Top 71 Five-Letter Love Words (Curated & Ranked)

Many consider love to be essential to life and a basic human need.

It exists in various forms. We experience love between family, friends, romantic partners, and even with our pets!

In the U.S., though people are staying single longer, over 80% of people still say they’re interested in marrying for love and making a lifelong commitment.

Below, we list the five-letter words that relate to love, from words in languages other than English that mean “love” to pet names you can use for your loved ones.

Scroll past the list for a list of quotes that use some of the less common five-letter love words!

Five-Letter Love Words

1. Up

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   Heart

2. Up

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   Sweet

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   Lover

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   Adore

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   Amour

   French for “love”

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   Crush

   infatuation for someone

7. Up

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   Marry

8. Up

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   Bride

9. Up

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   Honey

10. Up

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    Deify

    worship

11. Up

    1

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    Wooer

    suitor

12. Up

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    Swain

    lover

13. Up

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    Lovey

14. Up

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    Blind

    as in “love is blind”

15. Up

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    Apple

    as in “apple of my eye”

16. Up

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    Amore

    Italian for “love”

17. Up

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    Prize

18. Up

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    Value

    regarding someone as important

19. Up

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    Story

    as in “love story”

20. Up

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    Fancy

    British slang for “to feel attracted to”

21. Up

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    Flame

22. Up

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    Cutie

    pet name

23. Up

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    Hubby

24. Up

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    Madly

25. Up

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    Searc

    Irish word for “true love”

26. Up

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    Agape

    Christian love

27. Up

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    Cupid

28. Up

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    Tough

    as in “tough love”

29. Up

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    Blush

    red cheeks

30. Up

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    Dotes

    showing fondness for someone

31. Up

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    Torch

    as in “carry a torch for”

32. Up

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    Groom

33. Up

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    Bunny

    pet name

34. Up

    -1

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    Besot

    infatuate

35. Up

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    Spark

36. Up

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    Yearn

    long for

37. Up

    -2

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    Ardor

    passion

38. Up

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    Happy

39. Up

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    Loved

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    Dates

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    Enjoy

42. Up

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    Swept

43. Up

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    Dream

44. Up

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    Loves

45. Up

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    Favor

    liking

46. Up

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    Crazy

    as in “crazy in love”

47. Up

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    Deary

    pet name based on “dear”

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    Tryst

    romantic rendezvous

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    Feels

    slang for having feelings for someone

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    Roses

    common gift for someone you love

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    Sappy

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    First

    as in “first love”

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    Romeo

    slang for an attractive, suave man

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    Exalt

    hold in high regard

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    Mushy

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    Touch

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    Covet

    desire

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    Fling

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    Truth

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    Ideal

61. Up

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    Honor

62. Up

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    Wifey

63. Up

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    Holds

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    Sugar

    pet name

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    Cares

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    Hunny

    alternative spelling of “honey” as a pet name

67. Up

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    Relish

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    Puppy

    as in “puppy love”

69. Up

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    Likes

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    Amity

    friendliness

71. Up

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    Revel

    lively enjoyment

Quotes Using Five-Letter Love Words

To give you a better understanding of the five-letter love words, we’ve compiled some quotes that use them in sentences!

• “I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can’t possess radiance, you can only admire it.” -Elizabeth Taylor
• “The world will pardon my mush, ’cause I’ve got a crush, my baby, on you.” -George Gershwin
• “She’d been swept away once — she’d let herself be, hoped and desired to be; that’s how it always went in romantic stories.” -Rachel Hartman
• “Thou ever young, fresh, lov’d, and delicate wooer, whose blush doth thaw the consecrated snow.” -William Shakespeare
• “I’m into all that sappy stuff – a surprise picnic, nice dinner, or traveling. I’m kind of an old romantic.” -Will Estes
• “You know I love a London boy. Boy, I fancy you.” -Taylor Swift
• “She dotes on poetry, sir. She adores it; I may say that her whole soul and mind are wound up, and entwined with it.” -Charles Dickens