E and O and S in any order leaves 531 candidates. AROSE, CHOSE, CLOSE come first.
About 9% of these sit on the Wordle answer list, 50 words in all.
Best First Guesses
With 531 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.
- ROLES: takes 531 down to 89 at worst.
- NOTES: down to 100.
- TONES: down to 100.
What These Words Have in Common
S is the ending to expect here, closing 266 of these words. The letters that turn up alongside most often are R (128), L (92) and N (85). 43 of the 531 are words you already use. That is a small share, so a guess made of the letters above beats a guess made of rare ones.
Best 5 Letter Words With E, O and S
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- AROSE
- CHOSE
- CLOSE
- COPSE
- ETHOS
- GOOSE
- HORSE
- HOUSE
- LOOSE
- LOSER
- LOUSE
- MOOSE
- MOUSE
- NOISE
- NOOSE
- NOSEY
- OBESE
- ONSET
- PESTO
- POESY
- POISE
- POSER
- POSSE
- PROSE
- ROUSE
- SCONE
- SCOPE
- SCORE
- SHONE
- SHORE
- SHOVE
- SLOPE
- SMOKE
- SMOTE
- SNORE
- SOBER
- SOLVE
- SOWER
- SPOKE
- SPORE
- STOKE
- STOLE
- STONE
- STORE
- STOVE
- SWORE
- THOSE
- VERSO
- WHOSE
- WORSE
- BONES
- BOXES
- CODES
- COMES
- EUROS
- HOLES
- HOMES
- HOPES
- JOKES
- JONES
- LOVES
- MODES
- MOSES
- MOVES
- NODES
- NOTES
- OPENS
- POEMS
- ROLES
- ROSES
- SHOES
- TONES
- VOTES
- ZONES
5 Letter Words With E, O and S Starting With B
- BONES
- BOXES
- BESOM
- BESOT
- BETSO
- BIOSE
- BODES
- BOEPS
- BOERS
- BOETS
- BOISE
- BOKES
- BOLES
- BOOSE
- BORES
- BOSER
- BOSEY
- BOSIE
- BOTES
- BOUSE
- BOWES
- BOWSE
- BROSE
5 Letter Words With E, O and S Starting With C
- CHOSE
- CLOSE
- COPSE
- CODES
- COMES
- CEROS
- CHOES
- CLOES
- COEDS
- COKES
- COLES
- CONES
- COPES
- CORES
- CORSE
- COSEC
- COSED
- COSEN
- COSES
- COSET
- COSEY
- COSIE
- COSSE
- COSTE
- COTES
- COVES
- COXES
- COZES
- CROSE
5 Letter Words With E, O and S Starting With D
- DECOS
- DELOS
- DEMOS
- DEROS
- DESTO
- DEVOS
- DIOSE
- DOBES
- DOEKS
- DOERS
- DOESN
- DOEST
- DOGES
- DOLES
- DOMES
- DOPES
- DORES
- DORSE
- DOSED
- DOSEH
- DOSER
- DOSES
- DOTES
- DOUSE
- DOVES
- DOWSE
- DOXES
- DOZES
5 Letter Words With E, O and S Starting With E
- ETHOS
- EUROS
- EBONS
- ECHOS
- EIDOS
- ELOPS
- ENOLS
- ENOWS
- EORLS
- EOSIN
- EPSOM
- ERGOS
- EROSE
- ESCOT
- ESROG
- ESTOC
- ESTOP
- ESTRO
- EUSOL
- EXONS
- EXPOS
- EYOTS
5 Letter Words With E, O and S Starting With F
- FEODS
- FLOES
- FOMES
- FONES
- FORES
- FOSIE
- FOSSE
- FOXES
- FROES
5 Letter Words With E, O and S Starting With G
- GOOSE
- GENOS
- GESSO
- GOELS
- GOERS
- GOEST
- GOKES
- GOLES
