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Five Letter Scrabble Words
Five letter words open games. The first play of a Scrabble game must cover the centre star, and a five-letter word reaches the first double letter squares while keeping two tiles in hand.
The same list is the backbone of Wordle, Quordle and Octordle, so it is worth knowing well.
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Opening plays
An opening five that ends on a double letter square with a heavy tile scores well and gives away little. Avoid opening with a word that places a vowel next to a triple word line — that is an invitation.
Bingo stems hide in fives
Most seven-letter bingos are a five-letter stem plus two tiles. Learn SATIN, RETIN(A), TISANE-adjacent groups and ARSON-type stems and you will start seeing sevens on racks that look ordinary.
Also for Wordle players
If you are here for a five-letter guessing game rather than Scrabble, the Wordle solver filters this same list by your green, yellow and grey feedback.
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