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5-letter words

Find a word that fits a space of exactly 5 letters. Browse the examples or enter your own letters below.

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Five-letter results are useful for both board games and other word puzzles. This filter only checks length and the letters you enter; it does not apply position feedback from a guessing game.

5-letter examples

apple

5 letters · 9 points

The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or yellow…

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The fruit of the tree Malus domestica, chiefly with a green, red, or yellow skin, cultivated in temperate climates for cidermaking, cooking, and eating.

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bread

5 letters · 8 points

A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.

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chair

5 letters · 10 points

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs…

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An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

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cloud

5 letters · 8 points

A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.

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dream

5 letters · 8 points

Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.

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flame

5 letters · 10 points

The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light…

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The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.

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grape

5 letters · 8 points

A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in…

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A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on female vines of most species of genus Vitis and the self-fertile plants of species Vitis vinifera.

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house

5 letters · 8 points

A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.

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light

5 letters · 9 points

Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750…

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Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.

English Wiktionary · contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Dump 2026-09-02, via Kaikki / Wiktextract. One sense selected; formatting normalized. A brief excerpt is displayed with the full selected text available. Explicit form and spelling-variant links may provide the base meaning.

Selected examples from British English ESDB / SCOWL, with Wiktionary definitions. Points use English Scrabble tile values before bonuses. Game eligibility has not been checked. Sources and limits.

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Build APPLE from its own letters, then replace the first letter with a blank. Compare the points and open the tile details to see where every letter comes from.

Three ways to build · apple
Letter supplyYour lettersResultTile valueTry this search
All ordinary tilesAPPLEapple9Try this search · APPLE
First letter supplied by a blank?PPLEapple8Try this search · ?PPLE

Calculated with Scrabble English. Whole-word tile values only; no premium squares, crossing scores or bonuses. Game eligibility is not checked.

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