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5-Letter Words 884 common words with meanings

These are all 884 words WordMaster's 5-letter games deal from. Rare dictionary-only entries are left out, so every word here is one people actually use, each with a short meaning.

  • Letters in the most answers: E (462), A (374), R (359), T (292), I (261)
  • Words that repeat a letter: 230 (26%)

5-letter words starting with A 64

  • ABIDE — verb To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.
  • ABODE — verb To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.
  • ABOUT — adjective Near; in the vicinity or neighbourhood.
  • ABUSE — noun Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or…
  • ACRID — adjective Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste.
  • ACTOR — noun A person who performs, plays a part in a theatrical play or film.
  • ADAGE — noun An old saying which has obtained credit by long use
  • ADAPT — verb To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust
  • ADEPT — adjective Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient
  • ADMIT — verb To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into…
  • ADOPT — verb To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
  • ADULT — adjective Containing material of an explicit sexual nature; of, or pertaining to, pornography.
  • AFTER — preposition In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
  • AGAIN — adverb Back (to a former place or state).
  • AGENT — noun One who exerts power, or has the power to act
  • AGILE — adjective Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move
  • AGREE — verb To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to be in unison or concord; to be or…
  • AHEAD — adverb In the direction one is facing or moving.
  • AIMED — verb To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or…
  • ALARM — noun A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.
  • ALBUM — noun A book specially designed to keep photographs, stamps, or autographs.
  • ALERT — noun A state of readiness for potential combat.
  • ALIGN — verb To form a line; to fall into line.
  • ALIKE — adjective Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
  • ALIVE — adjective In a state of action; in force or operation; existent
  • ALLAY — verb To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
  • ALLEY — noun A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access…
  • ALLOW — verb To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
  • ALONE — adverb By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.
  • ALONG — adverb Onward, forward, with progressive action.
  • ALOUD — adverb With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
  • ALPHA — noun The name of the symbols Α and α used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable…
  • ALTAR — noun A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
  • ALTER — verb To change the form or structure of.
  • AMBLE — verb To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.
  • AMEND — verb To heal (someone sick); to cure (a disease etc.).
  • AMITY — noun Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In…
  • ANGEL — noun A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness.
  • ANGER — verb To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
  • ANGLE — noun A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three…
  • ANGRY — adjective (said about a wound or a rash) Inflamed and painful.
  • ANIME — noun An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has…
  • ANKLE — noun The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the…
  • ANVIL — noun A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be…
  • APART — adverb Separately, exclusively, not together
  • APPLE — noun A common, round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica, cultivated in temperate…
  • APPLY — verb To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
  • ARDOR — noun Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
  • ARENA — noun An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena)…
  • ARGUE — verb To debate, disagree or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints.
  • ARISE — verb To come up from a lower to a higher position.
  • ARMOR — noun A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse…
  • ARRAY — noun Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of…
  • ARROW — noun A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot…
  • ASKEW — adverb Tilted to one side.
  • ASSET — noun Something or someone of any value; any portion of one's property or effects so considered.
  • ATLAS — noun A bound collection of maps often including tables, illustrations or other text.
  • AUGUR — verb To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue.
  • AVERT — verb To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
  • AVOID — verb To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
  • AWAKE — adjective (by extension) Alert, aware.
  • AWARD — verb To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful…
  • AWARE — adjective Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
  • AWFUL — adjective Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.

5-letter words starting with B 64

  • BACON — noun Cured meat from the sides, belly or back of a pig.
  • BADLY — adjective Ill, unwell.
  • BAKER — noun A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
  • BASIC — adjective Necessary, essential for life or some process.
  • BASIS — noun A collection of subsets ("basis elements") of a set, such that this collection covers the…
  • BASTE — verb To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering…
  • BATCH — noun The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
  • BEACH — noun The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
  • BEGAN — verb To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
  • BEGET — verb To father; to sire; to produce (a child).
  • BEGIN — verb To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.
  • BEING — conjunction Given that; since.
  • BELOW — preposition Lower in spatial position than.
  • BENCH — verb To remove a player from play.
  • BERRY — verb To pick berries.
  • BESET — verb (sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
  • BIRTH — noun A beginning or start; a point of origin.
  • BISON — noun A similar North American animal, Bison bison.
  • BLACK — noun (in chess and similar games) The person playing with the black set of pieces.
  • BLADE — verb To skate on rollerblades.
  • BLAME — noun Culpability for something negative or undesirable.
  • BLAND — adjective Lacking in taste, flavor, or vigor.
  • BLANK — noun A domino without points on one or both of its divisions.
  • BLARE — noun A loud sound.
  • BLAST — noun The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace
  • BLAZE — noun Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.
  • BLEAK — adjective Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
  • BLEED — verb (of a person or animal) To lose blood through an injured blood vessel.
  • BLEND — noun A mixture of two or more things.
  • BLESS — verb To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
  • BLIND — noun A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.
  • BLOCK — noun A chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
  • BLOOD — noun A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys…
  • BLOOM — noun The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open.
  • BLOWN — verb To be propelled by an air current.
  • BLUNT — adjective Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners…
  • BOARD — verb To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.
  • BOAST — verb To possess something special.
  • BOOST — noun Something that helps, or adds power or effectiveness; assistance.
  • BOOTH — noun A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
  • BOUND — verb To cohere or stick together in a mass.
  • BRACE — noun A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
  • BRAIN — noun By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs…
  • BRAND — noun A piece of burning wood or peat, or a glowing cinder.
  • BRASH — adjective (of people or behaviour) Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive…
  • BRAVE — adjective Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
  • BREAD — noun A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
  • BREAK — noun An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
  • BREED — verb To give birth to; to be the native place of.
  • BRIDE — noun A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been…
  • BRIEF — noun (usually in the plural) undershorts briefs.
  • BRING — verb (ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
  • BRISK — adjective Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action
  • BROAD — adjective Wide in extent or scope.
  • BROKE — verb To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot…
  • BROOD — verb To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
  • BROOK — verb To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative, with an…
  • BROWN — adjective (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark…
  • BRUNT — noun The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.
  • BUILD — verb (of source code) To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human…
  • BUILT — verb (of source code) To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human…
  • BUNCH — noun A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually…
  • BURST — noun An act or instance of bursting.
  • BUYER — noun A person who makes one or more purchases.

