5 letter words with 3 vowels in numbers
- 892 words in total, of which 233 are everyday words.
- The most common first letter is a (196 words), followed by o (80).
- Letters found most often: e 68%, a 60%, i 49%, o 42%, u 30% of words.
Highest-scoring 5 letter words with 3 vowels
Ranked by Scrabble tile values, before any bonus squares:
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| jeeze | 21 |
| quake | 18 |
| azuki | 18 |
| kazoo | 18 |
| feaze | 17 |
| feeze | 17 |
| fique | 17 |
| fuzee | 17 |
| heeze | 17 |
| wazoo | 17 |
| zooey | 17 |
| zowee | 17 |
Vowels here are A, E, I, O and U. Y is not counted, so words like CRYPT and LYMPH count as having no vowels.
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All 5 letter words with 3 vowels
All 892 words, A to Z.
a (196)
aahed, abaca, abaci, abaka, abase, abate, abaya, abeam, abele, abide, abode, aboil, aboma, aboon, about, above, abuse, acais, 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, agita, aglee, agloo, agone, agora, agree, agria, agued, agues, ahead, aided, aider, aides, ailed, aimed, aimer, aired, airer, aisle, aiver, ajies, ajiva, ajuga, akees, akela, akene, alamo, alane, alate, algae, alias, alibi, alien, alike, aline, alive, aliya, alkie, allee, aloes, aloha, aloin, alone, aloof, aloud, alula, amain, amaze, ameba, ameer, amias, amice, amici, amide, amido, amies, amiga, amigo, amine, amino, amnia, amnio, amole, amour, amuse, anear, anele, anile, anima, anime, animi, anion, anise, anoas, anode, anole, ansae, antae, anura, aorta, apace, apeak, apeek, apian, apnea, aquas, arame, areal, areas, areca, areic, arena, arene, arepa, arete, argue, arias, ariel, arise, aroid, aroma, arose, asana, aside, askoi, assai, asura, atigi, 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, ayaya, azide, azido, azine, azoic, azole, azote, azuki, azure
b (27)
baaed, baboo, baiza, baize, bayou, bazoo, beano, beaus, beaut, beaux, beedi, beige, belie, biali, bijou, bikie, biome, biota, boeuf, bogie, bohea, boite, booed, booze, boule, bouse, buteo
c (36)
cacao, caeca, cameo, canoe, cauri, cause, cavie, cease, ceiba, ceili, ceria, chiao, cilia, civie, coala, coati, cobia, cocoa, cohoe, comae, cooed, cooer, cooey, coqui, coria, cosie, coude, coupe, coxae, coyau, cozie, curia, curie, curio, cutie, cuvee
d (26)
danio, daube, deair, deave, deice, demoi, deuce, dexie, diazo, didie, diene, diode, dobie, dogie, donee, dosai, douce, doula, douma, doura, douse, dowie, doxie, dulia, duomi, duomo
e (71)
eager, eagle, eagre, eared, eased, easel, easer, eases, eaten, eater, eaved, eaves, ebook, edema, edile, educe, eejit, eeled, eider, eidos, eikon, ejido, elain, elate, elemi, elide, elite, eloin, elope, elude, elute, email, emcee, emeer, emeus, emoji, emote, enate, endue, enema, ennui, enoki, ensue, entia, enure, envoi, eosin, epees, epode, equal, eques, equid, equip, erase, erica, erode, erose, erugo, etape, etude, etuis, etwee, euros, evade, evite, evoke, exile, exine, exome, exude, eyrie
f (21)
facia, faena, fakie, fauna, fauve, fease, feaze, feeze, feria, feuar, feued, fique, firee, fogie, folia, folio, fovea, fugio, fugue, fusee, fuzee
g (24)
galea, gauge, gauze, gazoo, geese, gelee, genie, genii, genoa, genua, geode, geoid, gigue, gonia, gooey, goose, gouge, guaco, guano, guava, guide, guile, guiro, guise
h (15)
haika, haiku, haole, haute, heave, heeze, helio, hevea, hiree, hoise, homie, hooey, hooka, houri, house
i (44)
