5 Letter Words Wordle Hasn’t Used Yet (Updated Daily)

Wordle, the five-letter word guessing game that has taken the world by storm, challenges players each day to figure out the winning word. Since its release in 2021, Wordle has become immensely popular on social media and has even inspired variations of the game including Quordle, Octordle, and, for math lovers, Nerdle.

Wordle started on June 19, 2021, with a listed 2,315 possible solutions. When The New York Times purchased Wordle in 2022, six words were removed from this list: agora, pupal, lynch, fibre, slave, and wench. When players connect to the Wordle site, their browser downloads a script that stores all past answers and future, unused Wordle words.

All Possible Remaining Wordle Answers

The following list of 1,739 words is all possible words Wordle has left as of January 9, 2023. Since the script for Wordle is already written through October 2027, it is possible to get the exact date for each answer. In honor of good sportsmanship and fair play, this list of Wordle words not used yet is in alphabetical order instead.

Letter A

abbot
abhor
abled
abode
abort
abuse
adept
admin
adorn
affix
afire
afoot
afoul
aider
alarm
alert
algae
alibi
align
allay
alley
allot
alloy
along
amaze
amble
amend
amity
among
amply
amuse
angle
anime
ankle
annex
annoy
annul
aping
apnea
arena
arise
armor
arose
array
arrow
arson
artsy
ashen
assay
attic
augur
aunty
avian
avoid
award
aware
awoke
axial
axion

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Letter B

baggy
baler
balmy
banjo
baron
basal
basil
basis
baste
batch
bawdy
beard
beech
befit
began
begat
begun
belle
berry
betel
bezel
bible
bicep
biddy
bigot
bilge
billy
bingo
bison
bitty
blade
blank
blast
blaze
bleat
blend
bless
blind
blink
bliss
blitz
bloat
blood
bloom
bluer
blunt
board
boast
bobby
boney
bongo
bonus
booth
booty
borne
bosom
bossy
botch
boule
bound
bowel
boxer
brain
brand
brawl
brawn
brick
broil
brood
brown
brunt
budge
bulge
bunny
burnt
burst
bused
bushy
butch
butte
buxom
buyer
bylaw

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Letter C

cabal
cabby
cabin
cacti
caddy
cagey
cairn
canal
caput
carve
caste
catty
cavil
cease
cello
chaff
chair
chase
chasm
cheap
check
chess
chick
chide
chili
china
chirp
chock
chore
chose
chuck
chump
churn
civil
clack
claim
clamp
clang
clank
clash
clasp
cleat
cliff
clink
cloak
cloud
clout
clove
clued
clump
clung
cobra
color
comfy
comic
conch
copse
coral
corer
couch
cough
coupe
coven
covey
crack
crash
crawl
cream
creed
creek
creep
creme
crepe
cress
crest
crick
cried
crier
crisp
crock
crony
crook
croup
crude
cruel
crump
crypt
cubic
curio
curry
curse
curve
curvy
cutie
cyber
cycle

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Letter D

daily
dairy
dally
datum
daunt
dealt
debar
debit
decor
decry
defer
deign
deity
demon
demur
dense
derby
detox
deuce
dicey
dilly
dimly
dingy
diode
dirge
dirty
ditch
ditty
diver
dizzy
dodgy
dogma
dopey
dough
dowdy
dowel
downy
draft
drake
drama
drank
drape
drawl
dread
dress
dried
drier
drift
drill
droit
drone
drool
dross
drown
druid
drunk
dryer
dryly
dully
dummy
dumpy
dunce
dusky
dusty
dying

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Letter E

eager
eagle
easel
eaten
eater
eclat
edify
eerie
eight
eking
elate
elbow
elect
elegy
elfin
elide
elite
embed
emcee
endow
enemy
entry
envoy
erase
erect
ester
etude
event
evict
exile
extol
eying