5-letter words starting with C 83

  • CABIN — noun A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with…
  • CADRE — noun The framework or skeleton upon which a new regiment is to be formed; the officers of a…
  • CAMEL — noun A beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
  • CANDY — noun Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners…
  • CARET — noun A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be…
  • CARRY — verb To transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
  • CASTE — noun Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies.
  • CATCH — noun The act of seizing or capturing.
  • CAUSE — noun (often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or…
  • CHAFE — noun Injury or wear caused by friction.
  • CHAIN — noun A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
  • CHAIR — noun A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
  • CHANT — verb To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group.
  • CHAOS — noun Any state of disorder; a confused or amorphous mixture or conglomeration.
  • CHASE — verb To consume another beverage immediately after drinking hard liquor, typically something…
  • CHASM — noun A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
  • CHEAP — adjective (of an action or tactic in a game of skill) Underhand or unfair.
  • CHECK — noun A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator.
  • CHEEK — noun One of the pieces of a machine, or of timber or stonework, that form corresponding sides…
  • CHESS — noun A board game for two players with each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving…
  • CHEST — noun A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
  • CHIDE — verb To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
  • CHIEF — noun A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
  • CHILD — noun A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural…
  • CHINA — noun A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards…
  • CHOIR — noun Singing group; group of people who sing together; company of people who are trained to…
  • CHUNK — noun A part of something that has been separated.
  • CIGAR — noun Tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be…
  • CINCH — noun Something that is very easy to do.
  • CLAIM — noun The right or ground of demanding.
  • CLAMP — noun A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.
  • CLASS — noun A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
  • CLEAN — adjective Smooth, exact, and performed well
  • CLEAR — verb To remove obstructions, impediments or other unwanted items from.
  • CLEFT — noun An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
  • CLICK — noun A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the…
  • CLIFF — noun A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
  • CLIMB — verb To ascend; rise; to go up.
  • CLING — verb To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
  • CLOAK — noun A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.
  • CLOCK — noun The odometer of a motor vehicle.
  • CLONE — verb To create a clone of.
  • CLOSE — noun An end or conclusion.
  • CLOTH — noun (in idioms) Priesthood, clergy.
  • CLOUD — noun A group or swarm, especially suspended above the ground or flying.
  • CLOUT — noun Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
  • COACH — noun (chiefly US) The part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those…
  • COBRA — noun Any of various venomous snakes of the family Elapidae.
  • COCOA — noun A hot drink made with milk, cocoa powder, and sugar.
  • COLOR — noun The spectral composition of visible light
  • COMET — noun A celestial body consisting mainly of ice, dust and gas in a (usually very eccentric)…
  • COMIC — adjective Relating to comedy.
  • COMMA — noun The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set off parts of a sentence or between…
  • COPSE — noun A thicket of small trees or shrubs.
  • CORAL — noun A hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps.
  • COUNT — verb To recite numbers in sequence.
  • COURT — verb To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
  • COVEN — noun A formal group or assembly of witches.
  • COVER — verb To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
  • COWER — verb To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
  • CRACK — noun A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
  • CRAFT — noun Skill, skilfulness, art, especially the skill needed for a particular profession .
  • CRANE — noun Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is…
  • CRASH — noun A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
  • CRASS — adjective Coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination
  • CRAVE — verb To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
  • CRAZY — adjective Of unsound mind; insane, demented.
  • CREAM — noun The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from…
  • CREEK — noun A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than…
  • CRIME — noun The habit or practice of committing crimes.
  • CRISP — noun Anything baked or fried and eaten as a snack
  • CRONE — noun An archetypal figure, a Wise Woman.
  • CRONY — noun (originally Cambridge University) Close friend.
  • CROSS — noun A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other…
  • CROWD — noun A group of people congregated or collected into a close body without order.
  • CROWN — noun (by extension) The state, the government (headed by a monarch).
  • CRUEL — adjective Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
  • CRUSH — verb To overwhelm by pressure or weight.
  • CUBIT — noun Various former units of length notionally based on the distance from a grown man's elbow…
  • CURLY — noun A person or animal with curly hair.
  • CURVE — noun A gentle bend, such as in a road.
  • CYCLE — noun An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
  • CYNIC — adjective Relating to the Dog Star.

