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

The pattern is _ O _ S _: HOUSE, WORST, COAST and MOUSE show how much the first and final letters can change. Just 22 entries land within English frequency rankings through 25,000, so familiar matches sit beside specialist vocabulary you may rarely see. The counts combine words accepted by at least one of ENABLE, Collins or NWL2023.

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

• The pattern matches 97 tournament-dictionary words.
• Collins includes 95 matches; ENABLE includes 67 and NWL2023 includes 70.
• T leads as the first letter, starting 11 words; H and M each start 9.
• E is the most common last letter, appearing in 38 words; T appears in 23 and Y in 21.
• The average tile score is 7.8 points.

How does this pattern narrow Wordle guesses?

The pattern has 32 Wordle answers, and each also appears in a tournament dictionary. Familiar possibilities include HOUSE, WORST, WORSE, COAST and HORSE.

The final tile favors E, T and Y; O closes just 5 matches and A closes 4. T is the most frequent opening, with 11 words; H and M each begin 9.

HOUSE and MOUSE share the same four-letter ending, but their opening consonants separate the guesses. COAST and TOAST make another useful pair, with the same ending and different first letters.

Which O-and-S words score highest?

ZOISM leads the Scrabble scores at 16 points, followed by ZOIST at 14. The Z gives ZOISM its edge, though both words are less familiar than MOUSE or TOAST.

JOUST and JOIST each score 12 points, making them more recognizable options with strong tile totals. Familiarity is the catch: just 22 matches land within English frequency rankings through 25,000, and ZOISM shows the less familiar end of the list.

For 5-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and S as the 4th letter, dictionary coverage varies: Collins has 95 matches, compared with 67 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list before relying on an uncommon match.