5 letter words with O
2,522 words, all 5 letters. Highest score JOWLY (22 points).
Highest scoring
- jowly22
- jokey21
- mezzo21
- jumbo20
- kopje20
- jocko19
- jocks19
- joked19
- jolly19
- jouks19
- jowed19
- jowls19
Starting with A 115
- abbot
- abhor
- abmho
- abode
- abohm
- aboil
- aboma
- aboon
- abort
- about
- above
- achoo
- acock
- acold
- acorn
- actor
- adios
- adobe
- adobo
- adopt
- adore
- adorn
- adown
- adoze
- aeons
- afoot
- afore
- afoul
- aggro
- agios
- aglow
- agone
- agons
- agony
- agora
- ahold
- aioli
- alamo
- aldol
- algor
Starting with B 172
- baboo
- bacon
- banco
- banjo
- baron
- basso
- baton
- bayou
- bazoo
- beano
- bebop
- befog
- begot
- below
- besom
- besot
- beton
- bevor
- bhoot
- bigot
- bijou
- bilbo
- bimbo
- bingo
- biome
- biont
- biota
- bipod
- bison
- bloat
- blobs
- block
- blocs
- bloke
- blond
- blood
- bloom
- bloop
- blots
- blown
Starting with C 257
- cabob
- cacao
- cahow
- cajon
- cameo
- campo
- canoe
- canon
- canso
- canto
- capon
- capos
- carbo
- cargo
- carob
- carol
- carom
- cello
- celom
- cento
- ceorl
- ceros
- chaos
- chemo
- chiao
- chico
- chino
- chiro
- chock
- choir
- choke
- choky
- cholo
- chomp
- chook
- chops
- chord
- chore
- chose
- chott
Starting with D 141
- dados
- danio
- datos
- datto
- decor
- decos
- decoy
- defog
- dekko
- demob
- demon
- demos
- deoxy
- depot
- detox
- devon
- dhobi
- dhole
- dhoti
- dhows
- diazo
- dicot
- didos
- dingo
- diode
- diols
- dipso
- disco
- ditto
- divot
- doats
- dobby
- dobie
- dobla
- dobra
- docks
- dodge
- dodgy
- dodos
- doers
Starting with E 38
- ebons
- ebony
- echos
- eidos
- eikon
- elbow
- eloin
- elope
- embow
- emote
- endow
- enjoy
- enoki
- enols
- enorm
- enows
- enrol
- envoi
- envoy
- eosin
- ephod
- ephor
- epoch
- epode
- epoxy
- ergot
- erode
- erose
- error
- erugo
- escot
- estop
- ethos
- euros
- evoke
- exons
- expos
- extol
Starting with F 107
- fados
- fagot
- fanon
- fanos
- faros
- fatso
- favor
- felon
- feods
- feoff
- fetor
- fidos
- fillo
- filos
- finos
- fiord
- fjord
- float
- flock
- flocs
- floes
- flogs
- flong
- flood
- floor
- flops
- flora
- floss
- flota
- flour
- flout
- flown
- flows
- fluor
- foals
- foams
- foamy
- focal
- focus
- foehn
Starting with G 115
- galop
- ganof
- gaols
- gator
- gavot
- gecko
- gemot
- genoa
- genom
- genro
- geode
- geoid
- gesso
- ghost
- ghoul
- gigot
- gipon
- giron
- giros
- gismo
- gizmo
- gloam
- gloat
- globe
- globs
- glogg
- gloms
- gloom
- glops
- glory
- gloss
- glost
- glout
- glove
- glows
- gloze
- gluon
- gnome
- goads
- goals
Starting with H 110
- hallo
- halos
- haole
- havoc
- helio
- hello
- helos
- helot
- heron
- heros
- hillo
- hippo
- hoagy
- hoard
- hoars
- hoary
- hobby
- hobos
- hocks
- hocus
- hodad
- hoers
- hogan
- hoggs
- hoick
- hoise
- hoist
- hoked
- hokes
- hokey
- hokku
- hokum
- holds
- holed
- holes
- holey
- holks
- holla
- hollo
- holly
Starting with I 28
- ichor
- icons
- idiom
- idiot
- idols
- igloo
- ikons
- imago
- imido
- imino
- incog
- indol
- indow
- infos
- ingot
- inion
- intro
- iodic
- iodid
- iodin
- ionic
- iotas
- iroko
- irone
- irons
- irony
- ivory
- ixora
Starting with J 40
- jabot
- jalop
- jatos
- jeton
- jingo
- jocko
- jocks
- joeys
- johns
- joins
- joint
- joist
- joked
- joker
- jokes
- jokey
- joles
- jolly
- jolts
- jolty
- jones
- joram
- jorum
- jotas
- jotty
- joual
- jouks
- joule
- joust
- jowar
- jowed
- jowls
- jowly
- joyed
- judos
- jumbo
- junco
- junto
- jupon
- juror
Starting with K 50
- kabob
- kaons
- kapok
- karoo
- kayos
- kazoo
- kebob
- kendo
- kenos
- ketol
- khoum
- kiddo
- kilos
- kinos
- kiosk
- klong
- kloof
- knobs
- knock
- knoll
- knops
- knosp
- knots
- knout
- known
- knows
- koala
- koans
- koels
