Common 5-Letter Words — Analyzed by Vowel Pattern

640+ Wordle-valid 5-letter words with vowel patterns, letter uniqueness, and information-theory scores. Filter by vowel count or pattern, sort any column, or download as CSV.

Word ↕ Vowel Pattern ↕ Vowels # ↕ All Unique? ↕ Info Score ↕
TRACEAE25.99
SLATEAE25.95
ARISEAEI35.93
SNAREAE25.93
ALERTAE25.92
CRANEAE25.91
IRATEAEI35.88
TRADEAE25.83
STALEAE25.82
ALTERAE25.72
STOREEO25.70
LEARNAE25.69
ALONEAEO35.68
ROASTAO25.67
LATERAE25.66
TRAINAI25.66
ATONEAEO35.64
HEARTAE25.64
SPAREAE25.64
TRAILAI25.64
SCALEAE25.63
LASERAE25.62
CLEARAE25.60
CRESTE15.60
SIRENEI25.60
GLAREAE25.59
ADOREAEO35.55
FLAREAE25.55
LANCEAE25.55
SAINTAI25.55
TRIALAI25.54
STERNE15.53
SCOREEO25.52
GREATAE25.51
SLICEEI25.51
GRACEAE25.50
STONEEO25.49
ENACTAE25.47
ABATEAE2
ABHORAO2
ABIDEAEI3
ABODEAEO3
ABYSSA1
ACUTEAEU3
ADAGEAE2
ADEPTAE2
ADORNAO2
AFTERAE2
AGAINAI2
AGENTAE2
AGILEAEI3
AGONYAO2
AGREEAE2
ALIGNAI2
ALIKEAEI3
ALIVEAEI3
ALLOTAO2
ALLOWAO2
ALLOYAO2
ALOOFAO2
ALTARA1
AMAZEAE2
AMBERAE2
AMENDAE2
AMISSAI2
ANGELAE2
ANGERAE2
ANGLEAE2
ANGRYA1
ANGSTA1
ANNEXAE2
ANTICAI2
ANVILAI2
ARENAAE2
AROMAAO2
ARTSYA1
ASKEWAE2
ATTICAI2
AUDIOAIOU4
AVAILAI2
AVERTAE2
AVOIDAIO3
AWAKEAE2
AWARDA1
AWAREAE2
AWFULAU2
AZUREAEU3
BEACHAE2
BEGINEI2
BLAMEAE2
BLANDA1
BLEAKAE2
BLENDE1
BLIMPI1
BLISSI1
BLOCKO1
BLOODO1
BLOOMO1
BLOWNO1
BLUNTU1
BOARDAO2
BONUSOU2
BOOSTO1
BRAVEAE2
BRAWLA1
BRAWNA1
BREAKAE2
BREEDE1
BRICKI1
BRIEFEI2
BRISKI1
BROODO1
BROWNO1
BUILDIU2
BUMPYU1
BURLYU1
BURSTU1
CABINAI2
CAMEOAEO3
CANDYA1
CANNYA1
CAPERAE2
CARGOAO2
CAUSEAEU3
CHAFEAE2
CHAINAI2
CHARMA1
CHASEAE2
CHASMA1
CHEAPAE2
CHECKE1
CHEERE1
CHESTE1
CHIEFEI2
CHILDI1
CHIVEEI2
CHORDO1
CIVILI1
CLAIMAI2
CLASSA1
CLEANAE2
CLEFTE1
CLIMBI1
CLINGI1
CLOAKAO2
CLOCKO1
CLONEEO2
CLOSEEO2
CLOUDOU2
CLOUTOU2
COACHAO2
COASTAO2
CORALAO2
COUNTOU2
COURTOU2
COVEREO2
CRAFTA1
CRASHA1
CREAMAE2
CREEDE1
CRIMEEI2
CROOKO1
