At a glance

Most common: MODEL, COACH, JUDGE. Rarest: LACER, POILU, PARER. 34 have been a Wordle answer (MODEL, COACH, JUDGE, SMITH, AGENT, GUIDE…). 4 more are on the answer list and could still come up.

Five-letter jobs (57)

WordRarityWordle
MODELCommon#12
COACHCommon#831
JUDGECommon#555
SMITHCommon#981
AGENTCommon#847
GUIDECommon#889
GUARDCommon#722
ACTORCommon#875
MAYORCommon#1011
PILOTUncommon#120
NURSEUncommon#1393
BAKERUncommon#515
MASONUncommon#861
REBELUncommon#1179
CLERKUncommon#703
SCOUTRare#717
DRAKERare#1827
BUNNYRare#1618
RABBIRarepossible answer
TUTORRare#1063
NANNYRare#714
MINERRare#1204
GYPSYRarepossible answer
USHERRare#169
ENVOYRare#1751
MEDICRare#1148
DIVERRare#1857
VICAREpicpossible answer
MOVEREpic#1792
VALETEpic#511
ROWEREpic#1310
ROPEREpic—
QUACKEpic#1774
DECOYEpic#1123
TUNEREpic—
TRIEREpic—
WIPEREpic—
SHILLLegendary#1858
GENETLegendary—
DOWDYLegendary#1789
OILERLegendary—
DOULALegendary—
WAKERLegendary—
FAKIRMythic—
COOKYMythic—
HEWERMythic—
TILERMythic—
BOSUNMythic—
JAWANMythic—
MACERMythic—
SPROGMythic—
GOFERMythic#1497
PLIERMythicpossible answer
NAVVYMythic—
PARERMythic#454
POILUMythic—
LACERMythic—

Four-letter jobs (14)

COOK, MATE, POPE, CHEF, POET, PROF, MONK, MAID, TEMP, AIDE, DYER, DOGE, PEON, AYAH

Three-letter jobs (7)

JAY, DOC, SPY, VET, NUN, COG, GOB

Questions

What is the most common five-letter job?

MODEL, followed by COACH and JUDGE, by how often they appear in written English.

What is the rarest five-letter job?

LACER is the rarest on this list, then POILU and PARER. In Wordillion a word that rare scores Mythic.

Which five-letter jobs have been Wordle answers?

MODEL (#12), COACH (#831), JUDGE (#555), SMITH (#981), AGENT (#847), GUIDE (#889), GUARD (#722), ACTOR (#875), MAYOR (#1011), PILOT (#120), NURSE (#1393), BAKER (#515), MASON (#861), REBEL (#1179), CLERK (#703), SCOUT (#717), DRAKE (#1827), BUNNY (#1618), TUTOR (#1063), NANNY (#714), MINER (#1204), USHER (#169), ENVOY (#1751), MEDIC (#1148), DIVER (#1857), MOVER (#1792), VALET (#511), ROWER (#1310), QUACK (#1774), DECOY (#1123), SHILL (#1858), DOWDY (#1789), GOFER (#1497), PARER (#454).

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.