6-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and O as the 4th letter

For these 54 matches, L is second and O is fourth in the _L_O__ pattern. Familiar options such as almost, allows, and floors sit beside less common words. Endings skew toward S, with 28 matches, while 12 finish in Y; that split narrows a placement puzzle, with four slots still open.

At a glance on the L-and-O pattern

• 54 six-letter matches have L second and O fourth across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 52 matches; NWL2023 includes 42, so dictionary coverage differs.
• 10 matches rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words.
• Almost, allows, and bloody are recognizable examples; floozy is the top scorer at 21 points.
• The average score is 10, while alkoxy scores 20 and flyoff scores 18.

Which endings and examples narrow the pattern?

The last tile is S in 28 of the 54 matches. Y follows at 12, while E, D, and H each occur only a few times. With S confirmed, try allows, floors, floods, blooms, or alloys.

The first letter spreads the matches across several starts. A begins 16 words, while B and F begin eight each; G begins six and S begins five. That makes almost, almond, and alcove useful A-starting checks, while bloody and floors cover two different alternatives.

How to use the _L_O__ pattern in a game

Lock in the known L and O, then sort candidates by letters already confirmed at the start or end. With 28 S endings, check that final slot early; a Y ending points toward gloomy or bloody. For points, floozy scores 21, though its unusual spelling makes it a poor everyday guess.

Dictionary coverage splits across the combined tournament lists: 54 entries appear in total, but no single list includes every word. Only 10 rank as common by frequency, so confirm an unfamiliar choice against the dictionary used in your game.