CROSSO1
CROWDO1
CROWNO1
CRUDEEU2
CRUSHU1
CRYPT0
CURVEEU2
CYNICI1
DAILYAI2
DANCEAE2
DAUNTAU2
DEBTSE1
DECAYAE2
DECOYEO2
DELAYAE2
DELVEE1
DENSEE1
DEPOTEO2
DEPTHE1
DIRTYI1
DIZZYI1
DOUBTOU2
DRAFTA1
DRAINAI2
DRAMAA1
DREAMAE2
DRESSE1
DRIFTI1
DRINKI1
DRIVEEI2
DRUNKU1
DWARFA1
EARTHAE2
EASELAE2
EBONYEO2
ELBOWEO2
ELFINEI2
ELITEEI2
ELUDEEU2
EMBERE1
EMOTEEO2
EMPTYE1
ENDOWEO2
ENEMYE1
EQUALAEU3
EQUIPEIU3
ERROREO2
EVADEAE2
EVENTE1
EVERYE1
EXERTE1
EXILEEI2
EXPELE1
EXTRAAE2
FABLEAE2
FAINTAI2
FANCYA1
FARCEAE2
FATALA1
FEASTAE2
FELONEO2
FENCEE1
FEVERE1
FIELDEI2
FIENDEI2
FIERYEI2
FIGHTI1
FINALAI2
FIRSTI1
FLAMEAE2
FLANKA1
FLASHA1
FLASKA1
FLEETE1
FLESHE1
FLOATAO2
FLOORO1
FLUIDIU2
FLUTEEU2
FOCUSOU2
FORCEEO2
FORGEEO2
FORTEEO2
FORUMOU2
FOUNDOU2
FRAILAI2
FRAMEAE2
FRANKA1
FRESHE1
FROSTO1
FRUITIU2
FUSSYU1
GAUDYAU2
GAUNTAU2
GAVELAE2
GHOSTO1
GIANTAI2
GIDDYI1
GLEAMAE2
GLOBEEO2
GLOOMO1
GLOSSO1
GLOVEEO2
GNOMEEO2
GRADEAE2
GRAINAI2
GRANDA1
GRANTA1
GRASPA1
GREENE1
GRIEFEI2
GROUPOU2
GROVEEO2
GUARDAU2
GUIDEEIU3
HABITAI2
HAPPYA1
HARDYA1
HARSHA1
HASTEAE2
HASTYA1
HATCHA1
HAUNTAU2
HAVENAE2
HEAVEAE2
HEAVYAE2
HENCEE1
HINGEEI2
HOARDAO2
HONORO1
HOUSEEOU3
HUMANAU2
HUSKYU1
HYPERE1
IDEALAEI3
IGLOOIO2
IMAGEAEI3
INDEXEI2
INNEREI2
INPUTIU2
ISSUEEIU3
ITCHYI1
JAUNTAU2
JAZZYA1
JEWELE1
JIFFYI1
JOINTIO2
JUDGEEU2
JUICEEIU3
JUMPYU1
KNACKA1
KNEELE1
KNIFEEI2
KNOWNO1
KUDOSOU2
LABELAE2
LARGEAE2
LARVAA1
LATCHA1
LAUGHAU2
LAYERAE2
LEAPTAE2
LEAVEAE2
LEERYE1
LEVELE1
LIGHTI1
LIMITI1
LITHEEI2
LOCALAO2
LODGEEO2
LOFTYO1
LOGICIO2
LOOSEEO2
LUCKYU1
LUNARAU2
LUSTYU1
LYRICI1
MAGICAI2
MAJORAO2
MANORAO2
MAPLEAE2
MATCHA1
MAYORAO2
MEDIAAEI3
MERCYE1
METALAE2
MIGHTI1
MINORIO2
MISEREI2
MODELEO2
MONEYEO2
MONTHO1
MOODYO1
MOPEDEO2
MORALAO2
MOUNTOU2
MOURNOU2
MOUSEEOU3
MUDDYU1
MUSICIU2
MUSTYU1
NAIVEAEI3
NERVEE1
NEVERE1
NICHEEI2
NIFTYI1
NIGHTI1
NINJAAI2
NOBLEEO2
NOISEEIO3
NORTHO1
NOVELEO2
NURSEEU2
NYMPH0
OCCUROU2
OCEANAEO3
OFFEREO2
