Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With BO

This verified list contains 98 CORE words with BO, plus 36 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Static CORE list

All 98 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

abbot9
abode8
abort7
about7
above10
adobo8
arbor7
bebop11
bimbo11
board8
boars7
boast7
boats7
bobby14
boded9
bodes8
bodge9
boffo13
bogey11
boggy12
bogie8
bogon8
bogus8
boils7
boing8
boink11
bolas7
boles7
bolls7
bolts7
bolus7
bombs11
bonce9
bonds8
boned8
boner7
bones7
bongo8
bongs8
bonks11
bonny10
bonus7
boobs9
booby12
booed8
books11
booms9
boons7
boors7
boost7
booth10
boots7
booty10
booze16
boozy19
borax14
bored8
borer7
bores7
borne7
boron7
bosom9
bossy10
botch12
bough11
bound8
bouts7
bowed11
bowel10
bower10
bowls10
boxed15
boxen14
boxer14
boxes14
bozos16
combo11
dumbo10
ebony10
elbow10
gumbo10
hobos10
inbox14
jabot14
jumbo16
labor7
limbo9
mambo11
nabob9
oboes7
oxbow17
robot7
sabot7
taboo7
tabor7
turbo7
unbox14
yobbo12

98CORE words

36extended words

134verified matches

9.6average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

abort7
board8
boars7
boast7
boats7
bodes8
bogus8
boils7
boned8
bones7
bonus7
bored8

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

boozy19
oxbow17
booze16
jumbo16
bozos16
boxed15
boxer14
boxes14
bobby14
borax14
boxen14
inbox14

Letter intelligence

What the BO list contains

Where BO appears

Position 10 words
Position 20 words
Position 30 words
Position 40 words
Position 50 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel12 words
2 vowels77 words
3 vowels9 words

Repeated letters

42%

41 of 98 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

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Pattern guide

How to use 5-letter words with BO

The CORE list contains 98 5-letter words with BO in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 36 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain BO?

This verified set contains 98 CORE words and 36 extended words, for 134 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this BO group?

The 98 CORE words average 9.6 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these BO words often repeat letters?