Five-letter position pattern

5 Letter Words with O as the 3rd Letter

Need help finding 5 letter words with O as the 3rd letter? O is one of the most common third letters, and it sits in the middle of everyday words such as ABOUT, THOSE, GROUP, WHOLE and STORY. Use the patterns and examples below to narrow down your next guess in Wordle, Scrabble and other word games.

1,268matching five-letter words

5 Letter Words with O as the 3rd Letter

abode
abody
abohm
aboil
aboma
aboon
abord
abore
abort
abote
about
above
acock
acoin
acold
acoma
acone
acool
acorn
acost
acoup
adobe
adobo
adopt
adore
adorn
adown
adoxy
adoze
aeons
afoam
afoot
afore
afoul
agoge
agoho
agone
agons
agony
agood
agora
ahold
aholt
ahong
aioli
alods
alody
aloed
aloes
aloft
alogy
aloha
aloid
aloin
aloma
alone
along
aloof
aloos
alose
aloud
alout
alowe
amoke
amoks
amole
among
amort
amour
amove
amowt
anoas
anode
anoia
anoil
anole
anoli
anomy
anorn
anour
apode
apods
apoop
aport
apout
aroar
aroba
aroha
aroid
aroma
aroon
aroph
arose
asoak
asoka
atocs
atoke
atoks
atole
atoll
atoms
atomy
atone
atony
atopy
atour
avoid
avoke
avoue
avour
avowe
avows
awoke
awols
awork
axoid
axone
axons
ayond
ayont
ayous
azoch
azofy
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azole
azons
azote
azoth
azoxy
beode
bhoot
biogs
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biose
biota
bloat
blobs
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blocs
blogs
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blond
blood
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blots
blout
blown
blows
blowy
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booay
boobs
booby
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boody
booed
boofy
boogy
boohs
books
booky
bools
booly
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boomy
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boonk
boons
boord
boors
boort
boose
boost
boosy
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boots
booty
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boozy
broad
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brock
brods
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broil
broke
broll
broma
brome
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bronc
brond
bronx
brood
brook
brool
broom
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broos
brose
brosy
broth
browd
brown
brows
buoys
byous
caoba
ceorl
choak
choca
chock
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chocs
chode
choel
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chogs
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choir
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chold
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chomp
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choon
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chott
choup
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cions
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clock
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clone
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cloth
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cloys
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cooed
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cooks
cooky
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cooms
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coons
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coops
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coots
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crock
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crosa
crose
cross
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croup
crout
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deota
deoxy
dhobi
dhoby
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doobs
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doors
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drops
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drovy
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droyl
dsobo
dsomo
duole
duomi
duomo
ebons
ebony
ebook
ecoid
ecole
eloge
elogy
eloin
elong
elope
elops
emong
emony
emote
emove
enode
enoil
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enols
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enows
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evoke
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eyots
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floor
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foods
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gnome
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group
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gyoza
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hoods
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ibota
icons
iconv
idola
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ikona
ikons
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iroko
irone
irons
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irous
isoln
isort
ivory
ixora
izote
jhool
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kmole
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knowe
known
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krone
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leone
lions
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loory
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mbori
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myopy
neons
neoza
ngoma
nkosi
noobs
nooit
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nooky
noons
noops
noose
oboes
obole
oboli
obols
ocote
odoom
odors
odour
ohone
ology
olona
omovs
osone
ovoid
ovoli
ovolo
ozone
paoli
paolo
peons
peony
phoby
phoca
phone
phono
phons
phony
phose
phoss
photo
phots
pions
piony
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pioye
pioys
ploat
ploce
plock
plods
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plook
plops
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plots
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plotx
plotz
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plout
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pools
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poons
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poovy
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probe
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proke
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proll
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proms
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proof
props
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pross
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prote
proto
proud
proul
prove
prowl
prows
proxy
proyn
psoae
psoai
psoas
psora
pyoid
pyots
quoad
quods
quoif
quoin
quoit
quoll
quonk
quops
quota
quote
quoth
quott
reoil
reown
rhody
rhomb
rhone
rioja
riots
roods
rooed
roofs
roofy
rooks
rooky
rooms
roomy
roons
roops
roopy
roosa
roose
roost
rooti
roots
rooty
roove
ryots
saola
scoad
scobs
scody
scoff
scogs
scoke
scolb
scold
scomm
scone
scoog
scoon
scoop
scoot
scopa
scope
scops
score
scorn
scote
scots
scoug
scouk
scoup
scour
scout
scove
scovy
scowl
scowp
scows
seora
seoul
sfoot
shoad
shoal
shoat
shock
shode
shoed
shoer
shoes
shogi
shogs
shoji
shola
shole
shone
shood
shooi
shook
shool
shoon
shoop
shoor
shoos
shoot
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shops
shore
shorl
shorn
short
shote
shots
shott
shout
shove
showd
shown
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showy
shoya
shoyu
skoal
skoff
skols
skool
skoot
skort
skosh
skout
sloan
sloat
slobs
slock
sloes
slogs
sloid
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sloka
sloke
slone
slonk
sloom
sloop
sloot
slope
slops
slopy
slorm
slorp
slosh
slote
sloth
slots
slour
slove
slows
sloyd
smock
smogs
smoke
smoko
smoky
smolt
smook
smoor
smoot
smore
smote
smous
smout
smowt
snobs
snock
snods
snoek
snoep
snoga
snogs
snoke
snood
snook
snool
snoop
snoot
snore
snork
snort
snots
snout
snowk
snowl
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snowy
sooey
sooks
sooky
soole
sools
sooms
soony
soops
soord
soote
sooth
soots
sooty
spode
spods
spoil
spoke
spoky
spole
spong
spoof
spook
spool
spoom
spoon
spoor
spoot
spore
spork
sport
sposh
spots
spout
ssort
stoae
stoai
stoas
stoat
stobs
stock
stoep
stoff
stoga
stogy
stoic
stoit
stoke
stola
stold
stole
stoln
stoma
stomp
stond
stone
stong
stonk
stonn
stony
stood
stoof
stook
stool
stoon
stoop
stoor
stoot
stopa
stope
stops
stopt
store
stork
storm
story
stosh
stoss
stots
stott
stoun
stoup
stour
stout
stove
stown
stowp
stows
swobs
swoln
swonk
swoon
swoop
swops
swopt
sword
swore
sworn
swosh
swots
swoun
thoft
thoke
thole
tholi
thone
thong
thoom
thore
thorn
thoro
thorp
thort
those
thous
thowl
thowt
tools
tooms
toons
toosh
tooth
toots
troad
troak
troat
troca
troch
trock
troco
trode
trods
troft
trogs
troic
trois
troke
troll
tromp
trona
tronc
trone
tronk
trons
troop
troot
trooz
trope
troth
trots
troue
trout
trouv
trove
trows
troys
twoer
twoes
udons
uloid
unode
unoil
unold
unorn
unown
viola
viold
viols
vlogs
vroom
vrous
vrouw
vrows
whole
wholl
whomp
whone
whoof
whoop
whoot
whops
whore
whorl
whort
whory
whose
whoso
wloka
woods
woody
wooed
wooer
woofs
woofy
woold
woolf
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wooly
woomp
woons
woops
woose
woosh
wootz
woozy
wroke
wrong
wroot
wrote
wroth
ybore
ycond
ymolt
yoofs
yoops
ytost
zhomo
zlote
zloty
zooea
zooey
zooid
zooks
zooms
zoona
zoons
zooty

