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5 Letter Words With O as the Second Letter

944 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are all 944 5 letter words with O as the second letter, from a standard word-game dictionary, with everyday words first. 259 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 C, M, B. Good picks with five different letters include would, could, world, house.

Words found
944
Most used
would
Most common first letter
C

Wordle helper: 5 letter words with O as the second letter

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    Common 5 letter words with O as the second letter

    #WordMeaning
    1goingthe act of departing
    2worldeverything that exists anywhere
    3housea dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
    4foundset up or found
    5moneythe most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
    6doingengage in
    7womenan adult female person (as opposed to a man)
    8todaythe present time or age
    9pointa geometric element that has position but no extension
    10powerpossession of controlling influence
    11localrelating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a...
    12young(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
    13courtan assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
    14hoursa period of time assigned for work
    15souththe region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
    16comesmove toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
    17looksperceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
    18womanan adult female person (as opposed to a man)
    19norththe region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
    20worksbuildings for carrying on industrial labor
    21monthone of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
    22wordsthe words that are spoken
    23boarda committee having supervisory powers
    24forcea powerful effect or influence
    25totalconstituting the full quantity or extent; complete
    26sorryfeeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
    27moviea form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of...
    28worthworthy of being treated in a particular way; ; (often used ironically)
    29booksa written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
    30soundthe particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
    31roundhaving a circular shape
    32modela hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
    33lowermove something or somebody to a lower position
    34coverprovide with a covering or cause to be covered
    35voicethe distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
    36movedchange location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    37focusthe concentration of attention or energy on something
    38lovedhave a great affection or liking for
    39coach(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
    40costspecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation

    5 letter words with o as the second letter, by first letter

    A (1)

    • aorta

    B (80)

    • board
    • books
    • bound
    • bonus
    • boost
    • boxes
    • boots
    • bones
    • bonds
    • boats
    • bobby
    • bored
    • booth
    • bowls
    • boxer
    • borne
    • bolts
    • bowel
    • boast
    • bogus
    • boxed
    • bowed
    • boils
    • bouts
    • booed
    • bosom
    • booms
    • bower
    • booby
    • bossy
    • bogey
    • boron
    • boned
    • bongo
    • bonny
    • bores
    • boson
    • boars
    • boing
    • bough

    40 more in the helper above.

    C (117)

    • could
    • court
    • comes
    • cover
    • coach
    • costs
    • color
    • coast
    • count
    • comic
    • corps
    • coins
    • codes
    • couch
    • costa
    • colin
    • cough
    • coral
    • combo
    • congo
    • coats
    • cooks
    • cocoa
    • comet
    • comfy
    • condo
    • colts
    • colon
    • coded
    • cores
    • cobra
    • cocky
    • cones
    • coils
    • cords
    • coupe
    • comma
    • corny
    • codex
    • conte

    77 more in the helper above.

    D (72)

    • doing
    • doubt
    • doors
    • dozen
    • dodge
    • downs
    • donor
    • dough
    • donna
    • dolls
    • doses
    • docks
    • dolly
    • doggy
    • dodgy
    • donut
    • dogma
    • dowry
    • doves
    • dolce
    • domes
    • dorms
    • doped
    • doggo
    • domed
    • donne
    • dorky
    • dopey
    • dobby
    • doers
    • dosed
    • downy
    • dorks
    • douse
    • dozed
    • dotty
    • doozy
    • dower
    • dowdy
    • dowel

    32 more in the helper above.

    E (1)

    • eosin

    F (47)

    • found
    • force
    • focus
    • forms
    • folks
    • foods
    • forth
    • forum
    • forty
    • fools
    • forge
    • focal
    • forks
    • folds
    • foxes
    • folly
    • fonts
    • forte
    • fours
    • forts
    • foggy
    • footy
    • fouls
    • folio
    • foyer
    • foray
    • forgo
    • foils
    • foams
    • fords
    • foals
    • fossa
    • forme
    • fosse
    • foamy
    • fount
    • foots
    • fonds
    • fowls
    • foist

    7 more in the helper above.

    G (35)

    • going
    • goals
    • goods
    • goose
    • goats
    • goofy
    • gorge
    • godly
    • gowns
    • goons
    • golds
    • goers
    • goody
    • gooey
    • gourd
    • gonzo
    • golem
    • golly
    • gouge
    • goner
    • gongs
    • gorse
    • gowan
    • gored
    • goofs
    • gores
    • goyim
    • golfs
    • goads
    • gonad
    • goopy
    • gouty
    • gofer
    • gooks
    • godet

    H (68)

    • house
    • hours
    • hotel
    • horse
    • homes
    • honor
    • holds
    • hopes
    • honey
    • holes
    • hoped
    • hosts
    • hobby
    • honda
    • homer
    • holly
    • horns
    • hooks
    • hogan
    • hoops
    • hound
    • hover
    • hoard
    • horde
    • hoist
    • hoods
    • howdy
    • holed
    • honed
    • hoses
    • hotly
    • horst
    • howls
    • homey
    • howes
    • hoppy
    • hokey
    • hoyle
    • hooch
    • hocus

    28 more in the helper above.

