6-letter words with E as the 1st letter and O as the 4th letter

The pattern is E _ _ O _ _: E opens the word, O sits fourth, and four positions remain open. Familiar matches include EFFORT, ERRORS, EXPORT, EXPOSE, and ENJOYS. This is a relatively narrow starting-letter group: the same pattern beginning with S has 176 entries, more than twice as many as the E group.

How many 6-letter words have E first and O fourth?

• There are 76 tournament-dictionary entries matching E _ _ O _ _.
• ETHOXY scores 19 points, the highest score among the examples ranked here.
• A total of 27 matches end in S, the most common final letter.
• Only 13 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Definitions cover 57 of the 76 matches.
• The average score across the 76 matches is 10.5 points.

Which endings and dictionaries matter?

S is the clear ending to check first: 27 words finish with it, compared with 12 ending in E. T and Y each close 7 entries, while L closes 5. If your rack or crossing letters point to a plural or verb form, test the S-ending group before less common endings.

Collins covers 75 of the 76 matches, while NWL2023 lists 54 and ENABLE 51. A word accepted in one game may not carry over to another, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

Which 6-letter words with E first and O fourth score highest?

ETHOXY tops the list at 19 points, followed by EVZONE at 18. ENJOYS and EXHORT each score 16, while EXPORT and EXPOSE each score 15. Those choices pack valuable letters into a fixed pattern, but the less familiar high scorers are risky if your game uses a different dictionary.

For ordinary word games, start with recognizable fits such as EFFORT, ERRORS, and EXPOSE, then use crossing letters to judge rarer options. The low common-word count means many valid entries will feel specialist rather than everyday.