5-Letter Words with 3 Vowels
Three vowels is the sweet spot: enough vowel coverage to crack the puzzle's skeleton, with two consonants left for structure. Many of the best second guesses live in this zone.
Below is the complete computed set of 5-letter words with exactly three vowels — the full list, with an exact count and letter statistics.
601exact word count
Amost common start (140 words)
Emost common end (263 words)
3.0avg vowels per word
The full list — 601 words
Letter frequency by position
| Position 1 | A 140 O 64 E 55 |
|---|---|
| Position 2 | O 92 A 86 U 67 |
| Position 3 | I 113 O 79 A 69 |
| Position 4 | E 95 I 94 A 54 |
| Position 5 | E 263 A 86 S 45 |
Computed from the 259 words on this page. Use the most frequent letters for high-information guesses.
- abaca
- abase
- abate
- abeam
- abele
- abide
- abode
- about
- above
- abuse
- acari
- achoo
- acini
- acute
- adage
- adios
- adobe
- adobo
- adore
- aedes
- aegis
- aeons
- afire
- afoot
- afore
- afoul
- again
- agama
- agape
- agate
- agave
- aggie
- agile
- agios
- agita
- agone
- agora
- agree
- ahead
- aided
- aider
- aides
- ailed
- aimed
- aired
- airer
- aisle
- akees
- akene
- alate
- algae
- alias
- alibi
- alien
- alike
- alive
- aliya
- allee
- aloes
- aloha
- aloin
- alone
- aloof
- aloud
- alula
- amain
- amaze
- ameba
- amice
- amide
- amies
- amigo
- amine
- amino
- amnio
- amour
- amuse
- anele
- anile
- anima
- anime
- anion
- anise
- anoas
- anode
- anole
- antae
- aorta
- apace
- apeak
- apian
- apnea
- aquas
- areal
- areas
- areca
- arena
- arete
- argue
- arias
- ariel
- arise
- aroid
- aroma
- arose
- asana
- aside
- assai
- ation
- ative
- atone
- atria
- audit
- auger
- augur
- aulic
- aulos
- aural
- aurar
- auras
- auric
- aurum
- autos
- auxin
- avail
- avian
- avion
- avoid
- await
- awake
- aware
- awoke
- axial
- axiom
- azide
- azine
- azoic
- azole
- azote
- azure
- baaed
- baiza
- baize
- bayou
- beano
- beaus
- beaut
- beaux
- beige
- belie
- bijou
- bikie
- biome
- biota
- bogie
- booed
- booze
- boule
- bouse
- braai
- buteo
- cacao
- caeca
- cameo
- canoe
- cauda
- cause
- cavie
- cease
- ceiba
- ceria
- chiao
- cilia
- coati
- cobia
- cocoa
- comae
- cooed
- coria
- coupe
- coxae
- curia
- curie
- curio
- cutie
- danio
- daube
- deice
- deuce
- diazo
- diode
- dixie
- dogie
- donee
- doona
- douce
- doula
- douma
- douse
- dowie
- dulia
- duomo
- eager
- eagle
- eagre
- eared
- eased
- easel
- eases
- eaten
- eater
- eaves
- ebook
- edema
- educe
- eider
- eidos
- eikon
- elate
- elemi
- elide
- elite
- elope
- elude
- elute
- emcee
- emoji
- emote
- enate
- endue
- enema
- ennui
- ensue
- enure
- envoi
- eosin
- epees
- epode
- equal
- equip
- equiv
- erase
- erode
- erose
- erugo
- esque
- etude
- etuis
- euros
- evade
- evite
- evoke
- exeat
- exile
- exine
- exude
- facia
- faena
- fauna
- fauve
- feaze
- feeze
- feria
- feuar
- feued
- folia
- folie
- folio
- fovea
- fugue
- fusee
- fuzee