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Letter F

fable
fairy
faith
false
fancy
fanny
fatal
fatty
fauna
fecal
fella
felon
femme
femur
fence
fetal
fetch
fetid
fetus
fever
fiber
ficus
fiery
fifth
fight
filer
filly
filmy
filth
fizzy
flack
flaky
flash
fleck
fleet
flier
flint
flour
flown
fluid
fluke
flung
flush
flute
foamy
foist
folio
forum
frail
fraud
freak
freed
freer
friar
frill
frisk
fritz
frown
fruit
fudge
fugue
funky
furor
furry
fussy
fuzzy

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Letter G

gaffe
gaily
gamut
gassy
gauge
gavel
gayer
gayly
gazer
geeky
geese
genie
ghost
gipsy
girly
giver
glade
gland
glare
glint
gloss
gnome
godly
going
golly
gonad
goody
gooey
goofy
gourd
graft
grain
grant
grape
grass
grave
gravy
graze
greed
grill
groan
grope
gross
grown
gruff
grunt
guava
guess
guile
guilt
guise
gulch
gumbo
gusto
gusty
gypsy

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Letter H

habit
halve
handy
hardy
harem
harpy
haste
hasty
haunt
haute
haven
hazel
hedge
hefty
hilly
hippo
hippy
hoist
holly
honor
horny
hotly
hovel
hover
humus
husky
hussy
hydro
hyena
hymen

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Letter I

icily
icing
ideal
idiom
idiot
idler
idyll
iliac
imbue
imply
inbox
incur
ingot
inlet
inner
issue

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Letter J

jelly
jetty
jewel
joint
joist
juicy
jumbo
jumpy
junta
junto
juror

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Letter K

kappa
kinky
kitty
knack
kneed
knife
known
krill

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Letter L

laden
ladle
lager
lance
lasso
latch
later
lathe
laugh
leach
leant
lease
least
lefty
legal
lemur
leper
level
lever
liege
liken
limbo
lipid
livid
llama
loamy
loath
lobby
lodge
login
loose
lorry
lousy
lumen
lumpy
lupus
lurch
lurid
lymph
lyric

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Letter M

macho
macro
madly
mafia
maker
mambo
mamma
mammy
mange
mango
mangy
manic
mauve
meaty
mecca
melee
might
milky
miner
minim
minor
minty
mirth
miser
missy
mocha
modal
modem
mogul
moldy
moody
moral
moron
morph
motel
motif
mound
mouth
mover
mower
mucus
muddy
munch
murky
musky
myrrh

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Letter N

nadir
nasal
navel
nerve
newer
newly
niche
niece
ninny
nobly
noisy
nomad
noose
nosey
notch
novel
nudge
nurse
nutty
nylon

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Letter O

oaken
obese
octal
octet
odder
oddly
offer
olden
ombre
omega
opine
opium
optic
orbit
otter
outgo
ovary
ovate
ovine
ovoid
owing
ozone

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Letter P

paddy
pagan
paler
palsy
pansy
parka
parse
paste
pasty
patch
patio
patsy
payee
payer
pearl
pecan
pedal
penal
pence
penny
peril
pesto
petal
petty
piece
piggy
pitch
pivot
pizza
plaid
plain
plane
plead
plied
plier
plumb
plume
plump
plush
poesy
polar
pooch
poppy
poser
posit
posse
pouch
pouty
prank
prawn
preen
pried
prism
privy
prone
proof
prose
prude
pubic
pudgy
puffy
pulse
punch
pupil
puppy
puree
purer
purse
pushy
putty
pygmy

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Letter Q

quack
quail
quake
quark
quash
quasi
queer
quell
quill
quilt
quota
quoth

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Letter R

rabbi
rabid
racer
radar
radii
rajah
rally
ralph
randy
rapid
rarer
raspy
ratty
raven
razor
reach
ready
rearm
rebar
recut
reedy
refit
rehab
reign
relax
relay
remit
renal
reply
reset
reuse
revue
rider
rifle
rigid
rigor
rinse
ripen
riser
risky
river
rivet
roach
roast
roger
roost
rotor
rough
rowdy
rower
rugby
ruler
rumba
rumor
rural

