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

Put E in slot four and O at the end, and the candidate pool narrows to 33 tournament-dictionary words. TOLEDO, TUXEDO, and GAZEBO are recognizable anchors; ZYDECO and PUKEKO show how quickly the list moves into less familiar territory. The ending is unusually restrictive: every match shares O, while only 3 entries meet our common-word frequency cutoff.

At a glance: the E–O pattern

• There are 33 six-letter matches, and every one ends in O.
• TOLEDO, TUXEDO, GAZEBO, and BOLERO are among the recognizable examples.
• Only 3 matches count as common by our frequency measure.
• Collins includes 32 matches, NWL2023 includes 24, and ENABLE includes 22; the dictionary groups overlap.
• ZYDECO is the top scorer at 21 Scrabble points.

Which matching words score highest?

ZYDECO leads at 21 Scrabble points, followed by GAZEBO at 18 and PUKEKO at 16. REZERO scores 15, while TUXEDO and KEKENO each score 14.

The rare-letter advantage is clear in ZYDECO and GAZEBO: both turn a Z into a strong base score. If you know the pattern but not the word, test the middle letters before spending time on the final O, which is fixed in every answer.

For a more familiar play, TUXEDO is the standout at 14 points. Its common spelling is easier to spot than the top scorer, though your game's dictionary still decides whether a word is playable.

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

There are 33 matches. The contrast with other endings is sharp: keeping E fourth but ending in S gives 907 matches, while ending in T gives 273.

That makes O the restrictive clue, not E. Across the 33 words, T is the most frequent first letter with 5 matches; A, C, P, and S each begin 3.

Only 3 of the 33 meet our common-word cutoff, so this pattern is a poor bet if you need familiar vocabulary. Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE also differ in coverage, so check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry.