5 Letter Words Ending in O
Need five-letter words that end in O? There are 369 valid 5 letter words ending in O, and 46 of them are common everyday words. The most used is video. Use the finder for your Wordle clues, or browse the lists below. To search all words at once, use the 5 letter word search.
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Shows every 5 letter word you can make using only these letters. Each letter can be used as many times as you type it.
5 letter words ending in O at a glance
- Valid words
- 369
- Common words
- 46
- Most common
- video
- Top Scrabble score (common)
- jumbo 16 pts
- Top Scrabble score (all)
- mezzo 25 pts
- Best Wordle guess in this set
- ratio
- The 1st letter is R in 13% of common words.
- The 2nd letter is A in 26% of common words.
- The 3rd letter is T in 17% of common words.
- The 4th letter is I in 13% of common words.
Common 5 letter words ending in O (46)
The words with 5 letters ending in O you're most likely to know, most used first.
- video9
- radio6
- photo10
- hello8
- audio6
- ratio5
- piano7
- cargo8
- metro7
- micro9
- intro5
- promo9
- combo11
- disco8
- bravo10
- tempo9
- retro5
- amino7
- motto7
- bingo8
- macro9
- condo8
- tango6
- rhino8
- mango8
- cameo9
- rodeo6
- taboo7
- patio7
- torso5
- ditto6
- jumbo16
- limbo9
- cello7
- banjo14
- polio7
- macho12
- lotto5
- hippo12
- pinto7
- folio8
- rondo6
- chino10
- nacho10
- lingo6
- gusto6
How to find a five-letter word that ends in an O
Looking for 5 letter words that end with O to solve a Wordle? The finder above already has O in the last green box; add your other clues.
A real example from our word list: the answer is AMINO, and all you know is that it ends in O, which leaves 46 common words. Open with RATIO, the guess that splits this set most evenly.
Guess 1: RATIO O is green and A and I are yellow, and the rest are grey. That leaves 2 possible answers: piano and amino.
Guess 2: PIANO N and O are green and I and A are yellow, and the rest are grey. That leaves 1 possible answer.
Guess 3: AMINO All five letters are green. Solved in 3.
What comes before the final O?
The most common endings are -IO (13%), -TO (13%) and -GO (11%). If you know the last letter is O, these pairs are the best place to start for the fourth letter.
| Ends in | Number of common words | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| -IO | 6 | radio, audio, ratio, patio |
| -TO | 6 | photo, motto, ditto, lotto |
| -GO | 5 | cargo, bingo, tango, mango |
| -RO | 5 | metro, micro, intro, retro |
| -NO | 4 | piano, amino, rhino, chino |
| -EO | 3 | video, cameo, rodeo |
What the most common ones mean
- video
- nounthe visible part of a television transmission
- radio
- nounmedium for communication
- photo
- nouna representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
- hello
- nounan expression of greeting
- audio
- nounthe audible part of a transmitted signal
- ratio
- nounthe relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
- piano
- nouna keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
- cargo
- noungoods carried by a large vehicle
- metro
- nounan electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
- micro
- adjectiveextremely small in scale or scope or capability
- intro
- nounformally making a person known to another or to the public
- promo
- nouna message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
- combo
- nouna small band of jazz musicians
- disco
- nounpopular dance music (especially in the late 1970s)
- bravo
- nouna murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
About 5 letter words ending in O
Many 5 letter words ending in O are borrowed or shortened words: radio, piano, video, photo, disco. Others come from Italian or Spanish, like tempo, tango and mango. O endings often follow a consonant pair, as in retro, macro and intro, or a doubled letter, as in motto. In Wordle, an O at the end is less common than in the middle, so only move it there when the middle spots are ruled out.
O ranks 10th out of 26 as a last letter for 5 letter words.
Common endings with O
O endings are full of borrowed and shortened words. Music and dance: banjo and cello. Food: nacho and pesto. Media: audio and photo. Shortened words: combo, condo and promo. Doubled letters are common, as in cello, ditto, hippo and lotto. In Wordle, if O is green last, a consonant is usually fourth, so test T, D and R there. For the much larger group of words with O in the middle, see 5 letter words with O.
Vowels in 5 letter words ending in O
O is the most common vowel here, appearing in 100% of the common words, followed by I (43%) and A (35%). The least common is U (7%).
Nouns, verbs and adjectives
By main meaning (WordNet), there are 43 nouns and 3 adjectives.
Nouns include video, radio and photo. Adjectives include micro, taboo and jumbo.
Best Wordle guesses that end in O
Top guesses, with the average number of the 46 common words each leaves: RATIO (3.2), MICRO (3.7), INTRO (3.9), PINTO (4.2) and AMINO (4.4).
37% repeat a letter, and 7 have a double letter, like hello, motto, taboo and ditto.
Highest-scoring 5 letter words ending in O in Scrabble
Top common words: jumbo (16), banjo (14) and macho (12). All valid words: mezzo (25), bizzo (25) and lazzo (23). 25 words reach 15 points or more.
All 369 valid 5 letter words ending in O323 rarer words accepted in Scrabble and Wordle, not shown above. Plurals are marked.