5-letter words starting with D 46

  • DAILY — noun Something that is produced, consumed, used, or done every day.
  • DAISY — noun A wild flowering plant Bellis perennis of the Asteraceae family, with a yellow head and…
  • DANCE — verb To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.
  • DATUM — noun (plural: data) A measurement of something on a scale understood by both the recorder (a…
  • DEBAR — verb To exclude or shut out; to bar.
  • DEBIT — adjective Of or relating to process of taking money from an account
  • DEBUG — verb To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a…
  • DEBUT — noun The first public presentation of a theatrical play, motion picture, opera, musical…
  • DECOY — verb To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.
  • DEIFY — verb To make a god of (something or someone).
  • DEIGN — verb To condescend; to do despite a perceived affront to one's dignity.
  • DELTA — noun A small but noticeable effect. Compare epsilon.
  • DELVE — verb To dig the ground, especially with a shovel.
  • DENSE — adjective Having relatively high density.
  • DEPOT — noun A storage facility, in particular, a warehouse.
  • DEPTH — noun The vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
  • DERBY — noun (by extension) Any organized race.
  • DETER — verb To prevent something from happening.
  • DEVIL — noun An evil creature.
  • DIARY — noun A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
  • DIGIT — noun A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award…
  • DINGO — noun Canis lupus dingo, a wild dog native to Australia.
  • DIRGE — noun A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
  • DIRTY — adjective Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
  • DISCO — noun A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul…
  • DITTO — noun A duplicate or copy of a document, particularly one created by a spirit duplicator.
  • DIVAN — noun A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that…
  • DODGE — verb To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
  • DOING — verb To be reasonable or acceptable.
  • DOUBT — verb To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.
  • DOUGH — noun A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water…
  • DRAFT — noun The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
  • DRAIN — noun A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
  • DRAMA — noun A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by…
  • DRAWN — verb (usually as draw on or draw upon) To rely on; utilize as a source.
  • DREAD — noun Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
  • DREAM — noun A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy.
  • DRESS — verb To fit out with the necessary clothing; to clothe, put clothes on (something or someone).
  • DRIFT — verb To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
  • DRINK — verb To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
  • DRIVE — noun Motivation to do or achieve something; ability coupled with ambition.
  • DROSS — noun Residue that forms on the surface of a metal from oxidation.
  • DROVE — noun A number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.
  • DRUID — noun One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic…
  • DWELL — noun A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
  • DYING — verb To (stop living and) undergo (a specified death).

5-letter words starting with E 47

  • EAGER — adjective Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
  • EAGLE — noun Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae…
  • EARLY — adjective At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
  • EARTH — verb To connect electrically to the earth.
  • EBONY — noun A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of…
  • EDICT — noun A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
  • EDIFY — verb To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.
  • EERIE — adjective Strange, weird, fear-inspiring.
  • EGRET — noun Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of…
  • EIGHT — adjective The ordinal form of the number eight.
  • ELDER — noun An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.
  • ELIDE — verb To leave out or omit (something).
  • ELITE — noun A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or…
  • ELOPE — verb (of a married person) To run away from home with a paramour.
  • ELUDE — verb To evade, or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill
  • EMBED — verb To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
  • EMBER — noun A glowing piece of coal or wood.
  • EMOTE — noun A virtual action, presented to other users as reported speech, rather than a direct…
  • EMPTY — verb To make empty; to void; to remove the contents of.
  • ENACT — noun Purpose; determination
  • ENEMY — noun A hostile force or nation; a fighting member of such a force or nation.
  • ENJOY — verb To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something
  • ENNUI — noun A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
  • ENSUE — verb To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.
  • ENTER — verb To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.
  • ENTRY — noun A record made in a log, diary or anything similarly organized; a datum in a database.
  • EPOCH — noun A particular period of history, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.
  • EQUAL — noun A person or thing of equal status to others.
  • ERROR — verb To function improperly due to an error, especially accompanied by error message.
  • ERUPT — verb To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
  • ESSAY — noun (authorship) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or…
  • ESTER — noun A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with…
  • ETHER — noun The substance formerly supposed to fill the upper regions of the atmosphere above the…
  • ETHIC — noun A set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a…
  • ETHOS — noun The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement.
  • ETUDE — noun A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or…
  • EVADE — verb To get away from by cunning; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to…
  • EVENT — noun A prearranged social activity (function, etc.)
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  • EVICT — verb To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move…
  • EVOKE — verb To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or…
  • EXACT — adjective Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither…
  • EXALT — verb To honor; to hold in high esteem.
  • EXIST — verb (stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality
  • EXTOL — verb To praise; to make high.
  • EXTRA — noun An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle.
  • EXULT — verb To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph.

