337 words hold O and R and T, wherever they fall. ABORT, ACTOR, AORTA lead, and 57 can be the answer.
57 can be the answer and 35 are everyday words. Where those two overlap is where to start.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 337 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- TOURS: takes 337 down to 64 at worst.
- TONER: down to 68.
- ROOTS: down to 73.
What These Words Have in Common
87 of them end in T, about a quarter of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are E (91), S (90) and A (68). Roughly one word in six here is everyday English, 35 of the 337. Build a guess from the common letters rather than the unusual words.
Best 5 Letter Words With O, R and T
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- ABORT
- ACTOR
- AORTA
- BROTH
- COURT
- DROIT
- FORTE
- FORTH
- FORTY
- FRONT
- FROST
- FROTH
- GROUT
- INTRO
- METRO
- MOTOR
- NORTH
- ORBIT
- OTHER
- OTTER
- OUTER
- OVERT
- RATIO
- RETRO
- ROAST
- ROBOT
- ROOST
- ROTOR
- ROUTE
- SHORT
- SNORT
- SPORT
- STORE
- STORK
- STORM
- STORY
- TAROT
- TENOR
- THORN
- THROB
- THROW
- TORCH
- TORSO
- TORUS
- TOWER
- TROLL
- TROOP
- TROPE
- TROUT
- TROVE
- TUMOR
- TURBO
- TUTOR
- VOTER
- WORST
- WORTH
- WROTE
- PORTS
- ROOTS
- SORTS
- TONER
- TOURS
5 Letter Words With O, R and T Starting With A
- ABORT
- ACTOR
- AORTA
- AMORT
- APORT
- ARGOT
- ARIOT
- ARTOU
- ASTOR
- ATOUR
- AUTOR
5 Letter Words With O, R and T Starting With B
- BROTH
- BOART
- BOORT
- BORTS
- BORTY
- BORTZ
- BOTRY
- BROTT
5 Letter Words With O, R and T Starting With C
- COURT
- CAROT
- CHORT
- COART
- CONTR
- CORTA
- CROAT
- CROFT
- CROST
- CROUT
5 Letter Words With O, R and T Starting With F
- FORTE
- FORTH
- FORTY
- FRONT
- FROST
- FROTH
- FATOR
- FETOR
- FORET
- FORST
- FORTS
5 Letter Words With O, R and T Starting With G
- GROUT
- GATOR
- GORST
- GOTER
- GOTRA
- GRIOT
- GROAT
- GRONT
- GROOT
- GROTE
- GROTS
5 Letter Words With O, R and T Starting With O
- ORBIT
- OTHER
- OTTER
- OUTER
- OVERT
- OATER
- OFTER
- OPTER
- ORANT
- ORATE
- ORBAT
- ORLET
- ORPIT
- ORTET
- ORTHO
- ORTOL
- ORTYX
- ORVET
- OSETR
- OTARY
- OTTAR
- OUTRE
- OUTRO
- OXTER
5 Letter Words With O, R and T Starting With P
- PORTS
- PARTO
- PETRO
- PIOTR
- PIROT
- POORT
- PORET
- PORTA
- PORTE
- PORTH
- PORTO
- PORTY
- POTER
- POTRO
- PROOT
- PROST
- PROTE
- PROTO
5 Letter Words With O, R and T Starting With R
- RATIO
- RETRO
- ROAST
- ROBOT
- ROOST
- ROTOR
- ROUTE
- ROOTS
- RABOT
- RATOO
- RATOS
- RECTO
- REGOT
- RELOT
- REPOT
- RESTO
- RETOX
- RIATO
- RIOTS
- RIOTY
- ROATE
- ROCTA
- ROIST
- RONTE
- RONTS
- ROOTI
- ROOTY
- RORTS
- RORTY
- ROSET
- ROSIT
- ROSTI
- ROSTS
- ROTAL
- ROTAN
- ROTAS
- ROTCH
- ROTED
- ROTER
- ROTES
- ROTGE
- ROTIS
- ROTLS
- ROTON
- ROTOS
- ROTSE
- ROTTA
- ROTTE
- ROTTO
- ROTTY
- ROUET
- ROUST
