5-Letter Words Ending in BO
There are 13 five-letter words ending in BO in our dictionary; 8 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 13 words
- jumbo16 points
- limbo9 points
- bimbo11 points
- gumbo10 points
- combo11 points
- mambo11 points
- yobbo12 points
- turbo7 points
- bilbo9 points
- sambo9 points
- gombo10 points
- carbo9 points
- adobo8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 13
- By usage: 2 very common, 6 common, 5 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- jumbo 16
- yobbo 12
- bimbo 11
- combo 11
- mambo 11
- gombo 10
- gumbo 10
- bilbo 9
- carbo 9
- limbo 9
Most common
- jumbo
- limbo
- bimbo
- gumbo
- combo
- mambo
- yobbo
- turbo
- bilbo
- sambo
Definitions
- jumbo (adjective)
- Of great mass; huge and bulky.
- limbo (noun)
- The state of being disregarded or forgotten.
- bimbo (noun)
- A young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men.
- gumbo (noun)
- Any of various fine-grained silty soils that become waxy and very sticky mud when saturated with water.
There are 13 five-letter words ending in BO, and 8 of them are words you would expect to see in everyday writing. The rest are technical terms, plurals, variant spellings and the odd loanword, all of which are legal in most tile games. The highest-scoring entry is JUMBO at 16 points. Scan the common words first, then dip into the rare ones when the board leaves you no other option.
How to use this page
This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that end in the letters BO, sorted by familiarity. As a tool, it accepts your own letters in the search box and returns the subset you can play, with scores. The related links at the end cover neighbouring letters and lengths.
Tips
A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
Which five-letter words ending in BO are the most common?
JUMBO, LIMBO and BIMBO are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.
Can I search this list with my own letters?
Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the five-letter words ending in BO you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.