5-letter words starting with F 55

  • FABLE — noun A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with…
  • FACED — verb (of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
  • FACET — noun Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
  • FAITH — noun A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from…
  • FALSE — adjective Based on factually incorrect premises.
  • FANCY — noun Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
  • FATAL — adjective Causing a sudden end to the running of a program.
  • FAUNA — noun Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.
  • FEAST — noun A very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
  • FEIGN — verb To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
  • FEINT — noun A movement made to confuse the opponent; a dummy.
  • FETCH — noun An act of fetching, of bringing something from a distance.
  • FETID — adjective Foul-smelling, stinking.
  • FEVER — noun A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually…
  • FIBER — noun A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often…
  • FIELD — noun A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country.
  • FIERY — adjective Tempestuous or emotionally volatile.
  • FIFTH — noun The person or thing in the fifth position.
  • FIFTY — numeral The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.
  • FIGHT — verb To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
  • FILCH — noun Something which has been filched or stolen.
  • FINAL — adjective Last; ultimate.
  • FIRST — noun The person or thing in the first position.
  • FIXED — verb To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
  • FJORD — noun A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.
  • FLAKE — noun A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
  • FLAME — noun The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making…
  • FLASH — verb To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
  • FLASK — noun A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal…
  • FLICK — noun A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
  • FLOAT — noun A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
  • FLOCK — noun A large number of birds, especially those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
  • FLOOD — verb To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
  • FLOOR — noun The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
  • FLOUR — noun A plant that bears flowers, especially a plant that is small and lacks wood.
  • FLUTE — noun A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through…
  • FOCUS — noun A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
  • FORCE — noun (law enforcement) Any police organization; a constabulary.
  • FORGE — noun Furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
  • FORTE — noun A strength or talent.
  • FOUND — verb To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
  • FRAIL — noun A basket made of rushes, used chiefly to hold figs and raisins.
  • FRAME — verb Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
  • FRANK — adjective Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or…
  • FRAUD — noun The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
  • FRESH — adjective Newly produced or obtained; recent.
  • FROCK — noun A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the…
  • FROND — noun The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
  • FRONT — noun A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
  • FROST — verb To anger or annoy.
  • FROTH — noun Unimportant events or actions; drivel
  • FROZE — verb Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
  • FRUIT — noun An end result, effect, or consequence; advantageous or disadvantageous result.
  • FULLY — adverb In a full manner; without lack or defect.
  • FUNNY — adjective Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant.

5-letter words starting with G 39

  • GAUGE — noun Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind.
  • GAUNT — adjective Lean, angular and bony
  • GECKO — noun Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae. They are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal…
  • GIANT — adjective Very large.
  • GIVEN — verb (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
  • GLADE — noun A bright surface of ice or snow.
  • GLAND — noun An organ that synthesizes a substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it…
  • GLASS — verb To apply fibreglass to.
  • GLEAM — noun A glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.
  • GLIDE — noun A transitional sound, especially a semivowel.
  • GLOAT — noun An act or instance of gloating.
  • GLOBE — noun Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.
  • GLORY — noun Great or overwhelming beauty or splendour.
  • GLOVE — noun An item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers…
  • GLYPH — noun A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.
  • GRACE — verb To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
  • GRADE — noun The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a…
  • GRAIN — noun The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
  • GRAND — adjective Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified…
  • GRANT — verb (ditransitive) to give (permission or wish)
  • GRAPE — noun A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in…
  • GRASP — verb To understand.
  • GRASS — noun An informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the…
  • GRAVE — noun An excavation in the earth as a place of burial
  • GREAT — noun A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.
  • GREEN — adjective (of people) Overcome with envy.
  • GREET — verb To be perceived by (somebody).
  • GRIEF — noun Pain of mind arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct…
  • GRIME — noun Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove.
  • GRIND — noun A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
  • GROAN — verb To make a groan.
  • GROUP — noun A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
  • GROVE — verb To cultivate in groves; to grow naturally so as to form groves.
  • GROWN — verb To become larger, to increase in magnitude.
  • GUARD — noun A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
  • GUESS — verb To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.
  • GUIDE — noun Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an…
  • GUILE — noun Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
  • GUILT — noun Responsibility for wrongdoing.

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  • HABIT — noun An action performed on a regular basis.
  • HAPPY — adjective Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying…
  • HARSH — verb To negatively criticize.
  • HASTE — verb To urge onward; to hasten.
  • HAVEN — noun A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
  • HEART — noun Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.
  • HEAVY — adjective (of a person) Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.
  • HENCE — adverb From here, from this place, away
  • HERBS — noun A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.
  • HINGE — noun A principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend.
  • HIPPO — noun A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius)
  • HIRED — verb To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
  • HONEY — noun A woman, especially an attractive one.
  • HORSE — noun Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus.
  • HOTEL — noun A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.
  • HOUSE — noun A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
  • HUMAN — noun A human being, whether man, woman or child.
  • HUMOR — noun The quality of being amusing, comical, funny.
  • HURRY — verb Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something.
  • HYENA — noun Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaeninae (genera…

5-letter words starting with I 14

  • IDEAL — noun A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.
  • IDIOM — noun A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, person, or group of…
  • IMAGE — noun An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture.
  • IMPLY — verb (of a proposition) to have as a necessary consequence
  • INBOX — noun The aggregate of items that demand one's attention or effort.
  • INDEX — noun An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
  • INDIE — adjective Independent; from outside the mainstream.
  • INERT — adjective Unable to move or act; inanimate.
  • INNER — adjective Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening…
  • INPUT — verb To enter data.
  • IONIC — adjective Of, relating to, or containing ions
  • IRONY — noun A statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or…
  • ISSUE — noun The action or an instance of sending something out, particularly:
  • IVORY — noun The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other…

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  • JADED — adjective Bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having been over exposed to, or having…
  • JAPAN — noun A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.
  • JEWEL — noun Anything precious or valuable.
  • JOINT — noun The point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate.
  • JOKER — noun An unspecified, vaguely disreputable person.
  • JUDGE — noun A person officiating at a sports event or similar.
  • JUICE — noun A liquid from a plant, especially fruit.
  • JUICY — adjective (of a story, etc.) Exciting; titillating.

