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

6-letter words with O as 2nd and R as 3rd number 370, including FORMER, WORKED, and CORNER.

370 wordsTop pick FORMERHighest score CORYZA 20

56 of 370 are everyday words (15%). 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 56 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 56 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 370

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

  • AORIST6
  • AORTAE6
  • AORTAL6
  • AORTAS6
  • AORTIC8
  • BORAGE9
  • BORAKS12
  • BORALS8
  • BORANE8
  • BORATE8
  • BORDAR9
  • BORDEL9
  • BORDER9
  • BORDES9
  • BOREAL8
  • BOREAS8
  • BOREEN8
  • BOREES8
  • BORERS8
  • BORGOS9
  • BORIDE9
  • BORING9
  • BORKED13
  • BORMED11
  • BORNYL11
  • BORONS8
  • BORREL8
  • BORROW11
  • BORSCH13
  • BORSHT11
  • BORSIC10
  • BORZOI17
  • CORALS8
  • CORBAN10
  • CORBEL10
  • CORBES10
  • CORBIE10
  • CORDED10
  • CORDER9
  • CORDON9
  • CORERS8
  • COREYS11
  • CORGIS9
  • CORIES8
  • CORING9
  • CORIUM10
  • CORKED13
  • CORKER12
  • CORKIR12
  • CORMEL10
  • CORMUS10
  • CORNEA8
  • CORNED9
  • CORNEL8
  • CORNER8
  • CORNET8
  • CORNUA8
  • CORNUS8
  • CORODY12
  • CORONA8
  • COROZO17
  • CORPSE10
  • CORPUS10
  • CORRAL8
  • CORREA8
  • CORRIE8
  • CORSAC10
  • CORSES8
  • CORSET8
  • CORSEY11
  • CORSOS8
  • CORTEX15
  • CORTIN8
  • CORVEE11
  • CORVES11
  • CORVET11
  • CORVID12
  • CORVUS11
  • CORYMB15
  • CORYZA20
  • DORADO8
  • DORADS8
  • DORBAS9
  • DORBUG10
  • DOREES7
  • DORIES7
  • DORISE7
  • DORIZE16
  • DORMER9
  • DORMIE9
  • DORMIN9
  • DORPER9
  • DORRED8
  • DORSAD8
  • DORSAL7
  • DORSEL7
  • DORSER7
  • DORSES7
  • DORSUM9
  • DORTED8
  • DORTER7
  • FORAGE10
  • FORAMS11
  • FORANE9
  • FORAYS12
  • FORBAD12
  • FORBID12
  • FORBYE14
  • FORCAT11
  • FORCED12
  • FORCER11
  • FORCES11
  • FORDED11
  • FORDID11
  • FOREBY14
  • FOREDO10
  • FOREGO10
  • FORELS9
  • FOREST9
  • FORFEX19
  • FORGAT10
  • FORGED11
  • FORGER10
  • FORGES10
  • FORGET10
  • FORGOT10
  • FORHOO12
  • FORHOW15
  • FORINT9
  • FORKED14
  • FORKER13
  • FORMAL11
  • FORMAT11
  • FORMED12
  • FORMEE11
  • FORMER11
  • FORMES11
  • FORMIC13
  • FORMOL11
  • FORMYL14
  • FORNIX16
  • FORPET11
  • FORPIT11
  • FORRAD10
  • FORRAY12
  • FORREN9
  • FORRIT9
  • FORSAY12
  • FORTED10
  • FORTES9
  • FORTHY15
  • FORTIS9
  • FORUMS11
  • FORWHY18
  • GORALS7
  • GORAMY12
  • GORGED9
  • GORGER8
  • GORGES8
  • GORGET8
  • GORGIA8
  • GORGIO8
  • GORGON8
  • GORHEN10
  • GORIER7
  • GORILY10
  • GORING8
  • GORMED10
  • GORPED10
  • GORSES7
  • HORAHS12
  • HORARY12
