Five-letter word list

5 Letter Words Ends with O

Stuck on a puzzle? Browse five-letter words ending with O here. From radio to photo, each option helps you narrow your next guess. Great for Wordle, Scrabble, quizzes and daily practice.

564matching five-letter words

Five-letter words ending in O

abilo
abmho
achoo
addio
adobo
adpao
aggro
agloo
agoho
alamo
aliso
alloo
altho
amido
amigo
amino
amnio
amylo
anabo
ancho
andro
anglo
animo
appro
arado
aspro
atelo
audio
aviso
awato
aweto
azido
baboo
bacao
bacco
bagio
bahoo
bailo
balao
ballo
baloo
banco
bando
banjo
bardo
barro
basho
basso
basto
bauno
bazoo
beano
becco
bekko
bento
benzo
berko
betso
bezzo
biabo
biffo
bilbo
bilio
bimbo
bingo
bisso
bizzo
boffo
boldo
bombo
bongo
borgo
bouto
bravo
bromo
brujo
bucko
bueno
buffo
bumbo
bunco
bungo
bunko
burao
buroo
burro
busto
buteo
cabio
cacao
cairo
callo
cameo
campo
canso
canto
canzo
carbo
cardo
cargo
casco
catso
caupo
ceibo
cello
cento
chaco
chado
chego
chemo
chiao
chico
chimo
chino
chiro
choco
choko
cholo
cisco
claro
cocao
cocco
coeno
combo
commo
compo
condo
congo
conto
convo
corno
corso
corvo
cravo
crcao
credo
cribo
ctimo
cuffo
curio
cusso
cutto
cyano
cyclo
daiko
danio
daroo
datto
decko
deffo
dekko
deloo
derro
desto
diazo
dildo
dingo
dipso
disco
ditto
dobro
doggo
dohyo
donko
draco
drago
dsobo
dsomo
dubbo
dubio
dumbo
dunno
duomo
dusio
ejido
epulo
erato
erizo
erugo
estro
facto
fango
fardo
fario
fatso
ferio
fibro
filao
fillo
flavo
flexo
folio
fordo
forgo
fuero
fugio
fungo
gadjo
gadso
galvo
gambo
garbo
garoo
gazoo
gecko
genio
genro
gerbo
gesso
ginzo
gippo
gismo
gizmo
gobbo
godso
gombo
gonzo
grano
grebo
greco
grego
guaco
guano
gubbo
guijo
guiro
gumbo
gusto
gyppo
haddo
hallo
hecco
helco
helio
hello
hillo
himbo
hippo
hocco
hollo
hondo
hoppo
howso
huaco
hucho
hullo
humbo
husho
hydro
hypho
icaco
idaho
igapo
igloo
imago
imido
imino
intro
irido
iroko
jacko
jambo
jello
jimbo
jingo
jitro
jocko
jumbo
junco
junto
justo
kamao
karoo
kazoo
keeno
kembo
kendo
kenno
kiddo
kimbo
kinoo
klino
kodro
kokio
kondo
kongo
kusso
kyoto
lacto
laevo
largo
lasso
latro
lazzo
lento
lesbo
leuco
limbo
lingo
litho
llano
lokao
lotto
luteo
macao
macco
macho
macro
mafoo
maiko
maleo
mambo
mango
manso
manto
matlo
matzo
medio
mento
mesto
metho
metro
mezzo
micro
milko
mimeo
misdo
misgo
molto
mondo
mongo
mormo
morro
mosso
motto
mucho
mucro
mugho
multo
mumbo
mungo
nacho
nakoo
nammo
napoo
narco
necro
negro
ngaio
nitro
nondo
nullo
nutso
ochro
ohelo
ortho
outdo
outgo
outro
ovolo
paedo
palmo
panko
panto
paolo
parao
pareo
pargo
parto
parvo
paseo
pasmo
passo
patao
patio
pedro
pengo
pesto
petro
petto
phano
pharo
phono
photo
piano
piezo
pilao
pingo
pinko
pinto
pisco
pluto
polio
pombo
pongo
ponto
porgo
porno
porto
posho
potoo
potto
prado
primo
promo
proso
proto
pubco
pulao
pulmo
punto
putto
quino
quipo
quito
radio
ratio
ratoo
raupo
razoo
realo
recco
recto
reffo
reggo
repro
resto
retro
rhino
rodeo
roleo
romeo
rondo
roneo
rumbo
rumpo
sacro
saddo
salto
salvo
sambo
sango
sanko
santo
sargo
sarpo
schmo
scroo
scudo
secco
secno
segno
senso
serio
sermo
servo
sexto
shado
shako
shiko
shiso
sicko
sitao
sitio
sixmo
skimo
smoko
socko
sodio
soldo
solio
sorbo
sordo
sorgo
spado
staio
steno
stero
stipo
stylo
sulfo
susso
swego
taboo
tacho
tacso
taiko
taino
taipo
talao
talio
tambo
tango
tanto
tardo
tasco
tatoo
taupo
telco
tempo
tendo
tenio
tenno
tenso
terzo
thoro
timbo
tlaco
tokyo
toldo
tondo
torso
trigo
troco
trugo
tsubo
tungo
turbo
turco
turio
typto
uhllo
unamo
uredo
utero
uvito
vacuo
vario
vedro
verso
video
vijao
vireo
virgo
visto
vitro
volto
vulgo
wacko
wahoo
waldo
wazoo
whamo
whoso
wilco
yaboo
yahoo
yarco
yarto
yesso
ygapo
yobbo
yocco
yucko
yummo
zambo
zendo
zhomo
zinco
zippo
zocco
zoppo
zorro
zucco

