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

6-letter words with O as the 2nd and 3rd letter total 317, including LOOKED, COOKIE, and WOODEN.

317 wordsTop pick LOOKEDHighest score ZOOZOO 24

41 of 317 are everyday words (13%). 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 41 · most-used first

Showing the top 40 of 41 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 317

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

  • BOOBED11
  • BOOBIE10
  • BOOBOO10
  • BOOCOO10
  • BOODIE9
  • BOODLE9
  • BOOGER9
  • BOOGEY12
  • BOOGIE9
  • BOOHAI11
  • BOOHED12
  • BOOHOO11
  • BOOING9
  • BOOJUM17
  • BOOKED13
  • BOOKER12
  • BOOKIE12
  • BOOKOO12
  • BOOKSY15
  • BOOLED9
  • BOOMED11
  • BOOMER10
  • BOONER8
  • BOONGA9
  • BOONGS9
  • BOORDE9
  • BOORDS9
  • BOORKA12
  • BOOSED9
  • BOOSES8
  • BOOSTS8
  • BOOTED9
  • BOOTEE8
  • BOOTHS11
  • BOOTIE8
  • BOOZED18
  • BOOZER17
  • BOOZES17
  • BOOZEY20
  • COOCOO10
  • COOEED9
  • COOEES8
  • COOERS8
  • COOEYS11
  • COOING9
  • COOKED13
  • COOKER12
  • COOKEY15
  • COOKIE12
  • COOLED9
  • COOLER8
  • COOLIE8
  • COOLLY11
  • COOLTH11
  • COOMBE12
  • COOMBS12
  • COOMED11
  • COONTY11
  • COOPED11
  • COOPER10
  • COOPTS10
  • COORIE8
  • COOSEN8
  • COOSER8
  • COOSIN8
  • COOTCH13
  • COOTER8
  • COOTIE8
  • COOZES17
  • DOOBIE9
  • DOOCED10
  • DOOCOT9
  • DOODAD9
  • DOODAH11
  • DOODLE8
  • DOODOO8
  • DOOFER10
  • DOOFUS10
  • DOOKED12
  • DOOKET11
  • DOOLAN7
  • DOOLEE7
  • DOOLES7
  • DOOLIE7
  • DOOMED10
  • DOONAS7
  • DOORED8
  • DOORNS7
  • DOOSRA7
  • DOOWOP12
  • DOOZER16
  • DOOZIE16
  • FOOBAR11
  • FOODIE10
  • FOOLED10
  • FOOTED10
  • FOOTER9
  • FOOTIE9
  • FOOTLE9
  • FOOTRA9
  • FOOTSY12
  • FOOZLE18
  • GOOBER9
  • GOODBY13
  • GOODIE8
  • GOODLY11
  • GOOFED11
  • GOOFUS10
  • GOOGLE8
  • GOOGLY11
  • GOOGOL8
  • GOOIER7
  • GOOILY10
  • GOOLDS8
  • GOOLEY10
  • GOOLIE7
  • GOONDA8
  • GOONEY10
  • GOONIE7
  • GOORAL7
  • GOORIE7
  • GOOROO7
  • GOOSED8
  • GOOSES7
  • GOOSEY10
  • HOODED11
  • HOODIA10
  • HOODIE10
  • HOODOO10
  • HOOEYS12
  • HOOFED13
  • HOOFER12
  • HOOKAH16
  • HOOKAS13
  • HOOKED14
  • HOOKER13
  • HOOKEY16
  • HOOKUP15
  • HOOLEY12
  • HOOLIE9
  • HOOPED12
  • HOOPER11
  • HOOPLA11
  • HOOPOE11
  • HOOPOO11
  • HOORAH12
  • HOORAY12
  • HOORDS10
  • HOOROO9
  • HOOTCH14
  • HOOTED10
  • HOOTER9
  • HOOVED13
  • HOOVEN12
  • HOOVER12
  • HOOVES12
  • JOOKED18
  • KOODOO11
  • KOOKED15
  • KOOKIE14
  • KOOKUM16
  • KOOLAH13
  • KOORIS10
  • LOOEYS9
  • LOOFAH12
  • LOOFAS9
  • LOOGIE7
  • LOOIES6
  • LOOING7
  • LOOKED11
  • LOOKER10
  • LOOKIE10
  • LOOKIT10
  • LOOKUP12
  • LOOMED9
  • LOONEY9
  • LOONIE6
  • LOOPED9
  • LOOPER8
  • LOORDS7
  • LOOSED7
  • LOOSEN6
  • LOOSER6
  • LOOSES6
  • LOOSIE6
  • LOOTED7
  • LOOTEN6
  • LOOTER6
  • LOOVES9
  • MOOING9
  • MOOLAH11
  • MOOLAS8
  • MOOLED9
  • MOOLEY11
  • MOOLIS8
  • MOOLOO8
  • MOOLVI11
  • MOONED9
  • MOONER8
  • MOOPED11
  • MOORED9
  • MOORVA11
  • MOOTED9
  • MOOTER8
  • MOOVED12
  • MOOVES11
  • NOOBIE8
  • NOODGE8
  • NOODLE7
  • NOOGIE7
  • NOOKIE10
  • NOONED7
  • NOONER6
  • NOOSED7
  • NOOSER6
  • NOOSES6
  • POOBAH13
  • POODLE9
  • POOGYE12
  • POOHED12
  • POOING9
  • POOJAH18
  • POOJAS15
  • POOKAS12
  • POOKIT12
  • POOLED9
  • POOLER8
  • POONAC10
  • POONCE10
  • POOPED11
  • POOPER10
  • POORER8
  • POORIS8
  • POORLY11
  • POORTS8
  • POOTED9
  • POOTER8
  • POOTLE8
  • POOVES11
  • ROOFED10
  • ROOFER9
  • ROOFIE9
  • ROOKED11
  • ROOKIE10
  • ROOMED9
  • ROOMER8
  • ROOMIE8
  • ROOPED9
  • ROOPIT8
  • ROOSAS6
  • ROOSED7
  • ROOSER6
  • ROOSES6
  • ROOSTS6
  • ROOTED7
  • ROOTER6
  • ROOTLE6
  • ROOTSY9
  • SOOGEE7
  • SOOGIE7
  • SOOJEY16
  • SOOKED11
  • SOOLED7
  • SOOLES6
  • SOOMED9
  • SOONER6
  • SOOPED9
  • SOOTED7
  • SOOTES6
  • SOOTHE9
  • SOOTHS9
  • TOOART6
  • TOODLE7
  • TOOLED7
  • TOOLER6
  • TOOMED9
  • TOOMER8
  • TOONIE6
  • TOORIE6
  • TOOTED7
  • TOOTER6
  • TOOTHS9
  • TOOTHY12
  • TOOTLE6
  • TOOTSY9
  • VOODOO10
  • WOOBUT11
  • WOODED11
  • WOODEN10
  • WOODIE10
  • WOODSY13
  • WOOERS9
  • WOOFED13
  • WOOFER12
  • WOOING10
  • WOOLDS10
  • WOOLED10
  • WOOLEN9
  • WOOLER9
  • WOOLIE9
  • WOOLLY12
  • WOONED10
  • WOOPIE11
  • WOOSEL9
  • WOOSES9
  • ZOODLE16
  • ZOOEAE15
  • ZOOEAL15
  • ZOOEAS15
  • ZOOIDS16
  • ZOOIER15
  • ZOOMED18
  • ZOOMER17
  • ZOONAL15
  • ZOONED16
  • ZOONIC17
  • ZOOZOO24
Letters by positionIn 47% of these words the 5th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. B12%
  2. H10%
  3. C9%
4th letter
  1. T12%
  2. L11%
  3. K10%
5th letter
  1. E47%
  2. I15%
  3. A8%
6th letter
  1. D21%
  2. E19%
  3. S16%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; ZOOZOO tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 26 words
  2. 7 points: 32 words
  3. 88 points: 42 words
  4. 9 points: 59 words
  5. 1010 points: 41 words
  6. 11 points: 38 words
  7. 1212 points: 32 words
  8. 13 points: 12 words
  9. 1414 points: 3 words
  10. 15 points: 10 words
  11. 1616 points: 9 words
  12. 17 points: 6 words
  13. 1818 points: 5 words
  14. 19 points: 0 words
  15. 2020 points: 1 words
  16. 21 points: 0 words
  17. 2222 points: 0 words
  18. 23 points: 0 words
  19. 2424 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZOOZOO2424Collins only
BOOZEY2020Collins only
ZOOMED1819All three
BOOZED1819All three
POOJAH1820Collins only
FOOZLE1819All three
JOOKED1820Collins only
BOOZER1718All three
ZOOMER1718NWL only
BOOJUM1722Collins · NWL
BOOZES1718All three
COOZES1718Collins only