- ROUTH
- ROUTS
- ROVET
- ROWET
- ROWTE
- ROWTH
- ROWTS
- ROWTY
- ROYET
- ROYST
- ROZET
- ROZIT
- RUOTE
- RUSOT
- RYOTI
- RYOTS
5 Letter Words With O, R and T Starting With S
- SHORT
- SNORT
- SPORT
- STORE
- STORK
- STORM
- STORY
- SORTS
- SKORT
- SORTA
- SORTY
- SOTER
- SPROT
- SSORT
- SSTOR
- STERO
- STOOR
- STOUR
- STROM
- STROP
- STROW
- STROY
- SUTOR
5 Letter Words With O, R and T Starting With T
- TAROT
- TENOR
- THORN
- THROB
- THROW
- TORCH
- TORSO
- TORUS
- TOWER
- TROLL
- TROOP
- TROPE
- TROUT
- TROVE
- TUMOR
- TURBO
- TUTOR
- TONER
- TOURS
- TABOR
- TARDO
- TAROC
- TAROK
- TAROS
- TAXOR
- TEPOR
- TERZO
- THEOR
- THORE
- THORO
- THORP
- THORT
- THROE
- THROU
- TIKOR
- TIMOR
- TIROS
- TOHER
- TOKER
- TOLAR
- TOPER
- TORAH
- TORAL
- TORAN
- TORAS
- TORCS
- TORED
- TORES
- TORET
- TORIC
- TORII
- TORMA
- TOROS
- TOROT
- TORRS
- TORSE
- TORSI
- TORSK
- TORTA
- TORTE
- TORTS
- TORVE
- TOTER
- TOURN
- TOURT
- TOVAR
- TOYER
- TOZER
- TRAPO
- TRIGO
- TRIOL
- TRIOR
- TRIOS
- TROAD
- TROAK
- TROAT
- TROCA
- TROCH
- TROCK
- TROCO
- TRODE
- TRODS
- TROFT
- TROGS
- TROIC
- TROIS
- TROKE
- TROMP
- TRONA
- TRONC
- TRONE
- TRONK
- TRONS
- TROOT
- TROOZ
- TROPO
- TROTH
- TROTS
- TROUE
- TROUV
- TROWS
- TROYS
- TRUGO
- TUDOR
- TURCO
- TURIO
- TURON
- TWOER
- TYROS
5 Letter Words With O, R and T Starting With D, E, H and other letters
- DROIT
- DORTS
- DORTY
- DOTER
- DROPT
- ERATO
- ERGOT
- ESTRO
- ETROG
- HORST
- INTRO
- IORTN
- ISORT
- JITRO
- JORTS
- KORAT
- KOTAR
- LATRO
- LEROT
- LIROT
- LOTOR
- METRO
- MOTOR
- MORAT
- MORTH
- MORTS
- MOTER
- NORTH
- NITRO
- NORIT
- NOTER
- NOTRE
- UTERO
- VOTER
- VITRO
- WORST
- WORTH
- WROTE
- WHORT
- WORTS
- WROOT
- WROTH
- YARTO
- YOURT
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.
- OTTAR: Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
- THROE: Severe spasm of pain.
- ORATE: Talk pompously.
- GRIOT: A storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village.
- REPOT: Put in a new, usually larger, pot.
- OUTRE: Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual.
- ARGOT: A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).
- ERGOT: A plant disease caused by the ergot fungus.
- WROTH: Vehemently incensed and condemnatory.
- GROAT: A former English silver coin worth four pennies.
- TORTE: Rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria.
- TROTH: A mutual promise to marry.
- STROP: Sharpen on a strop.
- RECTO: Right-hand page.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain O, R and T?
Yes. OTHER, STORY and COURT 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. MOTOR and ROOTS 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?
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. YOURT and YARTO are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.