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Wordle game help: 5-letter words with ‘O’ as the only vowel

Now it's time for the consonants.

Jéssica Gubert

Published: Jun 7, 2022 03:54 am

Solving the Wordle has become a popular way to start (or end) the day among players who enjoy word puzzles and simple challenges. Each day, the game will pick a different five-letter word, which you must guess in up to six tries and 24 hours. The word will always be the same for players on the same calendar day, but there are no clues except the letters themselves, which will change colors after each guess to indicate if they’re part of the answer or not.

Five-letter words with “O” as the only vowel to try in Wordle

BHOOT
BLOBS
BLOCK
BLOCS
BLOGS
BLOND
BLOOD
BLOOM
BLOOP
BLOTS

BLOWN
BLOWS
BLOWY
BOBBY
BOBOS
BOCKS
BOFFO
BOFFS
BOGGY
BOHOS

BOLDS
BOLLS
BOLOS
BOLTS
BOMBS
BONDS
BONGO
BONGS
BONKS
BONNY

BOOBS
BOOBY
BOOGY
BOOKS
BOOMS
BOOMY
BOONS
BOORS
BOOST
BOOTH

BOOTS
BOOTY
BOOZY
BOPPY
BORKS
BORON
BORTS
BORTY
BORTZ
BOSKS

BOSKY
BOSOM
BOSON
BOSSY
BOTCH
BOTHY
BOTTS
BOWLS
BOYOS
BOZOS

BROCH
BROCK
BROMO
BRONC
BROOD
BROOK
BROOM
BROOS
BROSY
BROTH

BROWN
BROWS
CHOCK
CHOCS
CHOKY
CHOMP
CHOOK
CHOPS
CHORD
CHOTT

CHOWS
CLOCK
CLODS
CLOGS
CLOMB
CLOMP
CLONK
CLONS
CLOOT
CLOPS

CLOTH
CLOTS
CLOWN
CLOYS
COBBS
COBBY
COCKS
COCKY
COCOS
CODON

COFFS
COGON
COHOG
COHOS
COLBY
COLDS
COLLY
COLOG
COLON
COLOR

COLTS
COMBO
COMBS
COMFY
COMMO
COMMS
COMMY
COMPO
COMPS
COMPT

CONCH
CONDO
CONGO
CONKS
CONKY
CONNS
CONTO
COOCH
COOFS
COOKS

COOKY
COOLS
COOMB
COONS
COOPS
COOPT
COOTS
COPSY
CORBY
CORDS

CORKS
CORKY
CORMS
CORNS
CORNY
CORPS
COSTS
COWLS
COWRY
COYLY

CROCK
CROCS
CROFT
CRONY
CROOK
CROON
CROPS
CROSS
CROWD
CROWN

CROWS
CYCLO
CYMOL
CYTON
DHOLL
DHOWS
DOBBY
DOCKS
DODGY
DODOS

DOFFS
DOGGO
DOGGY
DOJOS
DOLLS
DOLLY
DOLOR
DOLTS
DONGS
DONOR

DONSY
DOOBS
DOODY
DOOLY
DOOMS
DOOMY
DOORS
DOOZY
DORKS
DORKY

DORMS
DORMY
DORPS
DORRS
DORTY
DOTTY
DOWDY
DOWNS
DOWNY
DOWRY

DOYLY
DROLL
DROOL
DROOP
DROPS
DROPT
DROSS
DROWN
FJORD
FLOCK

FLOCS
FLOGS
FLONG
FLOOD
FLOOR
FLOPS
FLOSS
FLOWN
FLOWS
FOGGY

FOHNS
FOLDS
FOLKS
FOLKY
FOLLY
FONDS
FONTS
FOODS
FOOLS
FOOTS

FOOTY
FORBS
FORBY
FORDO
FORDS
FORGO
FORKS
FORKY
FORMS
