  • beady11
  • beaks11
  • beaky14
  • beams9
  • beamy12
  • beano7
  • beans7
  • beard8
  • bears7
  • beast7
  • beats7
  • beaus7
  • beaut7
  • beaux14
  • bhang11
  • blabs9
  • black13
  • blade8
  • blahs10
  • blame9
  • bland8
  • blank11
  • blare7
  • blash10
  • blast7
  • blats7
  • blaze16
  • board8
  • boars7
  • boast7
  • boats7
  • brace9
  • brack13
  • bract9
  • brads8
  • braes7
  • brags8
  • braid8
  • brain7
  • brake11
  • brand8
  • brans7
  • brant7
  • brash10
  • brass7
  • brats7
  • brava10
  • brave10
  • bravo10
  • brawl10
  • brawn10
  • brays10
  • braze16
  • bwana10
  • cease7
  • chafe13
  • chaff16
  • chain10
  • chair10
  • chalk14
  • champ14
  • chant10
  • chaos10
  • chaps12
  • chard11
  • charm12
  • chars10
  • chart10
  • chary13
  • chase10
  • chasm12
  • chats10
  • chaws13
  • clack13
  • clads8
  • claim9
  • clamp11
  • clams9
  • clang8
  • clank11
  • clans7
  • claps9
  • clash10
  • clasp9
  • class7
  • clave10
  • claws10
  • clays10
  • coach12
  • coals7
  • coast7
  • coati7
  • coats7
  • crabs9
  • crack13
  • craft10
  • crags8
  • cramp11
  • crams9
  • crane7
  • crank11
  • craps9
  • crash10
  • crass7
  • crate7
  • crave10
  • crawl10
  • craws10
  • craze16
  • crazy19
  • czars16
  • deads7
  • deals6
  • dealt6
  • deans6
  • dears6
  • deary9
  • death9
  • dials6
  • diary9
  • diazo15
  • drabs8
  • draft9
  • drags7
  • drain6
  • drake10
  • drama8
  • drams8
  • drank10
  • drape8
  • drawl9
  • drawn9
  • draws9
  • drays9
  • duals6
  • dwarf12
  • dyads10
  • egads7
  • eland6
  • elans5
  • elate5
  • email7
  • enact7
  • epact9
  • erase5
  • evade9
  • exact14
  • exalt12
  • exams14
  • fears8
  • feast8
  • feats8
  • fiats8
  • flabs10
  • flack14
  • flags9
  • flail8
  • flair8
  • flake12
  • flaks12
  • flaky15
  • flame10
  • flams10
  • flank12
  • flaps10
  • flare8
  • flash11
  • flask12
  • flats8
  • flaws11
  • flays11
  • foals8
  • foams10
  • foamy13
  • frail8
  • frame10
  • franc10
  • frank12
  • frats8
  • fraud9
  • frays11
  • gears6
  • giant6
  • glade7
  • glads7
  • gland7
  • glans6
  • glare6
  • glary9
  • glass6
  • glaze15
  • gnarl6
  • gnash9
  • gnats6
  • gnaws9
  • goads7
  • goals6
  • goats6
  • grabs8
  • grace8
  • grade7
  • grads7
  • graft9
  • grail6
  • grain6
  • grams8
  • grand7
  • grant6
  • grape8
  • graph11
  • grapy11
  • grasp8
  • grass6
  • grata6
  • grate6
  • grave9
  • gravy12
  • grays9
  • graze15
  • guano6
  • guard7
  • guava9
  • heads9
  • heady12
  • heals8
  • heaps10
  • heard9
  • hears8
  • heart8
  • heath11
  • heats8
  • heave11
  • heavy14
  • hoagy12
  • hoard9
  • hoars8
  • hoary11
  • ikats9
  • image8
  • imago8
  • imams9
  • inane5
  • inapt7
  • irate5
  • jeans12
  • khaki16
  • khans12
  • knack15
  • knave12
  • koala9
  • kraal9
  • kraut9
  • leach10
  • leads6
  • leafs8
  • leafy11
  • leaks9
  • leaky12
  • leans5
  • leant5
  • leaps7
  • leapt7
  • learn5
  • lease5
  • leash8
  • least5
  • leave8
  • liars5
  • llama7
  • loads6
  • loafs8
  • loams7
  • loamy10
  • loans5
  • loath8
  • luaus5
  • meads8
  • meals7
  • mealy10
  • means7
  • meant7
  • meany10
  • meats7
  • meaty10
  • miaow10
  • moans7
  • moats7
  • mrads8
  • nears5
  • neath8
  • neato5
  • okapi11
  • okays12
  • opals7
  • orals5
  • orate5
  • ovals8
  • ovary11
  • ovate8
  • peace9
  • peach12
  • peaks11
  • peaky14
  • peals7
  • pearl7
  • pears7
  • pease7
  • peats7
  • peaty10
  • phage11
  • phase10
  • piano7
  • place9
  • plaid8
  • plain7
  • plait7
  • plane7
  • plank11
  • plans7
  • plant7
  • plash10
  • plasm9
  • plate7
  • plats7
  • playa10
  • plays10
  • plaza16
  • poach12
  • prams9
  • prank11
  • prate7
  • prats7
  • prawn10
  • prays10
  • psalm9
  • quack20
  • quads15
  • quaff20
  • quail14
  • quais14
  • quake18
  • qualm16
  • quals14
  • quark18
  • quart14
  • quash17
  • quasi14
  • quays17
  • reach10
  • react7
  • reads6
  • ready9
  • realm7
  • reals5
  • reams7
  • reaps7
  • rearm7
  • rears5
  • rials5
  • roach10
  • roads6
  • roams7
  • roans5
  • roars5
  • roast5
  • scabs9
  • scads8
  • scald8
  • scale7
  • scalp9
  • scaly10
  • scamp11
  • scams9
  • scans7
  • scant7
  • scare7
  • scarf10
  • scarp9
  • scars7
  • scary10
  • scats7
  • seals5
  • seams7
  • seamy10
  • sears5
  • seats5
  • shack14
  • shade9
  • shads9
  • shady12
  • shaft11
  • shags9
  • shahs11
  • shake12
  • shako12
  • shaky15
  • shale8
  • shall8
  • shalt8
  • shame10
  • shams10
  • shank12
  • shape10
  • shard9
  • share8
  • shark12
  • sharp10
  • shave11
  • shawl11
  • shawm13
  • shays11
  • skate9
  • slabs7
  • slack11
  • slags6
  • slain5
  • slake9
  • slams7
  • slang6
  • slant5
  • slaps7
  • slash8
  • slate5
  • slats5
  • slave8
  • slaws8
  • slays8
  • smack13
  • small7
  • smart7
  • smash10
  • snack11
  • snafu8
  • snags6
  • snail5
  • snake9
  • snaky12
  • snaps7
  • snare5
  • snarf8
  • snark9
  • snarl5
  • soaks9
  • soaps7
  • soapy10
  • soars5
  • space9
  • spacy12
  • spade8
  • spake11
  • spang8
  • spank11
  • spans7
  • spare7
  • spark11
  • spars7
  • spasm9
  • spate7
  • spats7
  • spawn10
  • spays10
  • spazz25
  • stabs7
  • stack11
  • staff11
  • stage6
  • stags6
  • stagy9
  • staid6
  • stain5
  • stair5
  • stake9
  • stale5
  • stalk9
  • stall5
  • stamp9
  • stand6
  • stank9
  • staph10
  • stare5
  • stark9
  • stars5
  • start5
  • stash8
  • state5
  • stats5
  • stave8
  • stays8
  • suave8
  • swabs10
  • swags9
  • swain8
  • swami10
  • swamp12
  • swank12
  • swans8
  • swaps10
  • sward9
  • sware8
  • swarf11
  • swarm10
  • swart8
  • swash11
  • swath11
  • swats8
  • sways11
  • teach10
  • teaks9
  • teals5
  • teams7
  • tears5
  • teary8
  • tease5
  • teats5
  • thane8
  • thank12
  • thanx15
  • thats8
  • thaws11
  • tiara5
  • toads6
  • toady9
  • toast5
  • trace7
  • track11
  • tract7
  • trade6
  • trail5
  • train5
  • trait5
  • tramp9
  • trams7
  • trans5
  • traps7
  • trash8
  • trawl8
  • trays8
  • tsars5
  • tuans5
  • twain8
  • twang9
  • twats8
  • tzars14
  • ukase9
  • unapt7
  • unarc7
  • unarm7
  • unary8
  • unate5
  • usage6
  • veals8
  • vials8
  • viand9
  • weald9
  • weals8
  • weans8
  • wears8
  • weary11
  • weave11
  • whack17
  • whale11
  • whams13
  • whang12
  • wharf14
  • whats11
  • wrack14
  • wraps10
  • wrath11
  • yearn8
  • years8
  • yeast8
  • zeals14