OFTENEO2
OLIVEEIO3
ONSETEO2
OPERAAEO3
OPTICIO2
ORBITIO2
ORDEREO2
OUGHTOU2
OUNCEEOU3
PAGANA1
PANICAI2
PAPERAE2
PEACEAE2
PEARLAE2
PHASEAE2
PHONEEO2
PILOTIO2
PLACEAE2
PLAINAI2
PLANTA1
POINTIO2
POISEEIO3
POLARAO2
POWEREO2
PRANKA1
PREENE1
PRESSE1
PRICEEI2
PRIDEEI2
PRIMEEI2
PRIORIO2
PRISMI1
PROBEEO2
PRONEEO2
PROSEEO2
PROUDOU2
PROVEEO2
PSALMA1
PULSEEU2
PURSEEU2
QUEENEU2
QUERYEU2
QUESTEU2
QUICKIU2
QUIETEIU3
QUIRKIU2
QUOTAAOU3
QUOTEEOU3
RALLYA1
RANCHA1
RANGEAE2
RAPIDAI2
REALMAE2
REGALAE2
REIGNEI2
REPAYAE2
REPLYE1
REVELE1
RISENEI2
RISKYI1
RIVALAI2
RIVEREI2
ROBINIO2
ROCKYO1
ROGUEEOU3
ROUNDOU2
ROUTEEOU3
ROYALAO2
RUDDYU1
RULEREU2
RURALAU2
SADLYA1
SAVORAO2
SAVVYA1
SCALDA1
SCENEE1
SCORNO1
SCOUTOU2
SCRUBU1
SEIZEEI2
SENSEE1
SERVEE1
SETUPEU2
SEVENE1
SHADEAE2
SHAFTA1
SHAKEAE2
SHAMEAE2
SHAPEAE2
SHARKA1
SHARPA1
SHEERE1
SHELFE1
SHELLE1
SHIFTI1
SHINEEI2
SHOREEO2
SHORTO1
SHOUTOU2
SHRUBU1
SIGHTI1
SINCEEI2
SKILLI1
SKULLU1
SLEEPE1
SLICKI1
SLIDEEI2
SLOPEEO2
SLUMPU1
SMARTA1
SMILEEI2
SMOKEEO2
SNAKEAE2
SNUFFU1
SOLARAO2
SOLIDIO2
SONICIO2
SOUNDOU2
SPARKA1
SPAWNA1
SPEAKAE2
SPECKE1
SPEEDE1
SPENDE1
SPILLI1
SPLITI1
SPORTO1
SPREEE1
SPUNKU1
SQUADAU2
SQUATAU2
STALKA1
STALLA1
STARKA1
STARTA1
STATEAE2
STEAMAE2
STEELE1
STEEPE1
STOICIO2
STOMPO1
STORMO1
STORYO1
STOUTOU2
STUDYU1
STUMPU1
STYLEE1
SUAVEAEU3
SULKYU1
SUNNYU1
SUPEREU2
SURGEEU2
SWEARAE2
SWEETE1
SWEPTE1
SWIFTI1
SWIRLI1
TABLEAE2
TALONAO2
TANGOAO2
TASTEAE2
TAUNTAU2
TAWNYA1
TEACHAE2
TENSEE1
TEPIDEI2
TERRAAE2
TERSEE1
THEMEE1
THICKI1
THINGI1
THINKI1
THIRDI1
THORNO1
TIGEREI2
TIMIDI1
TIPSYI1
TIREDEI2
TITLEEI2
TOKENEO2
TONICIO2
TOPAZAO2
TORSOO1
TOUCHOU2
TOUGHOU2
TOXICIO2
TRACKA1
TRAITAI2
TRAMPA1
TREATAE2
TRENDE1
TRICKI1
TROUTOU2
TROVEEO2
TRUSTU1
TRUTHU1
TUMMYU1
TWEAKAE2
TWISTI1
UDDEREU2
ULCEREU2
UNDEREU2
UNDUEEU2
UNFITIU2
UNIFYIU2
UNIONIOU3
UNITEEIU3
UNTILIU2
UNWEDEU2
UPSETEU2
URBANAU2
USHEREU2
USUALAU2
UTTEREU2
VAGUEAEU3
VALIDAI2
