Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With OR

This verified list contains 166 CORE words with OR, plus 65 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Static CORE list

All 166 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

abhor10
abort7
acorn7
actor7
adore6
adorn6
aorta5
arbor7
ardor6
armor7
boors7
borax14
bored8
borer7
bores7
borne7
boron7
chord11
chore10
color7
coral7
cords8
cored8
corer7
cores7
corgi8
corks11
corms9
corns7
corny10
corps9
decor8
dolor6
donor6
doors6
dorks10
dorky13
dorms8
error5
favor11
fjord16
floor8
flora8
foray11
force10
fords9
fores8
forge9
forgo9
forks12
forms10
forte8
forth11
forts8
forty11
forum10
furor8
gator6
glory9
gored7
gores6
gorge7
gorps8
gorse6
honor8
horas8
horde9
horns8
horny11
horse8
humor10
ivory11
juror12
korma11
labor7
lords6
loris5
lorry8
major14
manor7
mayor10
minor7
moors7
moral7
moray10
morel7
mores7
morns7
moron7
morph12
motor7
noris5
norms7
north8
odors6
orals5
orate5
orbit7
orcas7
order6
organ6
oriel5
orris5
porch12
pored8
pores7
porgy11
porky14
porno7
ports7
prior7
razor14
reorg6
rigor6
rotor5
rumor7
savor8
score7
scorn7
senor5
shore8
short8
snore5
snort5
sorer5
sores5
sorry8
sorta5
sorts5
spoor7
spore7
sport7
store5
stork9
storm7
story8
sword9
swore8
sworn8
tabor7
tenor5
thorn8
torch10
torso5
torte5
torts5
torus5
tumor7
tutor5
valor8
vapor10
vigor9
visor8
whore11
whorl11
words9
wordy12
works12
world9
worms10
wormy13
worry11
worse8
worst8
worth11
zorch19

166CORE words

65extended words

231verified matches

8.1average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

abhor10
abort7
acorn7
actor7
adorn6
bored8
bores7
borne7
chore10
coral7
cored8
cores7

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

zorch19
fjord16
major14
razor14
borax14
porky14
dorky13
wormy13
forks12
juror12
porch12
wordy12

Letter intelligence

What the OR list contains

Where OR appears

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

Vowels per word

1 vowel56 words
2 vowels106 words
3 vowels4 words

Repeated letters

26%

43 of 166 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 5-letter words with OR

The CORE list contains 166 5-letter words with OR 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 65 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain OR?

This verified set contains 166 CORE words and 65 extended words, for 231 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this OR group?

The 166 CORE words average 8.1 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these OR words often repeat letters?