5 Letter Words
Five letter WORDS are where things START to get fun and interesting. When used correctly, a five-letter word will score mega points! Using these JAZZY words can deliver you 33 points, not including a BONUS or a BINGO! READY to learn some new 5 Letter Words with the meanings?
This is a list of all 5 letter words. We have 8938 words in this word list.
Filter Your Word List
Use the letter filter below, word search, or word finder to narrow down your 5 letter words. There are 8938 words in this word list, so narrowing it down might be a good idea.
5 Letter Word Finder
5-Letter Words List
Take a look at the list of popular Five letter words starting with L below. They are valid in most word scramble games, including Scrabble and Words With Friends.
Five-Letter Word Information
Are you up-to-date on all words with five letters? If asked, could you pull a few random five-character words out of thin air? Without using a word finder tool? If not, read on and we will teach you everything you need to know about 5-letter words.
How Many 5-Letter Words Are There?
It depends on which word list you are looking at. Here is a breakdown:
Common Five-Letter Words
Here is a short list of the most frequently used words that have five characters. You are sure to see most of these words daily. These words are so popular that you will probably use a few of them at least once per day. See? Without even trying, I found these great examples in this paragraph.
- about
- other
- which
- their
- there
- first
- would
- these
- click
- price
- state
- email
- world
- music
- after
- video
- where
- books
- links
- years
How To Choose Words With Five Letters That Have a High Score?
You can easily find the words with the most points if you focus on 5 letter words with these letters: Z, X, Q, J. These letters will earn you the most points in both Scrabble and Words With Friends. The reason words with these letters are worth the most is because they occur the least amount in the dictionary. In fact, many of the 5-letter words you will find are kind of funny or unusual, like ZABRA, OR ZHOMO.
- Z and Q are worth 10 points
- X and J are worth 8 points
5 Letter Words With Z
- zippy
- zingy
- zoned
- zeros
- zooms
- zilch
Five-Letter Words With Q
- quaky
- query
- quill
- quilt
- queen
- quote
Five Letter Words With X
- xerox
- xenon
- xysts
- xebec
- xylyl
- xerus
5-Letter Words With J
- jacks
- jazzy
- junks
- jammy
- jeeps
- juror
What Are The Highest Scoring 5 Leter Words?
- In the Scrabble, Collins Word List, the word with the highest points, not including bonuses is pzazz and it is worth a whopping 34 points!
- In the Scrabble, NASPA Word List, jazzy is the highest scoring word, punching in at 33 points!
- The Words With Friends ENABLE word list also has the word jazzy at the head of the list, but it added a point to the score, which puts it at 34 points.
Word Dictionaries, Word Lists, and Lexicons
Each word game uses its own dictionary. These word game dictionaries also work for other popular word games, such as, the Daily Jumble, Text Twist, Word Cookies, and other word puzzle games. We also have a Word Unscrambler for each word puzzle game.
These are the Word Lists we have:
- "All" contains an extremely large list of words from all sources.
- Scrabble US - NWL - contains Scrabble words from the NASPA word list, formerly TWL (USA, Canada and Thailand)
- Scrabble UK - CSW - contains Scrabble words from the Collins Scrabble Words, formerly SOWPODS (All countries except listed above)
- Words With Friends - WWF - contains Words With Friends words from the ENABLE word list
You are currently browsing the Scrabble US word list.