5-letter words with O as the third letter

There are 965 five-letter words with O as the third letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. O is the roundest vowel and the seed of plenty of onomatopoeia, from oink to ooze.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with O in the third position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include abode, abohm, aboil, aboma and aboon. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with o as the third letter

WordScoreLength
woozy205
boozy195
khoja195
zhomo195
doozy185
gyoza185
quonk185
zooks185
azoth175
choky175

5-letter words with O as the third letter (965)

Showing the first 300 of 965. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles.

abode8abohm12aboil7aboma9aboon7abord8abore7abort7about7above10acock13acold8acorn7adobe8adobo8adopt8adore6adorn6adown9adoze15aeons5afoot8afore8afoul8agoge7agone6agons6agony9agood7agora6ahold9aioli5alods6aloed6aloes5aloft8aloha8aloin5alone5along6aloof8aloos5aloud6alowe8amoks11amole7among8amort7amour7amove10amowt10anoas5anode6anole5anomy10apode8apods8apoop9aport7aroba7aroha8aroid6aroma7arose5atocs7atoke9atoks9atoll5atoms7atomy10atone5atony8atopy10avoid9avows11awoke12awols8awork12axoid13axone12axons12ayont8azoic16azole14azons14azote14azoth17bhoot10biogs8biome9biont7biota7bloat7blobs9block13blocs9blogs8bloke11blond8blood8blook11bloom9bloop9blore7blots7blown10blows10blowy13booai7booay10booby12boody11booed8boofy13boogy11boohs10books11booky14bools7booms9boomy12boong8boons7boord8boors7boose7boost7booth10boots7booty10booze16boozy19broad8broch12brock13brods8brogh11brogs8broil7broke11brome9bromo9bronc9brond8brood8brook11brool7broom9broos7brose7brosy10broth10brown10brows10buoys10ceorl7chock16choco12chocs12chode11chogs11choir10choke14choko14choky17chola10choli10cholo10chomp14choof13chook14choom12choon10chops12chord11chore10chose10chota10chott10chout10choux17chowk17chows13cions7cloak11cloam9clock13clods8cloff13clogs8cloke11clomb11clomp11clone7clonk11clons7cloop9cloot7clops9close7clote7cloth10clots7cloud8clour7clous7clout7clove10clown10clows10cloye10cloys10cloze16cooch12cooed8cooee7cooer7cooey10coofs10cooks11cooky14cools7cooly10coomb11cooms9coomy12coops9coopt9coost7coots7cooze16croak11croci9crock13crocs9croft10crogs8cromb11crome9crone7cronk11crony10crook11crool7croon7crops9crore7cross7crost7croup9crout7crowd11crown10crows10croze16deoxy16dhobi11dhole9dholl9dhols9dhoti9dhows12diode7diols6diota6doobs8dooce8doody10dooks10doole6dools6dooly9dooms8doomy11doona6doorn6doors6doozy18droid7droil6droit6drole6droll6drome8drone6drony9droob8droog7drook10drool6droop8drops8dropt8dross6drouk10drove9drown9drows9dsobo8dsomo8

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have O as the third letter?

Our dictionary lists 965 five-letter words with O in the third position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your third tile turned green as O, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

ABODE is a common five-letter word with O as its third letter.

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