The New York Times‘ Wordle lead editor confirmed that some time in the future, the fan fave puzzle game will run out of five-letter words before having to eventually resort to repeating past used words.

However, until that day comes, there are still plenty of words that still need to be used!

We’ve gathered up a list of every word that hasn’t been used yet, as of July 6, 2025, courtesy of Screen Rant.

Words starting with every letter of the alphabet are represented – except there are no words left that start with “X” or “Y.” Some of the most popular starting letters, like “S” and “P” words, still have a lot to go.

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Head inside for the full list of Wordle words that have never been used before…

“A” words

abbot

abhor

abled

abode

abort

abuse

adorn

adieu

afire

afoot

afoul

aider

algae

alibi

align

allay

alley

allot

alloy

along

amaze

amend

amity

among

amply

amuse

anime

ankle

annex

annoy

annul

aping

apnea

arena

arise

armor

arose

array

arson

assay

attic

augur

aunty

avian

avoid

awoke

axial

axion

“B” words

baggy

banjo

baron

basal

basil

basis

batch

beard

beech

befit

began

begat

begun

belle

berry

betel

bezel

bible

biddy

bigot

billy

bingo

bison

bitty

blank

blast

bleat

blend

bless

blind

blitz

bloat

blood

bloom

bluer

blunt

bobby

boney

booth

bosom

botch

boule

bound

bowel

brand

brawl

brick

broil

brood

brunt

budge

bulge

bunny

burnt

burst

bused

bushy

butch

butte

buxom

buyer

bylaw

“C” words

cabal

cabby

cabin

cacti

caddy

cagey

cairn

canal

caput

caste

catty

cavil

cello

chaff

chair

chasm

chess

chick

chide

chili

china

chirp

chuck

chump

churn

civil

clack

claim

clamp

clang

clank

clasp

cleat

cliff

clink

clout

clued

clump

clung

cobra

color

comic

conch

copse

coral

couch

cough

coupe

coven

covey

crack

crash

creed

creek

creep

creme

cress

crick

cried

crier

crock

crony

croup

crude

cruel

crump

cubic

curry

curvy

cutie

cycle

“D” words

daily

dairy

dally

daunt

dealt

debar

decor

defer

deign

demon

demur

dense

derby

detox

deuce

dilly

dimly

diode

dirty

ditch

diver

dizzy

dodgy

dough

dowdy

downy

drake

drama

drank

drape

drawl

dread

dress

dried

drier

drift

drill

droit

dross

drown

druid

drunk

dryly

dully

dumpy

dunce

dusky

dusty

dying

“E” words

eaten

eater

eclat

eerie

eight

eking

elate

elect

elegy

elfin

elide

embed

emcee

enemy

entry

envoy

erase

erect

ester

etude

evict

exile

extol

eying

“F” words

fable

fairy

fanny

fatal

fatty

fauna

fecal

fella

felon

femme

femur

fence

fetal

fetch

fetid

fetus

ficus

fiery

fight

filer

filly

filmy

filth

fizzy

flack

flaky

fleck

fleet

flier

fluid

fluke

flush

flute

foist

forum

fraud

freak

freed

freer

friar

frill

frisk

fritz

fruit

fudge

fugue

furor

furry

fussy

“G” words

gaffe

gaily

gassy

gauge

gavel

gayer

gayly

gazer

geeky

geese

gipsy

girly

giver

glare

glint

gloss

gnome

godly

golly

gonad

gooey

gourd

graft

grape

grass

grave

gravy

graze

grill

groan

grope

gross

grown

gruff

grunt

guava

guess

guilt

guise

gulch

gumbo

gusto

gypsy

“H” words

hardy

harem

harpy

haste

hasty

haunt

haute

haven

hedge

hippy

hoist

holly

honor

horny

hotly

hovel

humus

husky

hussy

hydro

hymen

“I” words

icily

ideal

idiot

idyll

iliac

imbue

imply

ingot

inlet

issue

“J” words

jetty

joist

juicy

