5-Letter Words With Three Vowels
798 five-letter words have three vowels; 191 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | arose | 0.53 | 1.30 |
| 2 | ariel | 0.51 | 1.31 |
| 3 | arise | 0.55 | 1.28 |
| 4 | raise | 0.56 | 1.26 |
| 5 | adore | 0.42 | 1.36 |
| 6 | aired | 0.51 | 1.26 |
| 7 | erica | 0.36 | 1.40 |
| 8 | eater | 0.48 | 1.26 |
All 798 five-letter words
Starting with A 180
aahed abaca abaci abaka abase abate abeam abele abide abode aboil aboma aboon about above abuse acari aceta achoo acini ackee acute adage adeem adios adobe adobo adore adoze aedes aegis aeons afire afoot afore afoul again agama agape agate agave agaze agene aggie agile agios aglee agone agora agree agria agues ahead aided aider aides ailed aimed aimer aired airer aisle aiver ajiva ajuga akees akela akene alamo alane alate algae alias alibi alien alike aline alive aliya allee aloes aloha aloin alone aloof aloud alula amain amaze ameba ameer amias amice amici amide amido amies amiga amigo amine amino amnia amole amour amuse anear anele anile anima anime animi anion anise anoas anode anole ansae antae aorta apace apeak apeek apian apnea aquas areal areas areca areic arena arete argue arias ariel arise aroid aroma arose asana aside askoi assai atone atria audad audit auger augur aulic aural aurar auras aures auric auris aurum autos auxin avail avian avion aviso avoid await awake aware awoke axial axile axiom axion axite axone azide azido azine azoic azole azote azure
Starting with B 25
baaed baboo baiza baize bayou bazoo beano beaus beaut beaux beige belie biali bijou bikie biome biota bogie bohea boite booed booze boule bouse buteo
Starting with C 30
cacao caeca cameo canoe cause cavie cease ceiba ceria chiao cilia civie coala coati cobia cocoa comae cooed cooer cooey coria cosie coude coupe coxae cozie curia curie curio cutie
Starting with D 23
danio daube deair deave deice deuce dexie diazo didie diene diode dobie dogie donee douce douma doura douse dowie doxie dulia duomi duomo
Starting with E 62
eager eagle eagre eared eased easel eases eaten eater eaved eaves edema edile educe eider eidos eikon elain elate elemi elide elite eloin elope elude elute emcee emeer emeus emote enate endue enema ennui enoki ensue entia enure envoi eosin epees epode equal equid equip erase erica erode erose erugo etape etude etuis etwee euros evade evite evoke exile exine exude eyrie
Starting with F 19
facia faena fauna fauve fease feaze feeze feria feuar feued fique fogie folia folio fovea fugio fugue fusee fuzee
Starting with G 23
galea gauge gauze geese gelee genie genii genoa genua geode geoid gigue gonia gooey goose gouge guaco guano guava guide guile guiro guise
Starting with H 12
haika haiku haole haute heave heeze helio hoise hooey hooka houri house
Starting with I 43
iambi icier ideal ideas idiom idiot igloo ileac ileal ileum ileus iliac iliad ilial ilium image imago imaum imbue imide imido imine imino inane indie indue inion inure iodic iodid iodin ionic iotas irade irate iroko irone issei issue ivied ivies ixias ixora
Starting with J 3
joual joule juice
Starting with K 9
kaiak karoo kauri kazoo keeve kibei koala koine korai
Starting with L 30
laari labia laevo lamia lanai laree lauan laura lease leave lehua leone levee liana liane liege lieus lieve litai logia logoi looed looey loofa loose louis loupe louse luaus lutea
Starting with M 30
mafia mahoe maile maize mamie mania maqui maria mauve mavie media medii melee meous miaow miaul milia mimeo minae moira moire monie mooed moola moose morae moues mouse movie moxie
Starting with N 17
naevi naiad naira naive neume newie niece nieve nisei nixie noise nomoi noose noria novae nubia nudie
Starting with O 73
oaken oakum oared oases oasis oaten oater oaves obeah obeli obese obias oboes obole oboli ocean ocrea oculi odeon odeum odium odour ogees ogive ohias oiled oiler okapi oldie oleic olein oleos oleum olios olive omasa omega onion onium oohed ootid oozed oozes opera opine opium orate oread oribi oriel osier ossia ostia ounce ouphe ousel outdo outed outer outgo outre ouzel ouzos ovate ovine ovoid ovoli ovolo ovule oxeye oxide oxime ozone
Starting with P 39
paean paeon paisa paise palea pareo pareu paseo patio pause payee peace peage pease peeve peise pekoe perea pewee piano piece pieta pilau pilea pilei pious pique pixie podia poilu poise polio poori poove poyou psoae psoai pupae puree
Starting with Q 18
quail quais quake quale quare quasi quate quean queen queer quiet quipu quire quite quoin quoit quota quote
Starting with R 37
radii radio ragee raias raise rakee ramee ramie ranee ratio razee reata reave redia reeve reive reoil resee retia retie reuse revue riata rioja rodeo rogue romeo roose roque rouen roues rouge rouse route ruana rugae rupee
Starting with S 27
saice saiga sajou saree sauce sauna saute segue seine seise seize sepia serai setae siege sieur sieve siree soave solei sooey souse stoae stoai suave suede suite
Starting with T 29
taboo tafia taiga taupe tawie tease tegua teiid telae telia teloi tenia tepee terai tiara tibia tinea togae togue toile topee topoi toque torii touse towie tubae tuque tutee
Starting with U 36
ukase ulama ulema ulnae umiac umiak umiaq unais unaus uncia undee undue union unite untie urare urari urase urate urbia ureal ureas uredo ureic urial urine ursae usage usnea usque usual uteri utile uveal uveas uvula
Starting with V 17
vacua vague value varia veena vegie venae venue video viola vireo vitae vogie vogue voice voila voile
Starting with W 5
wahoo waive weave wooed wooer
Starting with X 1
xenia
Starting with Y 4
yahoo yogee youse yowie
Starting with Z 6
zaire zamia zoeal zoeas zooid zowie
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words have three vowels?
Our list has 798. 191 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that have three vowels?
ABOUT, HOUSE, AGAIN, VIDEO, CAUSE — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that has three vowels?
AROSE. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.53 green and 1.3 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.