- galea
- gauge
- gauze
- geese
- genie
- genii
- genoa
- geode
- geoid
- gigue
- gooey
- goose
- gouge
- guaco
- guano
- guava
- guide
- guile
- guise
- haiku
- haole
- heave
- homie
- hooey
- hooka
- houri
- house
- iambi
- icier
- ideal
- ideas
- idiom
- idiot
- igloo
- ileac
- ileal
- ileum
- ileus
- iliac
- ilium
- image
- imago
- imbue
- imide
- imine
- inane
- indie
- indue
- inion
- inure
- iodic
- ionic
- iotas
- irade
- irate
- issei
- issue
- ivied
- ivies
- ixias
- joule
- juice
- kaiak
- kauri
- kazoo
- koala
- koine
- labia
- lamia
- lanai
- lease
- leave
- leone
- levee
- liana
- liege
- logia
- loofa
- loose
- louis
- loupe
- louse
- luaus
- mafia
- maize
- mania
- maria
- mauve
- media
- medii
- melee
- meous
- metoo
- milia
- moire
- mooed
- moose
- moues
- mouse
- movie
- moxie
- naevi
- naiad
- naira
- naive
- neume
- neuro
- niece
- nisei
- noise
- noose
- noria
- novae
- oaken
- oakum
- oared
- oases
- oasis
- oaten
- obeah
- obeli
- obese
- oboes
- oboli
- ocean
- ocrea
- oculi
- odeon
- odeum
- odium
- ogeed
- ogees
- ogive
- oiled
- oiler
- okapi
- oldie
- oleic
- olein
- oleum
- olios
- olive
- omasa
- omega
- onion
- oohed
- ootid
- oozed
- oozes
- opera
- opine
- opium
- orate
- oread
- oriel
- osier
- ostia
- ounce
- ouphe
- ousel
- outdo
- outed
- outer
- outgo
- outre
- outta
- ouzel
- ouzos
- ovate
- ovine
- ovoid
- ovoli
- ovolo
- ovule
- oxide
- oxime
- ozone
- paean
- paeon
- paisa
- paleo
- pareu
- patio
- pause
- payee
- peace
- peeve
- pekoe
- pewee
- piano
- piece
- pieta
- pilea
- pilei
- pious
- pique
- pixie
- poilu
- poise
- polio
- pooed
- pooka
- pupae
- puree
- quail
- quais
- quake
- quale
- quasi
- quean
- queen
- queer
- quiet
- quine
- quipu
- quire
- quite
- quoin
- quoit
- quota
- quote
- radii
- radio
- raise
- ramie
- ranee
- ratio
- razee
- reata
- reave
- reeve
- reiki
- reive
- retie
- reuse
- revue
- riata
- rodeo
- rogue
- romeo
- roose
- roque
- roues
- rouge
- rouse
- route
- rupee
- saiga
- sauce
- sauna
- saute
- segue
- seine
- seise
- seize
- sepia
- serai
- setae
- siege
- sieve
- siree
- soave
- socio
- souse
- suave
- suede
- suite
- taboo
- tafia
- taiga
- taupe
- tease
- tehee
- telia
- tenia
- tepee
- tiara
- tibia
- tinea
- toeas
- toile
- topee
- toque
- torii
- tubae
- tuque
- ukase
- ulema
- ulnae
- umiak
- undue
- union
- unite
- untie
- uredo
- urial
- urine
- usage
- usual
- uteri
- utile
- uveas
- uvula
- vague
- value
- varia
- venae
- venue
- video
- viola
- vireo
- vitae
- vogue
- voice
- voila
- voile
- vouge
- wahoo
- waive
- wazoo
- weave
- wooed
- wooer
- xenia
- yahoo
- zaire
- zamia
- zooid
How this list was made. Every word above was computed from the SCOWL
en_US-large word list (123,247 English words) using the exact filter for this page — no
hand-picking, no padding, no guessing. Counts are exact. The list includes some uncommon
and Scrabble-style words because the source dictionary is comprehensive; that is by design.