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

Twenty six-letter words put O first and fifth; OPTION is familiar, while OUTFOX tops the base scores at 16.

20 wordsTop pick OPTIONHighest score OUTFOX 16

1 of 20 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With O in 1st place, E is the most common 5th letter (100 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 20 · most-used first

  • OPTION8
  • ORATOR6
  • OCELOT8
  • OPERON8
  • OUTROS6
  • OUTBOX15
  • OMIGOD10
  • ORISON6
  • OUTFOX16
  • OCTROI8
  • ORTHOS9
  • OUTROW9
  • OVIBOS11
  • OCTUOR8
  • ONFLOW12
  • ORIHOU9
  • OUTTOP8
  • OUTWON9
  • OVATOR9
  • OVOLOS9
All valid words 20

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

  • OCELOT8
  • OCTROI8
  • OCTUOR8
  • OMIGOD10
  • ONFLOW12
  • OPERON8
  • OPTION8
  • ORATOR6
  • ORIHOU9
  • ORISON6
  • ORTHOS9
  • OUTBOX15
  • OUTFOX16
  • OUTROS6
  • OUTROW9
  • OUTTOP8
  • OUTWON9
  • OVATOR9
  • OVIBOS11
  • OVOLOS9
Letters by positionIn 50% of these words the 3rd letter is T.
2nd letter
  1. U30%
  2. R20%
  3. C15%
3rd letter
  1. T50%
  2. I20%
  3. E10%
4th letter
  1. R20%
  2. L15%
  3. T15%
6th letter
  1. N20%
  2. S20%
  3. R15%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; OUTFOX tops the list with 16. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 3 words
  2. 7 points: 0 words
  3. 88 points: 6 words
  4. 9 points: 6 words
  5. 1010 points: 1 words
  6. 11 points: 1 words
  7. 1212 points: 1 words
  8. 13 points: 0 words
  9. 1414 points: 0 words
  10. 15 points: 1 words
  11. 1616 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
OUTFOX1617All three
OUTBOX1517All three
ONFLOW1214Collins only
OVIBOS1113All three
OMIGOD1012Collins only
ORTHOS98Collins only
OUTROW910All three
OVOLOS911All three
ORIHOU99Collins only
OUTWON911Collins only
OVATOR910Collins only
OPTION810All three

This pattern puts the same vowel at both ends of the first five-letter frame, yet only one entry is common. OPTION, ORATOR, and OCELOT are easy anchors; the rest include forms such as OCTROI and OVIBOS. The list’s uneven familiarity makes crossing letters more useful than guessing from the repeated O alone.

At a glance repeated O, varied vocabulary

  • N and S tie as the most frequent final letters, with four apiece.
  • OUTFOX scores 16, and OUTBOX follows at 15.
  • OUTBOX and OUTFOX are the two X-ending choices; compare their fourth tiles.
  • Only one entry sits in the common-word band, despite the repeated O clue.
  • OUTFOX and OUTBOX create the only X-ending pair.
  • OPTION is the common entry; the other 19 candidates sit outside that frequency band.

How do the final letters divide?

OPTION is the lone common entry, joined by familiar ORATOR and OCELOT outside that frequency band. OUTFOX is the highest base scorer at 16, while OUTBOX earns 15. Those two short compounds are easier to spot than rarer forms such as OCTUOR or ORIHOU.

N and S each finish four words, and R closes three. OUTBOX and OUTFOX both land in the X-ending pair, a distinctive pair of endings. Nine other final letters occur, so the repeated O does not predict the closing tile.

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.

OUTROS and ORISON show different routes to the N/S ending tie, while OUTTOP and OUTWON fill less familiar endings. The pattern is unusual because a repeated O across slots one and five does not produce one dominant suffix. Once the last letter is known, the candidate pool becomes more manageable than the full set of 20.

A practical clue for this pattern

Tip

For a board move, OUTFOX and OUTBOX combine recognizable chunks with strong base scores. Their value still depends on available premium squares and if your game accepts the word.

Questions people ask

How many matches repeat O in slots one and five?
There are 20 tournament-dictionary matches with O in both positions. Only one is classed as common: OPTION. Other recognizable examples include ORATOR and OCELOT. The pair creates a clear structural clue.
Which match has the highest base score?
OUTFOX scores 16 points, the highest base score in this group. OUTBOX follows at 15, then ONFLOW at 12. Letter premiums and word multipliers change the played total.
Are there many common words in this pattern?
No. The group has one common entry, OPTION, out of 20 total matches. Most choices are uncommon, so crossing letters matter more than broad guessing; verify a rare candidate against your game’s accepted list.

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