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6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and N as the 3rd letter

6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and N as the 3rd letter: 300 matches, including MONTHS, LONGER, and WONDER.

300 wordsTop pick MONTHSHighest score ZONKEY 22

35 of 300 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With O in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (370 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 35 · most-used first

All valid words 300

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

  • BONACI10
  • BONBON10
  • BONCES10
  • BONDED10
  • BONDER9
  • BONDUC11
  • BONERS8
  • BONGED10
  • BONGOS9
  • BONHAM13
  • BONIER8
  • BONING9
  • BONISM10
  • BONIST8
  • BONITA8
  • BONITO8
  • BONKED13
  • BONNES8
  • BONNET8
  • BONNIE8
  • BONOBO10
  • BONSAI8
  • BONXIE15
  • BONZER17
  • BONZES17
  • CONCHA13
  • CONCHE13
  • CONCHO13
  • CONCHS13
  • CONCHY16
  • CONCUR10
  • CONDER9
  • CONDIE9
  • CONDOM11
  • CONDOR9
  • CONDOS9
  • CONEYS11
  • CONFAB13
  • CONFER11
  • CONFIT11
  • CONFIX18
  • CONGAS9
  • CONGED10
  • CONGEE9
  • CONGER9
  • CONGES9
  • CONGII9
  • CONGOS9
  • CONGOU9
  • CONIAS8
  • CONICS10
  • CONIES8
  • CONIMA10
  • CONINE8
  • CONING9
  • CONINS8
  • CONIUM10
  • CONJEE15
  • CONKED13
  • CONKER12
  • CONNED9
  • CONNER8
  • CONNES8
  • CONNOR8
  • CONOID9
  • CONSOL8
  • CONSUL8
  • CONTES8
  • CONTOS8
  • CONTRA8
  • CONURE8
  • CONVEX18
  • CONVEY14
  • CONVOS11
  • CONVOY14
  • DONAHS10
  • DONAIR7
  • DONARY10
  • DONATE7
  • DONDER8
  • DONEES7
  • DONGAS8
  • DONGED9
  • DONGLE8
  • DONING8
  • DONJON14
  • DONKEY14
  • DONKOS11
  • DONNAS7
  • DONNAT7
  • DONNED8
  • DONNEE7
  • DONNES7
  • DONNOT7
  • DONORS7
  • DONSIE7
  • DONUTS7
  • DONZEL16
  • EONIAN6
  • EONISM8
  • FONDAS10
  • FONDED11
  • FONDER10
  • FONDLE10
  • FONDLY13
  • FONDUE10
  • FONDUS10
  • FONNED10
  • FONTAL9
  • GONADS8
  • GONEFS10
  • GONERS7
  • GONGED9
  • GONGYO11
  • GONIFF13
  • GONIFS10
  • GONION7
  • GONIUM9
  • GONOFS10
  • GONOPH12
  • HONANS9
  • HONCHO14
  • HONDAS10
  • HONDLE10
  • HONERS9
  • HONEST9
  • HONEYS12
  • HONGIS10
  • HONIED10
  • HONING10
  • HONKED14
  • HONKER13
  • HONKEY16
  • HONKIE13
  • HONORS9
  • HONOUR9
  • IONICS8
  • IONISE6
  • IONIUM8
  • IONIZE15
  • IONONE6
  • KONAKI14
  • KONBUS12
  • KONDOS11
  • KONEKE14
  • KONFYT16
  • KONINI10
  • KONKED15
  • LONELY9
  • LONERS6
  • LONGAN7
  • LONGAS7
  • LONGED8
  • LONGER7
  • LONGES7
  • LONGLY10
  • MONACT10
  • MONADS9
  • MONALS8
  • MONAUL8
  • MONDES9
  • MONDOS9
  • MONEME10
  • MONERA8
  • MONETH11
  • MONEYS11
  • MONGED10
  • MONGER9
  • MONGOE9
  • MONGOL9
  • MONGOS9
  • MONGST9
  • MONIAL8
  • MONIED9
  • MONIES8
  • MONISH11
  • MONISM10
  • MONIST8
  • MONKEY15
  • MONOAO8
  • MONODY12
  • MONOSY11
  • MONTAN8
  • MONTEM10
  • MONTES8
  • MONTHS11
  • MONTRE8
  • NONAGE7
  • NONANE6
  • NONART6
  • NONARY9
  • NONCES8
  • NONCOM10
  • NONEGO7
  • NONETS6
  • NONFAN9
  • NONFAT9
  • NONGAY10
  • NONKIN10
  • NONMAN8
  • NONMEN8
  • NONPAR8
  • NONTAX13
  • NONUSE6
  • NONWAR9
  • NONYLS9
  • PONCED11
  • PONCES10
  • PONCEY13
  • PONCHO13
  • PONDED10
  • PONDER9
  • PONDOK13
  • PONENT8
  • PONEYS11
  • PONGAL9
  • PONGAS9
  • PONGED10
  • PONGEE9
  • PONGID10
  • PONGOS9
  • PONIED9
  • PONIES8
  • PONKED13
  • PONTAL8
  • PONTES8
  • PONTIC10
  • PONTIE8
  • PONTIL8
  • PONTON8
  • PONZUS17
  • RONDEL7
  • RONDES7
  • RONDOS7
  • RONEOS6
  • RONINS6
  • RONION6
  • RONNEL6
  • RONNIE6
  • RONTES6
  • RONYON9
  • RONZER15
  • SONANT6
  • SONARS6
  • SONATA6
  • SONCES8
  • SONDER7
  • SONDES7
  • SONERI6
  • SONICS8
  • SONNES6
  • SONNET6
  • SONSES6
  • SONSIE6
  • SONTAG7
  • TONANT6
  • TONDOS7
  • TONEME8
  • TONERS6
  • TONGAS7
  • TONGED8
  • TONGER7
  • TONGUE7
  • TONICS8
  • TONIER6
  • TONIES6
  • TONIFY12
  • TONING7
  • TONISH9
  • TONITE6
  • TONKED11
  • TONKER10
  • TONLET6
  • TONNAG7
  • TONNER6
  • TONNES6
  • TONSIL6
  • TONSOR6
  • WONDER10
  • WONGAS10
  • WONGIS10
  • WONING10
  • WONNED10
  • WONNER9
  • WONTED10
  • WONTON9
  • YONDER10
  • YONKER13
  • YONNIE9
  • ZONARY18
  • ZONATE15
  • ZONDAS16
  • ZONERS15
  • ZONING16
  • ZONKED20
  • ZONKEY22
  • ZONOID16
  • ZONULA15
  • ZONULE15
  • ZONURE15
Letters by positionIn 32% of these words the 5th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. C17%
  2. M10%
  3. B8%
4th letter
  1. I16%
  2. G14%
  3. D11%
5th letter
  1. E32%
  2. O11%
  3. A11%
6th letter
  1. S29%
  2. E12%
  3. R11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; ZONKEY tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 32 words
  2. 7 points: 31 words
  3. 88 points: 58 words
  4. 9 points: 52 words
  5. 1010 points: 51 words
  6. 11 points: 18 words
  7. 1212 points: 6 words
  8. 13 points: 18 words
  9. 1414 points: 8 words
  10. 15 points: 11 words
  11. 1616 points: 7 words
  12. 17 points: 3 words
  13. 1818 points: 3 words
  14. 19 points: 0 words
  15. 2020 points: 1 words
  16. 21 points: 0 words
  17. 2222 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZONKEY2222NWL only
ZONKED2021All three
CONVEX1821All three
ZONARY1818All three
CONFIX1820Collins only
BONZER1719All three
BONZES1719All three
PONZUS1720Collins · NWL
ZONING1619All three
CONCHY1617All three
DONZEL1618All three
ZONDAS1617Collins only

