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

This is a tight pattern, not a broad word bank: O fills the first slot, S the fourth, and only 22 entries qualify. OFFSET and OUTSET are familiar shapes among the candidates, while ORISON and OVIST are less everyday choices. Just 2 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect a mix of recognizable and specialist vocabulary.

At a glance: the O-S pattern

• There are 22 six-letter entries with O first and S fourth.
• Collins includes 21 matches; NWL2023 includes 16, and ENABLE includes 13.
• Only 2 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Six words end in S, while four end in T.
• OFFSET leads the scoring examples at 12 points; the average score is 7.9.

How many 6-letter words with O first and S fourth?

There are 22 matches across the tournament-dictionary lists. The source counts overlap: a word may appear in more than one dictionary, so 21 Collins entries, 16 NWL2023 entries, and 13 ENABLE entries do not add up to the total.

The endings make the pattern easier to scan. Six candidates finish with S, including OUTSIS? No: use the actual examples OUTSIT, OPUS​ES, and OVISTS only where appropriate; among the named matches, OPUS​ES and OVISTS end in S. Four finish with T, including OFFSET, OUTSET, and OUTSIT. OFFSET scores 12 points, ahead of OVISAC at 11 and OMASUM at 10.

How should you narrow the candidates?

Start with the fixed pattern O _ _ S _ _: test the second, third, fifth, and sixth letters against your known tiles. If the final letter is T, OFFSET, OUTSET, and OUTSIT give you concrete candidates; if it is S, OPUS​ES and OVISTS are listed options. That end-letter clue cuts down the search before you consider less familiar entries.

The 6-letter words with O first and S fourth are not a Wordle answer set: no matching Wordle answers or allowed guesses are recorded. For a board game, check your game's word list once before committing, since the dictionary counts differ.

What is the scoring angle?

OFFSET is the top scorer at 12 points, but it is also a much more recognizable play than OVISAC, the next scorer at 11. OMASUM follows at 10. That is the useful trade-off here: a familiar word can be easier to spot, while a less common entry may carry a slightly different rack and board opportunity.

Treat those figures as base word scores, not guaranteed turn totals. Letter and word premiums change the result, and the average of 7.9 points is only a guide across these entries.