Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words Starting With RO

This verified list contains 53 CORE words starting with RO, plus 11 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Matching words

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Static CORE list

All 53 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

roach10
roads6
roams7
roans5
roars5
roast5
robed8
robes7
robin7
robot7
rocks11
rocky14
rodeo6
roger6
rogue6
roils5
roles5
rolls5
roman7
romeo7
romps9
rondo6
roods6
roofs8
rooks9
rooms7
roomy10
roost5
roots5
roped8
roper7
ropes7
roses5
rosin5
rotas5
rotis5
rotor5
rouge6
rough9
round6
rouse5
roust5
route5
routs5
roved9
rover8
roves8
rowan8
rowdy12
rowed9
rowel8
rower8
royal8

53CORE words

11extended words

64verified matches

7.0average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

roach10
roads6
roams7
roast5
robed8
robes7
robin7
roles5
roman7
roped8
ropes7
rough9

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

rocky14
rowdy12
rocks11
roach10
roomy10
romps9
rooks9
rough9
rowed9
roved9
robed8
roofs8

Letter intelligence

What the RO list contains

Most common letters immediately after RO

O7 words
U7 words
A6 words
W5 words
B4 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel5 words
2 vowels42 words
3 vowels6 words

Repeated letters

36%

19 of 53 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

Pattern guide

How to use words starting with RO

This page starts from 53 CORE 5-letter words whose first letters are RO. The preset fixes those opening positions while leaving the remaining tiles available for refinement.

Use Contains for letters that may appear anywhere, Excludes to remove impossible letters, or Sequence pattern when order and exact gaps matter. The broader view adds 11 extended entries after the CORE results.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words start with RO?

This verified set contains 53 CORE words and 11 extended words, for 64 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this RO group?

The 53 CORE words average 7.0 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these RO words often repeat letters?