5-Letter Words with O

All 2,346 five-letter words with O: page 1 of 6

A

• abbot9n. The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
• abhor10v. To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel...
• ablow10adj. Blowing or being blown; windy.
• abode8n. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
• abord8n. The act of approaching or arriving; approach.
• aborn7adj. Born, begotten, created, developed.
• abort7n. An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to...
• about7prep. In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of...
• above10prep. Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.
• achoo10interj. The sound of a sneeze.
• achor10n. Dandruff (or similar condition).
• acorn7n. The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or...
• acron7n. Synonym of prostomium.
• actio7n. The use of voice and gestures in oratory; the style of delivery of a...
• actor7n. Someone or something that takes part in some action; a doer, an agent.
• adios6interj. Goodbye.
• adobe8n. An unburnt brick dried in the sun.
• adobo8n. A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce...
• adopt8v. To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of...
• adore6v. To worship.
• adorn6v. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
• adowa9n. A traditional dance of the Akan people of Ghana, with hand movements...
• adown9adv. Down, downward; to or in a lower place.
• aegyo9n. Cuteness, adorableness, charm.
• afoot8adv. On foot. (means of locomotion, walking).
• afore8prep. Before; in advance of the time of.
• afoul8adv. In a state of entanglement or conflict (with).
• aggro7n. Aggravation; bother.
• agito6n. An asymmetric crescent that is a symbol of the Paralympic movement.
• aglow9adj. Glowing; radiant.
• agoge7n. In ancient Greek music, tempo or pace; rhythmical movement.
• agogo7n. An agogo bell, a bell used in Yoruba and Brazilian music and typically...
• agony9n. Extreme pain or anguish.
• agood7adv. In earnest; heartily; in good earnest.
• agora6n. A place for gathering.
• ahoge9n. An exaggerated cowlick (lock of hair). It adds cuteness to a character...
• ahold9n. A hold, grip, grasp.
• aioli5n. A type of sauce made from garlic and olive oil, often with egg and...
• alamo7n. A poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; a cottonwood (Populus spp.).
• aldol6n. Any aldehyde or ketone having a hydroxy group in the beta-position.
• algor6n. Cold, chilliness.
• allot5v. To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
• allow8v. To let one have as a suitable share of something.
• alloy8n. A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of...
• aloes5n. The resin of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha)...
• aloft8adv. At, to, or in the air or sky.
• aloha8n. Good wishes, love, compassion, peacefulness and affection.
• alone5adj. By oneself, solitary.
• along6prep. By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
• aloof8adv. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart...
• alosa5n. Shad.
• aloud6adv. With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
• amaro7n. A type of Italian herbal liqueur.
• amero7n. A proposed unified currency of Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
• amido8n. The univalent radical -NH₂ when attached via a carboxyl group.
• amigo8n. A friend.
• amino7adj. Relating to an amine.
• amnio7n. Amniocentesis.
• amole7n. Any of various parts of the Agave (or similar) plants, when used as...
• among8prep. Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people...
• amour7n. Courtship; flirtation.