- GORES
- GORSE
- GOSSE
- GOVES
- GOXES
5 Letter Words With E, O and S Starting With H
- HORSE
- HOUSE
- HOLES
- HOMES
- HOPES
- HELOS
- HEROS
- HOERS
- HOISE
- HOKES
- HONES
- HOOSE
- HOSEA
- HOSED
- HOSEL
- HOSEN
- HOSER
- HOSES
- HOSEY
- HOVES
- HOWES
- HOXES
5 Letter Words With E, O and S Starting With J
- JOKES
- JONES
- JEONS
- JOBES
- JOEYS
- JOLES
- JOSEY
- JOSIE
5 Letter Words With E, O and S Starting With L
- LOOSE
- LOSER
- LOUSE
- LOVES
- LENOS
- LESBO
- LESOS
- LOBES
- LODES
- LOESS
- LOGES
- LOKES
- LOMES
- LOPES
- LORES
- LOSED
- LOSEL
- LOSEN
- LOSES
- LOTES
- LOWES
- LOWSE
- LOXES
5 Letter Words With E, O and S Starting With M
- MOOSE
- MOUSE
- MODES
- MOSES
- MOVES
- MEBOS
- MELOS
- MEMOS
- MEOUS
- MEOWS
- MEROS
- MESON
- MESTO
- MOBES
- MOERS
- MOISE
- MOKES
- MOLES
- MOMES
- MOPES
- MORES
- MORSE
- MOSED
- MOSEL
- MOSEY
- MOSTE
- MOTES
- MOUES
- MOWSE
- MOZES
5 Letter Words With E, O and S Starting With N
- NOISE
- NOOSE
- NOSEY
- NODES
- NOTES
- NEMOS
- NEONS
- NEOSA
- NOELS
- NOKES
- NOLES
- NOMES
- NONES
- NORSE
- NOSED
- NOSER
- NOSES
- NOXES
- NOYES
5 Letter Words With E, O and S Starting With O
- OBESE
- ONSET
- OPENS
- OASES
- OAVES
- OBEYS
- OBOES
- OCHES
- OECUS
- OGEES
- OGLES
- OGRES
- OKEHS
- OKIES
- OLEHS
- OLEOS
- OLPES
- OMEES
- OMENS
- OMERS
- OMNES
- ONCES
- ONDES
- ONERS
- ONSEN
- OOSES
- OOZES
- OREAS
- ORFES
- ORLES
- ORNES
- ORSEL
- OSAGE
- OSELA
- OSETR
- OSEYS
- OSHEA
- OSIDE
- OSIER
- OSONE
- OSSEA
- OSSET
- OUEDS
- OUENS
- OUSEL
- OVELS
- OVENS
- OVERS
- OVEST
- OWERS
- OWIES
- OWRES
- OWSEN
- OWSER
- OXEAS
- OXERS
- OXIES
- OYERS
5 Letter Words With E, O and S Starting With P
- PESTO
- POESY
- POISE
- POSER
- POSSE
- PROSE
- POEMS
- PASEO
- PECOS
- PEDOS
- PEGOS
- PEONS
- PEPOS
- PESOS
- PETOS
- PHOSE
- POEPS
- POETS
- POKES
- POLES
- POMES
- PONES
- POPES
- PORES
- POSED
- POSES
- POSET
- POSEY
- POSTE
- POTES
- POXES
- POYSE
- PSOAE
5 Letter Words With E, O and S Starting With R
- ROUSE
- ROLES
- ROSES
- REDOS
- REGOS
- RELOS
- RENOS
- REPOS
- RESOD
- RESOL
- RESOW
- RESTO
- ROBES
- RODES
- ROERS
- ROHES
- ROKES
- RONES
- ROOSE
- ROPES
- RORES
- ROSED
- ROSEL
- ROSET
- ROTES
- ROTSE
- ROUES
- ROVES
- ROZES
5 Letter Words With E, O and S Starting With S
- SCONE
- SCOPE
- SCORE
- SHONE
- SHORE
- SHOVE
- SLOPE
- SMOKE
- SMOTE
- SNORE
- SOBER
- SOLVE
- SOWER
- SPOKE
- SPORE
- STOKE
- STOLE
- STONE
- STORE
- STOVE
- SWORE
- SHOES
- SCOBE
- SCOKE
- SCOTE
- SCOVE
- SECCO
- SECNO
- SECOS
- SEGNO
- SEGOL
- SEGOS
- SEGOU
- SEHYO
- SEKOS
- SENOR
- SENSO
- SEORA
