5-letter words with O as the 1st letter and E as the 4th letter

The pattern is O _ _ E _: the first letter is fixed, as is the fourth, leaving three positions to solve. Familiar fits include other, order, often, offer, and older. Only 12 of the 69 matches rank among the most common English words, so expect plenty of less familiar options alongside everyday vocabulary.

How many 5-letter words have O first and E fourth?

• There are 69 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
• The pattern has 13 Wordle answers that also appear in tournament dictionaries.
• Only 12 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Words ending in R lead the final-letter group, with 23 matches.
• OOZED scores 15, the highest score among the listed examples.

Which endings are most common for this pattern?

R is the strongest finish: 23 words end in R, including other, order, offer, and older. D follows with 17, while S accounts for 15. Those three endings cover most of the pattern, so test them early when the final tile is unknown.

The remaining endings thin out quickly. N and T each appear five times; L appears three times, and A appears once. That lone A-ending option makes a useful late check, but R, D, and S deserve priority when your other clues fit.

Which O _ _ E _ words stand out in Wordle and Scrabble?

All 13 matching Wordle answers in the tournament dictionaries belong to this pattern, but the examples do not identify which words are answers. For solving, familiar candidates such as other, often, offer, and order give you recognizable options without assuming every dictionary entry is a likely solution.

OOZED leads the scoring results at 15 points; OOZES and OBJET score 14, as does OUZEL. The double Z makes OOZED the surprise standout. Offer scores 11, showing how a familiar word can trail less common choices when valuable letters drive the total.