• ancho10n. A broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.
• ancon7n. A console that appears to support a cornice.
• andon6n. A Japanese paper lantern.
• andor6n. Synonym of dandy or hammock litter, a strong cloth suspended from a...
• andro6n. A Meitei traditional type of alcoholic beverage or drink, originated...
• anglo6n. An English person or person of English ancestry.
• angor6n. Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of...
• anion5n. A negatively charged ion.
• annoy8v. To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to...
• anode6n. An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through...
• anole5n. Any member of the family Dactyloidae of chiefly arboreal dactyloid...
• anona5n. Custard apple (Annona).
• anyon8n. Any particle that obeys a continuum of quantum statistics, only two of...
• aorta5n. The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of...
• aport7adv. On the left side of the boat.
• appro9n. The situation where goods, especially jewellery, must be returned by...
• apron7n. An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for...
• arbol7n. A small and potent kind of Mexican chili pepper.
• arbor7n. A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden...
• ardor6n. Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
• argol6n. Potassium tartrate.
• argon6n. The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third...
• argot6n. A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and...
• arion5n. Any slug of the genus Arion.
• armor7n. A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to...
• aroha8n. Love and compassion.
• aroid6n. Any plant of the family Araceae, found chiefly in the tropics.
• aroma7n. A smell; especially a pleasant, spicy or fragrant one.
• arrow8n. A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing...
• arroz14n. Any Spanish rice-based dish.
• arson5n. The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.
• artos5n. A loaf of leavened bread that is blessed during services in the Eastern...
• asado6n. Any of various dishes made from grilled or barbecued meat originating...
• ascon7n. A cavity, in the form of a bag or tube, lined with choanocytes, that...
• ascot7n. An instant, wall-mounted water heater, irrespective of brand.
• aspro7n. Associate professor.
• aston5n. A lower third.
• atole5n. A sweetened thick drink or thin gruel made from cornmeal, served hot.
• atoll5n. A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely...
• atomy10n. A tiny particle; an atom, a mote, a speck.
• atone5v. To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an...
• atony8n. Lack of muscle tone; flaccidity or atonia.
• atopy10n. A hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop localized...
• audio6adj. Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.
• aulos5n. Any of a class of ancient Greek musical instruments resembling pipes or...
• auton5n. A machine or robot, usually in the form of a living being, designed to...
• aviso8n. Advisory; information; advice; intelligence.
• avoid9v. To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.
• axiom14n. A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on...
• axion12n. A hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain...
• azido15n. The univalent radical N₃- related to azide.
• azoic16adj. Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life.
• azole14n. Any of a class of five-membered unsaturated heterocycles having three...
• azote14n. Nitrogen.
• azoth17n. The first principle of metals, that is, mercury, which was formerly...