The shared OO narrows the pattern, but the first and last letters still leave plenty of options. LOOKED, COOKIE, and WOODEN show how different these words can be. Of the 317 matches, 41 are among the most common English words, so familiar answers sit alongside less everyday entries.

6-letter words with O as the 2nd and 3rd letter at a glance

  • There are 317 qualifying words, and 41 rank among the most common English words.
  • LOOKED, GOOGLE, and WOODEN are familiar examples with different first letters.
  • The first letter B leads with 39 matches; H follows with 31.
  • A final D is most common, appearing on 67 words; E appears on 60.
  • The average Scrabble score is 10.1 points.

Which words fit the double-O pattern?

LOOKED, COOKED, and BOOKED share the familiar OO sequence and end in ED. COOKIE and COOLER show that the same middle letters can lead to different endings, while SOONER and POORLY offer other recognizable shapes.

The final-letter counts make a practical clue filter: D leads with 67 matches, followed by E at 60 and S at 51. If your puzzle already fixes the last letter, start with those groups before testing rarer endings such as O, which appears on 14 matches.

How to use 6-letter words with O as the 2nd and 3rd letter

Start with the first letter when you have one: B heads 39 matches, while H heads 31 and C heads 30. Then use a known final letter to trim the candidates. For example, a B start and D ending point toward words such as BOOKED, though the full pattern still needs checking.

Dictionary coverage differs: 306 matches appear in Collins, 220 in NWL2023, and 182 in ENABLE, with overlap between those lists. A word accepted by one may not work in another, so check your game's list before committing. For a clue with OO in the middle, the safest move is to verify both outer letters rather than assume every familiar-looking word qualifies.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have OO in the second and third spots?
There are 317 six-letter words with O in both the second and third positions. Familiar examples include LOOKED, COOKIE, and WOODEN. The count includes entries appearing in at least one tournament dictionary, rather than words with no listed tournament source.
Which final letter is most common in this pattern?
D is the most common final letter, appearing in 67 matches. E is next with 60, followed by S with 51. If your clue gives you the ending, those three groups are the largest places to start narrowing the possibilities.
Are all 317 words accepted in every word game?
No, dictionary coverage varies by game. Collins includes 306 matches, NWL2023 includes 220, and ENABLE includes 182, with overlap among the dictionaries. Check the word list used by your game, especially before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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