331 words hold E and O and T, wherever they fall. ATONE, COMET, COVET lead, and 40 can be the answer.
23 of the 331 are common enough to guess without hesitation.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 331 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- TONES: takes 331 down to 63 at worst.
- TONER: down to 64.
- NOTES: down to 68.
What These Words Have in Common
101 of them end in E, about a third of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are R (91), S (81) and N (48). 23 words out of 331 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 E, O and T
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ATONE
- COMET
- COVET
- DEPOT
- DETOX
- ETHOS
- EXTOL
- FORTE
- HOTEL
- METRO
- MOTEL
- OCTET
- OFTEN
- ONSET
- OTHER
- OTTER
- OUTER
- OVATE
- OVERT
- PESTO
- QUOTE
- RETRO
- ROUTE
- SMOTE
- STOKE
- STOLE
- STONE
- STORE
- STOVE
- TEMPO
- TENOR
- THOSE
- TOKEN
- TOTEM
- TOWEL
- TOWER
- TROPE
- TROVE
- VOTER
- WROTE
- MONTE
- NOTED
- NOTES
- TONER
- TONES
- VOTED
- VOTES
5 Letter Words With E, O and T Starting With A
- ATONE
- ABOTE
- AOTEA
- AOTES
- ATELO
- ATOKE
- ATOLE
- AUETO
- AWETO
- AZOTE
5 Letter Words With E, O and T Starting With B
- BEDOT
- BEGOT
- BENTO
- BESOT
- BETON
- BETSO
- BLOTE
- BOBET
- BOETI
- BOETS
- BOGET
- BOITE
- BOLET
- BOTEH
- BOTEL
- BOTES
- BOTEW
- BOTTE
- BOUET
- BOWET
- BUTEO
5 Letter Words With E, O and T Starting With C
- COMET
- COVET
- CENTO
- CLOTE
- COATE
- COLET
- COMTE
- CONTE
- COSET
- COSTE
- COTED
- COTES
- COTHE
- COTTE
5 Letter Words With E, O and T Starting With D
- DEPOT
- DETOX
- DEMOT
- DEOTA
- DESTO
- DEVOT
- DOEST
- DOETH
- DONET
- DOTED
- DOTER
- DOTES
5 Letter Words With E, O and T Starting With E
- ETHOS
- EXTOL
- ELIOT
- EMOTE
- ENTOM
- EOITH
- EPLOT
- EPOPT
- ERATO
- ERGOT
- ESCOT
- ESTOC
- ESTOP
- ESTRO
- ETROG
- EXOPT
- EYOTS
- EYOTY
5 Letter Words With E, O and T Starting With G
- GEMOT
- GEOTY
- GOBET
- GODET
- GOEST
- GOETH
- GOETY
- GOLET
- GOTER
- GROTE
5 Letter Words With E, O and T Starting With M
- METRO
- MOTEL
- MONTE
- MENTO
- MESTO
- METHO
- METOL
- MOLET
- MOSTE
- MOTED
- MOTEN
- MOTER
- MOTES
- MOTET
- MOTEY
- MOTTE
5 Letter Words With E, O and T Starting With O
- OCTET
- OFTEN
- ONSET
- OTHER
- OTTER
- OUTER
- OVATE
- OVERT
- OATEN
- OATER
- OBJET
- OCOTE
- OCYTE
- OELET
- OFTER
- OILET
- OLATE
- OLENT
- ONCET
- OPTED
- OPTER
- ORATE
- ORLET
- ORTET
- ORVET
- OSETR
- OSSET
- OTATE
- OUTED
- OUTEN
- OUTIE
- OUTRE
- OVEST
- OWLET
- OXTER
- OYLET
5 Letter Words With E, O and T Starting With P
- PESTO
- PETOS
- PETRO
- PETTO
- PLOTE
- POETE
- POETS
- PORET
- PORTE
- POSET
- POSTE
- POTAE
- POTED
- POTER
- POTES
- PROTE
5 Letter Words With E, O and T Starting With R
- RETRO
- ROUTE
- RECTO
- REGOT
- RELOT
- REPOT
- RESTO
- RETOX
- ROATE
- RONTE
- ROSET
- ROTED
- ROTER
- ROTES
- ROTGE
- ROTSE
- ROTTE
- ROUET
- ROVET
- ROWET
- ROWTE
- ROYET
- ROZET
- RUOTE
5 Letter Words With E, O and T Starting With S
- SMOTE
- STOKE
- STOLE
- STONE
- STORE
- STOVE
- SCOTE
- SETON
- SEXTO
- SHOTE
- SLOTE
- SOGET
- SOMET
- SOOTE
- SOTER
- SOTIE
- SOWTE
- STENO
- STERO
- STOAE
- STOEP
- STOPE
5 Letter Words With E, O and T Starting With T
- TEMPO
- TENOR
- THOSE
- TOKEN
- TOTEM
- TOWEL
- TOWER
- TROPE
- TROVE
- TONER
- TONES
- TECON
- TEJON
- TELCO
- TELOI
- TELOS
- TENDO
- TENIO
- TENNO
- TENON
- TENSO
- TEPOR
- TEPOY
- TERZO
- TETON
- THEOL
- THEOR
- THEOS
- THEOW
- THOKE
- THOLE
- THONE
- THORE
- THROE
- TOAZE
- TODDE
- TODEA
- TOEAS
- TOGAE
- TOGED
- TOGES
- TOGUE
- TOHER
- TOILE
- TOISE
- TOKED
- TOKER
- TOKES
- TOLED
- TOLES
- TOMBE
- TOMEN
- TOMES
- TOMME
- TONED
- TONEY
- TONNE
- TOPED
- TOPEE
- TOPEK
- TOPER
- TOPES
- TOPHE
- TOQUE
- TORED
- TORES
- TORET
- TORSE
- TORTE
- TORVE
- TOSED
- TOSES
- TOTED
- TOTER
- TOTES
- TOUSE
- TOUZE
- TOVET
- TOWED
- TOWIE
- TOWSE
- TOWZE
- TOYED
- TOYER
- TOZED
- TOZEE
- TOZER
- TOZES
- TOZIE
- TRODE
- TROKE
- TRONE
- TROUE
- TWOER
- TWOES
5 Letter Words With E, O and T Starting With F, H, I and other letters
- FORTE
- FETOR
- FLOTE
- FOETI
- FORET
- FOUET
- FOUTE
- HOTEL
- HELOT
- HOTEN
- HOTTE
- IZOTE
- JETON
- KEOUT
- KETOL
- LENTO
- LEROT
- LOKET
- LOTES
- LOTTE
- LUTEO
- NOTED
- NOTES
- NEATO
- NETOP
- NONET
- NOTER
- NOTRE
- QUOTE
- UTERO
- VOTER
- VOTED
- VOTES
- VOLET
- VOLTE
- WROTE
- ZLOTE
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.
- STOEP: Small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house.
- THROE: Severe spasm of pain.
- ORATE: Talk pompously.
- OATEN: Of or related to or derived from oats.
- REPOT: Put in a new, usually larger, pot.
- OWLET: Young owl.
- OUTRE: Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual.
- TENNO: The emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno.
- ERGOT: A plant disease caused by the ergot fungus.
- TORTE: Rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria.
- LENTO: In music.
- TOQUE: A small round woman's hat.
- OCTET: Eight people considered as a unit. It is on the answer list.
- RECTO: Right-hand page.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain E, O and T?
Yes. OTHER, THOSE and OFTEN 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. RETRO and OTTER 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?
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. ZLOTE and VOLET 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?
EXTOL, OCTET and OVATE. 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.