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5-letter words ending in IO

There are 10 5-letter words ending in IO in the standard word-game list. The most common are radio, audio, ratio, patio, polio, curio. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
radioindicating radiation or radioactivity6
audiothe audible part of a transmitted signal6
ratiothe relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)5
patiousually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence7
polioan acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord7
curiosomething unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting7
danioAny of various fish of the genera Danio and Devario.6
foliothe system of numbering pages8
helioA heliotrope (surveying instrument).8

All 10 words