5-letter words containing OR
Embark on an exploration of 5-letter words that contain the letter OR. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate OR within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| sorry | 8 | bad; unfortunate | a sorry state of affairs |
| world | 9 | people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest | the Western world |
| worry | 11 | be on the mind of | I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift |
| story | 8 | a record or narrative description of past events | a history of France |
| order | 6 | (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy | - |
| words | 9 | an angry dispute | they had words |
| works | 12 | the internal mechanism of a device | - |
| floor | 8 | the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure) | they needed rugs to cover the bare floors |
| worth | 11 | French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895) | - |
| worse | 8 | changed for the worse in health or fitness | I feel worse today |
| short | 8 | of insufficient quantity to meet a need | money is short |
| force | 10 | (of a law) having legal validity | - |
| horse | 8 | a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) | - |
| store | 5 | an electronic memory device | - |
| honor | 8 | the state of being honored | - |
| north | 8 | British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) | - |
| major | 14 | British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) | - |
| favor | 11 | an act of gracious kindness | - |
| worst | 8 | defeat thoroughly | - |
| whore | 11 | a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money | - |
| color | 7 | any material used for its color | she used a different color for the trim |
| sword | 9 | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard | - |
| storm | 7 | behave violently, as if in state of a great anger | - |
| actor | 7 | a person who acts and gets things done | he's a principal actor in this affair |
| mayor | 10 | the head of a city government | - |
| bored | 8 | tired of the world | bored with life |
| score | 7 | a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages | he studied the score of the sonata |
| moron | 7 | a person of subnormal intelligence | - |
| glory | 9 | an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | - |
| shore | 8 | arrive on shore | - |
| forty | 11 | the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four | - |
| sport | 7 | someone who engages in sports | - |
| forth | 11 | forward in time or order or degree | from that time forth |
| moral | 7 | the significance of a story or event | the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor |
| minor | 7 | not of legal age | minor children |
| humor | 10 | the quality of being funny | I fail to see the humor in it |
| horny | 11 | feeling great sexual desire | feeling horny |
| motor | 7 | conveying information to the muscles from the CNS | motor nerves |
| labor | 7 | a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages | there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field |
| error | 5 | a misconception resulting from incorrect information | - |
| rumor | 7 | tell or spread rumors | It was rumored that the next president would be a woman |
| adore | 6 | love intensely | he just adored his wife |
| swore | 8 | - | - |
| razor | 14 | edge tool used in shaving | - |
| worms | 10 | - | - |
| armor | 7 | tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant | - |
| prior | 7 | earlier in time | - |
| organ | 6 | wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard | - |
| porno | 7 | creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire | - |
| sworn | 8 | bound by or as if by an oath | according to an early tradition became his sworn brother |
| torch | 10 | a small portable battery-powered electric lamp | - |
| tumor | 7 | an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | - |
| porch | 12 | a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance | - |
| donor | 6 | person who makes a gift of property | - |
| corps | 9 | an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support | - |
| orbit | 7 | the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another | he plotted the orbit of the moon |
| doris | 6 | a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken | - |
| abort | 7 | cease development, die, and be aborted | an aborting fetus |
| lords | 6 | - | - |
| tutor | 5 | a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.) | - |
