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

The pattern is _O___N: O sits just after the first letter, and N closes every answer. Familiar options such as MODERN, COTTON, and MOTION sit beside surnames and less common plays. Of the 190 matches, 32 rank among the most common English words, so start with recognizable candidates before testing obscure ones.

At a glance: familiar words and a fixed ending

• COMMON, MODERN, GOLDEN, and COUSIN are recognizable entries among 32 common matches.
• Every match ends in N; C leads the starting letters with 26 words.
• Collins accepts 187 matches, compared with 124 in NWL2023 and 117 in ENABLE.
• GOZZAN tops the scoring examples at 25 points, far above familiar COMMON.

Which words fit O second and N last?

Start with the shape _O___N, then test the first letter rather than shifting the fixed ending. C is the strongest starting group, with 26 matches; B supplies 18 and P supplies 17. That gives you a practical search order when the first tile is still unknown.

Everyday examples span different word families: COMMON and COTTON repeat consonants, while GOLDEN and WOODEN share a familiar ending sound. MOTION, NOTION, and DOMAIN change the middle pattern. BOSTON, JORDAN, and MORGAN also fit, though names and proper-name uses can be poor guesses in some games.

6-letter words with O second and N last

The list contains 190 words accepted by at least one tournament dictionary. Collins includes 187; NWL2023 has 124, and ENABLE has 117. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

GOZZAN is the scoring outlier at 25 points; COUZIN and JOSKIN each score 17. Those high scorers are far less familiar than COMMON, so check them before relying on one in a game. Only 118 of the 190 matches have a definition, and the common subset is just 32 words, so most of this list is obscure.