6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and D as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is _O__D_, leaving the first, third, fourth, and last letters open. Among these 70 tournament-dictionary entries, 13 rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words; familiar choices include SOUNDS, POUNDS, BOARDS, and ROUNDS. S ends 41 of them, far ahead of any other final letter.

How many 6-letter words match O second and D fifth?

• 70 tournament-dictionary entries fit the pattern _O__D_.
• 41 end in S; E and Y follow with 11 and 8 matches.
• O, A, and I are less common endings, with 5, 4, and 1 match.
• The first letter is most often B, with 8 matches; C, N, and W each have 7.
• VOZHDS leads the Scrabble scores at 22 points; ZOUNDS and ZOOIDS score 16 each.

Which matching words score highest in Scrabble?

VOZHDS tops the scores at 22 points. ZOUNDS and ZOOIDS tie at 16, while COMEDY scores 14; NOBODY and MOULDY each score 12. An unfamiliar spelling can beat a familiar word on tile value alone.

VOZHDS, ZOUNDS, and ZOOIDS are score targets when the board gives their high-value letters room. COMEDY is more recognizable and still reaches 14, but placement matters more than a bare tile total. The counts differ across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, so check your game's word list before relying on an entry.

How can you narrow words with O second and D fifth?

Keep the pattern _O__D_ in view: O sits second and D fifth, while four positions remain open. Testing the ending first is a quick filter. S dominates with 41 matches, followed by E at 11 and Y at 8; O, A, and I appear much less often.

A nearby pattern changes the scale sharply: keeping O second but putting E fifth gives 1,223 matches, far more than this D group. For the original pattern, try SOUNDS, POUNDS, BOARDS, or NOBODY. Each keeps the two fixed letters while showing how much the remaining slots can vary.