6-letter words with C as the 1st letter and O as the 2nd letter

463 6-letter words with C as the 1st letter and O as the 2nd letter appear across tournament word lists, from COURSE and COFFEE to COZZES.

463 wordsTop pick COURSEHighest score COZZES 26

69 of 463 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With C in 1st place, O is the most common 2nd letter (463 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 69 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 69 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 463

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

  • COACHY16
  • COACTS10
  • COAITA8
  • COALAS8
  • COALED9
  • COALER8
  • COAPTS10
  • COARBS10
  • COARSE8
  • COASTS8
  • COATED9
  • COATEE8
  • COATER8
  • COATES8
  • COATIS8
  • COAXAL15
  • COAXED16
  • COAXER15
  • COAXES15
  • COBAEA10
  • COBALT10
  • COBBED13
  • COBBER12
  • COBBLE12
  • COBIAS10
  • COBLES10
  • COBNUT10
  • COBRAS10
  • COBRIC12
  • COBURG11
  • COBWEB15
  • COBZAS19
  • COCAIN10
  • COCCAL12
  • COCCIC14
  • COCCID13
  • COCCOS12
  • COCCUS12
  • COCCYX22
  • COCHES13
  • COCHIN13
  • COCKED15
  • COCKER14
  • COCKET14
  • COCKLE14
  • COCKSY17
  • COCKUP16
  • COCOAS10
  • COCOON10
  • CODDED11
  • CODDER10
  • CODDLE10
  • CODECS11
  • CODEIA9
  • CODEIN9
  • CODENS9
  • CODERS9
  • CODGER10
  • CODIFY15
  • CODING10
  • CODIST9
  • CODLIN9
  • CODONS9
  • COEDIT9
  • COELOM10
  • COEMPT12
  • COERCE10
  • COEVAL11
  • COFFED15
  • COFFEE14
  • COFFER14
  • COFFIN14
  • COFFLE14
  • COGENT9
  • COGGED11
  • COGGER10
  • COGGIE10
  • COGGLE10
  • COGGLY13
  • COGIES9
  • COGITO9
  • COGNAC11
  • COGONS9
  • COGUES9
  • COGWAY15
  • COHABS13
  • COHEAD12
  • COHEIR11
  • COHERE11
  • COHOES11
  • COHOGS12
  • COHORN11
  • COHORT11
  • COHOSH14
  • COHOST11
  • COHUNE11
  • COIFED12
  • COIFFE14
  • COIGNE9
  • COIGNS9
  • COILED9
  • COILER8
  • COINED9
  • COINER8
  • COITAL8
  • COITUS8
  • COJOIN15
  • COKIER12
  • COKING13
  • COLBYS13
  • COLDER9
  • COLDIE9
  • COLDLY12
  • COLEAD9
  • COLEUS8
  • COLEYS11
  • COLICS10
  • COLIES8
  • COLINS8
  • COLLAR8
  • COLLED9
  • COLLET8
  • COLLIE8
  • COLLOP10
  • COLOBI10
  • COLOGS9
  • COLONE8
  • COLONI8
  • COLONS8
  • COLONY11
  • COLORS8
  • COLORY11
  • COLOUR8
  • COLTAN8
  • COLTED9
  • COLTER8
  • COLUGO9
  • COLUMN10
  • COLURE8
  • COLZAS17
  • COMADE11
  • COMAKE14
  • COMARB12
  • COMART10
  • COMATE10
  • COMBAT12
  • COMBED13
  • COMBER12
  • COMBES12
  • COMBIS12
  • COMBLE12
  • COMBOS12
  • COMEDO11
  • COMEDY14
  • COMELY13
  • COMERS10
  • COMETH13
  • COMETS10
  • COMFIT13
  • COMICE12
  • COMICS12
  • COMING11
  • COMITY13
  • COMMAS12
  • COMMER12
  • COMMIE12
  • COMMIS12
  • COMMIT12
  • COMMIX19
  • COMMON12
  • COMMOS12
  • COMMOT12
  • COMODO11
  • COMOSE10
  • COMOUS10
  • COMPAS12
  • COMPED13
  • COMPEL12
  • COMPER12
  • COMPLY15
  • COMPOS12
  • COMPOT12
  • COMPTS12
  • COMSAT10
  • COMTES10
  • CONCHA13
  • CONCHE13
  • CONCHO13
  • CONCHS13
  • CONCHY16
  • CONCUR10
  • CONDER9
  • CONDIE9
  • CONDOM11
  • CONDOR9
  • CONDOS9
  • CONEYS11
  • CONFAB13
  • CONFER11
  • CONFIT11
  • CONFIX18
  • CONGAS9
  • CONGED10
  • CONGEE9
  • CONGER9
  • CONGES9
  • CONGII9
  • CONGOS9
  • CONGOU9
  • CONIAS8
  • CONICS10
  • CONIES8
  • CONIMA10
  • CONINE8
  • CONING9
  • CONINS8
  • CONIUM10
  • CONJEE15
  • CONKED13
  • CONKER12
  • CONNED9
  • CONNER8
  • CONNES8
  • CONNOR8
  • CONOID9
  • CONSOL8
  • CONSUL8
  • CONTES8
  • CONTOS8
  • CONTRA8
  • CONURE8
  • CONVEX18
  • CONVEY14
  • CONVOS11
  • CONVOY14
  • COOCOO10
  • COOEED9
  • COOEES8
  • COOERS8
  • COOEYS11
  • COOING9
  • COOKED13
  • COOKER12
  • COOKEY15
  • COOKIE12
  • COOLED9
  • COOLER8
  • COOLIE8
  • COOLLY11
  • COOLTH11
  • COOMBE12
  • COOMBS12
