5 Letter Words With BO

260 words (174 Scrabble US, 259 Scrabble UK, 174 WGPO, 159 Words With Friends, 42 everyday ★)

260 five-letter words contain BO. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that contain BO

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A…

5-letter words with A (15)

Top score: ABOHM, 12 points. a unit of electrical resistance

B…

5-letter words with B (178)

Top score: BOOZY, 19 points. intoxicated

C…

5-letter words with C (5)

Top score: COMBO, 11 points (tied with two others). a small jazz band

D…

5-letter words with D (4)

Top score: DUBBO, 10 points (tied with two others)

E…

5-letter words with E (8)

Top score: EMBOX, 16 points

G…

5-letter words with G (7)

Top score: GUMBO, 10 points (tied with three others). the okra plant

H…

5-letter words with H (2)

Top score: HIMBO, 12 points. an attractive but unintelligent man

I…

5-letter words with I (1)

Top score: INBOX, 14 points. a window in which electronic mail is displayed

J…

5-letter words with J (3)

Top score: JUMBO, 16 points (tied with one other). a very large specimen of its kind

K…

5-letter words with K (6)

Top score: KYBOS, 14 points

L…

5-letter words with L (3)

Top score: LIMBO, 9 points. the state of being disregarded or forgotten

M…

5-letter words with M (3)

Top score: MAMBO, 11 points. to perform a ballroom dance

N…

5-letter words with N (1)

Top score: NABOB, 9 points. one who becomes rich and prominent

O…

5-letter words with O (5)

Top score: OXBOW, 17 points. a U-shaped piece of wood in an ox yoke

P…

5-letter words with P (1)

Top score: POBOY, 12 points. a large sandwich on a long split roll

R…

5-letter words with R (3)

Top score: RUMBO, 9 points (tied with one other)

S…

5-letter words with S (4)

Top score: SYBOW, 13 points

T…

5-letter words with T (5)

Top score: TIMBO, 9 points

U…

5-letter words with U (3)

Top score: UNBOX, 14 points. to remove from a box

Y…

5-letter words with Y (2)

Top score: YOBBO, 12 points. a yob

Z…

5-letter words with Z (1)

Top score: ZOBOS, 16 points

About these words

  • 260 of the 12,982 5-letter words contain BO (2%).
  • 174 are good in NWL2023, 259 in Collins Scrabble Words, 174 in WOW24 and 159 in the Words With Friends list. 42 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, boozy scores the most (19), then oxbow and boxty (17 each), then nine words on 16.

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