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

6-letter words with O second and I fifth number 282, including familiar choices such as cousin, cookie, and domain.

282 wordsTop pick COUSINHighest score MOZZIE 26

25 of 282 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With O in 2nd place, E is the most common 5th letter (1,223 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 25 · most-used first

All valid words 282

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

  • AORTIC8
  • BOATIE8
  • BOBBIN12
  • BOBWIG14
  • BOCCIA12
  • BOCCIE12
  • BOCCIS12
  • BODGIE10
  • BODKIN13
  • BOFFIN14
  • BOLLIX15
  • BOMMIE12
  • BONNIE8
  • BONXIE15
  • BOOBIE10
  • BOODIE9
  • BOOGIE9
  • BOOKIE12
  • BOOTIE8
  • BORSIC10
  • BOTHIE11
  • BOUDIN9
  • BOUGIE9
  • BOWFIN14
  • BOWSIE11
  • COATIS8
  • COBRIC12
  • COCAIN10
  • COCCIC14
  • COCCID13
  • COCHIN13
  • CODEIA9
  • CODEIN9
  • CODLIN9
  • COEDIT9
  • COFFIN14
  • COGGIE10
  • COHEIR11
  • COJOIN15
  • COLDIE9
  • COLLIE8
  • COMBIS12
  • COMFIT13
  • COMMIE12
  • COMMIS12
  • COMMIT12
  • COMMIX19
  • CONDIE9
  • CONFIT11
  • CONFIX18
  • CONGII9
  • CONOID9
  • COOKIE12
  • COOLIE8
  • COORIE8
  • COOSIN8
  • COOTIE8
  • COPPIN12
  • COQUIS17
  • CORBIE10
  • CORGIS9
  • CORKIR12
  • CORRIE8
  • CORTIN8
  • CORVID12
  • COSMIC12
  • COSMID11
  • COSMIN10
  • COSSIE8
  • COTTID9
  • COULIS8
  • COURIE8
  • COUSIN8
  • COUTIL8
  • COUZIN17
  • COWPIE13
  • COWRIE11
  • DOBBIE11
  • DOBBIN11
  • DODKIN12
  • DOGGIE9
  • DOITIT7
  • DOMAIN9
  • DONAIR7
  • DONSIE7
  • DOOBIE9
  • DOOLIE7
  • DOOZIE16
  • DOPPIE11
  • DOPPIO11
  • DORMIE9
  • DORMIN9
  • DOSSIL7
  • FOETID10
  • FOLKIE13
  • FOLLIS9
  • FOODIE10
  • FOOTIE9
  • FORBID12
  • FORDID11
  • FORMIC13
  • FORNIX16
  • FORPIT11
  • FORRIT9
  • FORTIS9
  • FOSSIL9
  • FOULIE9
  • GOALIE7
  • GOBIID10
  • GOBLIN9
  • GODWIT11
  • GOETIC9
  • GOODIE8
  • GOOLIE7
  • GOONIE7
  • GOORIE7
  • GORGIA8
  • GORGIO8
  • GOSSIB9
  • GOSSIP9
  • GOTHIC12
  • HOAGIE10
  • HOBBIT13
  • HODDIN11
  • HOGGIN11
  • HOGTIE10
  • HOISIN9
  • HOLMIA11
  • HOLMIC13
  • HONGIS10
  • HONKIE13
  • HOODIA10
  • HOODIE10
  • HOOLIE9
  • HORMIC13
  • HORRID10
  • HORSIE9
  • HOSTIE9
  • HOTTIE9
  • HOURIS9
  • HOWDIE13
  • HOWZIT21
  • JOBBIE17
  • JOSKIN17
  • KOCHIA15
  • KOOKIE14
  • KOORIS10
  • KOPPIE14
  • KORKIR14
  • KOUMIS12
  • LOCHIA11
  • LOERIE6
  • LOGGIA8
  • LOGGIE8
  • LOMEIN8
  • LOOGIE7
  • LOOKIE10
  • LOOKIT10
  • LOONIE6
  • LOOSIE6
  • LOUPIT8
  • LOURIE6
  • LOWRIE9
  • LOWSIT9
  • MOBBIE12
  • MOCHIE13
  • MOCHIS13
  • MOFFIE14
  • MOGGIE10
  • MOHAIR11
  • MOLLIE8
  • MOOLIS8
  • MORBID11
  • MORKIN12
  • MORRIS8
  • MOSAIC10
  • MOSSIE8
  • MOUJIK19
  • MOULIN8
  • MOUSIE8
  • MOWDIE12
  • MOZZIE26
  • NOESIS6
  • NOETIC8
  • NOGGIN8
  • NONKIN10
  • NOOBIE8
  • NOOGIE7
  • NOOKIE10
  • NORDIC9
  • PODDIE10
  • POETIC10
  • POITIN8
  • POLEIS8
  • POMMIE12
  • PONGID10
  • PONTIC10
  • PONTIE8
  • PONTIL8
  • POOKIT12
  • POORIS8
  • POPLIN10
  • POPPIT12
  • POPRIN10
  • POPSIE10
  • PORGIE9
  • POSSIE8
  • POSTIE8
  • POSTIL8
  • POSTIN8
  • POTPIE10
  • POTSIE8
  • POUKIT12
  • POURIE8
  • POWNIE11
  • ROADIE7
  • ROARIE6
  • ROBBIN10
  • ROLLIE6
  • RONNIE6
  • ROOFIE9
  • ROOKIE10
  • ROOMIE8
  • ROOPIT8
  • ROSBIF11
  • ROSCID9
  • ROSHIS9
  • ROSTIS6
  • ROUPIT8
  • SOAPIE8
  • SOBEIT8
  • SODAIC9
  • SODAIN7
  • SODDIE8
  • SOFFIT12
  • SOFTIE9
  • SOLEIN6
  • SONSIE6
  • SOOGIE7
  • SORBIC10
  • SORDID8
  • SORTIE6
  • SOUTIE6
  • TOCSIN8
  • TOEBIE8
  • TOLLIE6
  • TOLUIC8
  • TOLUID7
  • TOMBIC12
  • TOMTIT8
  • TONSIL6
  • TOONIE6
  • TOORIE6
  • TOROID7
  • TORPID9
  • TORRID7
  • TOTTIE6
  • TOUPIE8
  • TOURIE6
  • TOUTIE6
  • TOWNIE9
  • TOXOID14
  • WOMMIT13
  • WONGIS10
  • WOODIE10
  • WOOLIE9
  • WOOPIE11
  • WORDIE10
  • WORMIL11
  • WORRIT9
  • WOUBIT11
  • YONNIE9
  • YORKIE13
  • ZOARIA15
  • ZOECIA17
  • ZOETIC17
  • ZOFTIG19
  • ZOMBIE19
  • ZOMBIS19
  • ZONOID16
  • ZOONIC17
  • ZOYSIA18
Letters by positionIn 42% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. C18%
  2. P9%
  3. B9%
3rd letter
  1. O16%
  2. R13%
  3. U8%
4th letter
  1. T12%
  2. S9%
  3. R8%
6th letter
  1. E42%
  2. N14%
  3. T9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; MOZZIE tops the list with 26. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 20 words
  2. 7 points: 17 words
  3. 88 points: 56 words
  4. 9 points: 49 words
  5. 1010 points: 37 words
  6. 11 points: 24 words
  7. 1212 points: 29 words
  8. 13 points: 16 words
  9. 1414 points: 10 words
  10. 15 points: 5 words
  11. 1616 points: 3 words
  12. 17 points: 7 words
  13. 1818 points: 2 words
  14. 19 points: 5 words
  15. 2020 points: 0 words
  16. 21 points: 1 words
  17. 2222 points: 0 words
  18. 23 points: 0 words
  19. 2424 points: 0 words
  20. 25 points: 0 words
  21. 2626 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
MOZZIE2627Collins only
HOWZIT2120Collins only
ZOMBIE1921All three
MOUJIK1923All three
ZOMBIS1921All three
ZOFTIG1920All three
COMMIX1922All three
ZOYSIA1817All three
CONFIX1820Collins only
JOBBIE1721Collins · NWL
COQUIS1719NWL only
ZOETIC1718Collins only