5-letter words starting with K 6

  • KAYAK — verb To use a kayak, to travel or race in a kayak.
  • KNACK — noun A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.
  • KNIFE — noun A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material…
  • KNOCK — noun An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
  • KNOWN — verb To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.
  • KOALA — noun A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a…

5-letter words starting with L 29

  • LABEL — noun A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or…
  • LAPSE — noun A decline or fall in standards.
  • LARGE — adjective Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
  • LASER — noun A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.
  • LATER — adverb After a deadline has passed, past a designated time.
  • LAUGH — noun An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing…
  • LAYER — noun A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
  • LEACH — noun An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
  • LEARN — verb To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve.
  • LEGAL — noun The legal department of a company.
  • LEMON — noun A defective or inadequate item or individual.
  • LEVEL — noun A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical…
  • LIGHT — noun Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light)…
  • LIMIT — noun A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
  • LINEN — noun Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are…
  • LINER — noun Someone who fits a lining to something.
  • LITHE — verb To go.
  • LIVER — noun A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and…
  • LOATH — adjective Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling.
  • LOCAL — noun A person who lives near a given place.
  • LODGE — verb To be firmly fixed in a specified position.
  • LOGIC — noun Any system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated…
  • LOOSE — adjective Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
  • LOWER — adjective Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high…
  • LUCID — adjective Bright, luminous, translucent or transparent
  • LUCKY — adjective (of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune
  • LUNAR — adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's moon); Lunar.
  • LUNCH — noun (Minnesota) Any small meal, especially one eaten at a social gathering.
  • LYING — verb To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.

5-letter words starting with M 29

  • MAGIC — noun The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to…
  • MAJOR — noun A military rank between captain and lieutenant colonel.
  • MAKER — noun Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
  • MANGO — noun A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.
  • MANIC — adjective Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness; wicked.
  • MANOR — noun One's neighbourhood.
  • MAPLE — noun A tree of the Acer genus, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds.
  • MARCH — noun Steady forward movement or progression.
  • MATCH — noun A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
  • MAYBE — noun An answer that shows neither agreement nor disagreement.
  • MEDIA — noun The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of…
  • MERCY — noun Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.
  • MERIT — noun A mark or token of approbation or to recognize excellence.
  • METAL — noun (travel) The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare…
  • MIDST — noun A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.
  • MINOR — noun A person who is below the age of majority, consent, criminal responsibility or other…
  • MINUS — adjective Ranking just below (a designated rating).
  • MODEL — verb To display for others to see, especially in regard to wearing clothing while performing…
  • MONEY — noun A generally accepted means of exchange and measure of value.
  • MONTH — noun A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
  • MORAL — noun (chiefly in the plural) Moral practices or teachings: modes of conduct.
  • MOTIF — noun A recurring or dominant element; a theme.
  • MOTOR — noun A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts…
  • MOUNT — noun Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the…
  • MOURN — noun A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in tilting.
  • MOUSE — verb To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.
  • MOUTH — noun The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
  • MOVIE — noun (usually plural) A cinema.
  • MUSIC — noun A series of sounds organized in time, employing melody, harmony, tempo etc. usually to…

5-letter words starting with N 11

  • NAIVE — adjective Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
  • NERVE — noun A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.
  • NIGHT — noun The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus…
  • NINJA — noun A human, a person of either gender, usually an adult. (See usage notes.)
  • NOBLE — noun An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
  • NOISE — noun Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
  • NORTH — noun One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole…
  • NOTED — verb To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.
  • NOVEL — adjective Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
  • NURSE — verb To breastfeed: to feed (a baby) at the breast; to suckle.
  • NYMPH — noun (Greek, Roman) Any female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grotto, wind, etc.

5-letter words starting with O 15

  • OCCUR — verb To happen or take place.
  • OCEAN — noun Water belonging to an ocean.
  • OFFER — noun A proposal that has been made.
  • OFTEN — adverb Frequently, many times.
  • OLIVE — noun A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked.
  • ONSET — noun The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.
  • OPERA — noun A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
  • ORBIT — verb To circle or revolve around another object.
  • ORDER — noun The state of being well arranged.
  • OTHER — adjective Second.
  • OTTER — noun An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family…
  • OUTER — adjective Farther from the centre of the inside.
  • OWNER — noun One who owns something.
  • OXIDE — noun A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.
  • OZONE — noun An allotrope of oxygen (symbol O₃) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the…

5-letter words starting with P 53

  • PAINT — noun The free-throw lane, construed with the.
  • PANDA — noun The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with…
  • PANIC — noun Overpowering fright, often affecting groups of people or animals.
  • PAPER — noun A paper packet containing a quantity of items.
  • PARTY — noun A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action.
  • PASTA — noun Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various…
  • PATCH — noun A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to…
  • PAUSE — noun In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in…
  • PEACE — noun A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence. For instance, a state…
  • PEACH — noun A tree (Prunus persica), native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate…
  • PEARL — verb To cause to resemble pearls in shape; to make into small round grains.
  • PEDAL — noun A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism…
  • PENNY — noun Money in general.
  • PHONE — verb To call (someone) using a telephone.
  • PHOTO — noun A photograph.
  • PIANO — noun A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white…
  • PILOT — noun Something serving as a test or trial.
  • PITCH — noun A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
  • PITHY — adjective Of, like, or abounding in pith.
  • PIXEL — noun One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.
  • PIZZA — noun A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread dough crust typically topped before baking…
  • PLACE — noun Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
  • PLAIN — adjective Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.
  • PLAIT — verb To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid
  • PLANE — noun A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).
  • PLANT — noun An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis.…
  • PLATE — noun A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
  • PLAZA — noun An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
  • PLEAD — verb To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
  • PLUCK — noun Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.
  • POINT — noun The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
  • POISE — verb To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something)…
  • POKER — noun A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a…
  • POLAR — noun The line joining the points of contact of tangents drawn to meet a curve from a point…
  • POPPY — noun Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red…
  • POTTY — verb To go and use the potty: to leave in order to urinate or defecate.
  • POWER — noun Any of the elementary forms or parts of machines: three primary (the lever, inclined…
  • PRICE — noun The cost of an action or deed.
  • PRIDE — noun (often with of or in) A sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or…
  • PRIME — noun Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing.
  • PRINT — noun Books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a…
  • PRIZE — noun That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem…
  • PROBE — noun A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure…
  • PRONE — adjective Predisposed, liable, inclined.
  • PROOF — adjective Used in proving or testing.
  • PROSE — noun Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
  • PROUD — adjective Feeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact…
  • PROVE — verb To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for.
  • PRUDE — noun A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended…
  • PSALM — verb To extol in psalms; to make music; to sing
  • PUPIL — noun A learner under the supervision of a teacher or professor.
  • PURGE — noun A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.
  • PURSE — noun A small bag for carrying money.

