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

6-letter words with O first and C second: 35 entries match the pattern, including OCCURS, OCEANS, and the 15-point scorer OCCUPY.

35 wordsTop pick OCCURSHighest score OCCUPY 15

5 of 35 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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With O in 1st place, U is the most common 2nd letter (80 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 35 · most-used first

  • OCCURS10
  • OCCUPY15
  • OCEANS8
  • OCCULT10
  • OCULUS8
  • OCTANE8
  • OCTAVE11
  • OCULAR8
  • OCELOT8
  • OCTAVO11
  • OCELLI8
  • OCTOPI10
  • OCTETS8
  • OCTANT8
  • OCHRES11
  • OCTROI8
  • OCCAMY15
  • OCKERS12
  • OCCAMS12
  • OCHERS11
  • OCCIES10
  • OCHERY14
  • OCHONE11
  • OCHREA11
  • OCHRED12
  • OCHREY14
  • OCICAT10
  • OCREAE8
  • OCREAS8
  • OCTADS9
  • OCTALS8
  • OCTANS8
  • OCTETT8
  • OCTUOR8
  • OCTYLS11
All valid words 35

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • OCCAMS12
  • OCCAMY15
  • OCCIES10
  • OCCULT10
  • OCCUPY15
  • OCCURS10
  • OCEANS8
  • OCELLI8
  • OCELOT8
  • OCHERS11
  • OCHERY14
  • OCHONE11
  • OCHREA11
  • OCHRED12
  • OCHRES11
  • OCHREY14
  • OCICAT10
  • OCKERS12
  • OCREAE8
  • OCREAS8
  • OCTADS9
  • OCTALS8
  • OCTANE8
  • OCTANS8
  • OCTANT8
  • OCTAVE11
  • OCTAVO11
  • OCTETS8
  • OCTETT8
  • OCTOPI10
  • OCTROI8
  • OCTUOR8
  • OCTYLS11
  • OCULAR8
  • OCULUS8
Letters by positionIn 40% of these words the 6th letter is S.
3rd letter
  1. T37%
  2. H20%
  3. C17%
4th letter
  1. A29%
  2. E20%
  3. R14%
5th letter
  1. E14%
  2. N14%
  3. L11%
6th letter
  1. S40%
  2. T14%
  3. Y11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; OCCUPY tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 15 words
  2. 9 points: 1 words
  3. 1010 points: 5 words
  4. 11 points: 7 words
  5. 1212 points: 3 words
  6. 13 points: 0 words
  7. 1414 points: 2 words
  8. 15 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
OCCUPY1518All three
OCCAMY1517Collins only
OCHERY1413All three
OCHREY1413Collins only
OCKERS1213All three
OCCAMS1215Collins only
OCHRED1212All three
OCTAVE1113All three
OCTAVO1113All three
OCHRES1111All three
OCHERS1111All three
OCHONE1112All three

The opening letters OC narrow this six-letter search to 35 tournament-dictionary entries. Familiar options include OCCURS, OCEANS, OCCULT, and OCTANE, while the list also reaches less common forms such as OCHREA and OCTROI. The mix matters: a recognizable start does not guarantee that every word fits your game's dictionary.

At a glance: six-letter OC words

  • There are 35 six-letter matches with O first and C second.
  • OCCUPY and OCCAMY lead the scoring examples at 15 points each.
  • Fourteen entries end in S, more than any other final letter.
  • OCCURS, OCCULT, and OCEANS are among the recognizable examples.
  • The Collins list has 34 matches, compared with 28 in NWL2023 and 26 in ENABLE.

Which six-letter words fit the O-C pattern?

All 35 answers begin OC, but their third letters split the pattern into useful clusters. OCTANE, OCTAVE, OCTAVO, OCTANT, OCTOPI, and OCTETS share the OCT opening; OCCURS, OCCULT, and OCCAMS instead repeat C. That distinction can help when your third tile is already known.

Final letters offer another filter: 14 entries end in S, while five end in T. Four each finish with E or Y. If your last letter is fixed, start with the largest group, but keep the smaller endings in mind for a tighter clue.

Familiar entries account for only part of that broad group, so narrow both outer letters rather than searching a generic O-A sequence. The closeness of D and S endings is also a reminder that one final-letter clue may leave many options.

Using 6-letter words with O first and C second

OCCUPY is the strongest listed play at 15 points, tied with OCCAMY; OCHERY and OCHREY score 14. For a more familiar option, OCTAVE scores 11, as do OCTAVO and OCHRES. Those figures are base word scores, so a premium square can change the board result.

The expert trap is treating the shared OC opening as proof of broad acceptance: only 26 entries appear in ENABLE, versus 34 in Collins. Check the word list used in your game before committing to a rarer choice such as OCHERY. For another clue, compare the six-letter O-C group with neighboring letter patterns.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with OC?
There are 35 six-letter words with O in the first position and C in the second. Examples range from OCCURS and OCCULT to OCTANE and OCTAVE. The count includes entries found in at least one tournament dictionary, rather than words with no dictionary source.
What is the highest-scoring six-letter O-C word?
OCCUPY and OCCAMY tie for the top score at 15 points each. OCHERY and OCHREY follow at 14 points. These are base scores before any board-square bonuses, so the best placement depends on the board.
Which final letter is most common in six-letter O-C words?
S is the most common ending, with 14 matches. T comes next with five, while E and Y each appear four times. The remaining entries end in I, R, A, or D, so an uncommon final tile can still fit the pattern.

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