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

11 6-letter words have O in position one and C in position four, from familiar ORACLE to the sharp-scoring OFFCUT.

11 wordsTop pick ORACLEHighest score OFFCUT 14

3 of 11 are everyday words (27%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With O in 1st place, I is the most common 4th letter (100 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • ORACLE8
  • OUNCES8
  • OUTCRY11
  • OILCAN8
  • OUNCER8
  • OFFCUT14
  • ONYCHA14
  • OBECHE13
  • OCICAT10
  • OILCUP10
  • ORACHE11
All valid words 11

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

  • OBECHE13
  • OCICAT10
  • OFFCUT14
  • OILCAN8
  • OILCUP10
  • ONYCHA14
  • ORACHE11
  • ORACLE8
  • OUNCER8
  • OUNCES8
  • OUTCRY11

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
OFFCUT1416All three
ONYCHA1414Collins only
OBECHE1314Collins only
OUTCRY1112All three
ORACHE1111All three
OILCUP1014All three
OCICAT1012Collins · NWL
ORACLE810All three
OUNCES811All three
OILCAN811All three
OUNCER811NWL only

The pattern is O _ _ C _ _, so the third and final letters still do plenty of sorting. Only 11 tournament-dictionary entries fit, and just 3 rank among the common English words. ORACLE, OUTCRY, and OUNCES are easier to recognize than specialized entries such as ONYCHA or OBECHE; keep the exact letter slots fixed as you scan.

At a glance: the O__C__ pattern

  • Exactly 11 six-letter entries begin with O and put C in slot four.
  • Only 3 rank as common by the frequency measure.
  • OFFCUT and ONYCHA tie at 14 Scrabble points each.
  • ORACLE, OUNCES, and OUTCRY are recognizable candidates.
  • Three entries end in E: ORACLE, OBECHE, and ORACHE.

Which 6-letter words have O first and C fourth?

The clearest everyday-looking options are ORACLE, OUNCES, and OUTCRY, while OILCAN gives a concrete object and OCICAT names a cat breed. The small pool makes a letter-by-letter check faster than guessing broadly: lock O and C, then test the remaining slots against the candidates.

Endings provide a useful second filter. E appears three times, while T appears twice through OFFCUT and OCICAT; A, N, P, R, S, and Y appear once each. If your final tile is E, compare ORACLE, OBECHE, and ORACHE rather than assuming the familiar choice is the only fit.

Collins contains all 91 entries, while ENABLE and NWL2023 include 68 and 72 respectively. The 13 common words give a useful everyday core, but the S-ending cluster is larger than any starting-letter group. With a final S confirmed, prioritize POINTS, VOICES, or NOISES before probing higher-value specialist entries.

How should you use this pattern in a word game?

For Scrabble, OFFCUT and ONYCHA lead at 14 points before board bonuses; OBECHE follows at 13, then OUTCRY and ORACHE at 11. The highest raw score does not automatically make the best play: weigh the rack leave and premium squares, since a letter bonus can change the result.

One limitation matters: only three entries rank as common, so several candidates are unfamiliar in everyday play. The pool spans ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023, with different coverage across those dictionaries; check your game's chosen word list before challenging a less familiar play.

A practical solve order is to test vowel-rich ORACLE and OUNCES first, then try OUTCRY or OILCAN if those letters fail. That is a search order, not a claim that obscure options are invalid: all 11 entries appear in at least one tournament dictionary.

Questions people ask

What are the highest-scoring six-letter words with O first and C fourth?
OFFCUT and ONYCHA share the top score at 14 Scrabble points each. OBECHE scores 13, while OUTCRY and ORACHE score 11. Those are base word scores; premium squares can change the value of a play.
Which of these words end in E?
ORACLE, OBECHE, and ORACHE are the three entries that end in E. That final letter narrows the pattern quickly, but the middle letters still distinguish all three: their fourth letter is C, with different tiles in the other open positions.
Are all 11 words accepted in every Scrabble dictionary?
No. The total combines entries recognized by at least one of ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023, rather than words shared by all three. Check the dictionary selected for your game before playing an unfamiliar option such as ONYCHA or OBECHE.

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