5-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and L as the 4th letter

The pattern is _ O _ L _, and its entries range from everyday words such as TOOLS and SOULS to less familiar plays such as JOWLY. Nineteen words in this pattern are Wordle answers. The endings are notably lopsided: S and Y account for most of the entries, while only a handful finish with other letters.

5-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and L as the 4th letter

• The pattern contains 137 words across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
• Words ending in S lead with 53 entries; Y is next with 32.
• M is the most common first letter, with 14 words; D follows with 13.
• JOWLY scores 18 points, the highest score among the examples.

Which endings and starting letters appear most?

S endings dominate this pattern: WOULD, COULD, TOOLS, ROLLS, and POLLS show how often the fixed O and L pair sits inside a plural or verb form. Y comes second, with words such as JOLLY, FOLLY, HOLLY, and MOLLY. Together, those two endings account for 85 of the 137 matches.

M starts the most words, including MOLLY and MOULD, while D is close behind with entries such as DOLLS and DOWLY. C, B, F, N, and S each contribute several options too. When a puzzle reveals the second and fourth letters, testing a common ending can narrow the remaining pattern quickly.

How do the 5-letter words with O second and L fourth score?

JOWLY tops the scores at 18 points, ahead of JOLLY and JOWLS at 15 each. The J gives these words their scoring punch; ordinary choices such as WOULD and COULD are easier to recognize, but do not lead the scoring table. BOXLA also stands out at 14 points.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 136 of these words, while NWL2023 includes 91 and ENABLE includes 87. The full set is not a promise that every game accepts every entry, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar form. The average score across the pattern is 8.2.