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, innie, inure, iodic, iodid, iodin, ionic, iotas, irade, irate, iroko, irone, issei, issue, ivied, ivies, ixias, ixora
j (6)
jeeze, jiaos, joual, joule, juice, juvie
k (10)
kaiak, karoo, kauri, kazoo, keeve, kibei, koala, koine, korai, kubie
l (32)
laari, labia, laevo, lamia, lanai, laree, lauan, laura, lease, leave, lehua, leone, levee, liana, liane, liege, lieus, lieve, litai, locie, logia, logoi, looed, looey, loofa, loose, louis, louma, loupe, louse, luaus, lutea
m (33)
mafia, mahoe, mahua, maile, maize, mamee, 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, mulie
n (19)
naevi, naiad, naira, nairu, naive, neume, newie, niece, nieve, nisei, nixie, noise, nomoi, noose, noria, novae, noyau, nubia, nudie
o (80)
oaked, oaken, oakum, oared, oases, oasis, oaten, oater, oaves, obeah, obeli, obese, obias, oboes, obole, oboli, ocean, ocrea, oculi, odeon, odeum, odium, odour, ogeed, ogees, ogive, ohias, oiled, oiler, okapi, oldie, oleic, olein, oleos, oleum, olios, olive, ollie, omasa, omega, onion, onium, oohed, ootid, oozed, oozes, opera, opine, opium, orate, oread, oribi, oriel, osier, ossia, ostia, otaku, ounce, ouphe, ousel, outdo, outed, outer, outgo, outre, outro, outta, ouzel, ouzos, ovate, ovine, ovoid, ovoli, ovolo, ovule, owies, oxeye, oxide, oxime, ozone
p (48)
paean, paeon, paisa, paise, palea, paleo, parae, pareo, pareu, paseo, patio, pauas, pause, payee, peace, peage, pease, peeve, peise, pekoe, pelau, perea, pewee, piani, piano, piece, pieta, piezo, pilau, pilea, pilei, pious, pique, pixie, podia, poilu, poise, polio, pooed, pooja, pooka, poori, poyou, psoae, psoai, pulao, pupae, puree
q (19)
quail, quais, quake, quale, quare, quasi, quate, quean, queen, queer, queso, quiet, quipu, quire, quite, quoin, quoit, quota, quote
r (41)
radii, radio, ragee, raias, raise, raita, rakee, ramee, ramie, ranee, ratio, razee, reais, reata, reave, redia, reeve, regie, reiki, reive, reoil, resee, retia, retie, reuse, revue, riata, rioja, rodeo, rogue, romeo, roose, roque, rouen, roues, rouge, rouse, route, ruana, rugae, rupee
s (30)
saice, saiga, sajou, saree, sauce, sauna, saute, segue, seine, seise, seiza, seize, semee, sepia, serai, setae, siege, sieur, sieve, siree, soave, solei, sooey, souse, stoae, stoai, suave, suede, suete, suite
t (33)
taboo, tafia, taiga, taiko, tauon, taupe, tawie, tease, tegua, teiid, telae, telia, teloi, tenia, tepee, terai, tiara, tibia, tinea, toeas, togae, togue, toile, topee, topoi, toque, torii, touse, towie, tubae, tuile, tuque, tutee
u (39)
ukase, ulama, ulema, ulnae, umami, umiac, umiak, umiaq, unais, unaus, uncia, undee, undue, unica, union, unite, unsee, untie, urare, urari, urase, urate, urbia, ureal, ureas, uredo, ureic, urial, urine, ursae, usage, usnea, usque, usual, uteri, utile, uveal, uveas, uvula
v (19)
vacua, vague, value, varia, veena, vegie, venae, venue, video, vigia, viola, vireo, vitae, vodou, vogie, vogue, voice, voila, voile
w (8)
wahoo, waive, walie, wazoo, weave, wooed, wooer, wowee
x (1)
xenia
y (4)
yahoo, yogee, youse, yowie
z (10)
zaida, zaire, zamia, zoeal, zoeas, zonae, zooey, zooid, zowee, zowie
Frequently asked questions
- How many 5 letter words have exactly 3 vowels?
- There are 892 in our game word list, and 233 of them are everyday words.
- Which of these words are good guesses in five-letter puzzles?
- Everyday words with five different, common letters test the most at once. Daily puzzles also tend to pick everyday words, so start with the list of everyday words on this page.