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

The fixed FO opening narrows the search to 160 tournament-dictionary words. You’ll recognize FORMER, FORGET, FORMAT, and FOSTER, but plenty of entries are less everyday. Collins contains all 160, while ENABLE includes 114 and NWL2023 includes 117, a gap that matters because a word accepted in one list may not carry over to another.

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

• There are 160 matches in Collins, compared with 114 in ENABLE and 117 in NWL2023.
• Only 26 matches are marked common, so many entries are specialist or uncommon vocabulary.
• Final S leads the endings with 36 words; D follows with 28.
• FORGET, FOLLOW, FOREST, and FORMAT are among the recognizable examples.
• FORFEX and FOXILY tie for the highest score at 19 points.

Which endings are most common?

S is the most frequent final letter: 36 words end that way, including FORCES, FORUMS, and FOXIES. D comes next with 28, as in FORGED, FORMED, and FOLDED. Those two endings account for a large share of the patterns to try when the final tile is still open.

The rest of the leading endings thin out quickly. R appears on 21 words, E on 18, and T on 13.

If you know the last letter is R, examples include FORMER and FOWLER; an E ending gives you choices such as FOLDER or FOOZLE. The exact ending can narrow this group fast.

Which FO words score highest, and what should you watch for?

FORFEX and FOXILY each score 19 points, the top mark among these entries. FORWHY, FOOZLE, and FOZIER follow at 18. These are not the everyday options in the group: familiar words such as FOLLOW and FORMAT are easier to spot, while the top scorers reward a less obvious rack or a strong board placement.

The count also depends on the dictionary. Collins has 43 more matches than ENABLE, and 43 more than NWL2023. That makes an obscure FO play a risky choice in a game with a narrower list.

For a broader comparison, F-A has 181 six-letter matches, more than this F-O group.