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

The pattern is _O_T_, so the first and final letters remain open while O and T stay fixed. Of the 158 tournament-dictionary matches, 43 are common English words. SOUTH, NORTH, MONTH, and WORTH are familiar options; the full set also includes less everyday plays and 20 Wordle answers, with all 158 counted as allowed guesses.

What stands out in the _O_T_ pattern

• There are 158 matching words across the tournament dictionaries.
• SOUTH, NORTH, MONTH, and WORTH are recognizable examples.
• A final S is the leading ending: 70 words finish that way.
• The next most common endings are Y, with 29 words, and H, with 19.
• WOOTZ and ZOOTY top the scoring list at 17 points each.
• M begins 16 matches, the most of any starting letter; C and R each begin 15.

How many _O_T_ five-letter words are there?

There are 158 tournament-dictionary matches for this pattern. Collins includes 156, NWL2023 includes 120, and ENABLE includes 107; those dictionary counts overlap, so they should not be added together. The list contains 120 defined entries, while 43 qualify as common English words.

For a Wordle grid, 20 matching words are answers, and the same set is included among the tournament-dictionary words. All 158 matches count as allowed guesses, so an answer match is only one part of the larger guess list. M is the most common starting letter, with 16 matches; C and R follow with 15 each.

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

A final S is the standout: 70 matches end in S, more than twice the 29 ending in Y. That makes words such as COSTS, POSTS, ROOTS, and HOSTS a strong group to check when the final square is unknown. H is another useful clue, with 19 matches including SOUTH, NORTH, and WORTH.

WOOTZ and ZOOTY share the top Scrabble score at 17 points each. BORTZ follows at 16, while the more familiar WORTH scores 11. These high-value plays are the exception, so check your game's dictionary before trying an obscure word.