- kohls
- koine
- kolas
- kolos
- konks
- kooks
- kooky
- kopek
- kophs
- kopje
- koppa
Starting with L 111
- labor
- laevo
- largo
- lasso
- lemon
- lenos
- lento
- leone
- lidos
- limbo
- limos
- lingo
- linos
- lions
- lirot
- litho
- llano
- loach
- loads
- loafs
- loams
- loamy
- loans
- loath
- lobar
- lobby
- lobed
- lobes
- lobos
- local
- lochs
- locks
- locos
- locum
- locus
- loden
- lodes
- lodge
- loess
- lofts
Starting with M 147
- macho
- macon
- macro
- magot
- mahoe
- major
- makos
- mambo
- mango
- manor
- manos
- mason
- matzo
- mayor
- mayos
- melon
- memos
- meous
- meows
- meson
- metro
- mezzo
- miaou
- miaow
- micro
- milos
- mimeo
- minor
- misdo
- misos
- moans
- moats
- mocha
- mocks
- modal
- model
- modem
- modes
- modus
- moggy
Starting with N 63
- nabob
- nacho
- narco
- neons
- nerol
- netop
- nicol
- ninon
- niton
- nitro
- nobby
- noble
- nobly
- nocks
- nodal
- noddy
- nodes
- nodus
- noels
- noggs
- nohow
- noils
- noily
- noirs
- noise
- noisy
- nolos
- nomad
- nomas
- nomen
- nomes
- nomoi
- nomos
- nonas
- nonce
- nones
- nonet
- nonyl
- nooks
- nooky
Starting with O 181
- oaken
- oakum
- oared
- oases
- oasis
- oasts
- oaten
- oater
- oaths
- oaves
- obeah
- obeli
- obese
- obeys
- obias
- obits
- objet
- oboes
- obole
- oboli
- obols
- occur
- ocean
- ocher
- ochre
- ochry
- ocker
- ocrea
- octad
- octal
- octan
- octet
- octyl
- oculi
- odder
- oddly
- odeon
- odeum
- odist
- odium
Starting with P 161
- paeon
- pagod
- panto
- pareo
- pargo
- parol
- parvo
- paseo
- patio
- payor
- pedro
- pekoe
- pelon
- pengo
- peons
- peony
- pepos
- pesos
- pesto
- petto
- phlox
- phone
- phono
- phons
- phony
- photo
- phots
- piano
- picot
- pilot
- pingo
- pinko
- pinon
- pinot
- pinto
- pions
- pious
- pirog
- pisco
- pisos
Starting with Q 7
- qophs
- quods
- quoin
- quoit
- quota
- quote
- quoth
Starting with R 104
- racon
- radio
- radon
- ratio
- ratos
- rayon
- razor
- rebop
- recon
- recto
- redon
- redos
- redox
- reoil
- repos
- repot
- repro
- resod
- resow
- retro
- rewon
- rhino
- rhomb
- rigor
- rioja
- riots
- roach
- roads
- roams
- roans
- roars
- roast
- robed
- robes
- robin
- roble
- robot
- rocks
- rocky
- rodeo
Starting with S 253
- sabot
- sagos
- sajou
- salol
- salon
- salvo
- sambo
- santo
- sapor
- sarod
- saros
- savor
- savoy
- schmo
- scion
- scoff
- scold
- scone
- scoop
- scoot
- scope
- scops
- score
- scorn
- scots
- scour
- scout
- scowl
- scows
- scrod
- scudo
- secco
- segno
- segos
- senor
- sepoy
- serow
- servo
- seton
- sexto
Starting with T 155
- taboo
- tabor
- tacos
- talon
- tango
- tanto
- tardo
- taroc
- tarok
- taros
- tarot
- taxon
- teloi
- telos
- tempo
- tenon
- tenor
- tepoy
- thiol
- thole
- thong
- thorn
- thoro
- thorp
- those
- thous
- throb
- throe
- throw
- tigon
- tiros
- toads
- toady
- toast
- today
- toddy
- toffs
- toffy
- tofts
- tofus
Starting with U 10
- umbos
- unbox
- uncos
- uncoy
- ungot
- union
- unwon
- upbow
- updos
- uredo
Starting with V 43
- valor
- vapor
- venom
- verso
- video
- vigor
- vinos
- viola
- viols
- vireo
- visor
- vizor
- vocal
- voces
- vodka
- vodun
- vogie
- vogue
- voice
- voids
- voila
- voile
- volar
- voled
- voles
- volta
- volte
- volti
- volts
- volva
- vomer
- vomit
- voted
- voter
- votes
- vouch
- vowed
- vowel
- vower
- vroom
Starting with W 58
- wacko
- wagon
- wahoo
- whamo
- whole
- whomp
- whoof
- whoop
- whops
- whorl
- whort
- whose
- whoso
- widow
- wilco
- winos
- woads
- woald
- wodge
- woful
- woken
- wolds
- wolfs
- woman
- wombs
- womby
- women
- wonks
- wonky
- wonts
- woods
- woody
- wooed
- wooer
- woofs
- wools
- wooly
- woops
- woosh
- woozy
Starting with X 3
- xenon
- xerox
- xylol
Starting with Y 33
- yahoo
- yapok
- yapon
- yobbo
- yocks
