With A and L and O somewhere in the word, 352 options remain. AFOUL, AGLOW, ALLOT are the ones to try.
About 13% of these sit on the Wordle answer list, 45 words in all.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 352 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- SOLAR: takes 352 down to 77 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- POLAR: down to 92. It is on the answer list.
- LOGAN: down to 122.
What These Words Have in Common
78 of them end in L, about a quarter of the list. If you need a second letter to test, S (72), T (57) and R (49) appear here more than any others. Everyday English covers 21 of these 352 words. Past that point you are reading a dictionary, not a word list, so guess from the letters above.
Best 5 Letter Words With A, L and O
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- AFOUL
- AGLOW
- ALLOT
- ALLOW
- ALLOY
- ALOFT
- ALONE
- ALONG
- ALOOF
- ALOUD
- ATOLL
- BLOAT
- CAROL
- CLOAK
- CORAL
- FLOAT
- FLORA
- FOCAL
- GLOAT
- KOALA
- LABOR
- LOAMY
- LOATH
- LOCAL
- LOYAL
- MODAL
- MOLAR
- MORAL
- OCTAL
- OFFAL
- POLAR
- POLKA
- ROYAL
- SALON
- SALVO
- SHOAL
- SOLAR
- TALON
- TONAL
- TOTAL
- VALOR
- VIOLA
- VOCAL
- VOILA
- ZONAL
- GOALS
- LOADS
- LOANS
- LOGAN
5 Letter Words With A, L and O Starting With A
- AFOUL
- AGLOW
- ALLOT
- ALLOW
- ALLOY
- ALOFT
- ALONE
- ALONG
- ALOOF
- ALOUD
- ATOLL
- ABILO
- ABLOW
- ABOIL
- ACOEL
- ACOLD
- ACOOL
- ADOLF
- AFLOW
- AGLOO
- AHOLD
- AHOLE
- AHOLT
- AIOLI
- ALAMO
- ALCOR
- ALCOS
- ALDOL
- ALGOL
- ALGOR
- ALGOS
- ALIOS
- ALISO
- ALKOS
- ALLOD
- ALLOO
- ALMON
- ALODS
- ALODY
- ALOED
- ALOES
- ALOGY
- ALOHA
- ALOID
- ALOIN
- ALOIS
- ALOMA
- ALOOS
- ALOSA
- ALOSE
- ALOUT
- ALOWE
- ALTHO
- ALTOS
- ALUCO
- AMOLE
- AMYLO
- ANGLO
- ANOIL
- ANOLE
- ANOLI
- APIOL
- APOLS
- ARGOL
- ARULO
- ASLOP
- ATELO
- ATOLE
- AULOI
- AULOS
- AWOLS
- AZLON
- AZOLE
5 Letter Words With A, L and O Starting With B
- BLOAT
- BAILO
- BALAO
- BALLO
- BALOI
- BALON
- BALOO
- BALOR
- BALOT
- BALOW
- BOCAL
- BOLAG
- BOLAR
- BOLAS
- BORAL
- BOWLA
- BOXLA
- BOYLA
- BOZAL
5 Letter Words With A, L and O Starting With C
- CAROL
- CLOAK
- CORAL
- CALLO
- CALOR
- CALOS
- CARLO
- CHOLA
- CLARO
- CLOAM
- COALA
- COALS
- COALY
- CODAL
- COLAN
- COLAS
- COLAT
- COLLA
- COLZA
- COMAL
- CONAL
- COPAL
- COWAL
- COXAL
5 Letter Words With A, L and O Starting With D
- DOBLA
- DOGAL
- DOLIA
- DOLMA
- DOMAL
- DONAL
- DOTAL
- DOULA
5 Letter Words With A, L and O Starting With F
- FLOAT
- FLORA
- FOCAL
- FALCO
- FILAO
- FLAVO
- FLOAD
- FLOTA
- FOALS
- FOALY
- FOLIA
5 Letter Words With A, L and O Starting With G
- GLOAT
- GOALS
- GALOP
- GALVO
- GAOLS
- GLOAM
- GLOEA
- GOALA
- GONAL
- GORAL
5 Letter Words With A, L and O Starting With H
- HALLO
- HALOA
- HALON
- HALOS
- HAOLE
- HOLIA
- HOLLA
- HORAL
- HORLA
5 Letter Words With A, L and O Starting With K
- KOALA
- KALON
- KOALI
- KOGAL
- KOILA
- KOLAS
- KOLEA
- KOTAL
5 Letter Words With A, L and O Starting With L
- LABOR
- LOAMY
- LOATH
- LOCAL
- LOYAL
- LOADS
- LOANS
- LOGAN
- LACTO
- LADOO
- LAEVO
- LANAO
- LANGO
- LAPON
- LARGO
- LARON
- LASSO
- LATON
- LATRO
- LAZOS
- LAZZO
- LEGOA
- LEORA
- LHOTA
- LLANO
- LOACH
- LOAFS
- LOAMS
- LOASA
- LOAST
- LOAVE
- LOBAL
