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5 Letter Words With A and O

374 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are all 374 5 letter words with A and O, from a standard word-game dictionary, with everyday words first. 92 of them are common words; the rest are rarer but still valid in most word games. Use the Wordle helper to add the letters you know.

Most of these words start with A, C, M. Good picks with five different letters include about, today, along, woman.

Words found
374
Most used
about
Most common first letter
A

Wordle helper: 5 letter words with A and O

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    Common 5 letter words with A and O

    #WordMeaning
    1about(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
    2todaythe present time or age
    3localrelating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a...
    4alongwith a forward motion
    5womanan adult female person (as opposed to a man)
    6majorof greater importance or stature or rank
    7boarda committee having supervisory powers
    8totalconstituting the full quantity or extent; complete
    9aboveat an earlier place
    10alonewithout any others being included or involved
    11allowmake it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
    12radiomedium for communication
    13coach(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
    14goalsthe state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended...
    15avoidstay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
    16coastthe shore of a sea or ocean
    17royalof or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
    18labora social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
    19oceana large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
    20actora theatrical performer
    21mayorthe head of a city government
    22favorpromote over another
    23roadsa partly sheltered anchorage
    24broadhaving great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
    25solarrelating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun
    26loansthe temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
    27romanrelating to or characteristic of people of Rome
    28audiothe audible part of a transmitted signal
    29moralconcerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on...
    30ratiothe relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
    31pianoa keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and...
    32chaosa state of extreme confusion and disorder
    33operaa drama set to music
    34boatsa small vessel for travel on water
    35loadsa large number or amount
    36loyalsteadfast in allegiance or duty
    37adoptchoose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
    38cargogoods carried by a large vehicle
    39vocalrelating to or designed for or using the singing voice
    40baconback and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried

    5 letter words with a and o, by first letter

    A (78)

    • about
    • along
    • among
    • above
    • alone
    • allow
    • avoid
    • actor
    • audio
    • adopt
    • arrow
    • armor
    • atoms
    • arose
    • amino
    • adore
    • alloy
    • agony
    • adobe
    • aloud
    • arbor
    • annoy
    • abbot
    • arson
    • apron
    • abort
    • aroma
    • awoke
    • abode
    • autos
    • aloha
    • acorn
    • alamo
    • aloft
    • ascot
    • amour
    • axiom
    • adorn
    • aloof
    • aorta

    38 more in the helper above.

    B (25)

    • board
    • broad
    • boats
    • bacon
    • baron
    • bravo
    • baton
    • boast
    • banjo
    • bayou
    • banco
    • boars
    • bloat
    • bogan
    • biota
    • borax
    • basso
    • beano
    • boras
    • bolas
    • boyar
    • boral
    • baboo
    • bolar
    • botas

    C (40)

    • coach
    • coast
    • chaos
    • cargo
    • costa
    • canon
    • carol
    • coral
    • coats
    • cocoa
    • cloak
    • cobra
    • canoe
    • cameo
    • comma
    • coals
    • campo
    • cacao
    • cotta
    • canto
    • conga
    • colas
    • cajon
    • claro
    • croak
    • comas
    • carbo
    • capon
    • chiao
    • copra
    • carob
    • carom
    • comal
    • capos
    • canso
    • cyano
    • copal
    • cobia
    • coati
    • codas

    D (10)

    • donna
    • dogma
    • douma
    • donga
    • diazo
    • datto
    • datos
    • dorsa
    • dolma
    • dados

    F (14)

    • favor
    • float
    • flora
    • focal
    • foray
    • foams
    • foals
    • fossa
    • foamy
    • fanon
    • fatso
    • fovea
    • fagot
    • folia

    G (12)

    • goals
    • goats
    • gator
    • genoa
    • groan
    • gloat
    • guano
    • gowan
    • groat
    • goads
    • gonad
    • gaols

    H (14)

    • honda
    • hogan
    • havoc
    • hoard
    • hallo
    • halos
    • holla
    • hoary
    • honan
    • horas
    • hoyas
    • haole
    • hosta
    • hoagy

    I (1)

    • imago

    J (2)

    • joram
    • jowar

    K (8)

    • koala
    • kazoo
    • karoo
    • krona
    • kabob
    • kapok
    • koans
    • korat

    L (19)

    • local
    • labor
    • loans
    • loads
    • loyal
    • logan
    • largo
    • lasso
    • loath
    • loach
    • loran
    • loamy
    • llano
    • lovat
    • loral
    • logia
    • loafs
    • loams
    • lobar

    M (27)

    • major
    • mayor
    • moral
    • mason
    • manor
    • macro
    • mango
    • momma
    • macho
    • macon
    • moans
    • modal
    • moira
    • moray
    • molar
    • mocha
    • mambo
    • monad
    • manos
    • moats
    • matzo
    • moola
    • miaow
    • monas
    • mayos
    • makos
    • moras

    N (10)

    • nomad
    • nacho
    • narco
    • nodal
    • novas
    • novae
    • noway
    • nabob
    • nopal
    • noria

    O (25)

    • ocean
    • opera
    • organ
    • omega
    • oasis
    • ovary
    • oaths
    • orcas
    • orang
    • ovate
    • offal
    • ovals
    • oases
    • opals
    • ostia
    • octal
    • oaken
    • okapi
    • obeah
    • okays
    • orals
    • oared
    • ogham
    • oaten
    • oakum

    P (12)

    • piano
    • polar
    • patio
    • polka
    • poach
    • poppa
    • panto
    • paseo
    • psoas
    • parvo
    • payor
    • parol

    Q (1)

    • quota

    R (15)

    • radio
    • royal
    • roads
    • roman
    • ratio
    • roast
    • razor
    • roach
    • rowan
    • rayon
    • roars
    • radon
    • roams
    • rioja
    • rotas

    S (24)

    • solar
    • salon
    • santo
    • sonar
    • soaps
    • savoy
    • savor
    • shoal
    • sodas
    • soars
    • salvo
    • sofas
    • soapy
    • soaks
    • sambo
    • stoma
    • sabot
    • stoat
    • solan
    • sofar
    • skoal
    • saros
    • soave
    • shako

    T (22)

    • today
    • total
    • toast
    • tango
    • taboo
    • tacos
    • torah
    • tarot
    • tonga
    • tonal
    • talon
    • toads
    • topaz
    • tabor
    • tanto
    • taxon
    • toady
    • tokay
    • toman
    • togas
    • tolan
    • trona

    V (8)

    • vocal
    • vodka
    • vapor
    • viola
    • valor
    • volta
    • voila
    • volar

    W (4)

    • woman
    • wagon
    • wahoo
    • wacko

    Y (2)

    • yahoo
    • yogas

    Z (1)

    • zonal

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    Questions people ask

    How many 5 letter words with A and O are there?

    This list has 374, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words seen in real English text.

    What are common 5 letter words with A and O?

    about, today, local, along, woman, among, major, board.

    Which 5 letter words with A and O are good Wordle guesses?

    about, today, along, woman, among, major use five different letters, so each guess tests more of the alphabet.

    Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.

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