6-letter words with O as the 1st letter and A as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is O _ _ _ A _. It gives you a smaller pool than many letter-position searches, and just 4 matches rank among common English words. ORPHAN, OUTLAW, and ORDEAL are easier to recognize; several high scorers are less familiar. Check your game’s dictionary before committing to an unusual entry.

At a glance: O first, A fifth

• All 48 matches follow O _ _ _ A _: O opens the word, and A sits in fifth position.
• Only 4 matches are common by English word-frequency rankings, so familiar choices make up a small slice.
• Collins lists 47 matches, compared with 34 in NWL2023 and 30 in ENABLE.
• OXHEAD leads the Scrabble scoring list at 17 points; OOMPAH, ORIXAS, and OUIJAS each score 13.
• S is the most frequent final letter, appearing at the end of 9 matches.

How many 6-letter words have O first and A fifth?

There are 48 six-letter words with O first and A fifth in the tournament-dictionary lists. The pattern narrows the search quickly, but it does not guarantee a familiar answer: ORPHAN, OUTLAW, and ORDEAL stand out among the examples.

The endings provide another way to sort candidates. S appears most often, followed by L; N and T are also repeated endings. If your board or puzzle rules out those final letters, the remaining candidates shrink without changing the fixed O and A positions.

Collins has all 20 matches, compared with 11 in ENABLE and 12 in NWL2023. That spread matters because most candidates are uncommon and one familiar entry cannot stand in for the whole set. OPTION is a sound first check when O appears twice, but if its letters conflict, use the N/S ending tie and inspect crossing letters before testing an obscure alternative.

Which O-first, A-fifth words score highest?

OXHEAD is the top scorer at 17 Scrabble points, ahead of OOMPAH, ORIXAS, and OUIJAS at 13 each. Those less everyday entries can make a rack more rewarding, but their spelling is easy to misremember under time pressure.

The word lists differ by game: Collins includes 47 matches, while NWL2023 includes 34 and ENABLE includes 30. ORPHAN and OUTLAW are more recognizable starting points; for a tournament play, confirm the exact word in your game’s word list rather than assuming every dictionary accepts it.