5-letter words ending in O

There are 369 five-letter words that end in O in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring are BIZZO and MEZZO, tied at 25 points. C starts the most of them, 40, and the average score is 9.2 points.

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These 369 words are 2.9% of all 12,578 five-letter words. A green O in the fifth Wordle slot leaves these 369 words as candidates before any other clue. The solver above is already set to 5 letters ending in O, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.

For Wordle, RATIO is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 369 words.

5-letter words ending in O in numbers

Words
369
Highest scoring
BIZZO 25 pts
Average score
9.2 pts
With a definition
142 (38%)
Words by first letter
  1. A22
  2. B33
  3. C40
  4. D23
  5. E2
  6. F11
  7. G25
  8. H10
  9. I7
  10. J7
  11. K9
  12. L12
  13. M27
  14. N6
  15. O5
  16. P36
  17. Q2
  18. R20
  19. S29
  20. T17
  21. U1
  22. V5
  23. W7
  24. Y6
  25. Z7

Highest-scoring 5-letter words ending in o

WordScoreLength
bizzo255
mezzo255
lazzo235
zhomo195
jocko185
kazoo185
zambo185
zippo185
zocco185
zoppo185

5-letter words ending in O (369)

These 300 of the 369 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.

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Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words end in O?

369, which is 2.9% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 142 of them have a dictionary definition.

What is the best 5 letter word ending in O for Scrabble?

BIZZO and MEZZO tie at 25 points before bonus squares. Next come LAZZO (23), ZHOMO (19) and JOCKO (18). The average is 9.2 points.

Which letter do most 5 letter words ending in O start with?

C, in 40 of the 369 (11%). P follows with 36.

What should I guess in Wordle with an O in the last slot?

RATIO. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 369 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.

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