5-Letter Words
All 8,636 5-letter words from the public-domain ENABLE dictionary. Browse by starting letter or ending letter below, or jump straight to the highest-scoring plays. Every list shows Scrabble and Words With Friends values.
5-Letter Words by Starting Letter
- 5-letter words starting with A 497
- 5-letter words starting with B 589
- 5-letter words starting with C 665
- 5-letter words starting with D 457
- 5-letter words starting with E 192
- 5-letter words starting with F 430
- 5-letter words starting with G 415
- 5-letter words starting with H 334
- 5-letter words starting with I 118
- 5-letter words starting with J 134
- 5-letter words starting with K 206
- 5-letter words starting with L 401
- 5-letter words starting with M 444
- 5-letter words starting with N 200
- 5-letter words starting with O 181
- 5-letter words starting with P 565
- 5-letter words starting with Q 53
- 5-letter words starting with R 419
- 5-letter words starting with S 1056
- 5-letter words starting with T 548
- 5-letter words starting with U 117
- 5-letter words starting with V 161
- 5-letter words starting with W 296
- 5-letter words starting with X 13
- 5-letter words starting with Y 94
- 5-letter words starting with Z 51
5-Letter Words by Ending Letter
- 5-letter words ending with A 356
- 5-letter words ending with B 35
- 5-letter words ending with C 97
- 5-letter words ending with D 582
- 5-letter words ending with E 931
- 5-letter words ending with F 53
- 5-letter words ending with G 88
- 5-letter words ending with H 255
- 5-letter words ending with I 142
- No 5-letter words end with J 0
- 5-letter words ending with K 182
- 5-letter words ending with L 345
- 5-letter words ending with M 125
- 5-letter words ending with N 364
- 5-letter words ending with O 223
- 5-letter words ending with P 120
- 5-letter words ending with Q 2
- 5-letter words ending with R 523
- 5-letter words ending with S 2695
- 5-letter words ending with T 480
- 5-letter words ending with U 25
- 5-letter words ending with V 2
- 5-letter words ending with W 40
- 5-letter words ending with X 47
- 5-letter words ending with Y 906
- 5-letter words ending with Z 18
Highest-Scoring 5-Letter Words
Ranked by base Scrabble tile value, before premium squares.
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends |
|---|---|---|
| jazzy | 33 | 34 |
| fizzy | 29 | 28 |
| fuzzy | 29 | 29 |
| whizz | 29 | 28 |
| muzzy | 28 | 29 |
| dizzy | 27 | 26 |
| frizz | 26 | 26 |
| huzza | 26 | 26 |
| lezzy | 26 | 26 |
| tizzy | 26 | 25 |
| abuzz | 25 | 27 |
| mezzo | 25 | 26 |
| pizza | 25 | 26 |
| tazza | 23 | 23 |
| tazze | 23 | 23 |
| zanza | 23 | 24 |
| zazen | 23 | 24 |
| zizit | 23 | 23 |
| hajji | 22 | 25 |
| jacky | 21 | 23 |
| jiffy | 21 | 22 |
| quaky | 21 | 21 |
| zappy | 21 | 22 |
| zaxes | 21 | 21 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many 5-letter words are there?
- There are 8,636 5-letter words in the ENABLE dictionary, the public-domain word list used by most word-game tools and tournament play.
- What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word in Scrabble?
- JAZZY scores 33 points on bare tiles, before any premium squares. Board bonuses such as double- and triple-word scores can multiply that considerably.
- Are all of these words valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
- These lists come from ENABLE, which overlaps heavily with official tournament dictionaries but is not identical to them. Words With Friends uses its own list, so a small number of entries differ between games.
- How do I find 5-letter words from my own letters?
- Use the word unscrambler on the homepage — enter your tiles and it returns every playable word sorted by Scrabble score, including 5-letter results.