| coral | 7 | the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry | - |
| flora | 8 | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | - |
| corny | 10 | dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality | - |
| senor | 5 | a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English `Mr' or `sir' | - |
| norma | 7 | a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way | - |
| thorn | 8 | a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | - |
| manor | 7 | the mansion of a lord or wealthy person | - |
| corky | 14 | (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin | - |
| forum | 10 | a public facility to meet for open discussion | - |
| forge | 9 | make something, usually for a specific function | - |
| torah | 8 | the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit | - |
| ivory | 11 | a shade of white the color of bleached bones | - |
| lorry | 8 | a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides | - |
| snore | 5 | the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound | - |
| chord | 11 | bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing | - |
| gator | 6 | either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts | - |
| horst | 8 | a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land | - |
| borne | 7 | - | - |
| torso | 5 | the body excluding the head and neck and limbs | - |
| morse | 7 | United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872) | - |
| snort | 5 | inhale recreational drugs | The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day |
| cords | 8 | cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth | - |
| gorge | 7 | overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself | - |
| juror | 12 | someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury | - |
| corey | 10 | - | - |
| scorn | 7 | look down on with disdain | The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately |
| crore | 7 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros; ten million | - |
| acorn | 7 | fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base | - |
| savor | 8 | derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in | - |
| stork | 9 | large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage | - |
| vapor | 10 | a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance | - |
| chore | 10 | a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee | the farmer's morning chores |
| forte | 8 | used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly | - |
| adorn | 6 | be beautiful to look at | Flowers adorned the tables everywhere |
| tenor | 5 | the general meaning or substance of an utterance | although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument |
| rigor | 6 | the quality of being valid and rigorous | - |
| horde | 9 | a moving crowd | - |
| lordy | 9 | - | - |
| mores | 7 | (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group | - |
| porky | 14 | - | - |
| morph | 12 | cause to change shape in a computer animation | The computer programmer morphed the image |
| aorta | 5 | the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries | - |
| valor | 8 | the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle) | he received a medal for valor |
| decor | 8 | decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior | - |
| abhor | 10 | find repugnant | She abhors cats |
| morel | 7 | any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap | - |
| porta | 7 | an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity | - |
| arbor | 7 | a framework that supports climbing plants | the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park |
| visor | 8 | a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face | - |
| vigor | 9 | active strength of body or mind | - |
| orang | 6 | large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits | - |
| forme | 10 | - | - |
| fjord | 16 | a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway | - |
| horsy | 11 | - | - |
| spore | 7 | a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion | a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes |
| ortho | 8 | - | - |
| forgo | 9 | do without or cease to hold or adhere to | - |
| rotor | 5 | the rotating armature of a motor or generator | - |
| moray | 10 | family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked | - |
| foray | 11 | a sudden short attack | - |
| morro | 7 | - | - |
| wormy | 13 | infested with or damaged (as if eaten) by worms | - |
| korma | 11 | - | - |