B

• bacon9n. Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.
• bailo7n. Title of the Venetian envoy to particularly the Sublime Porte.
• bakso11n. Indonesian meatball.
• banco9adj. Being or relating to a type of court involving a bench of judges, often...
• bando8n. A Welsh team sport related to hockey, hurling, shinty, and bandy.
• banjo14n. A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body...
• baoli7n. A stepwell.
• baozi16n. A Chinese steamed stuffed bun.
• bardo8n. The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation.
• baron7n. The male ruler of a barony.
• basho10n. A sumo tournament of any kind.
• basso7n. A bass singer, especially in opera.
• basto7n. A card of the suit clubs in Spanish-suited playing cards.
• baton7n. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
• bayou10n. A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
• bazoo16n. A simple wind instrument, such as a kazoo or tin horn.
• beano7n. A beanfeast; any noisy celebration, a party.
• bebop11n. An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring...
• befoe10v. To make or become a foe.
• bello7n. A young man; sweetheart.
• below10prep. Lower in spatial position than.
• bento7n. A Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged...
• benzo16adj. Of a ring compound, especially a heterocycle, which also has a fused...
• berko11adj. Mad; crazy, especially with rage.
• beroe7n. A small, oval, transparent jellyfish, of genus Beroe (phylum...
• besom9n. A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.
• bevor10n. A portion of plate armour to protect the lower face and the neck...
• bhoot10n. A supernatural creature, usually the ghost of a deceased person.
• bicon9n. An iconic bisexual celebrity or fictional character, or a celebrity or...
• bidon8n. A bottle or flask for holding a beverage such as water or wine...
• biffo13n. Violence, fighting; a fight.
• bigos8n. A traditional Polish stew containing cabbage and meat.
• bigot8n. One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and...
• bijou14n. A jewel.
• bilbo9n. A device for punishment. See bilboes.
• bingo8n. A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a...
• binos7n. Binoculars.
• biome9n. Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or...
• biota7n. Synonym of life; Biota; all living things.
• bipod10n. A two-legged stand or organism.
• birdo8n. A birder or birdwatcher.
• bison7n. A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.
• bitto7n. A cheese produced in the Valtelline valley in Lombardy.
• blaow10interj. A sudden explosion, gunshot, or similar sound.
• bloat7v. To cause to become distended.
• block13n. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
• bloco9n. A type of Brazilian street carnival featuring traditional Brazilian...
• bloke11n. A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
• blond8adj. Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.
• blood8n. A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that...
• blook11n. A book serialized on a blog (weblog) platform.
• bloom9n. A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
• bloop9v. To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water.
• blore7v. To cry; cry out; weep.
• blown10adj. Distended, swollen, or inflated.
• blowy13adj. Windy or breezy.
• boaby12n. A penis.
• board8n. A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or...
• boast7n. A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
• boaty10adj. Relating to boats.
• bobak13n. The bobak marmot (Marmota bobak).
• bobby14n. A police officer.
• bobet9n. A flag which monitors which way the wind is blowing.
• bocca11n. The round hole in the furnace of a glassworks through which the fused...
• bocce11n. A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow...
• bodge9v. To do a clumsy or inelegant job, usually as a temporary repair; mend...
• bodhi11n. The state of enlightenment that finally ends the cycle of death and...
• bodle8n. A former Scottish copper coin of less value than a bawbee, worth about...
• boeuf10n. A bovine.
• boffo13adj. Outstanding; very good or successful.
• bogan8n. An unsophisticated person from a working class background.
• bogey11n. A ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
• boggo9adj. Bog-standard; ordinary; unexceptional.
• boggy12adj. Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of...
• bogie8n. A low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for...
• bogle8n. A goblin, imp, bogeyman, bugbear or similar a frightful being or...
• bogue8n. A species of seabream fish native to the eastern Atlantic (Boops boops).
• bogus8adj. Counterfeit or fake; not genuine.
• boing8interj. A representation of the sound of something bouncing.
• boink11v. To have sexual intercourse (with); to bonk.
• bokeh14n. A subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image...
• bokke15n. Synonym of sea raven (“fish”).
• bolar7adj. Of, relating to, or similar to, bole or clay; clayey.
• bolas7n. A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords...
• boldo8n. Peumus boldus, a monimiaceous tree.
• bolis7n. A bolide or fireball (type of meteor).
• bolon7n. A traditional harp played in Mali.
• bolsa7n. An exchange for the transaction of business.
• bolus7n. A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or...
• bomba11n. A form of traditional drumming, and an associated form of dance, from...
• bombe11n. A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or...
• bomoh12n. A Malay shaman or witch doctor.
• bonce9n. A large marble of grey stone used in various games, such as bonce...
• bonch12n. The perineum.
• bonds8n. Imprisonment, captivity.
