434 words carry A and O and R somewhere. ABHOR, ABORT, ACORN are the strongest of them, and 55 sit on the answer list.
Everyday English accounts for 26 of these 434 words. The rest are worth reading before you need them.
Best First Guesses
With 434 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.
- CORAL: takes 434 down to 127 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- MORAL: down to 128. It is on the answer list.
- CAROL: down to 148. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
A is the ending to expect here, closing 86 of these words. The letters that turn up alongside most often are S (81), N (71) and T (68). 26 words out of 434 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.
Best 5 Letter Words With A, O and R
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ABHOR
- ABORT
- ACORN
- ACTOR
- ADORE
- ADORN
- AGORA
- AORTA
- APRON
- ARBOR
- ARDOR
- ARMOR
- AROMA
- AROSE
- ARROW
- ARSON
- BARON
- BOARD
- BORAX
- BRAVO
- BROAD
- CARGO
- CAROL
- COBRA
- CORAL
- CROAK
- FAVOR
- FLORA
- FORAY
- GROAN
- HOARD
- LABOR
- MACRO
- MAJOR
- MANOR
- MAYOR
- MOLAR
- MORAL
- OPERA
- ORGAN
- OVARY
- POLAR
- RADIO
- RATIO
- RAYON
- RAZOR
- ROACH
- ROAST
- ROYAL
- SAVOR
- SOLAR
- SONAR
- TAROT
- VALOR
- VAPOR
- OSCAR
- ROADS
- ROMAN
5 Letter Words With A, O and R Starting With A
- ABHOR
- ABORT
- ACORN
- ACTOR
- ADORE
- ADORN
- AGORA
- AORTA
- APRON
- ARBOR
- ARDOR
- ARMOR
- AROMA
- AROSE
- ARROW
- ARSON
- AARON
- ABORD
- ABORE
- ABORN
- ACHOR
- ACROA
- ACRON
- ACROS
- ADORB
- ADROP
- AERON
- AEROS
- AFORE
- AFROS
- AGGRO
- AGROM
- AGRON
- AGROS
- AKRON
- ALCOR
- ALGOR
- AMARO
- AMORA
- AMORE
- AMORT
- AMOUR
- ANCOR
- ANDOR
- ANDRO
- ANGOR
- ANORN
- ANOUR
- APORT
- APPRO
- ARADO
- ARCOS
- ARGOL
- ARGON
- ARGOS
- ARGOT
- ARIOI
- ARION
- ARIOT
- AROAR
- AROBA
- AROCK
- AROHA
- AROID
- AROON
- AROPH
- ARROZ
- ARTOU
- ARULO
- ARVOS
- ASPRO
- ASTOR
- ATOUR
- AUTOR
- AVOIR
- AVOUR
- AWORK
5 Letter Words With A, O and R Starting With B
- BARON
- BOARD
- BORAX
- BRAVO
- BROAD
- BALOR
- BARDO
- BAROI
- BARRO
- BOARS
- BOART
- BOLAR
- BORAK
- BORAL
- BORAN
- BORAS
- BORNA
- BOYAR
- BROMA
- BURAO
5 Letter Words With A, O and R Starting With C
- CARGO
- CAROL
- COBRA
- CORAL
- CROAK
- CAIRO
- CALOR
- CARBO
- CARDO
- CARLO
- CAROA
- CAROB
- CAROM
- CARON
- CAROT
- CHORA
- CLARO
- COARB
- COART
- COPRA
- CORAH
- CORAM
- CORAN
- CORDA
- CORIA
- COROA
- CORTA
- CRAVO
- CRCAO
- CROAT
- CROSA
5 Letter Words With A, O and R Starting With D
- DARGO
- DAROO
- DOBRA
- DOGRA
- DONAR
- DORAB
- DORAD
- DORAY
- DORBA
- DORIA
- DORSA
- DOUAR
- DOURA
- DOWAR
- DRACO
- DRAGO
- DRONA
5 Letter Words With A, O and R Starting With F
- FAVOR
- FLORA
- FORAY
- FARDO
- FARIO
- FAROS
- FARRO
- FATOR
- FORAM
- FORMA
- FORRA
- FORZA
5 Letter Words With A, O and R Starting With G
- GROAN
- GAGOR
- GARBO
- GARON
- GAROO
- GATOR
- GOARY
- GOBAR
- GORAL
- GORAN
- GORAS
- GORAY
- GORRA
- GOTRA
- GOURA
- GRANO
- GROAT
- GROMA
5 Letter Words With A, O and R Starting With H
- HOARD
- HAORI
- HAROS
- HOARS
- HOARY
- HORAE
- HORAH
- HORAL
- HORAS
- HORLA
5 Letter Words With A, O and R Starting With K
- KAROO
- KAROS
- KAROU
- KOKRA
- KORAH
- KORAI
- KORAN
- KORAS
- KORAT
- KOREA
- KORMA
- KOROA
- KORWA
- KOTAR
- KOURA
- KRONA
- KROSA
5 Letter Words With A, O and R Starting With L
- LABOR
- LARGO
- LARON
- LATRO
- LEORA
- LOBAR
- LOHAR
- LORAL
- LORAN
5 Letter Words With A, O and R Starting With M
- MACRO
- MAJOR
- MANOR
- MAYOR
- MOLAR
