5-Letter Words Matching _ O _ _ O

120 valid 5-letter words match the pattern _ O _ _ O, 7 of which are common words. 2 green letters locked in.

7 common words120 valid words

Common Words (7)

Words most likely to be the answer.

forgo
motto
bongo
folio
rodeo
condo
torso

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (113)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

boffo
boiko
boito
boldo
bombo
bonbo
bouto
bozoo
coamo
cocao
cocco
coeno
combo
commo
compo
congo
conto
corno
corso
corvo
cosmo
cozmo
dobro
doggo
douro
fordo
gobio
goico
gombo
gonzo
gordo
hocco
hollo
hondo
honzo
hoppo
howso
iorgo
iorio
jocko
kodro
kokio
kondo
kongo
koslo
kotto
kovno
lokao
longo
lonzo
lotto
mokpo
molto
mondo
mongo
monjo
monro
monto
moppo
mormo
morro
mosso
nondo
norco
nordo
polio
pombo
pondo
pongo
ponto
ponzo
poopo
poppo
porgo
porno
porto
posho
potoo
potto
rocco
roleo
rollo
romeo
ronco
rondo
roneo
rosco
rosio
socko
sodio
sofko
sohio
soldo
solio
somlo
songo
sordo
sorgo
sotho
toano
tokio
tokyo
toldo
tondo
tonto
torto
volto
volvo
yobbo
yocco
yorgo
zocco
zorro

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 120 matches.

Most common letters

o120
n35
r35
c25
m23
t22
d21
s20
l18
g18

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 95 with 1 unique vowel
  • 25 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -do · 15 words
  • -to · 14 words
  • -go · 13 words
  • -io · 10 words
  • -co · 9 words

Strategy

7 answers fit. Look at the most common remaining letters above and choose a guess that probes the unknown positions.

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