5-Letter Words with 3 Vowels
Three vowels is the sweet spot: enough vowel coverage to crack the puzzle's skeleton, with two consonants left for structure. Many of the best second guesses live in this zone.
Below is the complete computed set of 5-letter words with exactly three vowels — the full list, with an exact count and letter statistics.
861exact word count
Amost common start (180 words)
Emost common end (343 words)
3.0avg vowels per word
The full list — 861 words
aalto
aaron
abaca
abase
abate
abeam
abele
abide
abode
about
above
abuja
abuse
acari
achoo
acini
acute
adage
adana
adapa
addie
adela
adele
adige
adios
adobe
adobo
adore
aedes
aegis
aesir
aesop
afaik
afire
afoot
afore
afoul
again
agama
agana
agape
agate
agave
aggie
agile
agita
agone
agora
agree
ahead
aided
aiken
aires
aisha
aisle
aisne
akene
akita
akiva
alamo
alana
alate
albee
alcoa
aleut
algae
alias
alibi
alice
alien
alike
aline
alisa
alive
aliya
allee
allie
aloha
aloin
alone
aloof
aloud
altai
alula
amado
amain
amaru
amati
amaze
ameba
amice
amide
amiga
amigo
amine
amino
amnio
amoco
amour
amuse
anele
angie
anhui
anile
anima
anime
anise
anita
anjou
annie
anode
anole
antae
anzio
aorta
apace
apeak
apian
apnea
aqaba
areal
areca
arena
arete
argue
arian
arica
ariel
aries
arise
arius
aroid
aroma
arose
artie
aruba
asama
asana
ascii
asean
asian
aside
asoka
assai
atari
ative
atone
atria
auden
audit
audra
auger
augur
aulic
aulos
aural
aurar
auric
aurum
auxin
avail
avian
avila
avion
avior
avoid
await
awake
aware
awoke
axial
axiom
ayala
azana
azide
azine
azoic
azole
azote
azure
baeda
bahai
bahia
baidu
baiza
baize
basie
bauer
bayou
beano
beaut
beaux
beebe
beige
beira
belau
belie
beria
bijou
bikie
bioko
biome
biota
bogie
boise
boito
boole
boone
booze
boule
bouse
bowie
braai
buteo
caaba
cacao
caeca
caine
cairo
caius
cameo
canoe
casio
cauda
cause
cavie
cease
ceiba
celia
ceria
ceuta
chiai
chiao
cilia
coati
cobia
cocoa
comae
cooke
coria
coupe
coxae
cuneo
curia
curie
curio
cutie
dacia
dalai
danio
dario
daube
davao
deana
deane
deena
deere
defoe
deice
delia
deuce
diana
diane
diazo
diego
diode
dione
dixie
dogie
donau
donee
doona
douay
douce
doula
douma
douro
douse
dowie
duala
duane
dubai
dulia
duomo
eager
eagle
eagre
earle
easel
eaten
eater
eaton
ebola
ebook
eddie
edema
educe
effie
eider
eidos
eikon
elate
elemi
elena
elias
elide
eliot
elisa
elise
elite
eliza
ellie
elope
elsie
elude
elute
elvia
email
emcee
emile
emoji
emote
enate
endue
enema
ennui
ensue
enure
envoi
eolic
eosin
epode
equal
equip
equiv
erase
erato
erica
erika
ernie
erode
erose
erugo
espoo
esque
essie
etude
euler
eurus
evade
evian
evita
evite
evoke
exeat
exile
exine
exude
facia
faena
faroe
fauna
faure
fauve
feaze
feeze
feria
feuar
fiona
folia
folie
folio
fovea
fugue
fusee
fuzee
gaius
galea
gauge
gauze
geese
genai
genie
genii
genoa
geode
geoid
gigue
goode
gooey
goose
gouda
gouge
guaco
guano
guava
guide
guido
guile
guise
hague
haida
haifa
haiku
haiti
hanoi
haole
hausa
heave
hebei
heidi
heine
homie
hooey
hooka
hooke
horae
hosea
houma