- yahoo11
- anglo6
- dunno6
- congo8
- pedro8
- turbo7
- romeo7
- hydro12
- cisco9
- paolo7
- santo5
- waldo9
- chemo12
- nitro5
- proto7
- kiddo11
- chico12
- alamo7
- draco8
- banco9
- convo10
- forgo9
- largo6
- primo9
- gecko12
- servo8
- doggo8
- pesto7
- bimbo11
- bongo8
- campo11
- amigo8
- cacao9
- salvo8
- bilbo9
- jello12
- canto7
- ortho8
- gonzo15
- outro5
- mondo8
- mambo11
- credo8
- dingo7
- hallo8
- zorro14
- lasso5
- dumbo10
- corso7
- outdo6
- verso8
- bento7
- gumbo10
- altho8
- choco12
- igloo6
- gizmo17
- guano6
- kondo10
- mezzo25
- tanto5
- mucho12
- telco7
- narco7
- wahoo11
- garbo8
- resto5
- sicko11
- mongo8
- wilco10
- sambo9
- chaco12
- kendo10
- aggro7
- morro7
- zippo18
- basso7
- claro7
- duomo8
- mungo8
- curio7
- panto7
- paseo7
- punto7
- wacko14
- fibro10
- burro7
- cholo10
- dubbo10
- helio8
- kazoo18
- baloo7
- compo11
- imago8
- bardo8
- beano7
- bromo9
- carbo9
- molto7
- phono10
- karoo9
- cento7
- repro7
- lesbo7
- recto7
- casco9
- taiko9
- andro6
- cyclo12
- llano5
- matzo16
- piezo16
- borgo8
- pisco9
- bucko13
- pongo8
- chiao10
- sango6
- adobo8
- fatso8
- steno5
- barro7
- basho10
- litho8
- lento5
- wazoo17
- jocko18
- deffo12
- jambo16
- maiko11
- hullo8
- pinko11
- chiro10
- paedo8
- salto5
- dobro8
- panko11
- whoso11
- manto7
- vireo8
- gesso6
- jingo13
- stylo8
- tondo6
- visto8
- timbo9
- kimbo13
- nutso5
- tenno5
- junco14
- junto12
- sorbo7
- parvo10
- appro9
- commo11
- canso7
- mento7
- ancho10
- schmo12
- amido8
- cyano10
- bunco9
- bunko11
- gazoo15
- flexo15
- recco9
- secco9
- cocco11
- trigo6
- baboo9
- diazo15
- achoo10
- hollo8
- shako12
- shiso8
- soldo6
- datto6
- mosso7
- bumbo11
- buteo7
- conto7
- sordo6
- addio7
- bacco11
- boffo13
- bombo11
- leuco7
- tacho10
- berko11
- pingo8
- pulao7
- grego7
- iroko9
- mesto7
- quino14
- sanko9
- smoko11
- corno7
- gobbo10
- estro5
- amnio7
- mimeo9
- pargo8
- potto7
- zambo18
- chimo12
- aviso8
- milko11
- ngaio6
- scudo8
- gambo10
- segno6
- sexto12
- choko14
- socko11
- petto7
- rumbo9
- biffo13
- basto7
- danio6
- buffo13
- outgo6
- fungo9
- metho10
- gismo8
- putto7
- imino7
- ovolo8
- pengo8
- pulmo9
- fordo9
- azido15
- yummo12
- genro6
- saddo7
- thoro8
- aspro7
- fango9
- vulgo9
- fuero8
- himbo12
- grebo8
- pareo7
- sulfo8
- potoo7
- yobbo12
- posho10
- dekko14
- keeno9
- proso7
- roneo5
- gombo10
- hillo8
- skimo11
- bazoo16
- lazzo23
- fillo8
- tardo6
- abmho12
- agloo6
- awato8
- aweto8
- bizzo25
- buroo7
- chado11
- cuffo13
- cusso7
- cutto7
- daiko10
- decko12
- derro6
- dipso8
- dohyo12
- donko10
- dsobo8
- dsomo8
- erugo6
- fugio9
- gadjo14
- gadso7
- galvo9
- ginzo15
- gippo10
- godso7
- guaco8
- guiro6
- gyppo13
- howso11
- igapo8
- imido8
- kembo13
- kusso9
- laevo8
- matlo7
- misdo8
- misgo8
- mucro9
- napoo7
- pilao7
- pubco11
- quipo16
- ratoo5
- raupo7
- razoo14
- realo5
- reffo11
- reggo7
- rumpo9
- sargo6
- sixmo14
- sorgo6
- spado8
- trugo6
- typto10
- uredo6
- whamo13
- yarco10
- yarto8
- yucko14
- zhomo19
- zinco16
- zocco18
- zoppo18
Questions people ask
How many 5 letter words ending in O are there?
369 valid words; 46 of them are common everyday words.
What is a five-letter word that ends in an O?
The most common is video. Other everyday examples are radio, photo and hello.
What is the best Wordle guess that ends in O?
ratio, leaving about 3.2 possible answers on average.
Which 5 letter word ending in O scores the most in Scrabble?
Among common words, jumbo scores 16 points. Among all valid words, mezzo scores 25.
What 5 letter words start with R and end in O?
R is the most common first letter for these words (6 of the common words). Examples: radio, ratio, retro and rhino.
Do more 5 letter words end with O or start with O?
369 valid 5 letter words end with O, compared with 260 that start with it. See 5 letter words starting with O.
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