5-Letter Words Containing OR

We found 275 five-letter words that contain OR, about 3% of all 5-letter words. The most common are FORCE, WORLD and ORDER.

VIZOR scores the most in Scrabble, at 17 points. More of them start with S than any other letter (34 words). For Wordle, FORCE is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.

Words
275
Top score
VIZOR · 17
Groups
23

Common 5-letter words containing OR and their meanings

force10 pts
verb: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
world9 pts
noun: everything that exists anywhere
order6 pts
verb: give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
horse8 pts
noun: solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
major14 pts
adjective: of greater importance or stature or rank
short8 pts
adjective: primarily temporal sense
color7 pts
noun: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
score7 pts
noun: a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
words9 pts
noun: the words that are spoken
worry11 pts
verb: be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
story8 pts
noun: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events
floor8 pts
noun: the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.

All 275 5-letter words containing OR

Numbers show Scrabble points.

Starting with A 15

  • abhor10
  • abort7
  • acorn7
  • actor7
  • adore6
  • adorn6
  • afore8
  • agora6
  • algor6
  • amort7
  • aorta5
  • aport7
  • arbor7
  • ardor6
  • armor7

Starting with B 14

  • bevor10
  • boors7
  • boral7
  • boras7
  • borax14
  • bored8
  • borer7
  • bores7
  • boric9
  • borne7
  • boron7
  • borts7
  • borty10
  • bortz16

Starting with C 22

  • ceorl7
  • chord11
  • chore10
  • color7
  • coral7
  • corby12
  • cords8
  • cored8
  • corer7
  • cores7
  • corgi8
  • coria7
  • corks11
  • corky14
  • corms9
  • corns7
  • cornu7
  • corny10
  • corps9
  • corse7
  • crore7
  • cruor7

Starting with D 12

  • decor8
  • dolor6
  • donor6
  • doors6
  • dorks10
  • dorky13
  • dorms8
  • dormy11
  • dorps8
  • dorrs6
  • dorsa6
  • dorty9

Starting with E 3

  • enorm7
  • ephor10
  • error5

Starting with F 28

  • favor11
  • fetor8
  • fiord9
  • fjord16
  • floor8
  • flora8
  • fluor8
  • foram10
  • foray11
  • forbs10
  • forby13
  • force10
  • fordo9
  • fords9
  • fores8
  • forge9
  • forgo9
  • forks12
  • forky15
  • forme10
  • forms10
  • forte8
  • forth11
  • forts8
  • forty11
  • forum10
  • frore8
  • furor8

Starting with G 9

  • gator6
  • glory9
  • goral6
  • gored7
  • gores6
  • gorge7
  • gorps8
  • gorse6
  • gorsy9

Starting with H 11

  • honor8
  • horah11
  • horal8
  • horas8
  • horde9
  • horns8
  • horny11
  • horse8
  • horst8
  • horsy11
  • humor10

Starting with I 3

  • ichor10
  • ivory11
  • ixora12

Starting with J 3

  • joram14
  • jorum14
  • juror12

Starting with K 3

  • korai9
  • korat9
  • korun9

Starting with L 7

  • labor7
  • loral5
  • loran5
  • lords6
  • lores5
  • loris5
  • lorry8

Starting with M 20

  • major14
  • manor7
  • mayor10
  • minor7
  • moors7
  • moory10
  • morae7
  • moral7
  • moras7
  • moray10
  • morel7
  • mores7
  • morns7
  • moron7
  • morph12
  • morro7
  • morse7
  • morts7
  • motor7
  • mucor9

Starting with N 4

  • noria5
  • noris5
  • norms7
  • north8

Starting with O 25

  • odors6
  • oorie5
  • orach10
  • orals5
  • orang6
  • orate5
  • orbed8
  • orbit7
  • orcas7
  • orcin7
  • order6
  • ordos6
  • oread6
  • organ6
  • orgic8
  • oribi7
  • oriel5
  • orles5
  • orlop7
  • ormer7
  • ornis5
  • orpin7
  • orris5
  • ortho8
  • orzos14

Starting with P 13

  • payor10
  • poori7
  • porch12
  • pored8
  • pores7
  • porgy11
  • porks11
  • porky14
  • porno7
  • porns7
  • porny10
  • ports7
  • prior7

Starting with R 4

  • razor14
  • rigor6
  • rotor5
  • rumor7

Starting with S 34

  • sapor7
  • savor8
  • score7
  • scorn7
  • senor5
  • shore8
  • shorl8
  • shorn8
  • short8
  • snore5
  • snort5
  • sopor7
  • soras5
  • sorbs7
  • sords6
  • sorel5
  • sorer5
  • sores5
  • sorgo6
  • sorns5
  • sorry8
  • sorts5
  • sorus5
  • spoor7
  • spore7
  • sport7
  • store5
  • stork9
  • storm7
  • story8
  • sudor6
  • sword9
  • swore8
  • sworn8

Starting with T 23

  • tabor7
  • tenor5
  • thorn8
  • thoro8
  • thorp10
  • torah8
  • toras5
  • torch10
  • torcs7
  • tores5
  • toric7
  • torii5
  • toros5
  • torot5
  • torse5
  • torsi5
  • torsk9
  • torso5
  • torte5
  • torts5
  • torus5
  • tumor7
  • tutor5

Starting with V 5

  • valor8
  • vapor10
  • vigor9
  • visor8
  • vizor17

Starting with W 14

  • whore11
  • whorl11
  • whort11
  • words9
  • wordy12
  • works12
  • world9
  • worms10
  • wormy13
  • worry11
  • worse8
  • worst8
  • worth11
  • worts8

Starting with Y 1

  • yores8

Starting with Z 2

  • zoril14
  • zoris14

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words containing OR are there?

There are 275 five-letter words that contain OR in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.

What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word containing OR in Scrabble?

VIZOR is for the highest score at 17 points, before any board bonuses.

What are some common 5-letter words containing OR?

Common examples include FORCE, WORLD, ORDER, HORSE, MAJOR and SHORT.

Which 5-letter words containing OR end in R?

57 of them end in R, including ORDER, MAJOR, COLOR and FLOOR.

Can I use these words in Wordle?

Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like FORCE, WORLD and ORDER. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.

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