5-Letter Words Ending in RO
There are 18 five-letter words ending in RO 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 18 words
- metro7 points
- burro7 points
- macro9 points
- micro9 points
- aggro7 points
- retro5 points
- hydro12 points
- nitro5 points
- mucro9 points
- claro7 points
- repro7 points
- genro6 points
- chiro10 points
- pedro8 points
- thoro8 points
- morro7 points
- guiro6 points
- intro5 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 18
- By usage: 2 very common, 6 common, 10 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- hydro 12
- chiro 10
- macro 9
- micro 9
- mucro 9
- pedro 8
- thoro 8
- aggro 7
- burro 7
- claro 7
Most common
- metro
- burro
- macro
- micro
- aggro
- retro
- hydro
- nitro
- mucro
- claro
Definitions
- metro (noun)
- An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city).
- burro (noun)
- Small donkey used as a pack animal.
- macro (adjective)
- Very large in scale or scope or capability.
- micro (adjective)
- Extremely small in scale or scope or capability.
There are 18 five-letter words ending in RO, 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 HYDRO at 12 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
Begin with the search box if you are mid-game: your letters, plus question marks for blanks, produce the playable words instantly. Begin with the list if you are studying: the common words are at the top, the definitions section explains the most useful ones, and the quick facts show the top scorers.
Tips
If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words ending in RO?
HYDRO scores 12 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?
10 of the 18 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.