6-letter words with O as the 1st letter and T as the 3rd letter

The pattern fixes O-T across the first and third positions, leaving four letters to solve. OPTION, OUTPUT and OBTAIN are familiar starting points; OUTFOX is the top scorer. The collection is much less everyday than those examples suggest: only 12 entries rank among the most common English words, so expect plenty of specialist or infrequent answers.

At a glance: the O-T pattern

• The fixed-letter pattern has 96 six-letter matches across tournament dictionaries.
• OPTION, OUTPUT, OBTAIN, OUTFIT and OUTLET are recognizable examples to scan first.
• Only 12 matches are among the most common English words, so many entries are uncommon.
• T is the most frequent final letter, appearing at the end of 19 matching words.
• OUTFOX leads the scores at 16 points; OUTBOX follows at 15.

How many 6-letter words have O first and T third?

There are 96 six-letter words with O in position one and T in position three. The pattern looks like O-T---, with the dashes standing for any letters. OPTION, OPTICS and OPTING show one route through the pattern; OUTLET, OUTLAW and OUTAGE show another.

Check the ending when several candidates fit. T closes 19 entries, while S closes 17 and E closes 10. That makes a known final T a strong filter, but it does not rule out the many matches ending in S, E, N or other letters.

Which matching words score the most?

OUTFOX scores 16 points, the top total for this pattern. OUTBOX is next at 15, followed by OXTAIL, OXTERS, OUTJUT and OUTJET at 13 each. If your rack has an X, test OUTFOX or OUTBOX before settling for a lower-scoring familiar word.

The score leaders are not necessarily the easiest answers to recall, and only 12 of the 96 entries are common by frequency. Use the familiar examples to check likely spellings, then widen your search if they do not fit. 6-letter words with O as the 1st letter and T as the 3rd letter are a letter-pattern list, not a guarantee that every entry suits your game’s dictionary.