5-Letter Words With Three Vowels
There are 798 5-letter words with exactly three vowels in the ENABLE word list. About 15% (123) are everyday words you will actually meet in text, such as about, house, again. The rest are rare, technical or dictionary-only words that are still valid in word games.
The most common starting letters are A (180), O (73), E (62).
Use our Wordle solver to narrow these down from your guesses, or the anagram solver to unscramble letters.
Most common 5-letter words with exactly three vowels
about house again video cause leave media quite issue above alone movie areas value union voice piece peace ahead radio
All 798 5-letter words with exactly three vowels
A (180)
aahed abaca abaci abaka abase abate abeam abele abide abode aboil aboma aboon about above abuse acari aceta achoo acini ackee acute adage adeem adios adobe adobo adore adoze aedes aegis aeons afire afoot afore afoul again agama agape agate agave agaze agene aggie agile agios aglee agone agora agree agria agues ahead aided aider aides ailed aimed aimer aired airer aisle aiver ajiva ajuga akees akela akene alamo alane alate algae alias alibi alien alike aline alive aliya allee aloes aloha aloin alone aloof aloud alula amain amaze ameba ameer amias amice amici amide amido amies amiga amigo amine amino amnia amole amour amuse anear anele anile anima anime animi anion anise anoas anode anole ansae antae aorta apace apeak apeek apian apnea aquas areal areas areca areic arena arete argue arias ariel arise aroid aroma arose asana aside askoi assai atone atria audad audit auger augur aulic aural aurar auras aures auric auris aurum autos auxin avail avian avion aviso avoid await awake aware awoke axial axile axiom axion axite axone azide azido azine azoic azole azote azure
B (25)
baaed baboo baiza baize bayou bazoo beano beaus beaut beaux beige belie biali bijou bikie biome biota bogie bohea boite booed booze boule bouse buteo
C (30)
cacao caeca cameo canoe cause cavie cease ceiba ceria chiao cilia civie coala coati cobia cocoa comae cooed cooer cooey coria cosie coude coupe coxae cozie curia curie curio cutie
D (23)
danio daube deair deave deice deuce dexie diazo didie diene diode dobie dogie donee douce douma doura douse dowie doxie dulia duomi duomo
E (62)
eager eagle eagre eared eased easel eases eaten eater eaved eaves edema edile educe eider eidos eikon elain elate elemi elide elite eloin elope elude elute emcee emeer emeus emote enate endue enema ennui enoki ensue entia enure envoi eosin epees epode equal equid equip erase erica erode erose erugo etape etude etuis etwee euros evade evite evoke exile exine exude eyrie
F (19)
facia faena fauna fauve fease feaze feeze feria feuar feued fique fogie folia folio fovea fugio fugue fusee fuzee
G (23)
galea gauge gauze geese gelee genie genii genoa genua geode geoid gigue gonia gooey goose gouge guaco guano guava guide guile guiro guise
H (12)
haika haiku haole haute heave heeze helio hoise hooey hooka houri house
I (43)
iambi icier ideal ideas idiom idiot igloo ileac ileal ileum ileus iliac iliad ilial ilium image imago imaum imbue imide imido imine imino inane indie indue inion inure iodic iodid iodin ionic iotas irade irate iroko irone issei issue ivied ivies ixias ixora
J (3)
joual joule juice
K (9)
kaiak karoo kauri kazoo keeve kibei koala koine korai
L (30)
laari labia laevo lamia lanai laree lauan laura lease leave lehua leone levee liana liane liege lieus lieve litai logia logoi looed looey loofa loose louis loupe louse luaus lutea
M (30)
mafia mahoe maile maize mamie mania maqui maria mauve mavie media medii melee meous miaow miaul milia mimeo minae moira moire monie mooed moola moose morae moues mouse movie moxie
N (17)
naevi naiad naira naive neume newie niece nieve nisei nixie noise nomoi noose noria novae nubia nudie
O (73)
oaken oakum oared oases oasis oaten oater oaves obeah obeli obese obias oboes obole oboli ocean ocrea oculi odeon odeum odium odour ogees ogive ohias oiled oiler okapi oldie oleic olein oleos oleum olios olive omasa omega onion onium oohed ootid oozed oozes opera opine opium orate oread oribi oriel osier ossia ostia ounce ouphe ousel outdo outed outer outgo outre ouzel ouzos ovate ovine ovoid ovoli ovolo ovule oxeye oxide oxime ozone
P (39)
paean paeon paisa paise palea pareo pareu paseo patio pause payee peace peage pease peeve peise pekoe perea pewee piano piece pieta pilau pilea pilei pious pique pixie podia poilu poise polio poori poove poyou psoae psoai pupae puree
Q (18)
quail quais quake quale quare quasi quate quean queen queer quiet quipu quire quite quoin quoit quota quote
R (37)
radii radio ragee raias raise rakee ramee ramie ranee ratio razee reata reave redia reeve reive reoil resee retia retie reuse revue riata rioja rodeo rogue romeo roose roque rouen roues rouge rouse route ruana rugae rupee
S (27)
saice saiga sajou saree sauce sauna saute segue seine seise seize sepia serai setae siege sieur sieve siree soave solei sooey souse stoae stoai suave suede suite
T (29)
taboo tafia taiga taupe tawie tease tegua teiid telae telia teloi tenia tepee terai tiara tibia tinea togae togue toile topee topoi toque torii touse towie tubae tuque tutee
U (36)
ukase ulama ulema ulnae umiac umiak umiaq unais unaus uncia undee undue union unite untie urare urari urase urate urbia ureal ureas uredo ureic urial urine ursae usage usnea usque usual uteri utile uveal uveas uvula
V (17)
vacua vague value varia veena vegie venae venue video viola vireo vitae vogie vogue voice voila voile
W (5)
wahoo waive weave wooed wooer
X (1)
xenia
Y (4)
yahoo yogee youse yowie
Z (6)
zaire zamia zoeal zoeas zooid zowie
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words with exactly three vowels are there?
There are 798 5-letter words with exactly three vowels in the ENABLE word list. Counts can differ slightly in other word lists.
What are the most common 5-letter words with exactly three vowels?
The most commonly used are about, house, again, video, cause, leave, media, quite, issue, above.
Can I use these words in Wordle or Scrabble?
Wordle uses five-letter words, and its answers are mostly everyday words, so the common words above are the likeliest. Official Scrabble and Wordle lists differ, so always check your game's own dictionary.