FORTH

FORTS
FORTY
FOWLS
FROCK
FROGS
FROND
FRONS
FRONT
FROSH
FROST

FROTH
FROWN
FROWS
GHOST
GLOBS
GLOGG
GLOMS
GLOOM
GLOOP
GLOPS

GLORY
GLOSS
GLOST
GLOWS
GOBOS
GODLY
GOGOS
GOLDS
GOLFS
GOLLY

GOMBO
GONCH
GONGS
GONOF
GONZO
GOODS
GOODY
GOOFS
GOOFY
GOOKY

GOONS
GOONY
GOOPS
GOOPY
GOOSY
GORMS
GORPS
GORSY
GOTCH
GOTHS

GOWDS
GOWKS
GOWNS
GRODY
GROGS
GROKS
GROOM
GROSS
GROSZ
GROTS

GROVY
GROWL
GROWN
GROWS
GYNOS
GYPOS
GYPPO
GYRON
GYROS
HOBBY

HOBOS
HOCKS
HOGGS
HOLDS
HOLKS
HOLLO
HOLLY
HOLMS
HOLOS
HOLTS

HOMOS
HONGS
HONKS
HONOR
HOOCH
HOODS
HOODY
HOOFS
HOOKS
HOOKY

HOOLY
HOOPS
HOOTS
HOOTY
HOPPY
HORKS
HORNS
HORST
HORSY
HOSTS

HOTCH
HOTLY
HOTTY
HOWDY
HOWFF
HOWFS
HOWKS
HOWLS
HYDRO
HYPOS

HYSON
JOCKO
JOCKS
JOCKY
JOHNS
JOLLY
JOLTS
JOLTY
JOMON
JOOKS

JOTTY
JOWLS
JOWLY
KLONG
KLOOF
KNOBS
KNOCK
KNOLL
KNOPS
KNOSP

KNOTS
KNOWN
KNOWS
KOBOS
KOHLS
KOLOS
KONKS
KOOKS
KOOKY
KOPHS

KOTOS
KOTOW
KROON
LOBBY
LOBOS
LOCHS
LOCKS
LOCOS
LOFTS
LOFTY

LOGGY
LOGON
LOGOS
LOLLS
LOLLY
LONGS
LOOBY
LOOFS
LOOKS
LOOKY

LOOMS
LOONS
LOONY
LOOPS
LOOPY
LOOTS
LOPPY
LORDS
LORRY
LOSSY

LOTOS
LOTTO
LOWLY
MOCKS
MOGGY
MOHOS
MOJOS
MOLDS
MOLDY
MOLLS

MOLLY
MOLTO
MOLTS
MOLYS
MOMMY
MONDO
MONGO
MONKS
MONOS
MONTH

MONTY
MOOCH
MOODS
MOODY
MOOKS
MOOLS
MOONS
MOONY
MOORS
MOORY

MOOTS
MOPPY
MORNS
MORON
MORPH
MORRO
MORTS
MOSKS
MOSSO
MOSSY

MOSTS
MOTHS
MOTHY
MOTOR
MOTTO
MOTTS
MOZOS
MYOPY
NOBBY
NOBLY

NOCKS
NODDY
NOGGS
NOHOW
NOLOS
NOMOS
NONYL
NOOKS
NOONS
NORMS

NORTH
NOTCH
NOWTS
NYLON
OBOLS
OCHRY
OCTYL
ODDLY
ODORS
ODYLS

OLOGY
OOMPH
ORDOS
ORLOP
ORTHO
ORZOS
OSMOL
OTTOS
OVOLO
OXBOW

PHLOX
PHONO
PHONS
PHONY
PHOTO
PHOTS
PLODS
PLONK
PLOPS
PLOTS

PLOTZ
PLOWS
PLOYS
POBOY
POCKS
POCKY
PODGY
POGOS
POLLS
POLOS

POLYP
POLYS
POMOS
POMPS
PONDS
PONGO
PONGS
PONGY
POOCH
POODS

POOFS
POOHS
POOLS
POONS
POOPS
POOPY
POPPY
POPSY
PORCH
PORGY

PORKS
PORKY
PORNY
PORTS
POSTS
POTSY
POTTO
POTTY
PROBS
PRODS

PROFS
PROGS
PROMO
PROMS
PRONG
PROOF
PROPS
PROSO
PROSS
PROST

PROSY
PROWL
PROWS
PROXY
PYLON
PYROS
QOPHS
RHOMB
ROBOT
ROCKS

ROCKY
ROLFS
ROLLS
ROMPS
RONDO
ROODS
ROOFS
ROOKS
ROOKY
ROOMS

ROOMY
ROOST
ROOTS
ROOTY
ROTCH
ROTLS
ROTOR
ROTOS
ROWDY
ROWTH

RYOTS
SCHMO
SCOFF
SCOLD
SCOOP
SCOOT
SCOPS
SCORN
SCOTS
SCOWL

SCOWS
SCROB
SCROD
SHOCK
SHOGS
SHOJO
