6-letter words with A as the 1st letter and O as the 6th letter

Lock A into the opening square and O into the final one, and the candidate pool is small: 26 words meet both clues. Familiar entries such as ALBINO and APOLLO sit beside less everyday forms like ADJIGO and AERUGO. Only one entry falls in the common-word band, so the pattern is easier to search than to recall from memory.

At a glance: 6-letter words with A first and O last

• There are 26 matches, each beginning with A and ending with O.
• ALBINO, APOLLO, and ARROYO are among the recognizable examples.
• ABRAZO leads the listed Scrabble scores with 17 points.
• Only one match is classed as common; 19 have definitions.

Which A-to-O words score the most?

ABRAZO scores 17 points, putting it ahead of ADJIGO at 15. AKIMBO and AHCHOO each score 14, while AIKIDO scores 11. Those figures are base word scores, before any letter or word premiums on a board.

The word-game lists do not agree on every entry: Collins includes 25 of these matches, NWL2023 includes 20, and ENABLE includes 18. A match to the letter pattern alone does not guarantee acceptance in your game, so treat an unfamiliar entry as a risk until you are sure.

How to use 6-letter words with A first and O last

With both endpoints fixed, focus your search on the four middle letters rather than trying to rebuild the whole word. Try familiar candidates such as ALBINO, APOLLO, AIKIDO, and ARROYO first; the single common entry among the 26 makes obscure possibilities a real part of the search.

The pattern is selective compared with nearby endpoint choices. For six-letter words beginning with A, ending in S yields 379 matches, while ending in E yields 155. O is a much tighter final-letter clue, so keep it fixed and use any confirmed middle letters to narrow the remaining options.