5-letter words starting with Q 12

  • QUALM — noun A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt. (Now often in negative…
  • QUEEN — noun A female monarch. Example: Queen Victoria.
  • QUEER — noun (sometimes derogatory) A person who is or appears homosexual, or who has homosexual…
  • QUERY — noun A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
  • QUEST — noun The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.
  • QUEUE — noun A men's hairstyle whose primary attribute is a braid or ponytail at the back of the head…
  • QUICK — adjective Occurring in a short time; happening or done rapidly.
  • QUIET — verb To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.
  • QUIRK — noun An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style…
  • QUITE — adverb (heading) To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
  • QUOTA — noun A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division.
  • QUOTE — verb To repeat the exact words of (a person).

5-letter words starting with R 40

  • RADAR — noun A superior ability to detect something.
  • RADIO — noun The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation…
  • RAISE — verb (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
  • RALLY — verb To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather…
  • RANCH — verb To operate a ranch; engage in ranching.
  • RANGE — noun The distance from a person or sensor to an object, target, emanation, or event.
  • RAPID — noun (often in the plural) a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate…
  • RATIO — verb (social media) To respond to a post or message on social media in a greater number than…
  • RAVEN — adjective Of the color of the raven; jet-black
  • REACH — verb To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
  • READY — adjective Prepared for immediate action or use.
  • REALM — noun An abstract sphere of influence, real or imagined.
  • REBEL — noun A person who resists an established authority, often violently
  • REFER — verb To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.
  • REIGN — noun The exercise of sovereign power.
  • RELAX — verb To relieve (something) from stress.
  • RELAY — verb To pass on or transfer (information).
  • REMIX — noun A rearrangement of an older piece of music, possibly including various cosmetic changes.
  • REPAY — verb To pay back.
  • REPLY — verb To act or gesture in response.
  • RIDER — noun One who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle.
  • RIDGE — noun Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.
  • RIFLE — verb To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of…
  • RIGHT — adjective Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the…
  • RIGID — adjective Stiff, rather than flexible.
  • RISKY — adjective Dangerous, involving risks.
  • RIVAL — noun A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to…
  • RIVER — noun A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from…
  • ROBIN — noun Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae…
  • ROBOT — noun A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving…
  • ROCKY — adjective Unstable; easily rocked.
  • ROGUE — noun A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
  • ROMAN — adjective (of type) upright, as opposed to italic
  • ROUGE — noun Red or pink makeup to add colour to the cheeks; blusher.
  • ROUGH — adjective Violent; not careful or subtle
  • ROUND — noun A circular or repetitious route.
  • ROUTE — noun A course or way which is traveled or passed.
  • ROYAL — adjective In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.
  • RULER — noun A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in…
  • RURAL — adjective Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.