How to filter

  1. Put a letter in a numbered slot when you know that position.
  2. Type other letters the word must include. Order does not matter.
  3. Type letters to skip. A required letter can still appear where a rule needs it.
  4. Press Find words. The list also updates while you type.

Count repeated letters is on by default. A letter in a known slot and in Include must appear once more.

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Questions

How do I find 5 letter words?

Type known letters into the five slots, type other required letters under Include, and type letters to skip under Skip. The list updates as you type.

How many 5 letter words are in this list?

This list has 5,757 five-letter words from the Stanford GraphBase word list.

What are 5 letter S words?

5 letter S words are the 724 words that start with S. That is more than any other first letter in this list.

How many 5 letter words end with E?

595 words end with E. Words that end in ER are listed on their own page because those words end with R.

How do I find 5 letter words using specific letters?

Open the using page and type the letters. A word matches when each letter appears at least once. Using A and E matches 852 words. Order does not matter.

How do I find 5 letter words containing a letter?

Open a letter on the containing page. A appears in 2,181 words, and E appears in 2,658 words.

How do I find 5 letter words from letters?

Open the from-letters page and type the tiles you have. STARE can spell aster, rates, stare, tares, tears.

Where does this word list come from?

The words are the 5,757 five-letter entries in Donald Knuth's Stanford GraphBase list: https://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/sgb.html. Points follow English Scrabble tile values: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrabble_letter_distributions.