Pattern library

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.