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5-Letter Words Ending in EO

There are 9 five-letter words ending in EO in our dictionary; 5 of them are common words.

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All 9 words

  • video9 points
  • cameo9 points
  • rodeo6 points
  • vireo8 points
  • romeo7 points
  • buteo7 points
  • mimeo9 points
  • pareo7 points
  • paseo7 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 9
  • By usage: 3 very common, 2 common, 4 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. cameo 9
  2. mimeo 9
  3. video 9
  4. vireo 8
  5. buteo 7
  6. pareo 7
  7. paseo 7
  8. romeo 7
  9. rodeo 6

Most common

  1. video
  2. cameo
  3. rodeo
  4. vireo
  5. romeo
  6. buteo
  7. mimeo
  8. pareo
  9. paseo

Definitions

video (noun)
The visible part of a television transmission.
cameo (noun)
Engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring).
rodeo (noun)
An exhibition of cowboy skills.
vireo (noun)
Any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color.

Looking for five-letter words ending in EO? You are in the right place. This list has 9 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as VIDEO and CAMEO appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.

How to use this page

Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.

Tips

A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words ending in EO once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.

Questions

What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words ending in EO?

CAMEO scores 9 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.

Why are some of these words unfamiliar?

4 of the 9 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.