393 words hold E and L and O, wherever they fall. ALONE, BELOW, BLOKE lead, and 41 can be the answer.
The green marks pick out the 41 words here that could still be the solution.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 393 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- SOLVE: takes 393 down to 58 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- LOOSE: down to 69. It is on the answer list.
- ROLES: down to 87.
What These Words Have in Common
148 of them end in E, about a third of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are S (92), D (57) and R (53). Everyday English covers 26 of these 393 words. Past that point you are reading a dictionary, not a word list, so guess from the letters above.
Best 5 Letter Words With E, L and O
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ALONE
- BELOW
- BLOKE
- BOULE
- BOWEL
- CELLO
- CLONE
- CLOSE
- CLOVE
- DOWEL
- ELBOW
- ELOPE
- EXTOL
- FELON
- GLOBE
- GLOVE
- GOLEM
- HELLO
- HOTEL
- HOVEL
- LEMON
- LODGE
- LOOSE
- LOSER
- LOUSE
- LOVER
- LOWER
- MELON
- MODEL
- MOTEL
- NOBLE
- NOVEL
- OLDEN
- OLDER
- OLIVE
- SLOPE
- SOLVE
- STOLE
- TOWEL
- VOWEL
- WHOLE
- HOLES
- LEONE
- LOVED
- LOVES
- ROLES
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With A
- ALONE
- ACOEL
- AHOLE
- ALOED
- ALOES
- ALOSE
- ALOWE
- AMOLE
- ANOLE
- ATELO
- ATOLE
- AZOLE
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With B
- BELOW
- BLOKE
- BOULE
- BOWEL
- BELLO
- BELON
- BEMOL
- BLORE
- BLOTE
- BODLE
- BOGLE
- BOLED
- BOLES
- BOLET
- BOREL
- BOTEL
- BOWLE
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With C
- CELLO
- CLONE
- CLOSE
- CLOVE
- CELOM
- CEORL
- CHLOE
- CHOEL
- CLOES
- CLOKE
- CLOTE
- CLOYE
- CLOZE
- COBLE
- COCLE
- COLED
- COLEN
- COLES
- COLET
- COLEY
- COLLE
- COWLE
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With D
- DOWEL
- DELOO
- DELOS
- DHOLE
- DOBLE
- DOLCE
- DOLED
- DOLEE
- DOLES
- DOLEY
- DOLIE
- DOOLE
- DOWLE
- DOYLE
- DROLE
- DUOLE
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With E
- ELBOW
- ELOPE
- EXTOL
- ECOLE
- ELIOT
- ELOAH
- ELOGE
- ELOGY
- ELOIN
- ELONG
- ELOPS
- ENOIL
- ENOLS
- ENROL
- EOLID
- EORLS
- EPLOT
- EPULO
- EUSOL
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With F
- FELON
- FLEXO
- FLOES
- FLOEY
- FLORE
- FLOTE
- FLOWE
- FOGLE
- FOLEY
- FOLIE
- FOREL
- FOULE
- FOYLE
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With G
- GLOBE
- GLOVE
- GOLEM
- GHOLE
- GLODE
- GLOEA
- GLOME
- GLORE
- GLOZE
- GOELS
- GOLEE
- GOLES
- GOLET
- GOLOE
- GOLPE
- GOYLE
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With H
- HELLO
- HOTEL
- HOVEL
- HOLES
- HAOLE
- HELCO
- HELIO
- HELOE
- HELOS
- HELOT
- HEMOL
- HOLED
- HOLER
- HOLEY
- HOLME
- HOSEL
- HOWEL
- HOYLE
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With J
- JALEO
- JELLO
- JODEL
- JOLED
- JOLES
- JOLIE
- JOULE
- JOWEL
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With L
- LEMON
- LODGE
- LOOSE
- LOSER
- LOUSE
- LOVER
- LOWER
- LEONE
- LOVED
- LOVES
- LAEVO
- LEDOL
- LEGGO
- LEGNO
- LEGOA
- LENOS
- LENTO
- LEORA
- LEROT
- LESBO
- LESOS
- LEUCO
- LEZZO
- LOAVE
- LOBED
- LOBES
- LOCHE
- LOCIE
- LODEN
- LODES
- LOEIL
- LOESS
- LOGES
- LOGIE
- LOIPE
- LOKES
- LOKET
- LOKEY
- LOLED
- LOMED
- LOMES
- LONER
- LONGE
- LOOED
- LOOEY
- LOOIE
- LOOPE
- LOPED
- LOPER
- LOPES
- LORED
- LOREL
- LOREN
- LORES
- LOSED
- LOSEL
- LOSEN
- LOSES
- LOTES