VALORAO2
VALUEAEU3
VALVEAE2
VAPORAO2
VAULTAU2
VERSEE1
VIGORIO2
VIRALAI2
VIVIDI1
VIXENEI2
VOCALAO2
VODKAAO2
VOICEEIO3
VOTEREO2
VOUCHOU2
VYINGI1
WAGEDAE2
WASTEAE2
WATCHA1
WATERAE2
WAVERAE2
WEARYAE2
WEAVEAE2
WEIRDEI2
WHALEAE2
WHIFFI1
WHOLEEO2
WIELDEI2
WINCEEI2
WISPYI1
WITCHI1
WORLDO1
WORRYO1
WORSEEO2
WORTHO1
WRATHA1
WRINGI1
WRISTI1
WRITEEI2
YACHTA1
YEARNAE2
YIELDEI2
YOUNGOU2
YOUTHOU2
ZESTYE1
ZILCHI1
ZIPPYI1
ABASHAA2
AEGISAEI3
ALLAYAA2
AMITYAI2
AORTAAOA3
ARDORAO2
ARGOTAO2
AUGURAUU3
AURALAUA3
AVIANAIA3
AXIOMAIO3
BASTEAE2
CADREAE2
CAGEYAE2
CAJONAO2
CAVILAI2
CHIDEIE2
COVETOE2
DREGSE1
DROSSO1
DULLYU1
ECLATEA2
EDICTEI2
EPOXYEO2
EXTOLEO2
FEIGNEI2
FJORDO1
FLUKEUE2
FORAYOA2
FRONDO1
FUGUEUUE3
GLYPH0
GRAFTA1
GRUELUE2
GUILEUIE3
GUISEUIE3
GULCHU1
HOARYOA2
ICILYII2
JOUSTOU2
LAUDSAU2
MELEEEEE3
MIRTHI1
MYRRH0
NADIRAI2
OAKUMOAU3
OFFALOA2
OVOIDOOI3
QUALMUA2
RABIDAI2
RANGYA1
REBUTEU2
RONDOOO2
SHREWE1
SNIDEIE2
SPATEAE2
SPRIGI1
STAIDAI2
STAVEAE2
STEADEA2
STREWE1
SWARDA1
TACITAI2
TITHEIE2
TRITEIE2
TROMPO1
TROTHO1
TRYST0
TULLEUE2
UMBRAUA2
VAPIDAI2
WHELPE1
ZONALOA2
AALIIAAII4
ABACAAAA3
ABACKAA2
ABAFFAA2
ABAFTAA2
ABASEAAE3
ABASKAA2
ABAVEAAE3
ABAZEAAE3
ABBASAA2
ABBEYAE2
ABBOTAO2
ABDALAA2
ABDATAA2
ABEAMAEA3
ABEARAEA3
ABELEAEE3
ABIDIAII3
ABILOAIO3
ABKARAA2
ABLERAE2
ABLOWAO2
ABMHOAO2
ABNETAE2
ABODYAO2
ABOHMAO2
ABOILAOI3
ABOMAAOA3
ABOONAOO3
ABORDAO2
ABORTAO2
ABOUTAOU3
ABOVEAOE3
ABRETAE2
ABRIMAI2
ABRINAI2
ABSITAI2
ABUNAAUA3
ABURAAUA3
ABUSEAUE3
ABUZZAU2
ABWABAA2
ABYSMA1
ACANAAAA3
ACAPUAAU3
ACARAAAA3
ACARIAAI3
ACATEAAE3
ACCOYAO2
ACEDYAE2
ACERBAE2
ACHARAA2
ACHERAE2
ACHORAO2
ACIERAIE3
ACKERAE2
ACKEYAE2
ACLYSA1
ACMICAI2
ACOCKAO2
ACOINAOI3
ACOLDAO2
ACOMAAOA3
ACONEAOE3
ACORNAO2
ACREDAE2
ACRIDAI2
ACRONAO2
ACRYLA1
ACTINAI2
ACTONAO2
ACTORAO2
ADAPTAA2
ADATIAAI3
ADAWEAAE3
ADAWNAA2
ADAYSAA2
ADDAXAA2
ADDEDAE2
ADDERAE2
ADDLEAE2
ADEADAEA3
ADEEMAEE3
ADEEPAEE3
ADFIXAI2
ADIEUAIEU4
ADIONAIO3
