G'day Jon, there are appro. 6000 English 5 letter words, and that was the count back in 1988, many more will have been added since, so not spoiled for choice without suspect words, it would still take over 15 years to get through them all at a rate of one a day.
source : Longmans crossword key 1988 edition. cheers Ted

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You have 6 tries to find the word. In Oz word you are looking for an Australian word, ockerism or town name. You start with a 5 letter word in the top row. If a letter is yellow you have the right letter in the wrong spot, if green it’s right letter right spot. You continue to try and get the word within the 6 lines
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