Letter frequency
Most common letters in 5 letter words
Across 8,636 five-letter words, the five letters found in the most words are S, E, A, R, O.
Letter frequency table
"In words" shows the share of five-letter words that contain the letter at least once.
- 1s46.3%
- 2e44.9%
- 3a40.5%
- 4r30.9%
- 5o29.3%
- 6i28.1%
- 7l25.1%
- 8t24.2%
- 9n21.4%
- 10u18.5%
- 11d18.2%
- 12c15.9%
- 13y15.3%
- 14p14.8%
- 15m14.2%
- 16h13.3%
- 17g11.6%
- 18b11.2%
- 19k10.2%
- 20f8%
- 21w7.8%
- 22v5.3%
- 23z2.4%
- 24x2.3%
- 25j2%
- 26q0.9%
Most common letters by position
How to use this in Wordle
Common letters are the fastest way to rule answers in or out, so your opening guesses should cover several of the top letters. Position matters too: some letters are common overall but rarely appear in certain spots. The position table above links to every five-letter word with that letter in that spot.
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