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5 Letter Words by Letter They Contain
Browse 5 letter words containing any letter, A to Z. Pick a letter to see every 5 letter word that contains it, sorted from most to least common. The number on each card is how many valid words match. To search every word at once, use the 5 letter word finder. Use it for five-letter words containing a letter you know, or 5 letter words with a rare letter like Q, X or Z.
About 5 letter words containing each letter
Knowing that a word contains a letter, without knowing where, is the most common clue in Wordle: it's what a yellow tile tells you. The pages below show every 5 letter word with each letter, where that letter usually sits, which letters it most often appears with, and how many words use it twice. Vowels and common consonants like E, A, R and T appear in hundreds of common words, so they need more clues to narrow down. Rare letters like Q, J, X and Z appear in only a few dozen words, so a single yellow Q or Z often leaves just a short list to choose from.
How to use these pages for Wordle
In Wordle, a yellow tile means the letter is in the word but in the wrong spot. Open that letter's page to see which spots it usually takes: a yellow E is most likely fourth or fifth, while a yellow Y almost always belongs at the end. Each page also lists the letters that most often appear alongside it, so a yellow Q points straight to U, and a yellow H often pairs with C, S or T. If you have two yellow letters, open the page for the rarer one first: its list is shorter, so the finder on that page narrows the answer down faster.
Which letters appear in the most 5 letter words?
S leads with 5,747 valid words (46% of all 5 letter words), followed by E (5,538) and A (5,182). At the other end, J (273), X (273) and Q (105) appear in the fewest.
| Letter | Valid words | Common words | Share of all |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 5,747 | 485 | 46% |
| E | 5,538 | 852 | 44% |
| A | 5,182 | 726 | 41% |
| R | 3,815 | 659 | 30% |
| O | 3,776 | 542 | 30% |
| I | 3,471 | 509 | 28% |
| L | 3,035 | 477 | 24% |
| T | 2,966 | 531 | 24% |
| N | 2,709 | 422 | 22% |
| U | 2,351 | 310 | 19% |
| D | 2,224 | 327 | 18% |
| Y | 1,952 | 271 | 16% |
| C | 1,849 | 344 | 15% |
| M | 1,818 | 235 | 14% |
| P | 1,816 | 243 | 14% |
| H | 1,651 | 304 | 13% |
| G | 1,503 | 204 | 12% |
| B | 1,479 | 206 | 12% |
| K | 1,388 | 150 | 11% |
| W | 999 | 136 | 8% |
| F | 957 | 163 | 8% |
| V | 654 | 122 | 5% |
| Z | 370 | 26 | 3% |
| J | 273 | 20 | 2% |
| X | 273 | 35 | 2% |
| Q | 105 | 23 | 1% |
Shares add up to more than 100% because most words contain several letters.
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Questions people ask
Which letter do the most 5 letter words contain?
S, with 5,747 valid words, followed by E (5,538) and A (5,182).
Which letter do the fewest 5 letter words contain?
Q, with only 105 valid words, then X (273).
Which vowel appears in the most 5 letter words?
E appears in 5,538 valid 5 letter words, then A (5,182) and O (3,776).
How many common 5 letter words contain S?
485 of the 5,747 words are common everyday words. See 5 letter words with S.
How many 5 letter words are there in total?
Our list has 12,570 valid 5 letter words. Every count on these pages comes from that same list.
What should I guess if I only know one letter?
Start with a word that tests common letters, like raise, which leaves about 44.6 possible answers on average. Then open the page for your letter and add the new clues to the finder.