The pattern places O in slot two and I in slot five, leaving four positions to distinguish each answer. You’ll see everyday words such as cousin and cookie alongside less familiar entries like zoftig. For a quick scan, check the starting and ending letters first; those positions split this group into clear clusters.

At a glance: the O-and-I pattern

  • The pattern fixes O in slot two and I in slot five across 282 matches.
  • Cousin, cookie, domain, fossil, and zombie are recognizable examples.
  • C leads the first-letter counts with 52 words, versus 25 beginning with P.
  • E closes 119 entries; N is next with 39.
  • Twenty-five entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

6-letter words with O second and I fifth

The leading first letters make this pattern easier to narrow: 52 words begin with C, while P and B account for 25 and 24 each. That makes cousin, commit, and cookie strong first checks when your known letters fit. H adds another 21 options, including horrid and hoodie.

A total of 119 words end in E, compared with 39 ending in N, 24 in T, and 23 in S. Cookie and zombie fit the common E ending; cousin and domain finish with N. If your last square is fixed, that split quickly cuts down the candidates.

How should you use this letter pattern?

For Scrabble, mozzie leads the scores at 26 points; howzit scores 21, while zombie scores 19. Those totals make the Z-heavy option stand out, but a word’s opening score still depends on the board. Check premium squares before spending a rare letter.

The group is broader than its everyday vocabulary: 199 entries have definitions, while 25 meet the common-word frequency measure. Dictionary coverage also differs, with 269 Collins entries and 180 NWL2023 entries. Some choices will be unfamiliar or unavailable in your game, so check your game's word list before playing.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have O second and I fifth?
There are 282 six-letter words with O in the second position and I in the fifth. The group includes familiar words such as cousin, cookie, and domain, plus less common options such as zoftig.
What are common words matching the O-and-I pattern?
Cousin, cookie, domain, and zombie are recognizable matches for this six-letter pattern. Each has O as its second letter and I as its fifth, while the final letters vary.
Which word matching this pattern has the highest Scrabble score?
Mozzie has the highest score at 26 points. Howzit follows at 21, and zombie scores 19; board bonuses can change the points earned during a game.

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