Stuck on a puzzle and staring blankly at the letters O, C, and E? Don’t worry you’re not alone. Whether you’re playing Wordle, Scrabble, or just beefing up your vocab, we’ve got your back.
Here’s a massive list of 5-letter words containing OCE. No fluff, just words. Let’s dig in.
Quick Filter Tips
Before the list, here’s how you can think of your puzzle clues:
Position-based clues: Does “O” go first? Or “E” at the end?
Includes O, C, and E but not together? That changes the game.
Tried a word and got orange tiles? Look for other placements.
Now, onto the word goldmine.
5-Letter Words That Contain O, C, and E
These words have all three letters O, C, and E but in different positions:
Coate
Cooed
Coble
Cleft
Coped
Cower
Covee
Cooee
Cores
Cotes
Cower
Epoca
Score
Cored
Ocean
Aceto
Echos
Decoy
Coned
Cello
Clone
Comet
Copes
Coved
Cower
Comae
Creak
Coney
Covet
Ocher
Common in Wordle: OCE Together (Like “OCEAN”)
If your puzzle clearly has the letters in order (like _ _ OCE _), here’s what fits:
Ocean
Ocelo (rare/variant)
Ocent (rare/obsolete)
Not many modern words use OCE in a row, so Wordle likely uses these sparingly. But keep it in your back pocket.
Bonus Words with ECO, OSE, and OC
These sneakily similar combos may help too:
5-Letter Words with ECO:
Decoy
Epoca
Scope
Recos (slang/plural form)
Cosey (variant spelling of cozy)
5-Letter Words with OSE:
Close
Those
Chose
Poser
Loser
Rosey
Horse
Prose
5-Letter Words with OC:
Shock
Block
Clock
Stock
Knock
Rare or Obscure OCE Words (Word Nerd Corner)
Got a harder game or obscure crossword? These might show up:
Spoca (archaic, obscure)
Cozen (to cheat or trick yep, it’s real)
Scobe (Old English dialect don’t ask)
Eclog (poetic form, rarely used today)
TL;DR: Need Wordle Help Fast?
If your guess needs O, C, and E, try:
Ocean
Coped
Cored
Score
Covee
Clone
Decoy
Got a hunch on letter position? Even better filter the list that way.
Use Word Tools (Not Cheats… Just Helpers)
Before rage-quitting your puzzle, check out these tools:
Spinbot’s AI Reword Tool – not just for rewriting articles; it’s clever with word puzzles too.
Wordle solvers (there are tons, but don’t overuse ’em or it gets boring).
Pun Intended
Finding the perfect 5-letter word with OCE in it is half the fun. Whether you’re playing solo or racing your mates, this list should boost your odds. Next time you see that O-C-E combo, don’t panic you’re covered.
Bookmark this list for tomorrow’s puzzle. You’ll thank yourself later.

Oliver Bennett, with his Master’s degree from Manchester Metropolitan, is our in-house SEO specialist. At Spinbot UK Blog, he focuses on optimizing content to achieve the highest search engine rankings and edits articles to ensure they meet the highest standards of clarity and precision.