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Letter S

sadly
safer
salon
salve
salvo
sandy
saner
sappy
satin
satyr
sauce
sauna
savoy
savvy
scalp
scaly
scamp
scary
scene
scion
scoop
score
scowl
scree
screw
scrum
scuba
segue
seize
semen
sepia
serif
setup
sewer
shack
shady
shaky
shale
shalt
share
shark
shear
sheen
sheep
sheer
sheet
sheik
shelf
shell
shied
shiny
shirt
shoal
shock
shone
shook
shoot
short
shout
shove
shrew
shuck
shunt
shush
sieve
sigma
silky
silly
sinew
singe
siren
sixth
sixty
skulk
skull
slack
slain
slang
slant
slash
sleet
slept
slick
slide
slime
slimy
sling
slink
sloop
slunk
slurp
slush
slyly
smack
smell
smoky
smote
sneer
snide
sniff
snipe
snoop
snore
snowy
snuck
snuff
soapy
sober
sonar
sooth
sooty
sorry
south
spank
spare
spark
spasm
spawn
spear
speed
spell
sperm
spied
spiky
spilt
spine
spiny
spite
split
spoil
spoof
spook
spool
spoon
spore
sport
spree
sprig
spunk
spurn
squib
stack
stain
stalk
stamp
stank
stare
stave
steak
steal
steam
steep
steer
stilt
stint
stoic
stoke
stood
stoop
stork
stray
strip
strut
stuck
stuff
stump
stunk
stunt
suave
suing
suite
sully
sumac
sunny
surge
swami
swamp
swarm
swash
swath
swear
swell
swept
swift
swing
swoop
sword
swore
sworn
synod

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Letter T

tabby
tacky
taffy
taint
taker
tally
tamer
tango
tarot
tatty
teach
teddy
teeth
tenet
tenor
tense
tepee
terra
testy
thank
theft
theta
thick
thong
throb
thrum
tight
timer
timid
title
toast
toddy
token
tonal
tonga
tooth
torch
torus
total
tower
toxin
track
trail
tramp
trash
tread
trial
tribe
trick
tried
tripe
troop
trout
truce
truck
truer
truly
trump
trunk
tubal
tuber
tulip
tulle
tumor
tunic
turbo
tweet
twist
twixt
tying

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Letter U

udder
umbra
uncut
undid
union
unity
unset
unwed
upper
urine
utile

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Letter V

valor
valve
vapor
vaunt
vegan
venue
verse
verso
vicar
vigil
villa
vinyl
viper
virus
visit
visor
vista
vixen
vocal
vogue
vomit
vowel
vying

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Letter W

wafer
wager
wagon
waist
waive
warty
water
waver
waxen
weave
weedy
weigh
weird
welch
welsh
wharf
wheat
white
whole
whose
wider
widow
width
wield
wight
willy
wimpy
winch
wiser
wispy
witch
witty
women
woody
wooly
woozy
worth
wound
wrack
wreak
wreck
wrest
wring
wryly

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Letter X

There are no longer any five-letter words that start with X that Wordle hasn’t used.

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Letter Y

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Letter Z

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The New York Times offers players a new five-letter word from the list of unused Wordle words above to guess each day, never repeating words, so there is a finite list of words left to be played. There are many strategies players use to guess the daily word whether it’s choosing the best Wordle starter words, eliminating vowels first, or knowing the statistics of letters. Players are given six chances to guess the word, being notified of correct letters and correct letter placement each turn.

As of right now, the script allows for over 1,700 more days of its famous five-letter puzzles, keeping Wordle a popular puzzle game for at least five more years. No matter what strategy players use, now they at least have a reference for which possible words Wordle may use next. With almost 9,000 possible five-letter words according to The Scrabble Dictionary, it is very possible that Wordle will add even more to its vocabulary over time.