5 Letter Word Finder
Turn the letters you know into words you can use. Start with common matches, then explore the rest.
What do you know?
Searches run in your browser. Optional history stays on this device.
Recent searches
A good place to start.
Common 5-letter words, ready to explore.
Tap or click a word for its meaning and available audio.
- about
- their
- there
- which
- would
- other
- after
- first
- think
- could
- these
- where
- right
- years
- being
- going
- still
- never
- those
- world
Letters across these matches
How many of your currently displayed matches contain each letter at least once. Counts cover every results page in this view.
Browse by first or last letter
Changes the first or last position and keeps your other clues. Open the full letter directory.
Sorted by general usage frequency, not game-answer probability. Every match in your selected word list is included.
From a few clues to a better shortlist.
See what’s in our word list ↗Start with what you know.
Place letters in their known positions. Add any letters that must appear, and rule out the ones that cannot.
Familiar words come first.
Browse common matches or switch to A to Z. Need a wider search? Choose the extended word list.
One more clue. No restart.
Change a letter and your results update. Undo a change, look up a meaning, or copy a link to return to the same search.
A few useful answers.
How do I find 5-letter words with these letters?
Use “I have clues” if the letters can appear anywhere alongside other letters. Use “I have letters” when the word must be built only from your available letters. Both modes return exactly 5 letters.
Does the order of my letters matter?
“Must include” letters can appear anywhere. Use “More letter filters” to keep a group together, bar letters from specific positions, or limit how often a letter appears. Use known positions to place a letter precisely. You can use any of these with your available letters. With available letters, repeated letters must be entered more than once, unless you use a ? blank.
Why might another word finder show different matches?
Word lists differ in dialect, specialist terms, spelling variants and game rules. This tool uses standard and extended American English ESDB lists. It does not claim to be an official Wordle, Scrabble or other game dictionary.