5-letter words starting with S 135

  • SADLY — adverb In a sad manner; sorrowfully.
  • SAINT — noun A person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially…
  • SALAD — noun A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables…
  • SAUCE — noun A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.
  • SCALE — noun An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a…
  • SCANT — adjective Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.
  • SCARE — noun A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread.
  • SCENE — noun The location of an event that attracts attention.
  • SCOPE — noun The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.
  • SCORE — verb To cut a notch or a groove in a surface.
  • SCORN — verb To refuse to do something, as beneath oneself.
  • SCOUT — noun A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain…
  • SEIZE — verb To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
  • SENSE — noun Sound practical or moral judgment.
  • SERVE — verb To perform (a public obligation).
  • SEVEN — noun The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof.
  • SHADE — noun Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
  • SHAKE — verb To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
  • SHAME — noun Uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own…
  • SHAPE — verb To give something a shape and definition.
  • SHARE — noun A configuration enabling a resource to be shared over a network.
  • SHARK — noun A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous…
  • SHARP — adjective Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut easily; not obtuse or rounded.
  • SHEEP — noun A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
  • SHEER — adjective Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.
  • SHEET — noun A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
  • SHELF — noun The capacity of such an object
  • SHELL — noun One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.
  • SHIFT — verb (sometimes figurative) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.
  • SHIRT — noun An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves…
  • SHOCK — verb To cause to be emotionally shocked, to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
  • SHOOT — verb To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
  • SHORE — noun Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
  • SHORT — adjective (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or…
  • SHOUT — noun A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV programme.
  • SHRUG — noun A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.
  • SIGHT — noun (in the singular) The ability to see.
  • SILLY — adjective Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
  • SINCE — conjunction From the time that.
  • SINEW — noun A cord or string, particularly as of a musical instrument.
  • SIXTH — noun (not used in the plural) The person or thing in the sixth position.
  • SKILL — noun Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or…
  • SLATE — noun A list of affiliated candidates for an election.
  • SLAVE — noun One who has no power of resistance (to something), one who surrenders to or is under the…
  • SLEEP — verb To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
  • SLICE — noun A snack consisting of pastry with savoury filling.
  • SLIDE — noun An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
  • SLOPE — noun An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
  • SLOTH — noun Laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour.
  • SMALL — adjective Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
  • SMART — verb To hurt or sting.
  • SMILE — noun A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often…
  • SMIRK — verb To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.
  • SMOKE — noun Anything to smoke (e.g. cigarettes, marijuana, etc.)
  • SNAKE — verb To follow or move in a winding route.
  • SNARE — noun A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
  • SOBER — adjective Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol
  • SOLAR — adjective Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun
  • SOLID — adjective (of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually…
  • SOLVE — noun (chiefly law enforcement) A solution; an explanation.
  • SORRY — adjective (of a person) Regretful for an action; grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of…
  • SOUND — adjective Healthy.
  • SOUTH — verb To come to the meridian; to cross the north and south line.
  • SPACE — noun (heading) Unlimited or generalized extent, physical or otherwise.
  • SPARK — noun A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire.
  • SPEAK — verb To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
  • SPEED — noun The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion; rapidity.
  • SPEND — noun Amount of money spent (during a period); expenditure.
  • SPICE — noun Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food.
  • SPIKE — noun A piece of pointed metal etc. set with points upward or outward.
  • SPINE — noun The series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a person, or from…
  • SPIRE — noun A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central…
  • SPITE — noun Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to irritate, annoy, or…
  • SPLIT — verb Of something solid, to divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
  • SPOIL — verb Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay.
  • SPOKE — noun A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.
  • SPOON — verb To serve using a spoon; to transfer (something) with a spoon.
  • SPORT — noun Something done for fun, regardless of its design or intended purpose.
  • SPRAY — noun A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
  • SQUAD — noun A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
  • STACK — verb To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.
  • STAFF — noun (plural staff or staffs) The employees of a business.
  • STAGE — noun A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public…
  • STAIN — verb To coat a surface with a stain
  • STAIR — noun A series of steps; a staircase.
  • STAKE — noun A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to…
  • STALE — adjective Of data: out of date; not synchronized with the newest copy.
  • STAMP — noun An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
  • STAND — noun A defensive position or effort.
  • STARK — adjective Plain in appearance; barren, desolate.
  • START — noun A sudden involuntary movement.
  • STATE — noun A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
  • STAYS — verb To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end.
  • STEAD — noun A place where a person normally rests; a seat.
  • STEAK — noun Beefsteak, a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
  • STEAL — noun A piece of merchandise available at a very attractive price.
  • STEAM — noun Internal energy for motive power.
  • STEEL — noun An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used…
  • STEEP — noun The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.
  • STEER — verb To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a…
  • STERN — adjective Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
  • STICK — noun Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
  • STIFF — noun An average person, usually male, of no particular distinction, skill, or education, often…
  • STILL — adjective Not effervescing; not sparkling.
  • STOCK — noun The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares. The total of shares held by…
  • STOIC — adjective Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.
  • STONE — verb To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.
  • STOOD — verb (heading) To position or be positioned physically.
  • STORE — noun A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.
  • STORK — noun A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae.
  • STORM — noun A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; violent…
  • STORY — noun A sequence of real or fictional events; or, an account of such a sequence.
  • STOUT — adjective Materially strong, enduring.
  • STRAW — adjective Imaginary, but presented as real.
  • STRIP — noun A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
  • STUDY — verb (usually academic) To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not…
  • STYLE — verb To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style)
  • SUAVE — adjective Charming, confident and elegant.
  • SUGAR — verb To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.
  • SUITE — noun A retinue or company of attendants, as of a distinguished personage
  • SUNNY — adjective (of weather or a day) Featuring a lot of sunshine.
  • SUPER — adjective Of excellent quality, superfine.
  • SURGE — noun A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
  • SURLY — adjective Threatening, menacing, gloomy.
  • SUSHI — noun A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar…
  • SWAMP — verb To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of.
  • SWARM — noun A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.
  • SWEAR — verb To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
  • SWEEP — noun A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
  • SWEET — adjective (followed by on) Romantically fixated, enamoured with, fond of
  • SWEPT — verb To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
  • SWIFT — noun A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted…
  • SWORD — noun A long-bladed weapon with a hilt, and usually a pommel and cross-guard, which is designed…
  • SWORN — adjective Given or declared under oath.
  • SYRUP — noun Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food…

