Words Ending in AO
- 20 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words Ending in AO
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words Ending in AO 20 words
4-Letter Words Ending in AO 5
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words Ending in AO 4
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Ending in AO 4
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Ending in AO 5
Full 7-letter listHow common is AO at the end of words?
Our combined English word list has 20 words ending in AO. Most are 4 letters long, they average 8.3 points, the best is CARABAO (11 points) and C is the most common first letter (30%).
- Total words
- 20
- Most common length
- 4 letters
- 5 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 8.3
- out of 11 max
- Longest word
- CARABAO
- 7 letters
- Most common first letter
- C
- 30% of words
Words by length
Most common first letters
- c 30%
- m 20%
- p 15%
Top vowel pairs
- ao100%
- ia15%
- oa10%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring word ending in AO
c 3a 1r 1a 1b 3a 1o 1
C 3 + A 1 + R 1 + A 1 + B 3 + A 1 + O 1 = 11 points
- Double word
- 22 pts
- Triple word
- 33 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
carabao
- nounwater buffalo of the Philippines
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How many words ending in AO are there?
There are 20 words ending in AO in our combined English word list. The most common length is 4 letters, with 5 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word ending in AO?
CARABAO is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BACALAO (11), CURACAO (11), JIAO (11).
What is the longest word ending in AO?
CARABAO has 7 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, CACAO (5 letters) is the longest common one.