- yodel
- yodhs
- yodle
- yogas
- yogee
- yoghs
- yogic
- yogin
- yogis
- yoked
- yokel
- yokes
- yolks
- yolky
- yomim
- yonic
- yonis
- yores
- young
- yourn
- yours
- youse
- youth
- yowed
- yowes
- yowie
- yowls
- yupon
Starting with Z 20
- zeros
- zlote
- zloty
- zoeae
- zoeal
- zoeas
- zombi
- zonal
- zoned
- zoner
- zones
- zonks
- zooid
- zooks
- zooms
- zoons
- zooty
- zoril
- zoris
- zowie
This page shows 899 of the 2,522 words; the finder lists all of them and can copy them as text.
What is in this list
This list holds 2,522 words, 1.5% of the 172,634 words this site keeps from the ENABLE word list. Every word here has 5 letters, and they average 5 letters by construction — so the interesting differences are in which letters they use. Of the 36 lists in this group it is the third largest: “5 letter words with E” leads with 3,876 and “5 letter words ending in UMPY” has the fewest, 5. 11 words that would also fit were left out by this site's blocklist of slurs and explicit words.
Points and vowels
Using this site's letter values, the average word here scores 9.3 points (median 9); words of the same lengths across the whole list average 9.6, so this list runs 0.4 points leaner. The top scorers are JOWLY (22), JOKEY (21), MEZZO (21), JUMBO (20). Point for point, JOWLY earns the most per letter: 22 points over 5 letters, 4.4 each. O itself is worth 1 point here, so the score comes from the other letters.
Vowels (A, E, I, O, U) make up 39% of the letters, against 38% across the whole list. 346 words are more than half vowels. Compared with the whole dictionary, the letter most over-represented here is W: 1.6% of the letters, against 0.7% overall.
Letter by letter
O opens 181 words (7.2%), closes 164 and sits inside the other 2,177. 332 words use it more than once, such as ABOON, ACHOO, ADOBO and AFOOT. Position by position, the most likely letters are C in slot 1 (10.2%), O in slot 2 (52.6%), O in slot 3 (26.6%), O in slot 4 (18%), S in slot 5 (28.9%). 1,755 words use 5 different letters with none repeated (69.6%); the rest repeat at least one, and the most common double is OO (204 words). The most common three-letter openings are STO- (32, as in STOAE), SHO- (28, as in SHOAL), PRO- (23, as in PROAS). The most common endings are -ONS (27, as in AEONS), -OTS (24, as in BLOTS), -OWS (22, as in AVOWS). 28.6% end in a single S — mostly plurals and verb forms of shorter words.
Word play in this list
The biggest anagram family here is DIOLS, IDOLS, LIDOS, SLOID, SOLDI and SOLID — 6 words from the same 5 letters. Altogether 435 sets of anagrams sit inside this list, covering 1,069 words. It contains 3 palindromes, read the same both ways: ROTOR, SOLOS and TOROT. 42 words turn into another real word when spelled backwards — DEPOT becomes TOPED, DIOLS becomes SLOID, DOSER becomes RESOD, KORAT becomes TAROK. BHOOT is the longest word here that uses only one kind of vowel, ahead of BLOBS.
48.7% of these words take an S on the end and stay a word (ABBOT, ABHOR and ABMHO among them); after S, the most useful end letter is D, which extends 100 words. At the front, S turns 94 words into new ones (ALLOW → SALLOW); C turns 60 words into new ones (ALLOW → CALLOW); B turns 46 words into new ones (ABOON → BABOON).
Using this list
If the answer to a five-letter puzzle is known to be in this list, TORES is the guess that splits it most evenly: its colour patterns divide the sampled words into 96 groups, the largest of which has 83 words left (5.3 bits of information). To narrow it further, open it in the pattern finder: the rule “contains O, has 5 letters” is already filled in, and you can add a length, a fixed letter position or letters to leave out.
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