- MORAL
- MAORI
- MARCO
- MARGO
- MARIO
- MARKO
- MAROK
- MARON
- MAROR
- MAROS
- MOARS
- MOGAR
- MOGRA
- MOHAR
- MOIRA
- MORAE
- MORAH
- MORAN
- MORAS
- MORAT
- MORAY
- MORGA
- MORIA
- MORNA
- MORRA
- MOWRA
5 Letter Words With A, O and R Starting With N
- NAGOR
- NAHOR
- NARCO
- NAROD
- NORAH
- NORIA
- NORMA
- NORNA
5 Letter Words With A, O and R Starting With O
- OPERA
- ORGAN
- OVARY
- OSCAR
- OAKER
- OARED
- OARER
- OARIC
- OATER
- OCREA
- OHARE
- OIRAN
- OKRAS
- OMRAH
- ORACH
- ORACY
- ORAGE
- ORALE
- ORALS
- ORANG
- ORANS
- ORANT
- ORAON
- ORARY
- ORATE
- ORBAT
- ORCAS
- OREAD
- OREAS
- ORGAL
- ORGIA
- ORIAS
- ORIXA
- ORIYA
- ORVAL
- ORYZA
- OSARS
- OSKAR
- OTARY
- OTTAR
- OWARE
- OWARI
- OZARK
5 Letter Words With A, O and R Starting With P
- POLAR
- PARAO
- PARDO
- PAREO
- PARGO
- PARMO
- PAROL
- PARTO
- PARVO
- PAYOR
- PHARO
- PHORA
- PORAE
- PORAL
- PORIA
- PORTA
- PRADO
- PRAOS
- PROAL
- PROAS
- PRORA
- PSORA
- PURAO
5 Letter Words With A, O and R Starting With R
- RADIO
- RATIO
- RAYON
- RAZOR
- ROACH
- ROAST
- ROYAL
- ROADS
- ROMAN
- RABOT
- RACON
- RADON
- RAMBO
- RAMON
- RANDO
- RAPSO
- RASON
- RATOO
- RATOS
- RAUPO
- RAZOO
- REALO
- RHODA
- RIATO
- RIOJA
- ROADY
- ROAKE
- ROAKY
- ROAMS
- ROANS
- ROANY
- ROARS
- ROARY
- ROATE
- ROCTA
- ROGAN
- ROHAN
- ROJAK
- ROLAG
- ROMAL
- ROMAS
- RONGA
- ROOSA
- RORAL
- ROSAL
- ROSHA
- ROSSA
- ROTAL
- ROTAN
- ROTAS
- ROTTA
- ROWAN
5 Letter Words With A, O and R Starting With S
- SAVOR
- SOLAR
- SONAR
- SACRO
- SAPOR
- SARGO
- SAROD
- SARON
- SAROS
- SARPO
- SARVO
- SEORA
- SOARE
- SOARS
- SOARY
- SOFAR
- SOPRA
- SORAL
- SORAS
- SORDA
- SORRA
- SORTA
- SORVA
- SOWAR
5 Letter Words With A, O and R Starting With T
- TAROT
- TABOR
- TARDO
- TAROC
- TAROK
- TAROS
- TAXOR
- TOLAR
- TORAH
- TORAL
- TORAN
- TORAS
- TORMA
- TORTA
- TOVAR
- TRAPO
- TROAD
- TROAK
- TROAT
- TROCA
- TRONA
5 Letter Words With A, O and R Starting With E, I, J and other letters
- ERATO
- IORAS
- IROHA
- IXORA
- JALOR
- JARMO
- JORAM
- JOWAR
- QORMA
- URAOS
- VALOR
- VAPOR
- VARDO
- VARIO
- VOARS
- VOLAR
- VORAZ
- YARCO
- YARTO
- YORGA
- ZONAR
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.
- AROID: Relating to a plant of the family Araceae.
- OTTAR: Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
- DOURA: Sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa.
- FORAM: Marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude.
- DOBRA: The basic unit of money on Sao Tome e Principe.
- GORAL: Small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains.
- ORATE: Talk pompously.
- LOBAR: Of or relating to or affecting a lobe.
- VOLAR: Relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- APPRO: An informal British abbreviation of approval.
- ARGOT: A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).
- CAROM: Make a carom.
- CAROB: Evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob.
- GROAT: A former English silver coin worth four pennies.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain A, O and R?
Yes. MAJOR, BOARD and RADIO 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. AARON and ARROW are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is AMORT really a word?
Yes. Utterly cast down. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
MAJOR. 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. ZONAR and YORGA 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?
ARDOR, BORAX and CROAK. 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.