Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With SO

This verified list contains 60 CORE words with SO, plus 28 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Static CORE list

All 60 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

arson5
basso7
besom9
besot7
bison7
bosom9
dipso8
fatso8
gesso6
lasso5
mason7
meson7
misos7
pesos7
resow8
soaks9
soaps7
soapy10
soars5
sober7
socks11
sodas6
sofas8
softy11
soggy10
soils5
solar5
soled6
soles5
solid6
solos5
solve8
sonar5
songs6
sonic7
sonny8
sooth8
sooty8
soppy12
sorer5
sores5
sorry8
sorta5
sorts5
sough9
souks9
souls5
sound6
soups7
soupy10
sours5
souse5
south8
sowed9
sower8
sysop10
torso5
verso8
visor8
whoso11

60CORE words

28extended words

88verified matches

7.3average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

arson5
bison7
mason7
soapy10
sober7
solar5
soled6
solid6
solve8
sonic7
sorta5
sound6

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

soppy12
socks11
softy11
whoso11
soapy10
soggy10
soupy10
sysop10
bosom9
soaks9
sowed9
besom9

Letter intelligence

What the SO list contains

Where SO appears

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

Vowels per word

1 vowel9 words
2 vowels50 words
3 vowels1 words

Repeated letters

55%

33 of 60 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 SO

The CORE list contains 60 5-letter words with SO 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 28 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain SO?

This verified set contains 60 CORE words and 28 extended words, for 88 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this SO group?

The 60 CORE words average 7.3 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these SO words often repeat letters?