At a glance

Most common: APPLE, LEMON, OLIVE. Rarest: ACKEE, GUAVA, PRUNE. 9 have been a Wordle answer (APPLE, LEMON, OLIVE, PEACH, GRAPE, MANGO…). 1 more is on the answer list and could still come up.

Five-letter fruits (11)

WordRarityWordle
APPLECommon#598
LEMONUncommon#567
OLIVEUncommon#308
BERRYRarepossible answer
PEACHRare#181
GRAPERare#1863
MANGORare#1362
MELONEpic#1084
PRUNEEpic#1044
GUAVALegendary#1709
ACKEEMythic—

Four-letter fruits (7)

DATE, LIME, PLUM, PEAR, KIWI, UGLI, AKEE

Three-letter fruits (1)

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Questions

What is the most common five-letter fruit?

APPLE, followed by LEMON and OLIVE, by how often they appear in written English.

What is the rarest five-letter fruit?

ACKEE is the rarest on this list, then GUAVA and PRUNE. In Wordillion a word that rare scores Mythic.

Which five-letter fruits have been Wordle answers?

APPLE (#598), LEMON (#567), OLIVE (#308), PEACH (#181), GRAPE (#1863), MANGO (#1362), MELON (#1084), PRUNE (#1044), GUAVA (#1709).

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.