At a glance

Most common: SWING, TWIST, DISCO. Rarest: VALSE, RUMBA, CONGA. 11 have been a Wordle answer (SWING, TWIST, DISCO, VOGUE, SALSA, WALTZ…). 1 more is on the answer list and could still come up.

Five-letter dances (16)

WordRarityWordle
SWINGUncommon#1639
TWISTUncommon#1254
DISCORare#768
VOGUERare#1722
TANGORarepossible answer
SALSARare#606
WALTZEpic#498
LIMBOEpic#1584
POLKAEpic#619
FLOSSEpic#31
SAMBAEpic—
LINDYEpic—
MAMBOLegendary#1289
CONGALegendary—
RUMBALegendary#1335
VALSEMythic—

Four-letter dances (5)

REEL, JIVE, SHAG, HULA, HORA

Three-letter dances (5)

TAP, CHA, BOP, DAB, JIG

Questions

What is the most common five-letter dance?

SWING, followed by TWIST and DISCO, by how often they appear in written English.

What is the rarest five-letter dance?

VALSE is the rarest on this list, then RUMBA and CONGA. In Wordillion a word that rare scores Mythic.

Which five-letter dances have been Wordle answers?

SWING (#1639), TWIST (#1254), DISCO (#768), VOGUE (#1722), SALSA (#606), WALTZ (#498), LIMBO (#1584), POLKA (#619), FLOSS (#31), MAMBO (#1289), RUMBA (#1335).

Rarity is how often a word appears in a large sample of written English (the wordfreq dataset), the same measure Wordillion scores with. “Wordle” shows the puzzle number if the word has been a New York Times Wordle answer, or “possible answer” if it is on the answer list but has not come up yet.