5-letter words containing a, s, o
- joash — a king of Judah, reigned 837?–800? b.c., successor of Athaliah. II Kings 13:10–13.
- jonas — a Minor Prophet who, for his impiety, was thrown overboard from his ship and swallowed by a large fish, remaining in its belly for three days before being cast up onto the shore unharmed.
- jotas — Plural form of jota.
- kaons — Plural form of kaon.
- kapos — a Nazi concentration camp prisoner who was given privileges in return for supervising prisoner work gangs: often a common criminal and frequently brutal to fellow inmates.
- kavos — a coastal village on Corfu: tourist resort. Pop: 830 (2001)
- kayos — a knockout in boxing.
- koans — Plural form of koan.
- koras — Plural form of kora.
- kosha — any of the five layers of physical and mental being composing the personal self, Atman being within the innermost layer.
- lagos — a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- laois — a county of central Republic of Ireland, in Leinster province: formerly boggy but largely reclaimed for agriculture. County town: Portlaoise. Pop: 58 774 (2002). Area: 1719 sq km (664 sq miles)
- lasso — a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- loads — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- loafs — to idle away time: He figured the mall was as good a place as any for loafing.
- loans — Plural form of loan.
- lomas — city in E Argentina: suburb of Buenos Aires: pop. 573,000
- lotas — (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lotsa — Eye dialect of lots of.
- makos — Plural form of mako.
- manos — the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- maros — Hungarian name of Mures.
- mason — Bobbie Ann, born 1940, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
- moans — Plural form of moan.
- moats — Plural form of moat.
- monas — monad.
- moras — Plural form of mora.
- moxas — a flammable substance or material obtained from the leaves of certain Chinese and Japanese wormwood plants, especially Artemisia moxa.
- nasho — compulsory military training; conscription
- naso- — nose
- naxos — a Greek island in the S Aegean: the largest of the Cyclades group. 169 sq. mi. (438 sq. km).
- novas — Plural form of nova.
- oases — a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oasis — something serving as a refuge, relief, or pleasant change from what is usual, annoying, difficult, etc.: The library was an oasis of calm in the hectic city.
- oasts — Plural form of oast.
- oates — Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oaths — Plural form of oath.
- occas — occasion
- octas — Plural form of octa.
- ofays — a contemptuous term used to refer to a white person.
- ofgas — Office of Gas Supply: merged with Offer in 1999 to form Ofgem
- okays — Plural form of okay.
- oktas — Plural form of okta.
- oldas — On-line Digital Analog Simulator. An interactive version of MIMIC, for IBM 360.
- ollas — Plural form of olla.
- omasa — Plural form of omasum.
- opals — Plural form of opal.
- orals — Plural form of oral.
- orans — orant.
- orcas — Plural form of orca.