6-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and O as the 5th letter

With positions fixed, the shape is _ _ L _ O _. FOLLOW, FELLOW, and YELLOW show familiar forms, while BALLOT, PILLOW, and HOLLOW make the surrounding letters less predictable. Collins accepts 104 matches, compared with 87 in NWL2023 and 78 in ENABLE, so the available choices depend on your game's dictionary.

At a glance: the pattern and its standouts

• FOLLOW and FELLOW are familiar examples; both finish in W.
• YELLOW also fits the pattern and ends in W.
• S is the most common final letter, appearing in 25 matches.
• Just 16 entries fall into the common-word group.

Which 6-letter words have L third and O fifth?

H leads the starting letters with 16 matches, including HOLLOW and HELIOS. B follows with 12, while F contributes 10, making FELLOW and FALCON useful examples of that opening.

At the other end, S closes 25 entries, ahead of W at 18 and N at 16. SALMON ends in N, BALLOT in T, and HOLLOW in W. Once the fixed letters fit, testing S, W, or N covers the most frequent endings.

The pattern has 106 tournament-list matches, but only 92 have definitions. Counts also vary by dictionary: 104 are in Collins, 87 in NWL2023, and 78 in ENABLE. Treat the combined total as a search pool, not a guarantee that every game accepts every entry.

Which matching words score highest?

Scrabble scores separate familiar words from less common high-value entries. KOLKOZ leads at 23 points, followed by KOLHOZ at 22 and VOLVOX at 19; JOLLOF scores 16. These are base word scores, before board bonuses.

For 6-letter words with L as the 3rd letter and O as the 5th letter, lock those positions before testing a high scorer. KOLKOZ and KOLHOZ are less familiar than FOLLOW or YELLOW, so check your game's word list. The same pattern has 31 five-letter matches and 182 seven-letter matches, showing how much the available pool changes with length.