| shorn | 8 | having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers | picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor |
| gorse | 6 | very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe | - |
| sorel | 5 | - | - |
| torte | 5 | rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria | - |
| afore | 8 | - | - |
| furor | 8 | a sudden outburst (as of protest) | - |
| dolor | 6 | (poetry) painful grief | - |
| ardor | 6 | feelings of great warmth and intensity | he spoke with great ardor |
| spork | 11 | trademark for a plastic eating utensil that has both tines and a bowl like a spoon | - |
| agora | 6 | a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece | - |
| wordy | 12 | using or containing too many words | newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials |
| borax | 14 | an ore of boron consisting of hydrated sodium borate; used as a flux or cleansing agent | - |
| corby | 12 | - | - |
| borer | 7 | a drill for penetrating rock | - |
| aport | 7 | - | - |
| porgy | 11 | lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States | - |
| spoor | 7 | the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game | the hounds followed the fox's spoor |
| tabor | 7 | a small drum with one head of soft calfskin | - |
| thorp | 10 | - | - |
| foram | 10 | marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude | - |
| goral | 6 | small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains | - |
| doric | 8 | the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris | - |
| boron | 7 | a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder | - |
| boric | 9 | of or relating to or derived from or containing boron | boric acid |
| corse | 7 | a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte | - |
| cornu | 7 | (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape | - |
| torii | 5 | - | - |
| torus | 5 | a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle | - |
| orlon | 5 | an acrylic fiber or the lightweight crease-resistant fabric made with Orlon yarns | - |
| whorl | 11 | a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops | - |
| eorls | 5 | - | - |
| ephor | 10 | - | - |
| enorm | 7 | - | - |
| fiord | 9 | a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway | - |
| fluor | 8 | a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine | - |
| flors | 8 | - | - |
| flory | 11 | United States chemist who developed methods for studying long-chain molecules (1910-1985) | - |
| fetor | 8 | a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant | - |
| forza | 17 | - | - |
| forze | 17 | - | - |
| forts | 8 | - | - |
| forex | 15 | - | - |
| forks | 12 | - | - |
| forky | 15 | - | - |
| forms | 10 | - | - |
| fores | 8 | - | - |
| forel | 8 | - | - |
| forbs | 10 | - | - |
| forby | 13 | - | - |
| fordo | 9 | - | - |
| fords | 9 | - | - |
| frore | 8 | very cold | whatever the evenings be--frosty and frore or warm and wet |
| frorn | 8 | - | - |
| frory | 11 | - | - |
| goors | 6 | - | - |
| goory | 9 | - | - |
| gorps | 8 | - | - |
| gorsy | 9 | - | - |
| gormy | 11 | - | - |
| gorms | 8 | - | - |
| goras | 6 | - | - |
| gored | 7 | - | - |
| gores | 6 | - | - |
| goris | 6 | - | - |
| horis | 8 | - | - |
| horme | 10 | - | - |
| horns | 8 | - | - |
| ichor | 10 | a fluid product of inflammation | - |
| horas | 8 | - | - |
| horah | 11 | - | - |
| hoord | 9 | - | - |
| horal | 8 | - | - |
| joram | 14 | - | - |
| jorum | 14 | a large drinking bowl | - |
| inorb | 7 | - | - |
| ixora | 12 | - | - |
| koori | 9 | - | - |
| korai | 9 | - | - |
| koras | 9 | - | - |
| korat | 9 | - | - |
| kores | 9 | - | - |
| korun | 9 | - | - |
| korus | 9 | - | - |
| kiore | 9 | - | - |
| khors | 12 | - | - |
| livor | 8 | - | - |
| maror | 7 | - | - |
| loord | 6 | - | - |
| loral | 5 | - | - |
| loran | 5 | - | - |
| lorel | 5 | - | - |
| lores | 5 | - | - |
| loric | 7 | - | - |
| loris | 5 | - | - |
| milor | 7 | - | - |
| mhorr | 10 | - | - |
| nagor | 6 | - | - |
| morts | 7 | - | - |
| moors | 7 | - | - |
| moory | 10 | - | - |
| moria | 7 | - | - |
| morne | 7 | - | - |
| morns | 7 | - | - |
| morra | 7 | - | - |
| morae | 7 | - | - |
| moras | 7 | - | - |
| morat | 7 | - | - |
| mucor | 9 | any mold of the genus Mucor | - |
| doorn | 6 | - | - |
| doors | 6 | - | - |
| dorks | 10 | - | - |
| dorky | 13 | - | - |
| dorms | 8 | - | - |
| dormy | 11 | in match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played | - |
| dorps | 8 | - | - |
| dorrs | 6 | - | - |
| dorsa | 6 | - | - |
| doree | 6 | - | - |