Letters in the open positions

Looking at the fourth letter, “T” (53, 9.4%), “B” (43, 7.6%), “R” (43, 7.6%), “G” (42, 7.4%) appear most often. This measures the character immediately before the final letter, rather than the word's first internal letter. Percentages use all 564 matching words as the denominator.

Words ending in O come from many languages, and they tend to sound lively: VIDEO, RADIO, PHOTO, HELLO and PIANO are all everyday words. Knowing the last letter gives you a head start in Wordle, Scrabble and crosswords, because it removes many of the possible answers straight away. It also helps to see the words grouped by ending, because the same few patterns keep returning.

Common Endings for Words That End in O

The quickest way to sort these words is by their last two letters. The IO ending gives VIDEO, RADIO and AUDIO; the LO ending gives HELLO and CELLO; the OO ending gives TABOO and IGLOO.

Useful five-letter words

VIDEO, RADIO, PHOTO, HELLO and AUDIO are the entries you are most likely to meet in a puzzle. RATIO, PIANO and CARGO are worth keeping in reserve.

VIDEO
RADIO
PHOTO
HELLO
AUDIO

How to Narrow Down Words Ending in O

A final O often follows a vowel, as in VIDEO, RADIO and AUDIO, or a doubled consonant, as in HELLO and CELLO. Those two shapes cover many of the familiar words. After that, the opening letters decide which of the likely words fits.

Playing O Words in Scrabble

In Scrabble, O is worth one point, so it is easy to play but adds little to a score on its own. Knowing words like VIDEO, RADIO and PHOTO makes it easier to use the tile when it turns up late in a game.

Common starting letters in words ending in O

The most frequent starting letter is B, appearing in 56 words (9.9%). This shows how the words sharing the O ending are distributed across different beginnings.

Frequently asked questions

Is a double O common at the end

It does happen, as in TABOO and IGLOO, but most words ending in O finish with a single O after a consonant or an I, as in PHOTO and RADIO.

Is O a common last letter in Wordle

O is a fairly common ending in five letter words. That makes it useful as a quick test, because the patterns above cover most of the words.

What are good words ending in O to guess first

VIDEO, RADIO and PHOTO are good places to start, because they are familiar and spread across different letters. HELLO and AUDIO make good follow ups.