- LOTTE
- LOUED
- LOUEY
- LOUIE
- LOUPE
- LOURE
- LOVEE
- LOVEY
- LOVIE
- LOWED
- LOWEN
- LOWES
- LOWNE
- LOWSE
- LOXED
- LOXES
- LOZEN
- LUTEO
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With M
- MELON
- MODEL
- MOTEL
- MALEO
- MELOE
- MELOS
- METOL
- MOBLE
- MOHEL
- MOILE
- MOLED
- MOLER
- MOLES
- MOLET
- MOLEY
- MOLGE
- MOLIE
- MOLLE
- MOLPE
- MOLUE
- MONEL
- MOREL
- MOSEL
- MOULE
- MOYLE
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With N
- NOBLE
- NOVEL
- NEROL
- NOBEL
- NOELS
- NOLES
- NOLLE
- NOULE
- NOWEL
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With O
- OLDEN
- OLDER
- OLIVE
- OBELI
- OBLEY
- OBOLE
- ODELL
- ODYLE
- OELET
- OGLED
- OGLER
- OGLES
- OHELO
- OILED
- OILER
- OILET
- OKOLE
- OLATE
- OLDIE
- OLEHS
- OLEIC
- OLEIN
- OLENA
- OLENT
- OLEOS
- OLEPY
- OLEUM
- OLEYL
- OLLER
- OLLIE
- OLPAE
- OLPES
- OMMEL
- ONELY
- OOZLE
- OPELU
- ORALE
- ORIEL
- ORLES
- ORLET
- ORSEL
- OSELA
- OUSEL
- OUZEL
- OVELS
- OVILE
- OVULE
- OWLED
- OWLER
- OWLET
- OYLET
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With P
- PELOG
- PELON
- PEOLA
- PLENO
- PLEON
- PLOCE
- PLORE
- PLOTE
- PLOYE
- POLED
- POLER
- POLES
- POLEY
- POLJE
- POMEL
- POULE
- PROLE
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With R
- ROLES
- REALO
- RELLO
- RELOS
- RELOT
- REOIL
- RESOL
- ROBLE
- ROLEO
- ROLFE
- ROSEL
- ROULE
- ROWEL
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With S
- SLOPE
- SOLVE
- STOLE
- SEGOL
- SEOUL
- SHEOL
- SHOLE
- SLOES
- SLOKE
- SLONE
- SLOTE
- SLOVE
- SOCLE
- SOLDE
- SOLEA
- SOLED
- SOLEI
- SOLEN
- SOLER
- SOLES
- SOOLE
- SOREL
- SOWEL
- SOWLE
- SOYLE
- SPOLE
- SWOLE
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With T
- TOWEL
- TELCO
- TELOI
- TELOS
- THEOL
- THOLE
- TOILE
- TOLED
- TOLES
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With V
- VOWEL
- VOILE
- VOLAE
- VOLED
- VOLES
- VOLET
- VOLKE
- VOLTE
- VOLVE
- VOXEL
5 Letter Words With E, L and O Starting With I, K, W and other letters
- ILEON
- KETOL
- KMOLE
- KOELS
- KOLEA
- KYLOE
- WHOLE
- WOLVE
- YODEL
- YODLE
- YOKEL
- ZLOTE
- ZOEAL
- ZOLLE
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.
- ROWEL: A small spiked wheel at the end of a spur.
- SOCLE: A plain plinth that supports a wall.
- OUZEL: Common black European thrush.
- ANOLE: Small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color.
- CLOZE: Based on or being a test of reading skill using the cloze procedure.
- DHOLE: Fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs.
- ROBLE: Tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns.
- OVULE: A small or immature ovum.
- PROLE: A member of the working class (not necessarily employed).
- OWLET: Young owl.
- ALOES: A purgative made from the leaves of aloe.
- YOKEL: A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture.
- VOILE: A light semitransparent fabric.
- LOUPE: Small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain E, L and O?
Yes. WHOLE, CLOSE and ALONE 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. HELLO and LOOSE are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is LEROT really a word?
Yes. Dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
WHOLE. 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. ZOLLE and ZOEAL 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?
BOULE, DOWEL and ELOPE. 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.