jumbo

jumpy

junta

junto

juror

“K” words

kappa

kinky

kitty

kneed

knife

“L” words

laden

lance

latch

later

lathe

leach

leant

least

lefty

legal

leper

level

lever

liege

liken

limbo

lipid

llama

loamy

loath

lobby

login

loose

lorry

lousy

lumen

lumpy

lupus

lurch

lurid

lymph

lyric

“M” words

macro

mafia

maker

mamma

mammy

mange

mangy

manic

meaty

mecca

melee

might

milky

minim

minor

minty

mirth

miser

missy

mocha

modal

mogul

moody

moron

morph

motel

motif

mound

mouth

mover

mower

mucus

muddy

murky

musky

myrrh

“N” words

nadir

nasal

newer

newly

niece

ninny

nobly

noisy

nomad

noose

nosey

notch

novel

nutty

nylon

“O” words

oaken

obese

octal

odder

olden

ombre

omega

opine

opium

optic

orbit

outgo

ovary

ovate

ovine

ovoid

owing

“P” words

paddy

pagan

paler

palsy

pansy

parka

parse

paste

pasty

payee

payer

pecan

penal

pence

penny

peril

pesto

petal

piggy

pivot

pizza

plane

plead

plied

plier

plume

plump

plush

poesy

pooch

poser

posit

posse

pouch

pouty

prawn

pried

prism

privy

proof

prude

pubic

pudgy

puffy

pulse

punch

puppy

puree

purer

purse

pushy

putty

pygmy

“Q” words

quack

quake

quark

quasi

queer

quell

quill

quilt

quoth

“R” words

rabbi

rabid

racer

radar

radii

rajah

rally

ralph

randy

rarer

raspy

ratty

raven

razor

rearm

rebar

recut

reedy

refit

rehab

reign

relay

remit

renal

reply

reset

rifle

rigid

rigor

rinse

ripen

riser

risky

river

rivet

roast

roger

roost

rotor

rowdy

rugby

ruler

rumor

rural

“S” words

sadly

safer

salon

salve

salvo

saner

sappy

satin

satyr

sauce

savoy

savvy

scalp

scaly

scamp

scary

scene

scion

scoop

scree

screw

scuba

segue

seize

semen

sepia

serif

setup

sewer

shack

shady

shale

shalt

shark

sheen

sheep

sheer

sheik

shied

shiny

shirt

shoal

shock

shone

shook

shoot

short

shrew

sieve

sigma

silky

sinew

singe

siren

sixty

skulk

skull

slack

slain

slant

slash

sleet

slept

slick

slide

slime

slimy

sling

slink

sloop

slunk

slurp

slush

slyly

smack

smell

smoky

smote

sneer

snide

sniff

snipe

snore

snowy

snuck

snuff

soapy

sober

sonar

sooth

sooty

south

spank

spasm

spawn

speed

spell

sperm

spied

spiky

spilt

spiny

split

spoil

spoof

spook

spool

spore

spree

spunk

spurn

squib

stack

stalk

stank

stave

steak

steal

steer

stilt

stoke

stoop

stork

strip

strut

stuck

stuff

stunk

stunt

suing

sully

sumac

surge

swami

swamp

swarm

swash

swear

swept

swift

swing

swoop

sword

swore

sworn

synod

“T” words

tabby

taint

taker

tamer

tango

tarot

tatty

teddy

teeth

tenet

tenor

tense

tepee

terra

testy

theft

theta

thick

thong

throb

tight

timid

toddy

token

tonal

tonga

torus

tower

toxin

tramp

trash

tread

trial

tribe

trick

tried

truce

truck

truer

trump

trunk

tubal

tuber

tulip

tulle

tumor

turbo

tweet

twixt

tying

“U” words

umbra

uncut

undid

union

unity

unset

unwed

urine

utile

“V” words

valor

valve

vapor

vaunt

vegan

venue

verso

vicar

vigil

vinyl

viper

virus

visit

vista

vocal

vogue

vomit

vowel

“W” words

wager

waist

waive

warty

water

waver

waxen

weave

weigh

welch

welsh

wharf

white

whole

wider

widow

width

wield

wight

willy

wimpy

winch

wiser

wispy

women

woody

wooly

woozy

worth

wound

wrack

wreck

wrest

wring

wryly

“Z” words

zonal

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