ADJAGAA2
ADLAYAA2
ADLETAE2
ADMANAA2
ADMINAI2
ADMITAI2
ADMIXAI2
ADNEXAE2
ADOBEAOE3
ADOPTAO2
ADOWNAO2
ADOXYAO2
ADOZEAOE3
ADPAOAAO3
ADRIPAI2
ADROPAO2
ADRUEAUE3
ADULTAU2
ADUNCAU2
ADUSKAU2
ADUSTAU2
ADYTAAA2
ADZERAE2
AERICAEI3
AERIEAEIE4
AEVIAAEIA4
AFACEAAE3
AFARAAAA3
AFEARAEA3
AFFIXAI2
AFIREAIE3
AFLATAA2
AFLOWAO2
AFOAMAOA3
AFOOTAOO3
AFOREAOE3
AFOULAOU3
AFRETAE2
AGAMAAAA3
AGAMIAAI3
AGAMYAA2
AGAPEAAE3
AGASPAA2
AGATEAAE3
AGATYAA2
AGAZEAAE3
AGGERAE2
AGGRYA1
AGGURAU2
AGINGAI2
AGISTAI2
AGITAAIA3
AGLETAE2
AGLEYAE2
AGLOWAO2
AGNELAE2
AGNUSAU2
AGOGEAOE3
AGOHOAOO3
AGONEAOE3
AGORAAOA3
AGRAHAA2
AGRALAA2
AGRIAAIA3
AGRINAI2
AGROMAO2
AGSAMAA2
AGUEYAUE3
AGUSHAU2
AGUSTAU2
AHEADAEA3
AHEAPAEA3
AHINDAI2
AHINTAI2
AHONGAO2
AHSANAA2
AHULLAU2
AHUNTAU2
AHURAAUA3
AHUSHAU2
AHWALAA2
AIDERAIE3
AILLTAI2
AIMERAIE3
AINOIAIOI4
AIRANAIA3
AIRERAIE3
AISLEAIE3
AITCHAI2
AIWANAIA3
AIZLEAIE3
AJAJAAAA3
AJARIAAI3
AJAVAAAA3
AJHARAA2
AKALAAAA3
AKASAAAA3
AKEBIAEI3
AKEKIAEI3
AKNEEAEE3
AKPEKAE2
AKULEAUE3
AKUNDAU2
ALACKAA2
ALADAAAA3
ALALAAAA3
ALAMOAAO3
ALANDAA2
ALANIAAI3
ALARMAA2
ALARYAA2
ALATEAAE3
ALBANAA2
ALBEEAEE3
ALBUMAU2
ALBUSAU2
ALDERAE2
ALDIMAI2
ALDOLAO2
ALEAKAEA3
ALEFTAE2
ALEPHAE2
ALFETAE2
ALGAEAAE3
ALGALAA2
ALGICAI2
ALGIDAI2
ALGINAI2
ALGORAO2
ALGUMAU2
ALIASAIA3
ALIBIAII3
ALIENAIE3
ALIMAAIA3
ALISHAI2
ALISOAIO3
ALISPAI2
ALISTAI2
ALITEAIE3
ALKYDA1
ALKYLA1
ALLANAA2
ALLERAE2
ALLEYAE2
ALLYLA1
ALMONAO2
ALMUDAU2
ALMUGAU2
ALODYAO2
ALOEDAOE3
ALOFTAO2
ALOGYAO2
ALOIDAOI3
ALOINAOI3
ALOMAAOA3
ALONGAO2
ALOSEAOE3
ALOUDAOU3
ALOWEAOE3
ALPHAAA2
ALTHOAO2
ALTINAI2
ALTUNAU2
ALULAAUA3
ALUREAUE3
ALUTAAUA3
ALVARAA2
ALVUSAU2
ALWAYAA2
AMAASAAA3
AMAGAAAA3
AMAINAAI3
AMALAAAA3
AMANGAA2
AMANIAAI3
AMAPAAAA3
AMASSAA2
AMBANAA2
AMBARAA2
AMBAYAA2
AMBITAI2
AMBLEAE2
AMBONAO2
AMBOSAO2
AMBRYA1
AMEEDAEE3
AMEENAEE3
AMELUAEU3
AMENEAEE3
AMENTAE2
AMHARAA2
AMICEAIE3
AMIDEAIE3
AMIDOAIO3
AMINEAIE3
AMINIAII3
AMINOAIO3
AMMANAA2