The Main Letter Pairs Behind O in the Third Box

The quickest way to sort these words is by the two letters in the second and third boxes. HO gives THOSE, WHOLE and SHORT; TO gives STORY, STORE and STONE; LO gives CLOSE, BLOCK and ALONE; OO gives LOOKS and BOOKS; BO gives ABOUT and ABOVE.

Useful five-letter words

ABOUT, THOSE, GROUP, WHOLE and STORY are among the most familiar words on this page, so they make sensible first guesses. KNOWN, CLOSE and PHONE are worth keeping in reserve.

ABOUT
THOSE
GROUP
WHOLE
STORY

A Smart Way to Use the Middle Letter

Consonant blends or pairs in the first two boxes do the heavy lifting. TH, SH and WH come before O in THOSE, SHORT and WHOLE, while ST and BL give STORY and BLOCK. Test H or L in the second box first. With the center in place, the opening and ending decide which of the likely words fits.

O Words in Scrabble and Other Word Games

In Scrabble, O is worth one point, so it is easy to play but adds little to a score on its own. Keeping a few words in mind, such as ABOUT, THOSE and GROUP, makes it easier to use the tile when it turns up on your rack.

Frequently asked questions

Is a double O common in the middle of words

Yes, as in LOOKS, BOOKS, BLOOD and FLOOR. If O is green in the third box and the fourth box is still empty, a second O is a sensible test.

Is O a common third letter in five letter words

O is one of the most common third letters in five letter words. Knowing the usual middle patterns is more helpful than guessing blindly.

What are good 5 letter words with O as the 3rd letter to guess first

ABOUT, THOSE and GROUP are good places to start, because they are familiar and spread across different letters. WHOLE and STORY make good follow ups.