That O-N sequence leaves the first, fourth, fifth, and sixth letters open, so the set ranges from familiar forms such as HONEST and TONGUE to less everyday entries. Only 35 of the 300 are common by frequency. The combined total draws from tournament dictionaries, but no single ruleset accepts all 300.

At a glance: the O-N pattern

  • 300 six-letter entries fit the fixed _ON___ pattern.
  • C leads with 50 matches, ahead of M at 31.
  • S is the most frequent final letter: 86 words end in S.
  • Only 35 entries fall into the common-frequency group.
  • HONEST and WONDER show that plenty of matches end another way.

6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and N as the 3rd letter

There are 300 matches across the combined tournament-dictionary set. MONTHS, LONGER, WONDER, HONEST, and TONGUE show how broad the pattern is: it covers plurals, comparatives, familiar nouns, and everyday adjectives.

The shape is not equally common under each rulebook: Collins includes 294 matches, compared with 221 in NWL2023 and 205 in ENABLE. Those totals overlap, so they should not be added. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry; 300 is the combined count, not a promise that every word works everywhere.

Why do the top scores jump so high?

Scoring above the ordinary average takes a less familiar word. ZONKEY leads the scoring table at 22 points, with ZONKED at 20; CONVEX and ZONARY each score 18. The rare Z and X do the heavy lifting, while MONTHS and WONDER are easier to recognize but do not top the score list.

On the board, check whether a premium square multiplies Z or X before spending a high-value tile. The average score across these 300 matches is 9.6, making ZONKEY an outlier rather than a typical play.

The same O-N sequence appears in 174 five-letter matches and 492 seven-letter matches. Move to those lists when your rack or board leaves one more or one fewer slot.

Questions people ask

Are all 300 O-N words accepted in every word game?
No. The combined set has 300 matches, but Collins contains 294, NWL2023 has 221, and ENABLE has 205; those dictionaries overlap. A word accepted in one may be absent from another, so use the ruleset your game follows before committing an unfamiliar play.
Which common words have O second and N third?
MONTHS, LONGER, WONDER, HONEST, TONGUE, and LONELY are recognizable examples. The pattern has 300 entries, but only 35 fall into the common-frequency group, so many matches are specialist or less familiar vocabulary.
What is the highest-scoring six-letter word in this pattern?
ZONKEY is the top scorer at 22 points, followed by ZONKED at 20. CONVEX and ZONARY each score 18. Those values make ZONKEY the scoring leader in this set, though it is less familiar than MONTHS or WONDER.

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