19 common words, 109 with definitions — filter by type, find a Wordle guess.
In 5-letter words starting with CO, the most common letters in position 3 are: U, M, R, A, V.
| Word | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| COACH | noun | a trainer or instructor; a comfortable long-distance bus |
| COACT | verb | to act together; to cooperate or work jointly |
| COALY | adjective | resembling or containing coal; black and sooty |
| COAPT | verb | to fit or join together; to adapt or make suitable (archaic) |
| COARB | noun | the hereditary successor or heir of an Irish abbot or patron saint |
| COAST | noun | the land next to or near the sea |
| COATI | noun | a raccoon-like mammal with a long snout, found in Central and South America |
| COAXY | noun | Tending to coax. |
| COBBY | adjective | stocky and robust in build; like a cob horse |
| COBIA | noun | a large predatory fish (Rachycentron canadum) prized by sport fishers |
| COBLE | noun | a flat-bottomed fishing boat used in northeast England and Scotland |
| COBRA | noun | a venomous snake that can spread a hood around its head when threatened |
| COCCI | noun | plural of coccus; spherical bacteria such as streptococci or staphylococci |
| COCKY | adjective | conceited or arrogant in a bold or cheeky way |
| COCOA | noun | a powder made from roasted cacao seeds; a hot drink made from it |
| CODER | noun | a person who writes computer code; a programmer |
| CODEX | noun | an ancient manuscript in book form; a set of laws or regulations |
| CODON | noun | a sequence of three nucleotides in DNA or RNA that codes for an amino acid |
| COGON | noun | a coarse tropical grass (Imperata cylindrica) used for thatching |
| COGUE | noun | A small round wooden vessel for holding milk. |
| COIGN | noun | a projecting corner or cornerstone; a wedge used in printing |
| COINY | noun | wealthy; rich |
| COKER | noun | The industrial plant in which coke is manufactured |
| COLIC | noun | severe cramping abdominal pain, especially in infants or horses |
| COLIN | noun | the North American bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) |
| COLLY | verb | to blacken with coal dust or soot (dialectal); a collie dog |
| COLON | noun | the main part of the large intestine; a punctuation mark (:) |
| COLOR | noun | the visual quality produced by different wavelengths of light |
| COLZA | noun | a type of rape plant grown for its seeds, which yield an edible oil |
| COMAL | noun | a flat griddle used in Mexican cooking for tortillas and other foods |
| COMBY | noun | Resembling or characteristic of a comb. |
| COMER | noun | One in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning. |
| COMES | noun | To move from further away to nearer to. |
| COMET | noun | a celestial body with a bright tail, orbiting the sun |
| COMFY | adjective | comfortable and cosy |
| COMIC | noun | professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts |
| COMMA | noun | a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate a pause or separate items in a list |
| COMPO | noun | a composite material used in building; compensation (informal) |
| CONAL | noun | Shaped like a cone or funnel; conic. |
| CONCH | noun | a large spiral seashell; the marine mollusc that lives in it |
| CONED | adjective | shaped or narrowed like a cone; marked off with traffic cones |
| CONER | noun | A marijuana cigarette tapered to a conical shape. |
| CONES | noun | A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that… |
| CONGA | noun | a Latin dance performed by a line of people; a tall narrow drum |
| CONIC | adjective | relating to or resembling a cone; a conic section curve (ellipse, parabola, hyperbola) |
| CONKY | noun | Having a prominent nose. |
| CONTE | noun | a short story or literary tale, especially in French literature |
| CONTO | noun | a former monetary unit of Portugal and Brazil equal to one thousand escudos |
| CONUS | noun | a cone-shaped anatomical structure; a genus of venomous cone snails |
| COOEE | noun | a shrill call used to attract attention at a distance (Australian) |
| COOER | noun | One who coos. |
| COOJA | noun | A wide-mouthed earthenware vessel for water. |
| COOKY | noun | a variant spelling of cookie; a small flat baked sweet biscuit |
| COOLY | noun | Alternative spelling of coolie. |
