Know E and O and R belong in the word but not where? ADORE, AROSE, BORNE and more contain them, and 80 are past Wordle answers, marked green.
About 15% (80) have been actual Wordle answers. BROKE is among the most familiar to reach for.
Best First Guesses
With 528 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.
- WORSE: takes 528 down to 93 at worst. It has been an answer before.
- HORSE: down to 99. It has been an answer before.
- ROUTE: down to 113. It has been an answer before.
What These Words Have in Common
163 of them end in E, about a third of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are S (128), T (91) and D (69). Only 41 of the 528 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.
Best 5 Letter Words With E, O and R
The strongest picks, with likely Wordle answers first.
- ADORE
- AROSE
- BORNE
- BOXER
- BROKE
- CHORE
- CORER
- COVER
- COWER
- CREDO
- CRONE
- DECOR
- DRONE
- DROVE
- ERODE
- ERROR
- FORCE
- FORGE
- FORTE
- FOYER
- FROZE
- GONER
- GORGE
- GROVE
- HERON
- HOMER
- HORDE
- HORSE
- HOVER
- JOKER
- LOSER
- LOVER
- LOWER
- METRO
- MOVER
- MOWER
- ODDER
- OFFER
- OLDER
- OMBRE
- OPERA
- ORDER
- OTHER
- OTTER
- OUTER
- OVERT
- OWNER
- POKER
- POSER
- POWER
- PROBE
- PRONE
- PROSE
- PROVE
- RETRO
- RODEO
- ROGER
- ROGUE
- ROUGE
- ROUSE
- ROUTE
- ROVER
- ROWER
- SCORE
- SHORE
- SNORE
- SOBER
- SOWER
- SPORE
- STORE
- SWORE
- TENOR
- TOWER
- TROPE
- TROVE
- VERSO
- VOTER
- WOOER
- WORSE
- WROTE
- BORED
- DOVER
- EUROS
- ROLES
- ROSES
- TONER
- XEROX
5 Letter Words With E, O and R Starting With B
- BORNE
- BOXER
- BROKE
- BORED
- BERKO
- BEROB
- BEROE
- BEVOR
- BLORE
- BODER
- BOERS
- BONER
- BORDE
- BOREE
- BOREK
- BOREL
- BORER
- BORES
- BOSER
- BOWER
- BOYER
- BROME
- BROSE
5 Letter Words With E, O and R Starting With C
- CHORE
- CORER
- COVER
- COWER
- CREDO
- CRONE
- CEORL
- CEROC
- CEROS
- CODER
- COKER
- COMER
- CONER
- COOER
- COPER
- CORBE
- CORED
- COREE
- CORES
- COREY
- CORGE
- CORKE
- CORSE
- CORVE
- COURE
- COYER
- CROME
- CRORE
- CROSE
- CROZE
5 Letter Words With E, O and R Starting With D
- DECOR
- DRONE
- DROVE
- DOVER
- DEROG
- DEROS
- DERRO
- DOERS
- DOMER
- DONER
- DOPER
- DOREE
- DORES
- DOREY
- DORJE
- DORSE
- DOSER
- DOTER
- DOWER
- DOZER
- DROKE
- DROLE
- DROME
5 Letter Words With E, O and R Starting With E
- ERODE
- ERROR
- EUROS
- EIRON
- EKRON
- EMORY
- ENORM
- ENORN
- ENROL
- EORLS
- EPHOR
- EPROM
- ERATO
- ERGON
- ERGOS
- ERGOT
- ERIZO
- EROSE
- ERRON
- ERUGO
- ERYON
- ESROG
- ESTRO
- ETROG
5 Letter Words With E, O and R Starting With F
- FORCE
- FORGE
- FORTE
- FOYER
- FROZE
- FERIO
- FEROX
- FETOR
- FLORE
- FODER
- FOREL
- FORES
- FORET
- FOREX
- FORME
- FORZE
- FOUER
- FOXER
- FREON
- FROES
- FRORE
- FUERO
5 Letter Words With E, O and R Starting With G
- GONER
- GORGE
- GROVE
- GENRO
- GERBO
- GLORE
- GOERS
- GOFER
- GOIER
- GOMER
- GORCE
- GORED
- GORER
- GORES
- GORSE
- GOTER
- GREBO
- GRECO
- GREGO
- GRONE
- GROPE
- GROTE
5 Letter Words With E, O and R Starting With H
- HERON
- HOMER
- HORDE
- HORSE
- HOVER
- HERMO
- HEROE
- HEROS
- HOERS
- HOKER
- HOLER
- HONER
- HOPER
- HORAE
- HORME
- HOSER
- HOWRE
5 Letter Words With E, O and R Starting With K
- KEROS
- KIORE
- KOERI
- KOKER
- KOREA
- KOREC
- KORES
- KROME
- KRONE
5 Letter Words With E, O and R Starting With L
- LOSER
- LOVER
- LOWER
- LEORA
- LEROT
- LONER
- LOPER
- LORED
- LOREL
- LOREN
- LORES
- LOURE
5 Letter Words With E, O and R Starting With M
- METRO
- MOVER
- MOWER
- MEROP
- MEROS
- MODER
- MOERS
- MOIER
- MOIRE
- MOKER
- MOLER
- MONER
- MOORE
- MOPER
- MORAE
- MOREE
- MOREL
- MORES
- MORNE
- MORSE
- MOTER
5 Letter Words With E, O and R Starting With N
- NECRO
- NEGRO
- NEROL
- NOIRE
- NORIE
- NORSE
- NOSER
- NOTER
- NOTRE
5 Letter Words With E, O and R Starting With O
- ODDER
- OFFER
- OLDER
- OMBRE
- OPERA
- ORDER
- OTHER
- OTTER
- OUTER
- OVERT
- OWNER
- OAKER
- OARED
- OARER
- OATER
- OCHER
- OCHRE
- OCKER
- OCREA
- OFTER
- OGLER
- OGRES