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The optimal Wordle opener: TRACE scores 5.99 bits of information — it places E, T, A, R, C in the positions where those letters appear most frequently across all possible answers. After TRACE as your first guess, the ideal follow-up for uncovering remaining common letters is SOLID (S, O, L, I, D). Together these two guesses test 10 distinct, high-frequency letters.

Most common vowel pattern

Two-vowel words make up ~50% of common 5-letter words. The AE pattern — words with only A and E as vowels, like TRACE, CRANE, STARE — is the single most common two-vowel combination among Wordle answers.

Unique-letter advantage

About 60% of Wordle words have 5 distinct letters. Opening with a unique-letter word always gives better information — you learn about 5 different letters rather than confirming a repeat you already know.

High-vowel strategy

Words with 3+ vowels (AUDIO, OUIJA) eliminate many vowels in one guess but reveal fewer consonants. Best used as a second guess after a consonant-heavy opener narrows the field.

The S position

S appears in ~37% of 5-letter Wordle words — more than any other consonant. However, S rarely appears in position 1. Positions 4 and 5 are the most productive places to test for S.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best 5-letter starting word for Wordle?
By information theory, TRACE, CRANE, SLATE, and CRATE are top openers. TRACE scores 5.99 bits of information per guess — the highest in this dataset. It places E, T, A, R, C in their most-frequent positions across all possible Wordle answers.
What does "info score" (bits) mean?
The information score measures how much a guess narrows down the answer pool on average, measured in bits. A score of 6 bits means the guess eliminates about 64 of every 65 remaining possibilities on average. Higher is better. Words without a score are valid answers but weren't analyzed for opener efficiency.
Can I download the full word list?
Yes — click Download CSV above. The file includes all words with vowel pattern, vowel count, unique-letter flag, and information score. Licensed CC BY 4.0: free to use with attribution.
Why do some words have no info score?
The information score is calculated for a curated set of top strategic openers. Words in the full answer list but not analyzed for opener efficiency show a dash. All words without a score are still valid Wordle answers — they just haven't been scored for first-guess efficiency.