Wordle game help: 5-letter words with 'O' and 'T'

Figuring out the answer to Wordle is not always an easy task. Though the format of the game is simple, languages are vast and full of possibilities—including the English language—which means today’s word might simply not be part of your vocabulary. Or at least it might be forgotten in the back of your mind, hard to remember without more clues.

Five-letter words with “O” and “T” to try on Wordle

ABBOT
ABORT
ABOUT
ACTOR
ADBOT
ADOPT
AFOOT
ALLOT
ALOFT
ALTHO
ALTOS
AMORT

AORTA
APORT
ARGOT
ASCOT
ATOLL
ATOMS
ATOMY
ATONE
ATONY
ATOPY
AUTOS
AZOTE

AZOTH
BATON
BEGOT
BENTO
BESOT
BETON
BHOOT
BIGOT
BIONT
BIOTA
BLOAT
BLOTS

BOART
BOAST
BOATS
BOITE
BOLTS
BOOST

BOOTH
BOOTS
BOOTY
BORTS
BORTY
BORTZ

BOTAS
BOTCH
BOTEL
BOTHY
BOTTS
BOULT

BOUTS
BROTH
BUTEO
BUTOH
CANTO
CAPOT

CENTO
CHOTT
CLOOT
CLOTH
CLOTS
CLOUT

COACT
COAPT
COAST
COATI
COATS
COLTS

COMET
COMPT
COMTE
CONTE
CONTO
COOPT

COOTS
COSET
COSTA
COSTS
COTAN
COTED

COTES
COTTA
COUNT
COURT
COUTH
COVET

CROFT
CYTON
DATOS
DATTO
DEPOT
DETOX

DHOTI
DICOT
DITTO
DIVOT
DOATS
DOEST

DOETH
DOITS
DOLTS
DONUT
DORTY
DOTAL

DOTED
DOTER
DOTES
DOTTY
DOUBT
DOUTS

DROIT
DROPT
EMOTE
ERGOT
ESCOT
ESTOP

ETHOS
EXTOL
FETOR
FLOAT
FLOTA
FLOUT

FOIST
FONTS
FOOTS
FOOTY
FORTE
FORTH

FORTS
FORTY
FOUNT
FRONT
FROST
FROTH

FUTON
GATOR
GAVOT
GEMOT
GHOST
GIGOT

GLOAT
GLOST
GLOUT
GOATS
GOATY
GODET

GOEST
GOETH
GOTCH
GOTHS
GOUTS
GOUTY

GRIOT
GROAT
GROTS
GROUT
GUSTO
GUYOT

HELOT
HOIST
HOLTS
HOOTS
HOOTY
HORST

HOSTA
HOSTS
HOTCH
HOTEL
HOTLY
HOTTY

IDIOT
INGOT
INTRO
IOTAS
JABOT
JATOS

JETON
JOINT
JOIST
JOLTS
JOLTY
JOTAS

JOTTY
JOUST
JUNTO
KETOL
KNOTS
KNOUT

KOFTA
KORAT
KOTOS
KOTOW
LENTO
LIROT

LITHO
LOATH
LOFTS
LOFTY
LOOTS
LOTAH

LOTAS
LOTIC
LOTOS
LOTTE
LOTTO
LOTUS

LOUTS
LOVAT
MAGOT
MATZO
MENTO
METOL

METRO
MOATS
MOIST
MOLTO
MOLTS
MONTE

MONTH
MONTY
MOOTS
MORTS
MOSTE
MOSTS

MOTEL
MOTES
MOTET
MOTEY
MOTHS
MOTHY

MOTIF
MOTOR
MOTTE
MOTTO
MOTTS
MOULT

MOUNT
MOUTH
MUTON
NETOP
NITON
NITRO

NONET
NORTH
NOTAL
NOTCH
NOTED
NOTER

NOTES
NOTUM
NOWTS
NUTSO
OASTS
OATEN

OATER
OATHS
OBITS
OBJET
OCTAD
OCTAL

OCTAN
OCTET
OCTYL
ODIST
OFTEN
OFTER

OMITS
ONCET
ONSET
ONTIC
OOTID
OPTED

OPTIC
ORATE
ORBIT
ORTHO
OSTIA
OTAKU

OTHER
OTTAR
OTTER
OTTOS
OUGHT
OUSTS

OUTBY
OUTDO
OUTED
OUTER
OUTGO
OUTRE

OUTRO
OVATE
OVERT
OWLET
OXTER
PANTO

PATIO
PESTO
PETTO
PHOTO
PHOTS
PICOT

PILOT
PINOT
PINTO
PITON
PITOT
PIVOT

PLOTS
PLOTZ
PLUOT
POETS
POINT
PORTS

POSIT
POSTS
POTSY
POTTO
POTTY
POULT

POUTS
POUTY
PROST
PUNTO
PUTON
PUTTO

QUOIT
QUOTA
QUOTE
QUOTH
RATIO
RATOS

RECTO
REPOT
RETRO
RIOTS
ROAST
ROBOT

ROOST
ROOTS
ROOTY
ROSET
ROSTI
ROTAS

ROTCH
ROTES
ROTIS
ROTLS
ROTOR
ROTOS

ROTTE
ROUST
ROUTE
ROUTH
ROUTS
ROWTH

RYOTS
SABOT
SANTO
SCOOT
SCOTS
SCOUT

SETON
SEXTO
SHOAT
SHOOT
SHORT
SHOTE

SHOTS
SHOTT
SHOUT
SKORT
SLOTH
SLOTS

SMOLT
SMOTE
SNOOT
SNORT
SNOTS
SNOUT

SOFTA
SOFTS
SOFTY
SOOTH
SOOTS
SOOTY

