At a glance
Most common: APPLE, OLIVE, HOLLY. Rarest: MAMEY, PIPAL, MAHUA. 14 have been a Wordle answer (APPLE, OLIVE, HOLLY, MAPLE, PEACH, CEDAR…). 1 more is on the answer list and could still come up.
Five-letter trees (35)
| Word | Rarity | Wordle |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE | Common | #598 |
| OLIVE | Uncommon | #308 |
| HOLLY | Rare | #1592 |
| MAPLE | Rare | #513 |
| PEACH | Rare | #181 |
| CEDAR | Rare | #679 |
| MANGO | Rare | #1362 |
| HAZEL | Rare | #1388 |
| BIRCH | Rare | #808 |
| ASPEN | Rare | — |
| EBONY | Epic | #1049 |
| ROWAN | Epic | — |
| BEECH | Epic | possible answer |
| SAMBA | Epic | — |
| ALDER | Epic | — |
| CACAO | Epic | #364 |
| GUAVA | Legendary | #1709 |
| LARCH | Legendary | — |
| ZAMAN | Legendary | — |
| BALSA | Legendary | #720 |
| SUMAC | Legendary | #1674 |
| MOLLE | Legendary | — |
| MARRI | Mythic | — |
| MATAI | Mythic | — |
| SAMAN | Mythic | — |
| ARECA | Mythic | — |
| PINON | Mythic | — |
| ABELE | Mythic | — |
| PAPAW | Mythic | — |
| ROBLE | Mythic | — |
| SIRIS | Mythic | — |
| PALAS | Mythic | — |
| MAHUA | Mythic | — |
| PIPAL | Mythic | — |
| MAMEY | Mythic | — |
Four-letter trees (18)
TREE, PALM, PINE, LIME, PLUM, COCO, PEAR, FUJI, TUNG, TEAK, KOLA, NEEM, DITA, TITI, KAKI, SLOE, DHAK, AKEE
Three-letter trees (6)
OAK, ASH, FIR, ELM, DAK, YEW
Questions
What is the most common five-letter tree?
APPLE, followed by OLIVE and HOLLY, by how often they appear in written English.
What is the rarest five-letter tree?
MAMEY is the rarest on this list, then PIPAL and MAHUA. In Wordillion a word that rare scores Mythic.
Which five-letter trees have been Wordle answers?
APPLE (#598), OLIVE (#308), HOLLY (#1592), MAPLE (#513), PEACH (#181), CEDAR (#679), MANGO (#1362), HAZEL (#1388), BIRCH (#808), EBONY (#1049), CACAO (#364), GUAVA (#1709), BALSA (#720), SUMAC (#1674).