5-letter words starting with T 53

  • TABLE — noun Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses.
  • TACIT — adjective Expressed in silence; implied, but not made explicit; silent.
  • TASTE — noun One of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the…
  • TAUNT — noun A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery
  • TEACH — verb To show (someone) the way; to guide, conduct; to point, indicate.
  • TEARS — verb To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart…
  • TEETH — noun The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.
  • TENTH — noun The person or thing coming next after the ninth in a series; that which is in the tenth…
  • TERMS — noun One whose employment has been terminated
  • TERSE — adjective (by extension) Of speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
  • THANK — noun An expression of appreciation; a thought.
  • THEME — verb To give a theme to.
  • THINK — verb To ponder, to go over in one's head.
  • THIRD — noun One of three equal parts of a whole.
  • THORN — noun Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns, especially a hawthorn.
  • THREE — numeral A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in Arabic digits as 3; this many…
  • THREW — verb To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
  • THROW — verb To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
  • TIGER — noun A kind of growl or screech, after cheering.
  • TIGHT
  • TIMER — noun Someone or something which times.
  • TIRED — adjective Fed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of.
  • TITLE — noun Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
  • TODAY — noun A current day or date.
  • TOKEN — noun Something serving as an expression of something else.
  • TOPIC — noun Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
  • TOTAL — noun An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
  • TOUCH
  • TOUGH — noun A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully.
  • TOWEL — verb To dry by using a towel.
  • TOWER — noun A very tall iron-framed structure, usually painted red and white, on which microwave…
  • TOXIC — adjective Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise…
  • TRACK — noun A mark left by something that has passed along.
  • TRADE — noun A particular instance of buying or selling.
  • TRAIL — noun The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as…
  • TRAIN — verb To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
  • TRASH — noun A fan who is excessively obsessed with their fandom and its fanworks.
  • TREAT — verb To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking; to conduct a discussion.
  • TREND — noun An inclination in a particular direction.
  • TRIAL — noun An opportunity to test something out; a test.
  • TRIBE — noun (stock breeding) A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor…
  • TRICK — noun Something designed to fool or swindle.
  • TROOP — verb To move or march as if in a crowd.
  • TRUCK — noun A semi-tractor ("semi") trailer; a lorry.
  • TRULY — adverb (modal) Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
  • TRUMP — verb To play on (a card of another suit) with a trump.
  • TRUST — noun Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
  • TRUTH — noun True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
  • TUMOR — noun An abnormal growth; differential diagnosis includes abscess, metaplasia, and neoplasia.
  • TUNER — noun A person who tunes a piano or organ.
  • TWIRL — noun Any rotating movement; a spin.
  • TWIST — noun A strong individual tendency or bent; inclination.
  • TYPED — adjective (of a variable, expression, or value) Having a specific data type.

5-letter words starting with U 11

  • ULTRA — adjective Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.
  • UNIFY — verb Cause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine.
  • UNION — noun The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
  • UNITY — noun Oneness; the state or fact of being one undivided entity.
  • UNTIL — preposition Up to the time of (something happening).
  • UPPER — adjective At a higher level, rank or position.
  • UPSET — noun (automobile insurance) An overturn.
  • URBAN — adjective Relating to contemporary African American culture.
  • USAGE — noun The manner or the amount of using; use.
  • USUAL — adjective Most commonly occurring; typical.
  • UTTER — adjective Outer; furthest out, most remote.

5-letter words starting with V 13

  • VALID — adjective Well grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
  • VALOR — noun Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which enables a person to encounter…
  • VALUE — noun The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
  • VALVE — noun One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the…
  • VIDEO — noun Television, television show, movie.
  • VIGOR — noun Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically…
  • VIRAL — adjective Of or relating to a biological virus.
  • VISIT — verb To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally…
  • VITAL — adjective Relating to, or characteristic of life.
  • VIVID — noun A felt-tipped permanent marker.
  • VOCAL — adjective Of or pertaining to the voice or speech
  • VOICE — noun Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus…
  • VOTER — noun Someone who votes.

5-letter words starting with W 27

  • WAFER — noun A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie.
  • WALTZ — verb (usually with in, into, around, etc.) To move briskly and unhesitatingly, especially in…
  • WASTE — noun The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
  • WATCH — noun A portable or wearable timepiece.
  • WATER — noun A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear…
  • WEARY — adjective Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.
  • WEAVE — verb To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
  • WEIRD — adjective Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.
  • WHALE — noun Any of several species of large sea mammals of the infraorder Cetacea.
  • WHERE — noun The place in which something happens.
  • WHICH — pronoun (interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).
  • WHILE — noun An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
  • WHITE — adjective Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
  • WHOLE — noun Something complete, without any parts missing.
  • WIDER — adjective Having a large physical extent from side to side.
  • WITCH — noun An ugly or unpleasant woman.
  • WOMAN — noun (collective) All females collectively; womankind.
  • WOMEN — noun (collective) All females collectively; womankind.
  • WORLD — noun (with "the") Human collective existence; existence in general.
  • WORRY — verb To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
  • WORSE — adjective Not appropriate, of manners etc.
  • WORST — adjective Not appropriate, of manners etc.
  • WORTH — adjective Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
  • WOULD — noun Something that would happen, or would be the case, under different circumstances; a…
  • WRATH — noun Great anger.
  • WRIST — noun The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is…
  • WROTE — verb To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.

5-letter words starting with X 1

  • XENON — noun The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless…

5-letter words starting with Y 4

  • YACHT — noun A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but…
  • YIELD — verb To give way; to allow another to pass first.
  • YOUNG — adjective In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
  • YOUTH — noun The quality or state of being young.

5-letter words starting with Z 5

  • ZEBRA — noun Any of three species of genus Equus: E. grevyi, E. quagga, or E. zebra, all with black…
  • ZESTY
  • ZILCH — verb To cause to score nothing, to thoroughly defeat.
  • ZONAL — adjective Related to, associated with, or similar to zones.
  • ZONES — noun A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction…

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