  • COOMED11
  • COONTY11
  • COOPED11
  • COOPER10
  • COOPTS10
  • COORIE8
  • COOSEN8
  • COOSER8
  • COOSIN8
  • COOTCH13
  • COOTER8
  • COOTIE8
  • COOZES17
  • COPALM12
  • COPALS10
  • COPAYS13
  • COPECK16
  • COPENS10
  • COPERS10
  • COPIED11
  • COPIER10
  • COPIES10
  • COPING11
  • COPITA10
  • COPLOT10
  • COPOUT10
  • COPPED13
  • COPPER12
  • COPPIN12
  • COPPLE12
  • COPPRA12
  • COPRAH13
  • COPRAS10
  • COPSED11
  • COPSES10
  • COPTER10
  • COPULA10
  • COQUET17
  • COQUIS17
  • CORALS8
  • CORBAN10
  • CORBEL10
  • CORBES10
  • CORBIE10
  • CORDED10
  • CORDER9
  • CORDON9
  • CORERS8
  • COREYS11
  • CORGIS9
  • CORIES8
  • CORING9
  • CORIUM10
  • CORKED13
  • CORKER12
  • CORKIR12
  • CORMEL10
  • CORMUS10
  • CORNEA8
  • CORNED9
  • CORNEL8
  • CORNER8
  • CORNET8
  • CORNUA8
  • CORNUS8
  • CORODY12
  • CORONA8
  • COROZO17
  • CORPSE10
  • CORPUS10
  • CORRAL8
  • CORREA8
  • CORRIE8
  • CORSAC10
  • CORSES8
  • CORSET8
  • CORSEY11
  • CORSOS8
  • CORTEX15
  • CORTIN8
  • CORVEE11
  • CORVES11
  • CORVET11
  • CORVID12
  • CORVUS11
  • CORYMB15
  • CORYZA20
  • COSECH13
  • COSECS10
  • COSETS8
  • COSEYS11
  • COSHED12
  • COSHER11
  • COSHES11
  • COSIED9
  • COSIER8
  • COSIES8
  • COSIGN9
  • COSILY11
  • COSINE8
  • COSING9
  • COSMEA10
  • COSMIC12
  • COSMID11
  • COSMIN10
  • COSMOS10
  • COSSES8
  • COSSET8
  • COSSIE8
  • COSTAE8
  • COSTAL8
  • COSTAR8
  • COSTED9
  • COSTER8
  • COSTES8
  • COSTLY11
  • COSTUS8
  • COTANS8
  • COTEAU8
  • COTIJA15
  • COTING9
  • COTISE8
  • COTTAE8
  • COTTAR8
  • COTTAS8
  • COTTED9
  • COTTER8
  • COTTID9
  • COTTON8
  • COTTUS8
  • COTWAL11
  • COTYLE11
  • COTYPE13
  • COUCAL10
  • COUCHE13
  • COUDES9
  • COUGAN9
  • COUGAR9
  • COUGHS12
  • COULDA9
  • COULEE8
  • COULIS8
  • COUNTS8
  • COUNTY11
  • COUPED11
  • COUPEE10
  • COUPER10
  • COUPES10
  • COUPLE10
  • COUPON10
  • COURBS10
  • COURED9
  • COURES8
  • COURIE8
  • COURSE8
  • COURTS8
  • COUSIN8
  • COUTER8
  • COUTHS11
  • COUTHY14
  • COUTIL8
  • COUZIN17
  • COVARY14
  • COVENS11
  • COVENT11
  • COVERS11
  • COVERT11
  • COVETS11
  • COVEYS14
  • COVIDS12
  • COVINE11
  • COVING12
  • COVINS11
  • COVYNE14
  • COWAGE12
  • COWALS11
  • COWANS11
  • COWARD12
  • COWBOY16
  • COWERS11
  • COWIER11
  • COWING12
  • COWISH14
  • COWKED16
  • COWLED12
  • COWMAN13
  • COWMEN13
  • COWPAT13
  • COWPEA13
  • COWPED14
  • COWPIE13
  • COWPOX20
  • COWRIE11
  • COXIER15
  • COXING16
  • COYAUS11
  • COYDOG13
  • COYEST11
  • COYING12
  • COYISH14
  • COYOTE11
  • COYPOU13
  • COYPUS13
  • COZENS17
  • COZEYS20
  • COZIED18
  • COZIER17
  • COZIES17
  • COZILY20
  • COZING18
  • COZZES26
Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 5th letter is E.
3rd letter
  1. N11%
  2. R10%
  3. M10%
4th letter
  1. I13%
  2. E9%
  3. T9%
5th letter
  1. E31%
  2. I11%
  3. A9%
6th letter
  1. S28%
  2. E13%
  3. R11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; COZZES tops the list with 26. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 99 words
  2. 9 points: 60 words
  3. 1010 points: 75 words
  4. 11 points: 66 words
  5. 1212 points: 59 words
  6. 13 points: 37 words
  7. 1414 points: 21 words
  8. 15 points: 16 words
  9. 1616 points: 8 words
  10. 17 points: 10 words
  11. 1818 points: 4 words
  12. 19 points: 2 words
  13. 2020 points: 4 words
  14. 21 points: 0 words
  15. 2222 points: 1 words
  16. 23 points: 0 words
  17. 2424 points: 0 words
  18. 25 points: 0 words
  19. 2626 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
COZZES2627All three
COCCYX2224All three
COWPOX2022All three
COZILY2021All three
CORYZA2020All three
COZEYS2020All three
COBZAS1921Collins only
COMMIX1922All three
CONVEX1821All three
COZIED1819All three
COZING1821Collins only
CONFIX1820Collins only

