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

Sixteen six-letter words put O first and T fourth; OYSTER and ORATOR are familiar, while OVATED tops scores at 10.

16 wordsTop pick OYSTERHighest score OVATED 10

2 of 16 are everyday words (13%). 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 16 · most-used first

  • OYSTER9
  • OUSTED7
  • ORATOR6
  • OUSTER6
  • OTITIS6
  • OBITER8
  • ORATED7
  • OSETRA6
  • OVATED10
  • OINTED7
  • OBITAL8
  • ORATES6
  • OTITIC8
  • OUTTOP8
  • OVATES9
  • OVATOR9
All valid words 16

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

  • OBITAL8
  • OBITER8
  • OINTED7
  • ORATED7
  • ORATES6
  • ORATOR6
  • OSETRA6
  • OTITIC8
  • OTITIS6
  • OUSTED7
  • OUSTER6
  • OUTTOP8
  • OVATED10
  • OVATES9
  • OVATOR9
  • OYSTER9
Letters by positionIn 56% of these words the 5th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. R19%
  2. U19%
  3. V19%
3rd letter
  1. A38%
  2. I25%
  3. S19%
5th letter
  1. E56%
  2. O19%
  3. I13%
6th letter
  1. R31%
  2. D25%
  3. S19%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
OVATED1011Collins only
OYSTER98All three
OVATES910Collins only
OVATOR910Collins only
OBITER89Collins only
OTITIC89All three
OBITAL810Collins only
OUTTOP810Collins only
OUSTED78All three
ORATED77All three
OINTED78Collins only
ORATOR66All three

OYSTER, ORATOR, and OUSTED make the fixed fourth-position T easier to work with, but the group contains only two common entries. OVATED leads the base scores at 10, a modest ceiling compared with rarer letter patterns. The mix favors confirming the final letter before reaching for a long-shot form.

At a glance familiar examples and a low ceiling

  • Sixteen matches contain two common examples.
  • R is the most frequent ending, with five; D follows at four.
  • The highest base score is only 10, from OVATED.

Which endings should you test?

ORATOR is a recognizable noun, and OYSTER is another strong anchor; both share the fixed T in slot four. The group’s scoring ceiling is 10, set by OVATED. This is a modest top score, so letter placement and board premiums matter more than hunting a large raw total.

R closes five matches, including ORATOR and OVATOR, while D appears on four, including OUSTED and ORATED. S finishes three. The remaining endings occur singly, which makes R and D the first checks when the final tile is uncertain.

Collins includes all 16 matches, whereas ENABLE has eight and NWL2023 has nine. That is a wide dictionary spread for a list with only two common words.

OYSTER and ORATOR are easy to recognize, but unfamiliar candidates like OSETRA need checking against your rules. R and D offer the most efficient next filter.

ORATED and ORATES share a stem, while OTITIS repeats the fixed T in a very different word shape. Those examples show why a letter-position clue is stronger than guessing a suffix family. With R, D, and S accounting for most endings, test those common exits before considering the five singleton alternatives.

A practical clue for this pattern

Tip

Do not read the slot-four T as a word-family marker: ORATOR and OTITIS share the position but otherwise behave very differently. Let confirmed letters drive the search.

Questions people ask

How many words match O first and T fourth?
There are 16 six-letter tournament-dictionary matches. Two count as common. OYSTER and ORATOR are recognizable options, alongside less familiar forms such as OSETRA and OVATOR.
What is the highest score among these words?
OVATED has the highest base score at 10 points. OYSTER, OVATES, and OVATOR each score 9, followed by OBITER at 8. Board bonuses can change the final result.
Which final letter is most common?
R is the most common ending, appearing on five matches; D follows with four, and S with three. Checking those endings first gives a quick way to narrow a partially solved pattern.

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