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

The fixed pattern is L _ _ O _ _, so the second, third, fifth, and sixth letters do the sorting work. Four entries are common by frequency, including LABOUR, LAYOUT, LAGOON, and LEMONS; most of the remaining pool is far less familiar. The dictionary totals overlap: 30 appear in Collins, 22 in NWL2023, and 15 in ENABLE, so a game's chosen lexicon matters.

The L-and-O frame at a glance

• 34 words match L _ _ O _ _ across the tournament dictionaries.
• LABOUR, LAYOUT, LAGOON, and LEMONS are the four common entries.
• Ten matches end in S; seven end in D.
• LAZOED leads the score list at 16 points.

6-letter words with L first and O fourth

Start with the four common options: LABOUR, LAYOUT, LAGOON, and LEMONS. They show how broad the pattern is: a familiar word such as LAYOUT shares the frame with a place like LAGOON and a plural such as LEMONS, despite their different endings.

The final letter offers a quick narrowing clue. Ten entries finish in S and seven in D; those are the two leading endings by a clear margin. If your puzzle already fixes the last tile, test those endings before scanning less common tails such as C or G, each represented once.

Scores, dictionary limits, and a useful comparison

LAZOED scores 16 points, the top score among these matches. LAYOFF and LAZOES each score 15; LOGOFF scores 13. The Z makes LAZOED the standout rack play, while LAYOUT scores 9.

Premium squares can change the board total, so compare placement as well as tile value. Dictionary counts differ across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, and some entries are absent from a given game’s word list.

This is a tight filter: 34 matches, compared with 176 six-letter words that put S first and O fourth. Changing only the first letter opens a larger pool, so try that neighbouring pattern if your opening tile is flexible.