5-Letter Words Starting With PHO

3 common words and 14 valid guesses start with "PHO". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

3 common words14 valid words

Common Words (3)

Words most likely to be the answer.

photo
phony
phone

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (11)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

phobe
phoby
phoca
phoma
phono
phons
phora
phore
phose
phoss
phots

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 14 matches.

Most common letters

p14
h14
o14
e4
n4
s4
a3
b2
y2
r2

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is n, appearing in 4 of 14 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 7 with 1 unique vowel
  • 7 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -be · 1 words
  • -by · 1 words
  • -ca · 1 words
  • -ma · 1 words
  • -ne · 1 words

Strategy

Only 3 possible answers start with "PHO" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.

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