- OHARE
- OILER
- OLLER
- OMBER
- OMERS
- ONCER
- ONERS
- ONERY
- ONKER
- OORIE
- OPERY
- OPTER
- ORAGE
- ORALE
- ORATE
- ORBED
- ORDIE
- OREAD
- OREAS
- ORFES
- ORGUE
- ORIEL
- ORKEY
- ORLES
- ORLET
- ORMER
- ORNEE
- ORNES
- ORPED
- ORSEL
- ORTET
- ORVET
- OSETR
- OSIER
- OUREY
- OURIE
- OUTRE
- OUVRE
- OVERS
- OWARE
- OWERS
- OWLER
- OWRES
- OWRIE
- OWSER
- OXERS
- OXTER
- OYERS
5 Letter Words With E, O and R Starting With P
- POKER
- POSER
- POWER
- PROBE
- PRONE
- PROSE
- PROVE
- PAREO
- PEDRO
- PEROG
- PERVO
- PETRO
- PLORE
- POIRE
- POLER
- PORAE
- PORED
- PORER
- PORES
- PORET
- POREY
- PORGE
- PORTE
- POTER
- POWRE
- PREON
- PREOP
- PROEM
- PROKE
- PROLE
- PRORE
- PROTE
5 Letter Words With E, O and R Starting With R
- RETRO
- RODEO
- ROGER
- ROGUE
- ROUGE
- ROUSE
- ROUTE
- ROVER
- ROWER
- ROLES
- ROSES
- REALO
- REBOB
- REBOP
- REBOX
- RECCO
- RECON
- RECTO
- REDON
- REDOS
- REDOX
- REFFO
- REGGO
- REGOS
- REGOT
- REHOE
- REJON
- RELLO
- RELOS
- RELOT
- REMOP
- REMOU
- RENOS
- REOIL
- REORG
- REOWN
- REPOS
- REPOT
- REPRO
- REROB
- REROW
- RESOD
- RESOL
- RESOW
- RESTO
- RETOX
- REVOW
- REWON
- RHOEO
- RHONE
- RIONE
- ROAKE
- ROATE
- ROBED
- ROBER
- ROBES
- ROBLE
- ROCHE
- RODED
- RODES
- RODGE
- ROERS
- ROHES
- ROKED
- ROKEE
- ROKER
- ROKES
- ROKEY
- ROLEO
- ROLFE
- ROMEO
- ROMER
- RONDE
- RONEO
- RONES
- RONNE
- RONTE
- ROOED
- ROOSE
- ROOVE
- ROPED
- ROPER
- ROPES
- ROPEY
- ROQUE
- RORES
- RORIE
- ROSED
- ROSEL
- ROSET
- ROTED
- ROTER
- ROTES
- ROTGE
- ROTSE
- ROTTE
- ROUEN
- ROUES
- ROUET
- ROULE
- ROVED
- ROVEN
- ROVES
- ROVET
- ROWED
- ROWEL
- ROWEN
- ROWET
- ROWIE
- ROWME
- ROWTE
- ROXIE
- ROYET
- ROYNE
- ROZES
- ROZET
- RUOTE
5 Letter Words With E, O and R Starting With S
- SCORE
- SHORE
- SNORE
- SOBER
- SOWER
- SPORE
- STORE
- SWORE
- SENOR
- SEORA
- SERIO
- SERMO
- SERON
- SEROW
- SERVO
- SEXOR
- SHERO
- SHOER
- SMORE
- SOARE
- SOFER
- SOGER
- SOLER
- SORED
- SOREE
- SOREL
- SORER
- SORES
- SOREX
- SOTER
- STERO
5 Letter Words With E, O and R Starting With T
- TENOR
- TOWER
- TROPE
- TROVE
- TONER
- TEPOR
- TERZO
- THEOR
- THORE
- THROE
- TOHER
- TOKER
- TOPER
- TORED
- TORES
- TORET
- TORSE
- TORTE
- TORVE
- TOTER
- TOYER
- TOZER
- TRODE
- TROKE
- TRONE
- TROUE
- TWOER
5 Letter Words With E, O and R Starting With A, I, J and other letters
- ADORE
- AROSE
- ABORE
- AERON
- AEROS
- AFORE
- AMORE
- IJORE
- IREOS
- IRONE
- JOKER
- JOREE
- JORGE
- JOWER
- UREDO
- UTERO
- VERSO
- VOTER
- VEDRO
- VIREO
- VODER
- VOMER
- VOWER
- WOOER
- WORSE
- WROTE
- WEROS
- WHORE
- WOKER
- WROKE
- XEROX
- YBORE
- YOKER
- YOMER
- YORES
- YOURE
- ZEROS
- ZONER
- ZORSE
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.
- SEROW: Short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asia.
- ORMER: An abalone found near the Channel Islands.
- THROE: Severe spasm of pain.
- ROWEL: A small spiked wheel at the end of a spur.
- VOMER: Thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum.
- ORATE: Talk pompously.
- HOPER: A person who hopes.
- OSIER: Flexible twig of a willow tree.
- CORER: A device for removing the core from apples. It has been an answer.
- GOFER: An employee whose duties include running errands.
- ROBLE: Tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns.
- RECCO: Reconnaissance (by shortening).
- PROLE: A member of the working class (not necessarily employed).
- REPOT: Put in a new, usually larger, pot.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain E, O and R?
Yes. OTHER, POWER and ORDER 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. ORDER and OFFER are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is EROSE really a word?
Yes. Having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
OTHER. 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. ZORSE and YORES 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?
CORER, COWER and GONER. All three have been answers, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.