| COOMB | noun | a dry measure equal to four bushels; a short enclosed valley |
| COOST | noun | simple past and past participle of cast |
| COPAL | noun | a resin from tropical trees used in making varnish and incense |
| COPEI | noun | The copaiba tree. |
| COPEN | noun | To cowrite. |
| COPER | noun | a horse dealer; a vessel that sold spirits to fishing fleets at sea (historical) |
| COPPY | noun | Like or resembling a cop . |
| COPRA | noun | dried coconut meat from which coconut oil is extracted |
| COPSE | noun | a thicket of small trees or shrubs grown for periodic cutting |
| COPSY | noun | Characterized by copses. |
| COPUS | noun | A mug. |
| COQUE | noun | A small loop or bow of ribbon used in making hats, boas, etc. |
| CORAH | noun | plain, undyed |
| CORAL | noun | a hard substance built by tiny sea creatures; a pink-orange colour |
| CORAM | noun | in the presence of (Latin legal term used in court proceedings) |
| CORDY | noun | Of, or like, cord; having cords or cord-like parts. |
| CORED | adjective | having the core removed; bored through the center |
| CORER | noun | a kitchen tool for removing the core from fruit such as apples |
| CORGI | noun | a small Welsh dog breed with short legs and a long body |
| CORKY | adjective | resembling cork in texture; lively and buoyant in manner |
| CORNU | noun | a horn or horn-shaped projection in anatomy; plural cornua |
| CORNY | adjective | overly sentimental or trite; relating to corn or maize |
| COROL | noun | A corolla. |
| CORPS | noun | army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support |
| CORSE | noun | a corpse (archaic and poetic term) |
| COSEC | noun | cosecant; the reciprocal of the sine of an angle in trigonometry |
| COSET | noun | a subset in group theory formed by multiplying a subgroup by a fixed element |
| COSTA | noun | any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the |
| COTCH | noun | (heading) To capture, overtake. |
| COTHE | noun | Alternative form of coath. |
| COTTA | noun | a short surplice worn by clergy, choir members, or servers at Mass |
| COUCH | noun | a long upholstered piece of furniture for sitting or lying on |
| COUDE | noun | a type of telescope in which mirrors fold the light path to a fixed focus |
| COUGH | noun | sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper |
| COULD | verb | past tense of can; used to express past ability or possibility |
| COUNT | verb | to determine the total number of something |
| COUPE | noun | a car with a fixed roof and typically two doors; a type of dessert glass |
| COURB | noun | To bend; to bow. |
| COURT | noun | a tribunal that administers justice; an enclosed area for games |
| COUTH | adjective | having good manners; refined and socially polished (opposite of uncouth) |
| COVED | adjective | having a concave curved surface; provided with a cove or alcove |
| COVER | verb | to place something over or upon to protect or conceal |
| COVET | verb | to yearn to possess something belonging to another |
| COVEY | noun | a small group of birds, especially partridges |
| COVID | noun | an infectious respiratory disease caused by a coronavirus; especially COVID-19 |
| COVIN | noun | a fraudulent agreement between parties to deceive a third person (legal, archaic) |
| COWAL | noun | A billabong, or stagnant pool. |
| COWER | verb | to crouch down in fear or submission; to shrink back from something threatening |
| COWLE | noun | Obsolete spelling of cowl. |
| COXAL | adjective | relating to the coxa or hip joint |
| COYAN | noun | Alternative form of kojang (“former unit of weight”). |
| COYLY | adverb | in a reluctantly flirtatious or shy manner |
| COYOL | noun | a tropical American palm with edible nuts and useful fiber |
| COYPU | noun | a large semi-aquatic South American rodent farmed for its fur (nutria) |
| COZEN | verb | to cheat or deceive someone; to trick by artful persuasion |
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This list has 109 five-letter words starting with CO that have definitions. 19 are common everyday words. Wordle's answer list includes 7 of them.
If CO is confirmed in positions 1–2, try COAST, COUNT, CORAL. Those words are in Wordle's answer list and cover common letters in the remaining slots.
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