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

For longtime Wordle players, the puzzles should be simple enough on a regular day. Because the game has no clues to start and the letters in each guess turn into clues, most of the popular strategies involve starting with a word or combination of words that can provide valuable information. Those words tend to contain the most common letters in the alphabet, which means they’re both more likely to be correct and more informative when incorrect.

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

ALTOS
ASCOT
ASSOT
ATMOS
ATOCS
ATOKS
ATOMS
AUTOS
BASTO
BESOT
BITOS
BLOTS

BOAST
BOATS
BOETS
BOLTS
BOOST
BOOTS
BORTS
BOTAS
BOTES
BOTTS
BOUTS
CLOTS

COAST
COATS
COITS
COLTS
COOST
COOTS
COSET
COSTA
COSTE
COSTS
COTES
COTHS

COTTS
CROST
DATOS
DOATS
DOEST
DOITS

DOLTS
DORTS
DOTES
DOUTS
DOWTS
ESCOT

ESTOC
ESTOP
ESTRO
ETHOS
EYOTS
FATSO

FOIST
FONTS
FOOTS
FORTS
FROST
GHOST

GLOST
GOATS
GOEST
GOSHT
GOTHS
GOUTS

GROTS
GUSTO
HOAST
HOIST
HOLTS
HOOTS

HORST
HOSTA
HOSTS
HOUTS
IOTAS
JATOS

JOIST
JOLTS
JOTAS
JOUST
KNOTS
KOTOS

LOAST
LOFTS
LOOTS
LOTAS
LOTES
LOTOS

LOTSA
LOTUS
LOUTS
LOWTS
MESTO
MOATS

MOIST
MOITS
MOLTS
MOOTS
MORTS
MOSTE

MOSTS
MOTES
MOTHS
MOTIS
MOTTS
MOTUS

MOUST
NOTES
NOWTS
NUTSO
OASTS
OATHS

OBITS
OCTAS
ODIST
OINTS
OKTAS
OMITS

ONSET
OONTS
OSTIA
OTTOS
OUSTS
OVIST

PESTO
PHOTS
PLOTS
POETS
POLTS
PONTS

POOTS
PORTS
POSIT
POSTS
POTES
POTSY

POTTS
POUTS
PROST
PYOTS
RATOS
RESTO

RIOTS
ROAST
ROIST
RONTS
ROOST
ROOTS

RORTS
ROSET
ROSIT
ROSTI
ROSTS
ROTAS

ROTES
ROTIS
ROTLS
ROTOS
ROUST
ROUTS

ROWTS
ROYST
RYOTS
SABOT
SALTO
SANTO

SCOOT
SCOTS
SCOUT
SETON
SEXTO
SHOAT

SHOOT
SHORT
SHOTE
SHOTS
SHOTT
SHOUT

SKORT
SLOOT
SLOTH
SLOTS
SMOLT
SMOOT

SMOTE
SMOUT
SMOWT
SNOOT
SNORT
SNOTS

SNOUT
SOFTA
SOFTS
SOFTY
SOOTE
SOOTH

SOOTS
SOOTY
SORTA
SORTS
SOTHS
SOTOL

SOUCT
SOUTH
SOUTS
SOWTH
SPOOT
SPORT

SPOTS
SPOUT
STENO
STOAE
STOAI
STOAS

STOAT
STOBS
STOCK
STOEP
STOGY
STOIC

STOIT
STOKE
STOLE
STOLN
STOMA
STOMP

STOND
STONE
STONG
STONK
STONN
STONY

STOOD
STOOK
STOOL
STOOP
STOOR
STOPE

STOPS
STOPT
STORE
STORK
STORM
STORY

STOSS
STOTS
STOTT
STOUN
STOUP
STOUR

STOUT
STOVE
STOWN
STOWP
STOWS
STROP

STROW
STROY
STYLO
SUTOR
SWOPT
SWOTS

TACOS
TAROS
TASSO
TELOS
THOSE
THOUS

TIFOS
TIROS
TOADS
TOAST
TOCKS
TOCOS

TOEAS
TOFFS
TOFTS
TOFUS
TOGAS
TOGES

TOHOS
TOILS
TOISE
TOITS
TOKES
TOKOS

TOLAS
TOLES
TOLLS
TOLTS
TOLUS
TOMBS

TOMES
TOMOS
TONES
TONGS
TONKS
TONUS

TOOLS
TOOMS
TOONS
TOOTS
TOPES
TOPHS

TOPIS
TOPOS
TORAS
TORCS
TORES
TOROS

TORRS
TORSE
TORSI
TORSK
TORSO
TORTS

TORUS
TOSAS
TOSED
TOSES
TOSHY
TOSSY

TOTES
TOUKS
TOUNS
TOURS
TOUSE
TOUSY

TOUTS
TOWNS
TOWSE
TOWSY
TOWTS
TOYOS

TOZES
TRIOS
TRODS
TROGS
TROIS
TRONS

TROTS
TROWS
TROYS
TSUBO
TYPOS
TYROS

VISTO
VOLTS
VOTES
WONTS
WORST
WORTS

YTOST
ZOIST

Even though those three letters are among the most common ones, knowing where the three of them are placed (or at least where they aren’t) can already cut several options from the list. The two remaining letters are also valuable information. From now on, you should make the most out of each guess you have left, making sure to not repeat placements that gave you yellow boxes before or letters that came out gray in previous tries.

Starting from the most common consonants (as well as other vowels, depending on where your “O” is), make your way through as much of the alphabet as you can. Always update the list according to the new information you find, so it only shows viable options, and try to always guess words from that version of the list, avoiding the possibility of wasting your guesses.

Remember that, among the possible options, there might be words with at least one repeated letter and words that are plural forms. Plurals are valid guesses, but they will never be the answer to Wordle. And repeated letters might be complicated because it means you might be looking for new letters in vain. That is why updating the list and always following it is important at this stage.

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).