SORTS
SOTHS
SOTOL
SOUTH
SPORT
SPOTS

SPOUT
STENO
STOAE
STOAI
STOAS
STOAT

STOBS
STOCK
STOGY
STOIC
STOKE
STOLE

STOMA
STOMP
STONE
STONK
STONY
STOOD

STOOK
STOOL
STOOP
STOPE
STOPS
STOPT

STORE
STORK
STORM
STORY
STOSS
STOTS

STOTT
STOUP
STOUR
STOUT
STOVE
STOWP

STOWS
STROP
STROW
STROY
SWOTS
TABOO

TABOR
TACOS
TAIKO
TALON
TANGO
TANTO

TARDO
TAROC
TAROK
TAROS
TAROT
TASSO

TAUON
TAXOL
TAXON
TELCO
TELOI
TELOS

TEMPO
TENNO
TENON
TENOR
TEPOY
THIOL

THOLE
THONG
THORN
THORO
THORP
THOSE

THOUS
THROB
THROE
THROW
TIGON
TIROS

TOADS
TOADY
TOAST
TOCKS
TOCOS
TODAY

TODDY
TOEAS
TOFFS
TOFFY
TOFTS
TOFUS

TOGAE
TOGAS
TOGUE
TOILE
TOILS
TOITS

TOKAY
TOKED
TOKEN
TOKER
TOKES
TOLAN

TOLAR
TOLAS
TOLED
TOLES
TOLLS
TOLTS

TOLUS
TOLYL
TOMAN
TOMBS
TOMES
TOMMY

TONAL
TONDI
TONDO
TONED
TONER
TONES

TONEY
TONGA
TONGS
TONIC
TONNE
TONUS

TOOLS
TOONS
TOOTH
TOOTS
TOPAZ
TOPED

TOPEE
TOPER
TOPES
TOPHE
TOPHI
TOPHS

TOPIC
TOPIS
TOPOI
TOPOS
TOQUE
TORAH

TORAS
TORCH
TORCS
TORES
TORIC
TORII

TOROS
TOROT
TORRS
TORSE
TORSI
TORSK

TORSO
TORTA
TORTE
TORTS
TORUS
TOSAS

TOTAL
TOTED
TOTEM
TOTER
TOTES
TOUCH

TOUGH
TOURS
TOUSE
TOUTS
TOWED
TOWEL

TOWER
TOWIE
TOWNS
TOWNY
TOXIC
TOXIN

TOYED
TOYER
TOYON
TOYOS
TRIGO
TRIOL

TRIOS
TROAK
TROCK
TRODE
TROGS
TROIS

TROKE
TROLL
TROMP
TRONA
TRONE
TROOP

TROOZ
TROPE
TROTH
TROTS
TROUT
TROVE

TROWS
TROYS
TSUBO
TUMOR
TURBO
TUTOR

TYPOS
TYROS
UNGOT
VOLTA
VOLTE
VOLTI

VOLTS
VOMIT
VOTED
VOTER
VOTES
WHORT

WONTS
WORST
WORTH
WORTS
WROTE
WROTH

YOUTH
ZLOTE
ZLOTY
ZOOTY

Though the list above is long, it can be narrowed down to better fit your needs. All it takes is following a few steps. The placement of the letters is important at this point, and so is not re-using the ones that you already know aren’t part of the answer. First, copy this list somewhere and cross out all of the options that contain any letters that came out gray to you. Then, look at the letters that came out yellow in your previous guess (in this case, probably “O” and “T”) and cross out the options in which their placement is the same as in that guess. That should guarantee you don’t waste any of your precious guesses with redundant information.

For those next guesses, try to test vowels like “E” and “U” together with consonants like “H,” “R,” and “S”, depending on what you have or haven’t used before. In case you decide to keep the “O” and the T” for that, try to place them somewhere new by sticking to the words that remain on your list. If there aren’t that many left, you can even check if there are any specific letters that appear the most among those words.

Also, be careful with plural forms—they are valid guesses in the game, but they will never be chosen as the word of the day.

If you’re still unsure and don’t want to wait until Wordle resets at midnight local time, you can always look up the answer to today’s puzzle (which we update around 12am CT).