houri
house
hubei
iambi
ibiza
iceni
idaho
ideal
idiom
idiot
igloo
ileac
ileal
ilene
ileum
ileus
iliac
iliad
ilion
ilium
image
imago
imbue
imide
imine
inane
india
indie
indio
indue
inion
inonu
inuit
inure
iodic
ionic
iowan
irade
irani
iraqi
irate
irene
isaac
isiah
issei
issue
isuzu
ixion
izaak
jaime
jamie
janie
jodie
josie
josue
joule
juana
judea
judie
juice
julia
julie
julio
jurua
kaaba
kaiak
karoo
kasai
katie
kauri
kazoo
kenai
kiowa
koala
koine
koori
korea
labia
laius
lamia
lanai
laozi
laura
lauri
lease
leave
leila
lelia
leola
leona
leone
levee
liana
lidia
liege
lieut
lilia
livia
loewe
loewi
logia
loire
loofa
loose
lorie
louis
loupe
louse
lucia
lucio
luigi
luisa
luria
macao
macau
mafia
magoo
maidu
maine
maize
mamie
mania
maori
maria
marie
mario
masai
maude
maura
mauro
mauve
meade
medea
media
medii
meier
meiji
mejia
melee
metoo
meuse
miami
milia
moira
moire
moore
moose
morea
mouse
movie
moxie
nadia
naevi
naiad
naira
naive
naomi
nauru
nemea
neume
neuro
niece
niobe
nisei
nivea
noemi
noise
nokia
noose
noria
novae
nubia
oakum
oases
oasis
oates
obama
obeah
obeli
obese
oboli
ocala
ocean
ochoa
ocrea
oculi
odeon
odeum
odium
ogive
oiler
okapi
oldie
oleic
olein
oleum
olive
ollie
omaha
omani
omasa
omega
oneal
onega
onion
ootid
opera
opine
opium
orate
oread
oriel
orion
oriya
osage
osaka
osier
ostia
oujda
ounce
ouphe
ousel
outdo
outgo
outre
outta
ouzel
ovate
ovine
ovoid
ovoli
ovolo
ovule
oxide
oxime
ozone
ozzie
padua
paean
paeon
paige
paine
paisa
palau
paleo
papua
pareu
patio
paula
pauli
pause
payee
peace
peale
peeve
pekoe
pelee
pewee
piano
piece
pieta
pilea
pilei
pious
pique
piura
pixie
poilu
poise
polio
pooka
poole
poona
praia
pupae
puree
quail
quake
quale
quasi
quean
queen
queer
quiet
quine
quipu
quire
quite
quito
quoin
quoit
quota
quote
rabia
radii
radio
raise
ramie
ranee
raoul
ratio
razee
reade
reata
reave
reese
reeve
reiki
reive
renee
revue
riata
rodeo
rogue
romeo
roose
roque
rosie
rouen
rouge
rouse
route
roxie
rupee
sadie
saida
saiga
saiva
sakai
samoa
sanaa
saone
sauce
saudi
sauna
saute
seato
segue
seiko
seine
seise
seize
seoul
sepia
serai
setae
siege
siena
sieve
sinai
sioux
siree
soave
socio
sofia
sonia
sousa
souse
suave
suede
suite
suomi
susie
taboo
taegu
tafia
tahoe
taiga
taine
taino
tania
taupe
tease
tehee
telia
tenia
tepee
thieu
tiara
tibia
tinea
toile
tonia
topee
toque
torii
troia
tubae
tuque
udine
uigur
ukase
ulema
ulnae
umiak
undue
uniat
union
unite
uredo
uriah
urial
uriel
urine
urmia
usage
usual
uteri
utica
utile
uvula
vaasa
vague
value
varia
venae
venue
video
viola
vireo
vitae
vogue
voice
voila
voile
vouge
wahoo
waite
waive
wazoo
weave
wooer
xenia
xviii
xxiii
yahoo
yaqui
yauco
yazoo
zaire
zamia
zooid
How this list was made. Every word above was computed from the SCOWL
en_US-large word list (73,959 English words) using the exact filter for this page — no
hand-picking, no padding, no guessing. Counts are exact. The list includes some uncommon
and Scrabble-style words because the source dictionary is comprehensive; that is by design.