Best Second Word After SLATE in Wordle (Plus CRANE, RAISE)
After SLATE, play MINOR; after CRANE, PILOT; after RAISE, COUNT. The best second guess for every popular Wordle starter, tested on 2,130 answers.
5 Letter Words Finder
Find any five-letter word in seconds. Our list has 8,602 five-letter words; enter the letters you know, the letters it must contain and the ones to exclude, and common words show first.
Likely Wordle answers
- about7
- other8
- which16
- their8
- there8
- first8
- would9
- these8
- click13
- price9
- state5
- world9
- music9
- after8
- video9
- where11
- order6
- group8
- under6
- could8
- great6
- hotel8
- store5
- right9
- local7
- those8
- using6
- phone10
- forum10
- black13
- check16
- index13
- being8
- women10
- today9
- south8
- found9
- house8
- photo10
- power10
- while11
- three8
- total5
- place9
- think12
- north8
- media8
- water8
- since7
- guide7
- board8
- white11
- small7
- level8
- image8
- title5
- shall8
- class7
- still5
- money10
How to use the 5 letter word finder
- Known letters: type letters you know into their boxes (green in Wordle).
- Must contain: letters that are in the word but you don't know where (yellow).
- Exclude: letters that are not in the word (gray).
Results update as you type. "Common first" sorts by how often a word appears in real English text, so likely Wordle answers rise to the top. Switch to "Scrabble score" to find high-scoring plays.
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Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words are there?
WordMivo's list has 8,602 5-letter English words. 2130 of them are likely Wordle answers (common dictionary words that are not plurals or past tenses).
What are the most common 5 letter words?
The most common 5-letter words in English include about, other, which, their, there.
What is a good 5 letter word to start Wordle?
Start with a common word that uses five different, frequent letters, such as CRANE, SLATE, TRACE or CRATE. They test the vowels A and E plus the most common consonants R, S, T, L and N.
How do I find 5 letter words with certain letters?
Type the letters you know into their boxes, add letters that must appear anywhere in "Must contain", and letters to skip in "Exclude". The list updates as you type, with common words first.
Are all these words valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Every word here is in the ENABLE dictionary, which most word games are based on. Each game has its own list, so a rare word may still be refused; the common words shown first are the safest picks.