5-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and G as the 3rd letter

5-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and G as the 3rd letter number 59 across tournament dictionaries, with LOGIC and LOGIN among the familiar choices.

59 wordsTop pick ROGERHighest score FOGGY 13

13 of 59 are everyday words (22%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With O in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (232 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 13 · most-used first

All valid words 59

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • BOGAN8
  • BOGEY11
  • BOGGY12
  • BOGIE8
  • BOGLE8
  • BOGUS8
  • COGIE8
  • COGON8
  • COGUE8
  • DOGES7
  • DOGEY10
  • DOGGO8
  • DOGGY11
  • DOGIE7
  • DOGMA9
  • FOGEY12
  • FOGGY13
  • FOGIE9
  • FOGLE9
  • GOGGA8
  • GOGOS7
  • HOGAN9
  • HOGEN9
  • HOGGS10
  • HOGHS12
  • LOGAN6
  • LOGES6
  • LOGGY10
  • LOGIA6
  • LOGIC8
  • LOGIE6
  • LOGIN6
  • LOGOI6
  • LOGON6
  • LOGOS6
  • MOGGY12
  • MOGUL8
  • NOGGS7
  • POGEY11
  • POGGE9
  • POGOS8
  • ROGER6
  • ROGUE6
  • ROGUY9
  • SOGER6
  • SOGGY10
  • TOGAE6
  • TOGAS6
  • TOGED7
  • TOGES6
  • TOGUE6
  • VOGIE9
  • VOGUE9
  • YOGAS9
  • YOGEE9
  • YOGHS12
  • YOGIC11
  • YOGIN9
  • YOGIS9
Letters by positionIn 25% of these words the 5th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. L17%
  2. B10%
  3. D10%
4th letter
  1. E20%
  2. I20%
  3. G19%
5th letter
  1. E25%
  2. S24%
  3. Y19%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 6 in Scrabble; FOGGY tops the list with 13. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 15 words
  2. 7 points: 5 words
  3. 88 points: 12 words
  4. 9 points: 13 words
  5. 1010 points: 4 words
  6. 11 points: 4 words
  7. 1212 points: 5 words
  8. 13 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
FOGGY1314All three
BOGGY1214All three
MOGGY1214All three
FOGEY1212All three
YOGHS1211All three
HOGHS1211Collins only
DOGGY1112All three
BOGEY1112All three
YOGIC1112All three
POGEY1112All three
SOGGY1011All three
HOGGS1011All three

The pattern is _OG__, so the first and last two letters do the remaining work. You’ll find recognizable options such as ROGER, ROGUE, and VOGUE, alongside less familiar entries. The dictionary totals differ: Collins lists all 59, while ENABLE includes 44; ending patterns offer another quick filter: 15 finish in E, 14 in S, and 11 in Y; ROGUE, LOGOS, and FOGGY are good examples when you know the final letter.

5-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and G as the 3rd letter

  • There are 59 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
  • Collins contains 59 matches; NWL2023 has 47 and ENABLE has 44.
  • LOGIC, LOGIN, BOGUS, and DOGMA are among the recognizable examples.
  • L begins 10 words, more than any other starting letter in the group.
  • E is the most common ending, with 15 words; S follows with 14.

Are any of these five-letter words Wordle answers?

Yes. Nine words matching _OG__ appear in the Wordle answer list and in a tournament dictionary. The pattern alone narrows a clue, but the remaining letters still matter: LOGIN and LOGIC share the first three letters, then diverge.

All 59 matches count as allowed guesses, but only nine are answers. A valid guess can test letters without being a possible solution. Once O and G are fixed in the second and third positions, compare S-ending LOGOS with Y-ending FOGGY if your board rules out E.

Which matches are common or score well?

Only 13 of the 59 entries rank among common English words, so expect the tail of the group to include unfamiliar vocabulary. LOGIC, LOGIN, ROGUE, and VOGUE are easier to recognize than entries such as YOGHS or LOGIE.

FOGGY scores 13 points; BOGGY and MOGGY each score 12. DOGGY scores 11.

Those doubled-G words stand out for points, but FOGGY repeats a letter while LOGIC tests five distinct letters. For a letter-finding turn, that contrast matters more than raw score. Dictionary coverage also varies, so check the word list your game uses.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have O second and G third?
There are 59 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here. The totals vary by dictionary: ENABLE has 44, NWL2023 has 47, and Collins has all 59. That difference matters if you are playing a word game with a specific lexicon.
Are all 59 words possible Wordle answers?
No. Nine of the matching words appear in the Wordle answer list, while all 59 count as allowed guesses. A guess can therefore fit the pattern and test letters without being a possible solution. LOGIC and LOGIN show how much the final letters can change.
Which word with O second and G third scores the most?
FOGGY scores 13 points, the highest among these matches. BOGGY and MOGGY follow at 12 points each, while DOGGY scores 11. Those doubled-G words stand out for scoring, while familiar choices such as LOGIC and LOGIN offer different letters.

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