- SEOUL
- SEPOY
- SEPPO
- SERIO
- SERMO
- SERON
- SEROW
- SERVO
- SETON
- SEXOR
- SEXTO
- SHEOL
- SHERO
- SHMOE
- SHODE
- SHOED
- SHOER
- SHOLE
- SHOPE
- SHOTE
- SKEOS
- SKOBE
- SLOES
- SLOKE
- SLONE
- SLOTE
- SLOVE
- SMORE
- SNOEK
- SNOEP
- SNOKE
- SOARE
- SOAVE
- SOCES
- SOCLE
- SOFER
- SOGER
- SOGET
- SOKEN
- SOKES
- SOLDE
- SOLEA
- SOLED
- SOLEI
- SOLEN
- SOLER
- SOLES
- SOMET
- SOMNE
- SONCE
- SONDE
- SONES
- SONNE
- SONSE
- SOOEY
- SOOKE
- SOOLE
- SOOTE
- SORED
- SOREE
- SOREL
- SORER
- SORES
- SOREX
- SOSIE
- SOTER
- SOTIE
- SOUCE
- SOUSE
- SOWCE
- SOWED
- SOWEL
- SOWLE
- SOWNE
- SOWSE
- SOWTE
- SOXES
- SOYLE
- SPEOS
- SPODE
- SPOLE
- STENO
- STERO
- STOAE
- STOEP
- STOPE
- SWEGO
- SWOLE
- SWONE
- SYBOE
5 Letter Words With E, O and S Starting With T
- THOSE
- TONES
- TELOS
- TENSO
- THEOS
- TOEAS
- TOGES
- TOISE
- TOKES
- TOLES
- TOMES
- TOPES
- TORES
- TORSE
- TOSED
- TOSES
- TOTES
- TOUSE
- TOWSE
- TOZES
- TWOES
5 Letter Words With E, O and S Starting With A, I, K and other letters
- AROSE
- AEONS
- AEROS
- AESOP
- ALOES
- ALOSE
- AOTES
- IDOSE
- IREOS
- KENOS
- KEROS
- KOELS
- KORES
- KOSES
- QUESO
- VERSO
- VOTES
- VEGOS
- VOCES
- VOLES
- VOXES
- WHOSE
- WORSE
- WEROS
- WOOSE
- WOWSE
- XENOS
- YESSO
- YOKES
- YORES
- YOUSE
- YOWES
- ZONES
- ZEROS
- ZOEAS
- 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.
- STOEP: Small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house.
- SNOEK: A large marine food fish common on the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa.
- SOCLE: A plain plinth that supports a wall.
- BOUSE: Haul with a tackle.
- BESOM: A broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle.
- SHOED: Wearing footgear.
- OSIER: Flexible twig of a willow tree.
- BOSIE: A cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way.
- MOPES: An informal expression for a mildly depressed state.
- POESY: Literature in metrical form. It is on the answer list.
- SOUSE: Cook in a marinade.
- NONES: The fifth of the seven canonical hours; about 3 p.m.
- DOWSE: Slacken.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain E, O and S?
Yes. THOSE, HOUSE and CLOSE 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. SHOES 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 BESOT really a word?
Yes. Make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
THOSE. 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 ZOEAS 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?
COPSE, NOSEY and POESY. 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.