5 Letter Words With O in the Middle

482 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are all 482 5 letter words with O in the middle, from a standard word-game dictionary, with everyday words first. 162 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 S, C, B. Good picks with five different letters include about, those, group, whole.

Words found: 482
Most used: about
Most common first letter: S

Wordle helper: 5 letter words with O in the middle

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Common 5 letter words with O in the middle

#	Word	Meaning
1	about	(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
2	group	any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
3	whole	including all components without exception
4	story	a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events
5	known	apprehended with certainty
6	wrong	not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
7	along	with a forward motion
8	close	move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
9	looks	perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
10	short	primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
11	phone	electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and...
12	front	the side that is forward or prominent
13	shows	give an exhibition of to an interested audience
14	above	at an earlier place
15	alone	without any others being included or involved
16	books	a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
17	blood	the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells,...
18	knows	be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
19	wrote	produce a literary work
20	store	a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
21	brown	of a color similar to that of wood or earth
22	cross	travel across or pass over
23	photo	a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide
24	floor	the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
25	stock	the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest...
26	shown	give an exhibition of to an interested audience
27	block	a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
28	avoid	stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
29	broke	lacking funds
30	score	a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
31	stone	a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
32	proud	feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth
33	prove	be shown or be found to be
34	shoot	hit with a missile from a weapon
35	sport	an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
36	crowd	a large number of things or people considered together
37	proof	any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
38	grown	(of animals) fully developed
39	shoes	a particular situation
40	smoke	a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas