What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending with O?

BIZZO scores 25 points, the highest of the 365 valid 5-letter words ending with O in the SOWPODS dictionary.

How many 5-letter words ending with O are there in Scrabble?

There are 365 valid 5-letter words ending with O in the SOWPODS (international) dictionary.

How many points is the letter O worth in Scrabble?

O is worth 1 point on a standard Scrabble tile.

5 Letter Words Ending with O

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July 30, 2026 7 min read Word Finder

5-letter words ending with O: 365 valid plays. O is one of the common 1-point tiles. The top scorer is BIZZO (25 points). For context, the typical letter in this position gives you around 542 words, so O comes in below that.

Why O at the End Matters

💡 Tile Value

O won't win you points on its own, but a 5-letter word is a full rack commitment either way — the win here is having 365 options ready rather than hunting mid-game.

Because O lands last, 5-letter words ending with O are naturally suited to hooking: adding O onto a shorter word already on the board to build a new one on your turn.

Notable Words

Highest scorer: BIZZO is worth 25 points — O's 1 points plus the rest of the tiles in the word. It's the play to look for if you're building toward a big turn.

Worth memorising first: AZIDO (15 points) is one of the lower scorers here, which usually means it's a more familiar word — a safer one to keep in your working vocabulary than the obscure high scorers.

How many options: 365 valid 5-letter words ending with O exist in SOWPODS — fewer than the ~542 typical for this slot, so it's realistic to learn most of the useful ones.

Try This on the Board

🧩 Worked Example

BIZZO works as a hook too: if BIZZ is already on the board, adding the final O to reach BIZZO lets you play across an existing word rather than starting fresh.