Year 5 and 6 Statutory Spelling List 🎓

Every word on the year 5 and 6 statutory spelling list, sorted by length — 104 in all. Use it to check which words a pupil knows, to set homework, or just to see what the game can pick. To play, go back to Year 5 & 6 Spellings.

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Easy — Year 5 & 6 spellings

The shortest words on the list (5–8 letters).

Achieve Amateur Ancient Apparent Attached Average Awkward Bargain Bruise Category Cemetery Definite Develop Equip Foreign Forty Harass Leisure Muscle Occupy Occur Queue Rhyme Rhythm Sincere Soldier Stomach Suggest Symbol System Twelfth Variety Vehicle Yacht

Medium — Year 5 & 6 spellings

The middle of the list (8–9 letters).

Accompany According Available Committee Community Conscious Criticise Curiosity Desperate Embarrass Equipment Equipped Excellent Existence Familiar Guarantee Hindrance Identity Immediate Interfere Interrupt Language Lightning Necessary Neighbour Nuisance Persuade Physical Prejudice Privilege Programme Recognise Relevant Shoulder Thorough

Hard — Year 5 & 6 spellings

The longest words on the list (9–13 letters).

Accommodate Aggressive Appreciate Communicate Competition Conscience Controversy Convenience Correspond Determined Dictionary Disastrous Environment Especially Exaggerate Explanation Frequently Government Immediately Individual Marvellous Mischievous Opportunity Parliament Profession Pronunciation Recommend Restaurant Sacrifice Secretary Signature Sincerely Sufficient Temperature Vegetable

About this list

The Year 5 and 6 statutory spelling list is the set of 100 words pupils in England are expected to spell by the end of Key Stage 2, from the National Curriculum's English Appendix 1 — necessary, accommodate, rhythm, queue and the rest. Where the list gives more than one form — equip(-ped, -ment), immediate(ly), sincere(ly) — each form is included, so the category holds a few more than 100.

Tips for learning these spellings

Say it the way it's spelled. Saying "Feb-ru-ary" or "Wed-nes-day" out loud, letter by letter, fixes the silent parts in memory.

Look for the tricky bit. Most words on the list have one part that breaks the usual pattern — learn that part, not the whole word.

Little and often. Five words a day beats fifty on a Sunday. A spelling-list link makes a short daily round easy.

Questions

Is this the official list?
Yes — from English Appendix 1 of the National Curriculum in England (2014), under the Open Government Licence.

Can I use these words in my own lessons?
Absolutely — this list is here to use. To play it online now, start a game.

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