- LOBAR
- LODHA
- LOGIA
- LOHAN
- LOHAR
- LOKAO
- LOLAS
- LOMAS
- LOMTA
- LONGA
- LOOFA
- LORAL
- LORAN
- LOTAH
- LOTAN
- LOTAS
- LOTSA
- LOTTA
- LOUMA
- LOVAT
- LOWAN
- LOXIA
- LUTAO
5 Letter Words With A, L and O Starting With M
- MODAL
- MOLAR
- MORAL
- MAILO
- MALEO
- MALTO
- MATLO
- MOALS
- MOLAL
- MOLAS
- MOLKA
- MOLLA
- MONAL
- MOOLA
- MOPLA
5 Letter Words With A, L and O Starting With O
- OCTAL
- OFFAL
- OADAL
- OASAL
- OBLAT
- ODALS
- OFLAG
- OLATE
- OLCHA
- OLENA
- OLIVA
- OLLAS
- OLLAV
- OLONA
- OLPAE
- OMLAH
- ONLAP
- ONLAY
- ONTAL
- OOLAK
- OPALS
- ORALE
- ORALS
- ORGAL
- ORVAL
- OSELA
- OSSAL
- OULAP
- OVALS
- OVULA
5 Letter Words With A, L and O Starting With P
- POLAR
- POLKA
- PABLO
- PALMO
- PAOLA
- PAOLI
- PAOLO
- PAROL
- PEOLA
- PILAO
- PLATO
- PLOAT
- POALO
- PODAL
- POKAL
- POLAB
- POPAL
- PORAL
- PROAL
- PULAO
5 Letter Words With A, L and O Starting With S
- SALON
- SALVO
- SHOAL
- SOLAR
- SALMO
- SALOL
- SALOP
- SALTO
- SAOLA
- SHOLA
- SKOAL
- SLOAN
- SLOAT
- SLOKA
- SOLAH
- SOLAN
- SOLAS
- SOLAY
- SOLEA
- SOLFA
- SOMAL
- SORAL
- STOLA
5 Letter Words With A, L and O Starting With T
- TALON
- TONAL
- TOTAL
- TALAO
- TALIO
- TAXOL
- TLACO
- TOLAN
- TOLAR
- TOLAS
- TORAL
5 Letter Words With A, L and O Starting With V
- VALOR
- VIOLA
- VOCAL
- VOILA
- VOBLA
- VOLAE
- VOLAR
- VOLGA
- VOLTA
- VOLVA
- VOTAL
5 Letter Words With A, L and O Starting With E, I, J and other letters
- ELOAH
- IDOLA
- IODAL
- JALEO
- JALOP
- JALOR
- JOOLA
- JOUAL
- NODAL
- NOGAL
- NOPAL
- NOTAL
- NOXAL
- ROYAL
- REALO
- ROLAG
- ROMAL
- RORAL
- ROSAL
- ROTAL
- WALDO
- WLOKA
- WOALD
- ZONAL
- ZOEAL
Less Familiar Words Here
This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.
- VOLVA: Cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi.
- MONAL: Brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia.
- GORAL: Small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains.
- LOWAN: Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds.
- ANOLE: Small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color.
- LOBAR: Of or relating to or affecting a lobe.
- NOPAL: Cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits.
- COPAL: A brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes.
- VOLAR: Relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- ALOES: A purgative made from the leaves of aloe.
- COMAL: Of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair.
- SOLAN: Very large white gannet with black wing tips.
- OCTAL: Of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base. It is on the answer list.
- LLANO: An extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America).
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain A, L and O?
Yes. LOCAL, ALONG and TOTAL have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. LOCAL and TOTAL are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is ACOLD really a word?
Yes. Of persons; feeling cold; – Shakespeare. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
LOCAL. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. ZOEAL and WOALD are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
AGLOW, LOAMY and OCTAL. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.