5-Letter Words Ending in IO
There are 10 five-letter words ending in IO in our dictionary; 7 of them are common words.
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All 10 words
- radio6 points
- audio6 points
- ratio5 points
- curio7 points
- patio7 points
- polio7 points
- folio8 points
- danio6 points
- fugio9 points
- helio8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 10
- By usage: 6 very common, 1 common, 3 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- fugio 9
- folio 8
- helio 8
- curio 7
- patio 7
- polio 7
- audio 6
- danio 6
- radio 6
- ratio 5
Most common
- radio
- audio
- ratio
- curio
- patio
- polio
- folio
- danio
- fugio
- helio
Definitions
- radio (adjective)
- Indicating radiation or radioactivity.
- audio (noun)
- The audible part of a transmitted signal.
- ratio (noun)
- The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
- curio (noun)
- Something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting.
Here is the complete list of five-letter words ending in IO: 10 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as RADIO and AUDIO lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.
How to use this page
The quickest route to an answer is the search box: enter your letters, use a question mark for a blank, and the list shrinks to the playable words. If you would rather browse, the chips below are sorted with common words first, and the related links lead to neighbouring lists for other letters and lengths.
Tips
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words ending in IO?
FUGIO 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?
3 of the 10 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.