• boned8adj. Having a (specific type of) bone.
• boner7n. One who or that which removes bones.
• bones7n. A percussive folk musical instrument played as a pair in one hand...
• bongo8n. A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
• bonks11adj. Crazy, bonkers.
• bonne7n. A French nursemaid.
• bonus7n. Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
• bonza16n. A reddish apple originating in Australia.
• bonze16n. A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.
• booch12n. Kombucha.
• boody11v. To sulk or mope.
• boogy11n. A black person.
• books11n. Accounting records.
• booky14adj. Bookish.
• boomy12adj. Characterized by heavy or undesirably loud bass sounds.
• boong8n. A native of New Guinea or Malaysia.
• boora7n. A kind of cargo boat used in the rivers of Bengal.
• boose7n. A stall for an animal (usually a cow).
• boost7n. A push from behind or below, as to one who is endeavoring to climb.
• booth10n. A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
• boots7n. A condom.
• booty10n. A form of prize which, when a ship was captured at sea, could be...
• booze16n. Any alcoholic beverage.
• boozy19adj. Intoxicated by alcohol.
• boppy14adj. Characteristic of bop or bebop.
• borak11n. A cosmetic face powder or paste to protect the face from the sun...
• boral7n. Aluminium borotartrate, an astringent and antiseptic.
• borax14n. A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, found in nature as a mineral...
• bored8adj. Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having...
• boree7n. Any of various species of wattle tree (genus Acacia), especially Acacia...
• borer7n. A tool used for drilling.
• borey10n. A gated community.
• borgo8n. A small Italian village.
• boric9adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing the element boron.
• borne7adj. Carried, supported.
• boron7n. The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a...
• borra7n. Leafy matter found in wax.
• bortz16n. Diamond of inferior quality, commonly used for drill tips; abrasive...
• bosal7n. A type of noseband used on a horse.
• bosky14adj. Having abundant bushes, shrubs or trees.
• bosom9n. The breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal).
• boson7n. A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which...
• bossy10adj. Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted...
• botak11adj. Bald.
• botch12v. To perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a...
• bothy13n. A small cottage or hut; specifically (Scotland), one often left...
• botts7n. The disease caused by the maggots of the horse bot fly when they infect...
• botty10n. Bottom.
• bouge8n. The right to rations at court, granted to the king's household...
• bough11n. A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.
• boule7n. One of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
• bound8adj. Obliged (to).
• bouse7v. To haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.
• bovid11n. An animal of the family Bovidae (such as the antelope, cattle, goat...
• bowed11adj. Having a bow (rod for playing stringed instruments).
• bowel10n. A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
• bower10n. A bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval...
• bowie10n. A Bowie knife.
• bowls10n. A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on...
• boxed15adj. Packed into a box or boxes.
• boxen14adj. Made of boxwood.
• boxer14n. A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.
• boxty17n. A traditional Irish potato pancake.
• boyar10n. A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia...
• boyer10n. A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end.
• bozon16n. A notional particle of stupidity.
• bravo10n. A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
• broad8adj. Wide in extent or scope.
• broch12n. A type of Iron Age stone tower with hollow double-layered walls found...
• brock13n. A male badger.
• brodo8n. A broth or stock in Italian cookery.
• brody11n. Intentionally spinning in circles and sliding in an automobile.
• broil7v. To expose to great heat.
• broke11adj. Financially ruined, bankrupt.
• broma9n. A light form of prepared cocoa, or the drink made from it.
• brome9n. Any grass of the genus Bromus.
• bromo9n. A dose of a proprietary sedative containing bromide (a bromo-seltzer).
• bronc9n. A bronco.
• brony10n. A (usually major, often male) fan of the animated television series My...
• brood8n. The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl...
• brook11v. To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.
• broom9n. A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long...
• broon7n. The colour brown.
• brose7n. Oatmeal mixed with boiling water or milk.
• broth10n. Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.
• brown10n. A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
• brujo14n. A male practitioner of brujería.
• bucko13n. A boastful or bullying man.
• buddo9n. Buddy, friend.
• buffo13n. A comic singer, particularly in comic opera.
• bumbo11n. A drink made from rum, water, sugar, and nutmeg.
• bunco9n. A swindle or confidence trick.
• bungo8n. A Japanese written language established mainly during the Heian period...
• buron7n. A traditional Auvergne shepherd's hut with a thatched roof, or a rustic...
• burro7n. A small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is...
• busto7n. A bust.
• buteo7n. Any of the broad-winged soaring raptors of the genus Buteo.
• butoh10n. A form of Japanese contemporary dance.
• buxom16adj. Having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
• byock16n. A male ostrich's black and white wing feather.