The fixed CO opening produces 463 six-letter matches, but the entries range from familiar words such as COMMON and COUNTY to less everyday plays. Only 69 meet our common-word cutoff. For a quick scan, check the final letter: S is the leading ending by a wide margin, while the highest tile score belongs to a much rarer-looking option.

At a glance: six-letter CO words

  • 463 six-letter entries fit the CO opening across tournament dictionaries.
  • 69 are common words, including COURSE, COMING, COMMON, COUNTY, and COUPLE.
  • Final S leads with 129 matches; E follows at 60, then R at 52.
  • COZZES tops the scoring list at 26 points, ahead of COCCYX at 22.

How does CO compare with other six-letter openings?

The CO pattern has 463 matches, compared with 285 for BO and 270 for PO at the same length. That makes C-O a notably productive opening among these neighboring patterns, while the two fixed letters still narrow a clue sharply.

The ending distribution offers another quick filter. S appears 129 times, more than twice as often as E at 60; R comes next at 52. If your puzzle shows a final S, try familiar candidates such as COLORS, COURTS, COPIES, or COUNTS before testing less common forms.

6-letter words with C as the 1st letter and O as the 2nd letter

COZZES scores 26 points, making it the top scorer in this group. COC CYX is listed at 22, while COWPOX, COZILY, CORYZA, and COZEYS each reach 20. These contrast with everyday choices like COFFEE and COUPLE: the familiar word is often easier to spot, but it is not necessarily the scoring leader.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 454 matches, NWL2023 has 360, and ENABLE has 335. The full 463-count combines tournament-listed entries, so a word accepted in one game may not transfer to another. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar scorer such as COZZES.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with CO?
There are 463 six-letter words with C first and O second across the tournament dictionaries counted here. Familiar examples include COURSE, COMMON, COFFEE, and COUNTY, while the common-word subset contains 69 entries.
Which CO six-letter word has the highest Scrabble score?
COZZES is the highest scorer in this group at 26 points. COC CYX follows at 22, and COWPOX, COZILY, CORYZA, and COZEYS each score 20 before any board premiums.
What is the most common last letter in six-letter CO words?
S is the most common final letter, appearing in 129 matches. E is next with 60, followed by R with 52, so a known last letter can quickly narrow a CO-pattern clue.

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