- Enter green letters in their exact positions.
- Add letters that must appear somewhere in the word.
- Mark gray letters to rule them out and review the filtered results.
WORDLE-STYLE PUZZLE TOOL
5 Letter Word Finder
Find 5-letter words from the clues you know.
Filter words by known positions, included letters, and excluded letters.
Confirmed positions
Green clues. Put letters in their exact spots.
Included letters
These letters must appear at least once. This input does not exclude yellow-letter positions or set repeat counts.
Excluded letters
Exclude a letter only when it is absent from the word. A gray duplicate beside a green or yellow copy does not mean the letter is absent.
Matches come from this site’s dictionary, including names and word forms that your game may not accept. Scores describe letter patterns, not the probability of an official answer.
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5 LETTER WORD FINDER
Find possible words
Use it when you have enough clues to narrow the field, but not enough confidence to guess blindly.
What this page gives you
- A fast way to narrow matching 5-letter words.
- Filters for known positions, included letters, and excluded letters.
- A matching word list you can browse after applying your clues.
TRY A CLUE
Turn a few clues into your next guess
A worked clue makes the three inputs easier to use together than a list of rules alone.
EXAMPLE 01
You know two exact positions, one included letter, and two letters to rule out.
- Confirmed
- A is second; E is fifth.
- Included
- R must appear somewhere.
- Excluded
- S and T are ruled out.
Read the board in order
- 01
Lock the sure spots. Add A and E only where you know they belong.
- 02
Keep useful letters. Add R to Included because it belongs in the answer.
- 03
Remove dead ends. Excluding S and T narrows the list without guessing.
RESULTS, EXPLAINED
Understand the matching word list
Every result is checked against all of your clues at once, so the list stays useful as the puzzle changes.
Our dictionary scope
The solver filters this site’s five-letter dictionary subset. It includes names and inflections and is not an official Wordle answer list.
All clues work together
Known positions, included letters, and excluded letters are applied to the same candidate list.
No matches is useful too
Review the latest clue or loosen a constraint, then use the new list to choose the next guess.
POPULAR SEARCHES
Popular 5-letter word searches
Start with the clue already on your board: a known first or last letter, a letter that must appear, or one you can rule out.
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FAQ
Quick word finder questions
What clues can I enter?
Use green positions, yellow included letters, and gray excluded letters.
Can I browse words by letter?
Yes. Use the word lists to browse words that start with, end in, contain, or exclude a letter.
Why are there no matching words?
Review the newest clue first. A confirmed or excluded letter may conflict with the rest of the board.
Can results include repeated letters?
Yes. A candidate can use a letter more than once when it still matches every clue you enter.
Why is a familiar word missing?
This tool searches a dictionary subset, so a word accepted by your game may be missing. Names and inflections in our results may also be rejected by your game.
How many 5-letter words are there?
There is no single official English total because dictionaries use different rules. See how word-list counts differ.
Is it affiliated with Wordle?
No. This is an independent tool for Wordle-style puzzles.