C

• cacao9n. A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
• cahow13n. An endangered nocturnal burrowing bird (Pterodroma cahow), from Bermuda.
• cajon14n. A large valley surrounded by mountains of considerable height...
• cameo9n. A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
• campo11n. A police officer assigned to a university campus.
• canoe7n. A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people...
• canon7n. A generally accepted principle; a rule.
• canso7n. A love song sung by a troubadour.
• canto7n. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
• capon9n. A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
• cappo11n. Synonym of capote (“coat”).
• carbo9n. Carbohydrate.
• cardo8n. The basal joint of the maxilla in insects.
• cargo8n. Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.
• carob9n. An evergreen shrub or tree, Ceratonia siliqua, native to the...
• carol7n. A round dance accompanied by singing.
• carom9n. A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two...
• caron7n. Háček.
• casco9n. A flat-bottomed, square-ended boat once used in the Philippines as a...
• catio7n. An outdoor enclosure for cats.
• catto7n. A cat.
• cello7n. A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four...
• cento7n. A hotchpotch, a mixture; especially a piece made up of quotations from...
• chaos10n. The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
• chapo12n. Chapati (food).
• chemo12v. To treat with chemotherapy.
• chiao10n. A Taoist ritual of cosmic renewal.
• chico12n. A Latin-American boy; a Latino.
• chimo12interj. Hello; goodbye.
• chino10n. A coarse cotton fabric commonly used to make trousers and uniforms.
• chiro10n. A chiropractor.
• chmod13v. To change the access permissions and related special flags of (a file...
• chock16n. Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a...
• choco12n. An army reservist.
• choir10n. A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are...
• choke14v. To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for...
• choko14n. A small handleless cup in which saké is served.
• chole10n. Chickpeas, or a curry consisting mainly of chickpeas.
• choli10n. A short-sleeved blouse worn under a sari; an Indian underbodice.
• chomo12n. A child molester.
• chomp14n. The act of chomping (see below).
• chone10n. An inhalant or exhalant canal in a sponge; a pore sieve.
• chook14n. A chicken, especially a hen.
• choom12n. An Englishman.
• chope12v. To reserve (a place), such as a seat in a fast food restaurant...
• chops12n. Jaws, lips, mouth.
• chord11n. A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding...
• chore10n. A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or...
• choro10n. A genre of Brazilian popular music.
• chort10n. A seventeenth-century unit of Burgundy glass.
• chose10n. A thing; personal property.
• chota10adj. Small; younger.
• chout10n. An assessment equal to a quarter of the revenue, levied by the Marathas...
• chowk17n. An intersection or roundabout, where tracks or roads cross (often used...
• chown13v. To change the owner of (a file or directory).
• chron10n. A period of time between two geomagnetic reversals.
• cisco9n. Any North American freshwater fish of certain species of the genus...
• claro7n. A cigar whose wrapper is very light tan or yellowish.
• cloak11n. A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape...
• clock13n. A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time...
• clomp11n. The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly.
• clone7n. A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single...
• clonk11n. The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact.
• close7v. To move a thing, or part of a thing, nearer to another so that the gap...
• cloth10n. A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or...
• cloud8n. A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
• clout7n. Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
• clove10n. A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove...
• clown10n. A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and...
• cloze16n. A form of written examination in which candidates are required to...
• coach12n. A wheeled vehicle, generally pulled by a horse.
• coady11n. A sauce, usually made from boiled molasses, spices, and an acid such as...
• coast7n. The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large...
• coati7n. Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the...
• cobby14adj. Stocky.
• cobia9n. A perciform marine fish of species Rachycentron canadum.
• coble9n. A small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach...
• cobra9n. Any of the genus Naja of venomous snakes that can spread their neck...
• cocci11n. Coccidioidomycosis.
• cocoa9n. The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from...
• codec10n. A device or program capable of performing transformations on a data...
• coded9adj. Encoded; written in code or cipher.
• coder8n. A device that generates a code, often as a series of pulses.
• codex15n. An early manuscript book, especially one bound in the modern manner, by...
• codon8n. A handbell used for summoning monks.
• cogen8n. Cogeneration; a combination heating plant and power generator.
• cogon8n. Any of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of genus Imperata...
• cohen10n. A Jewish priest: direct male descendant of the Biblical high priest...
• coily10adj. Having coils; coiling.

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words with O are there?

Word.ws lists 2,346 five-letter words with O, plus 1,447 rare ones.

What are common five-letter words with O?

about, would, other, could, going, world, house and found.

Which of the five-letter words with O has the highest letter score?

pizzo scores 25 points with the standard letter tile values.

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