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

The fixed pattern is _O__G_: O sits second, G fifth, and four positions remain open. Only 40 tournament-dictionary entries fit, and the set has a split personality: LOUNGE, VOYAGE, HOMAGE, DOSAGE, and FORAGE are recognizable, while BOCAGE and LOVAGE are less familiar. Endings cluster sharply around E and S.

At a glance: counts and endings

• Forty words match the six-letter pattern _O__G_.
• Collins lists 40; ENABLE lists 27, while NWL2023 lists 28.
• Only 5 qualify as common in the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• E is the final letter in 19 matches; S closes another 11.
• VOYAGE leads the score list at 13 points; HOMAGE and two others score 12.

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

Forty words fit this fixed pattern, but only five are common by frequency. LOUNGE, VOYAGE, HOMAGE, DOSAGE, and FORAGE are among the recognizable entries; BOCAGE and LOVAGE show how quickly this clue reaches less familiar vocabulary.

The final letter gives the clearest shortcut: 19 entries end in E and 11 in S. If your last tile is known, check those groups first; O, A, and Y appear as endings too, but less often. The first letter is less concentrated: B leads with seven, while C and L each begin five.

Which matches score highest?

VOYAGE tops the score list at 13 points, with HOMAGE, COHOGS, and COWAGE at 12. The group averages 9.1 points, so VOYAGE's lead is real but not representative; board premiums still determine your turn's payoff. Three words share second place at 12 points, so a tie-break by letter placement matters.

Dictionary coverage is not uniform: Collins has all 40 matches, but ENABLE and NWL2023 contain smaller sets. Also, 34 entries have definitions, and just 5 meet the common-word cutoff. Treat an unfamiliar answer as a candidate to verify rather than an automatic play.