5-letter words with R as the 1st letter and O as the 4th letter

The pattern R _ _ O _ gives you a compact set, but the endings help narrow it further: eight words finish with N and seven with S. Only five entries rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words, so familiar choices sit alongside less common game words. The strongest tile scores come from RAZOR and RAZOO.

At a glance: the R _ _ O _ pattern

• Exactly 28 tournament-dictionary words fit R _ _ O _; that total combines entries across the supported dictionaries.
• Only five are among the 25,000 most frequent English words; ROBOT, RUMOR, and RAZOR are familiar anchors.
• All six matching Wordle answers are tournament-dictionary entries, and 27 words are accepted guesses.
• RAZOR and RAZOO lead the tile scores at 14 points each; REDOX follows at 13.

How many 5-letter words have R first and O fourth?

The answer is 28 across tournament dictionaries: 20 entries appear in ENABLE, 27 in Collins, and 21 in NWL2023. Those counts overlap, so they do not add up to the combined total.

For a Wordle solve, the pattern has six answers and 27 allowed guesses. ROBOT and RUMOR are easy to recognize, while the small common-word pool means an obscure guess can still fit the tiles.

Which R _ _ O _ words score highest?

RAZOR and RAZOO tie at 14 points, with REDOX at 13. REJON is next at 12, while familiar ROBOT scores 7. The average score across the set is 7.4, so the top scorers stand well above the typical entry.

Use the final letter to trim candidates: eight end in N, seven in S, and four in R. That makes N and S sensible endings to test first when the fourth letter is already O. The limitation is familiarity: only five entries are common, so check your game's word list before relying on a rarer play.