6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and D as the 4th letter

169 six-letter entries match the fixed pattern, but familiar examples do not tell the whole story. WONDER and BORDER are recognizable, while the first-letter spread favors H and the endings cluster around R, D, and E. Those fixed letters give you a narrow frame, not a guarantee that every candidate appears in your game's dictionary.

The pattern at a glance

• The pattern fixes O in position two and D in position four across 169 six-letter entries.
• Thirty-five entries are tagged common, so many matches sit outside everyday vocabulary.
• H leads as a first letter with 24 words; C follows with 17.
• R ends 33 words, while D and E each end 32.
• Collins includes 161 matches, compared with 133 in NWL2023 and 117 in ENABLE.

Which 6-letter words have O second and D fourth?

WONDER, BORDER, GOLDEN, and WOODEN make the fixed letters easy to spot: each has O second and D fourth. The remaining slots still vary, so keep those confirmed letters locked while testing the first, third, fifth, and final positions. LOADED and FOLDED show that D can also appear elsewhere.

The nearby pattern with I in the fourth position has 427 matches, far more than this pattern's 169. That gap makes the fourth letter a strong filter: once D is confirmed there, discard I-position candidates instead of trying to preserve both possibilities.

For a quick pencil filter, write _ O _ D _ _ before scanning candidates. It prevents the tempting but incorrect shift of D to position five.

What scores well, and where do the lists differ?

The top listed Scrabble scores reach 16 points: HOWDAH, ZONDAS, and ZOODLE tie at that mark. Familiar choices such as WONDER or POWDER are easier to recognize, but they do not lead the scoring list. Check premium squares before choosing a less familiar scorer.

For 6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and D as the 4th letter, dictionary coverage is broad but incomplete: Collins has 161 matches, NWL2023 has 133, and ENABLE has 117. A word accepted in one list may fail in another, so check your game's lexicon when a match depends on an obscure entry.