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5-letter words

There are 8,636 5-letter words in the standard word-game list. The most common are there, right, about, think, going, would. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.

Most common, with meanings

Word	Meaning	Points
there	a location other than here; that place; location, medial pronoun; demonstrative pronoun, location;…	8
right	being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north	9
about	on the move	7
think	an instance of deliberate thinking	12
going	in full operation	7
would	Past tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive.	9
where	In, at or to which place or situation.	11
could	Conditional of can	8
never	not at all; certainly not; not in any circumstances; not ever; at no time in the past or future	8
sorry	feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone	8
thank	express gratitude or show appreciation to	12
doing	A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.	7
thing	a special situation	9
first	preceding all others in time or space or degree	8
still	not in physical motion	5
their	Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).	8
again	anew	6
maybe	by chance	12
other	not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; quantifier, other	8
after	located farther aft	8
night	the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside	9
great	relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind	6
years	a late time of life	8
leave	the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty	8
money	the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender	10
place	a point located with respect to surface features of some region	9
which	What, of those mentioned or implied.	16
hello	an expression of greeting	8
house	a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families	8
every	(used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception	11
being	the state or fact of existing	8
wrong	not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth	9
world	involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope	9
might	physical strength	11
three	being one more than two	8
today	the present time or age	9
found	come upon unexpectedly or after searching	9
woman	an adult female person (as opposed to a man)	10
heard	detected or perceived by the sense of hearing	9
ready	completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress	9
happy	enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure	15
haven	a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary	11
whole	including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or…	11
start	the beginning of anything	5
while	a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition	11
since	From a specified time in the past.	7
guess	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence	6
bring	take something or somebody with oneself somewhere	8
alone	isolated from others	5
phone	electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and…	10
looks	One's appearance or attractiveness.	9
until	Up to the time of (something happening).	5
heart	the locus of feelings and intuitions	8
worry	something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness	11
later	coming at a subsequent time or stage	5
watch	a small portable timepiece	13
music	an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and…	9
young	(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth	9
water	binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into…	8
stuff	the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object	11

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