| dorad | 7 | - | - |
| dorba | 8 | - | - |
| dorbs | 8 | - | - |
| dorse | 6 | - | - |
| dorts | 6 | - | - |
| dorty | 9 | - | - |
| borms | 9 | - | - |
| borna | 7 | - | - |
| borts | 7 | - | - |
| borty | 10 | - | - |
| bortz | 16 | - | - |
| borks | 11 | - | - |
| blore | 7 | - | - |
| boord | 8 | - | - |
| boors | 7 | - | - |
| borde | 8 | - | - |
| bords | 8 | - | - |
| boree | 7 | - | - |
| borel | 7 | - | - |
| bores | 7 | - | - |
| borgo | 8 | - | - |
| boras | 7 | - | - |
| borak | 11 | - | - |
| boral | 7 | - | - |
| ceorl | 7 | - | - |
| cruor | 7 | - | - |
| coram | 9 | - | - |
| corbe | 9 | - | - |
| cored | 8 | - | - |
| corer | 7 | a device for removing the core from apples | - |
| cores | 7 | - | - |
| corso | 7 | - | - |
| corns | 7 | - | - |
| corgi | 8 | either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head | - |
| coria | 7 | - | - |
| corks | 11 | - | - |
| corms | 9 | - | - |
| corni | 7 | - | - |
| corno | 7 | - | - |
| awork | 12 | - | - |
| bevor | 10 | - | - |
| abord | 8 | - | - |
| abore | 7 | - | - |
| amort | 7 | utterly cast down | - |
| algor | 6 | - | - |
| poori | 7 | - | - |
| pored | 8 | - | - |
| porer | 7 | - | - |
| pores | 7 | - | - |
| porge | 8 | - | - |
| porks | 11 | - | - |
| poral | 7 | - | - |
| porae | 7 | - | - |
| poort | 7 | - | - |
| pudor | 8 | - | - |
| qorma | 16 | - | - |
| porns | 7 | - | - |
| porny | 10 | - | - |
| ports | 7 | - | - |
| porty | 10 | - | - |
| prore | 7 | - | - |
| psora | 7 | - | - |
| rores | 5 | - | - |
| roric | 7 | - | - |
| rorid | 6 | - | - |
| rorie | 5 | - | - |
| rorts | 5 | - | - |
| rorty | 8 | - | - |
| roral | 5 | - | - |
| sapor | 7 | - | - |
| skort | 9 | - | - |
| shorl | 8 | - | - |
| sorbo | 7 | - | - |
| sorbs | 7 | - | - |
| sorda | 6 | - | - |
| sordo | 6 | - | - |
| sords | 6 | - | - |
| sored | 6 | - | - |
| soree | 5 | - | - |
| soras | 5 | - | - |
| soral | 5 | - | - |
| sopor | 7 | a torpid state resembling deep sleep | - |
| sorer | 5 | - | - |
| sores | 5 | - | - |
| sorex | 12 | type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews | - |
| sorgo | 6 | any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup | - |
| sorns | 5 | - | - |
| sorra | 5 | - | - |
| sorta | 5 | - | - |
| sorts | 5 | - | - |
| sorus | 5 | a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi | - |
| slorm | 7 | - | - |
| smoor | 7 | - | - |
| smore | 7 | - | - |
| stoor | 5 | - | - |
| sudor | 6 | salty fluid secreted by sweat glands | - |
| taxor | 12 | - | - |
| sutor | 5 | - | - |
| toran | 5 | - | - |
| toras | 5 | - | - |
| torcs | 7 | - | - |
| tores | 5 | - | - |
| toric | 7 | - | - |
| toros | 5 | - | - |
| torot | 5 | - | - |
| torrs | 5 | - | - |
| torse | 5 | - | - |
| torsi | 5 | - | - |
| torsk | 9 | large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod | - |
| torta | 5 | - | - |
| torts | 5 | - | - |
| thoro | 8 | - | - |
| trior | 5 | - | - |
| vizor | 17 | a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face | - |
| odors | 6 | - | - |
| oorie | 5 | - | - |
| nidor | 6 | - | - |
| norks | 9 | - | - |
| norms | 7 | - | - |
| noris | 5 | - | - |
| noria | 5 | a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel | - |
| payor | 10 | - | - |
| orzos | 14 | - | - |
| orach | 10 | any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes | - |
| oracy | 10 | - | - |
| orals | 5 | - | - |
| orant | 5 | - | - |
| orate | 5 | talk pompously | - |
| orbed | 8 | - | - |
| orcas | 7 | - | - |
| orcin | 7 | - | - |
| orles | 5 | - | - |
| orlop | 7 | the fourth or lowest deck | - |
| ormer | 7 | an abalone found near the Channel Islands | - |
| ornis | 5 | - | - |
| orpin | 7 | perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers | - |
| orris | 5 | fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines | - |
| orixa | 12 | - | - |
| oriel | 5 | a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall | - |
| ordos | 6 | - | - |
| oread | 6 | (Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs | - |
| orfes | 8 | - | - |
| orgia | 6 | - | - |
| orgic | 8 | - | - |
| orgue | 6 | - | - |
| oribi | 7 | - | - |
| orval | 8 | - | - |
| whort | 11 | - | - |
| yores | 8 | - | - |
| yorks | 12 | - | - |
| yorps | 10 | - | - |
| worts | 8 | - | - |
| ybore | 10 | - | - |
| zoril | 14 | muishond of northern Africa | - |
| zoris | 14 | - | - |
| zorro | 14 | - | - |
| zorch | 19 | - | - |
| koros | 9 | - | - |
| reorg | 6 | - | - |
| porin | 7 | - | - |
| dores | 6 | - | - |
| hoors | 8 | - | - |
| horks | 12 | - | - |
| smorg | 8 | - | - |