SHOOK
SHOOL
SHOON
SHOOS

SHOOT
SHOPS
SHORL
SHORN
SHORT
SHOTS
SHOTT
SHOWN
SHOWS
SHOWY

SKOLS
SKORT
SKOSH
SLOBS
SLOGS
SLOJD
SLOMO
SLOOP
SLOPS
SLOSH

SLOTH
SLOTS
SLOWS
SLOYD
SMOCK
SMOGS
SMOKY
SMOLT
SMORG
SNOBS

SNOGS
SNOOD
SNOOK
SNOOL
SNOOP
SNOOT
SNORT
SNOTS
SNOWS
SNOWY

SOCKO
SOCKS
SODDY
SODOM
SOFTS
SOFTY
SOGGY
SOKOL
SOLDO
SOLON

SOLOS
SONGS
SONLY
SONNY
SONSY
SOOKS
SOOTH
SOOTS
SOOTY
SOPHS

SOPHY
SOPOR
SOPPY
SORBS
SORDS
SORGO
SORNS
SORRY
SORTS
SOTHS

SOTOL
SPOOF
SPOOK
SPOOL
SPOON
SPOOR
SPORT
SPOTS
SPROG
STOBS

STOCK
STOGY
STOMP
STONK
STONY
STOOD
STOOK
STOOL
STOOP
STOPS

STOPT
STORK
STORM
STORY
STOSS
STOTS
STOTT
STOWP
STOWS
STROP

STROW
STROY
SWOBS
SWOON
SWOOP
SWOPS
SWORD
SWORN
SWOTS
SYCON

SYNOD
SYSOP
THONG
THORN
THORO
THORP
THROB
THROW
TOCKS
TOCOS

TODDY
TOFFS
TOFFY
TOFTS
TOLLS
TOLTS
TOLYL
TOMBS
TOMMY
TONDO

TONGS
TOOLS
TOONS
TOOTH
TOOTS
TOPHS
TOPOS
TORCH
TORCS
TOROS

TOROT
TORRS
TORSK
TORSO
TORTS
TOWNS
TOWNY
TOYON
TOYOS
TROCK

TROGS
TROLL
TROMP
TROOP
TROOZ
TROTH
TROTS
TROWS
TROYS
TYPOS

TYROS
VLOGS
VOLKS
VOLTS
VROOM
VROWS
WHOMP
WHOOF
WHOOP
WHOPS

WHORL
WHORT
WHOSO
WOLDS
WOLFS
WOMBS
WOMBY
WOMYN
WONKS
WONKY

WONTS
WOODS
WOODY
WOOFS
WOOLS
WOOLY
WOOPS
WOOPY
WOOSH
WOOZY

WORDS
WORDY
WORKS
WORLD
WORMS
WORMY
WORRY
WORST
WORTH
WORTS

WRONG
WROTH
XYLOL
YOBBO
YOBBY
YOCKS
YODHS
YOGHS
YOLKS
YOLKY

YOMPS
YONKS
YOOFS
YOWLS
ZLOTY
ZONKS
ZOOKS
ZOOMS
ZOONS
ZOOTY

All of the words above have “O” as the only vowel, which means that the next steps are figuring out if the “O” appears more than once and figuring out the consonants in the word. One possible strategy is to prioritize the letters that appear more frequently: those are “S,” “R,” “L,” and a repeated “O.” They are the ones that can give you the most information. Keep in mind that, while plural words are valid guesses, they won’t be the answer to the daily Wordle puzzle—so they’re fine as early guesses to rule out the “S,” but should be avoided if you’re running low on tries.

If you’re still unsure and don’t want to wait until Wordle resets at midnight local time, you can always look up the answer to today’s puzzle (which we update around 12am CT).

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