    I (1)

    • ionic

    J (20)

    • jones
    • joint
    • jokes
    • joins
    • johns
    • joker
    • jolly
    • joked
    • jocks
    • joust
    • joule
    • jokey
    • jolts
    • joist
    • jocko
    • jowls
    • joeys
    • joram
    • joyed
    • jowar

    K (8)

    • koala
    • kooky
    • kooks
    • kohls
    • koine
    • koans
    • kopje
    • korat

    L (72)

    • local
    • looks
    • lower
    • loved
    • louis
    • loves
    • loans
    • loose
    • logic
    • lover
    • loads
    • loyal
    • loses
    • lodge
    • lords
    • logan
    • lobby
    • loser
    • locks
    • loops
    • lotus
    • logos
    • louie
    • lofty
    • lousy
    • lowly
    • looms
    • lotto
    • lorry
    • locus
    • lobes
    • loner
    • longs
    • lotte
    • lough
    • lolly
    • loony
    • lobos
    • loins
    • lowes

    32 more in the helper above.

    M (87)

    • money
    • month
    • movie
    • model
    • moved
    • mouth
    • moves
    • motor
    • mount
    • moral
    • mouse
    • modes
    • mommy
    • molly
    • moron
    • monks
    • motto
    • moody
    • moist
    • monte
    • moose
    • motel
    • mound
    • morse
    • mould
    • mourn
    • momma
    • modem
    • motif
    • moons
    • moods
    • moths
    • mover
    • moors
    • moans
    • modal
    • moira
    • molds
    • mower
    • mogul

    47 more in the helper above.

    N (33)

    • north
    • notes
    • noted
    • novel
    • noise
    • noble
    • nodes
    • notch
    • norms
    • noisy
    • noses
    • nouns
    • nosed
    • nomad
    • noose
    • nooks
    • nodal
    • nosey
    • nonce
    • nobly
    • nobby
    • noddy
    • nomen
    • noirs
    • novas
    • nomos
    • novae
    • noway
    • nones
    • noons
    • nopal
    • nomes
    • noria

    O (3)

    • oozes
    • oomph
    • oozed

    P (54)

    • point
    • power
    • posts
    • pound
    • poems
    • polls
    • ports
    • poker
    • polar
    • poles
    • pools
    • porch
    • poets
    • posed
    • poses
    • poppy
    • ponds
    • pouch
    • pores
    • polio
    • potty
    • poked
    • pours
    • polka
    • posse
    • popes
    • poise
    • pooch
    • pokes
    • ponce
    • posit
    • polis
    • poach
    • porky
    • poser
    • poops
    • poppa
    • pokey
    • polyp
    • pouty

    14 more in the helper above.

    R (58)

    • round
    • royal
    • route
    • rooms
    • roads
    • roman
    • rough
    • roles
    • roger
    • rocks
    • roots
    • robin
    • robot
    • rolls
    • rocky
    • roses
    • rogue
    • roast
    • rover
    • romeo
    • ropes
    • rouge
    • roofs
    • rodeo
    • roach
    • rotor
    • robes
    • rowan
    • rowdy
    • rower
    • rouse
    • roper
    • rondo
    • roost
    • roars
    • roped
    • rowed
    • rouen
    • roomy
    • rooks

    18 more in the helper above.

    S (54)

    • south
    • sorry
    • sound
    • songs
    • solid
    • solar
    • solve
    • sorts
    • souls
    • socks
    • sober
    • sonic
    • sonny
    • soils
    • solos
    • sonar
    • soaps
    • soles
    • soggy
    • soups
    • sores
    • sodas
    • soyuz
    • soars
    • sodom
    • sofas
    • soapy
    • solon
    • sowed
    • soaks
    • sooty
    • sooth
    • sours
    • sorel
    • solus
    • soppy
    • soled
    • soupy
    • softy
    • sokol

    14 more in the helper above.

    T (65)

    • today
    • total
    • touch
    • tough
    • tools
    • tower
    • topic
    • towns
    • toxic
    • tommy
    • tours
    • tooth
    • toast
    • towel
    • token
    • tones
    • torch
    • toned
    • torah
    • torso
    • tonic
    • towed
    • tombs
    • tolls
    • toxin
    • tonne
    • tonga
    • tonal
    • totem
    • toner
    • totes
    • toads
    • topaz
    • tongs
    • touts
    • toyed
    • torts
    • tomes
    • toots
    • torus

    25 more in the helper above.

    V (19)

    • voice
    • votes
    • voted
    • vocal
    • voter
    • vodka
    • vogue
    • vowed
    • vowel
    • volts
    • vouch
    • volta
    • voila
    • voids
    • volte
    • voles
    • voile
    • voces
    • volar

    W (31)

    • would
    • world
    • women
    • woman
    • works
    • words
    • worth
    • worst
    • worse
    • worry
    • woods
    • wound
    • woody
    • worms
    • woven
    • woken
    • wonky
    • wowed
    • wordy
    • wooed
    • wooly
    • woops
    • woozy
    • wombs
    • wolfs
    • wormy
    • wools
    • wonks
    • wolds
    • woosh
    • worts

    Y (12)

    • young
    • yours
    • youth
    • yolks
    • yodel
    • yoked
    • yogic
    • yogis
    • youse
    • yokes
    • yogas
    • yokel

    Z (6)

    • zones
    • zoned
    • zonal
    • zooms
    • zowie
    • zombi

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    Questions people ask

    How many 5 letter words with O as the second letter are there?

    This list has 944, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words seen in real English text.

    What are common 5 letter words with O as the second letter?

    would, could, going, world, house, found, money, doing.

    Which 5 letter words with O as the second letter are good Wordle guesses?

    would, could, world, house, found, money 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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