  • HORDED11
  • HORDES10
  • HORKED14
  • HORKEY16
  • HORMES11
  • HORMIC13
  • HORNED10
  • HORNER9
  • HORNET9
  • HORRID10
  • HORROR9
  • HORSED10
  • HORSES9
  • HORSEY12
  • HORSIE9
  • HORSON9
  • HORSTE9
  • HORSTS9
  • JORAMS15
  • JORDAN14
  • JORUMS15
  • KORARI10
  • KORATS10
  • KORERO10
  • KORKIR14
  • KORMAS12
  • KORORA10
  • KORUNA10
  • KORUNY13
  • LORANS6
  • LORATE6
  • LORCHA11
  • LORDED8
  • LORDLY10
  • LOREAL6
  • LORELS6
  • LORICA8
  • LORICS8
  • LORIES6
  • LORING7
  • LORIOT6
  • LORNER6
  • MORALE8
  • MORALL8
  • MORALS8
  • MORASS8
  • MORATS8
  • MORAYS11
  • MORBID11
  • MORBUS10
  • MORCHA13
  • MOREEN8
  • MORELS8
  • MORGAN9
  • MORGAY12
  • MORGEN9
  • MORGUE9
  • MORIAS8
  • MORION8
  • MORISH11
  • MORKIN12
  • MORNAY11
  • MORNED9
  • MORNES8
  • MORONS8
  • MOROSE8
  • MORPHO13
  • MORPHS13
  • MORRAS8
  • MORRIS8
  • MORROS8
  • MORROW11
  • MORSAL8
  • MORSEL8
  • MORSES8
  • MORTAL8
  • MORTAR8
  • MORULA8
  • MORYAH14
  • NORDIC9
  • NORIAS6
  • NORITE6
  • NORMAL8
  • NORMAN8
  • NORMAS8
  • NORMED9
  • NORSEL6
  • NORTHS9
  • OORALI6
  • OORIAL6
  • OORIER6
  • PORERS8
  • PORGED10
  • PORGES9
  • PORGIE9
  • PORIER8
  • PORINA8
  • PORING9
  • PORINS8
  • PORISM10
  • PORKED13
  • PORKER12
  • PORNOS8
  • POROSE8
  • POROUS8
  • PORTAL8
  • PORTAS8
  • PORTED9
  • PORTER8
  • PORTLY11
  • QORMAS17
  • RORIER6
  • RORTED7
  • RORTER6
  • SORAGE7
  • SORBED9
  • SORBET8
  • SORBIC10
  • SORBUS8
  • SORDES7
  • SORDID8
  • SORDOR7
  • SOREES6
  • SORELL6
  • SORELS6
  • SORELY9
  • SOREST6
  • SORGHO10
  • SORGOS7
  • SORING7
  • SORNED7
  • SORNER6
  • SORRAS6
  • SORREL6
  • SORROW9
  • SORTAL6
  • SORTED7
  • SORTER6
  • SORTES6
  • SORTIE6
  • TORAHS9
  • TORANA6
  • TORANS6
  • TORCHY14
  • TORERO6
  • TORICS8
  • TORIES6
  • TOROID7
  • TOROSE6
  • TOROTH9
  • TOROUS6
  • TORPID9
  • TORPOR8
  • TORQUE15
  • TORRET6
  • TORRID7
  • TORSEL6
  • TORSES6
  • TORSKS10
  • TORSOS6
  • TORTAS6
  • TORTEN6
  • TORTES6
  • TORULA6
  • TORULI6
  • VORAGO10
  • VORANT9
  • VORPAL11
  • VORRED10
  • VORTEX16
  • WORDED11
  • WORDIE10
  • WORKED14
  • WORKER13
  • WORKUP15
  • WORLDS10
  • WORMED12
  • WORMER11
  • WORMIL11
  • WORRAL9
  • WORREL9
  • WORRIT9
  • WORSED10
  • WORSEN9
  • WORSER9
  • WORSES9
  • WORSET9
  • WORSTS9
  • WORTHS12
  • WORTHY15
  • WORTLE9
  • YORKED14
  • YORKER13
  • YORKIE13
  • YORPED12
  • ZORILS15
  • ZORINO15
  • ZORROS15
Letters by positionIn 36% of these words the 5th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. F14%
  2. C13%
  3. M10%
4th letter
  1. S10%
  2. I10%
  3. T9%
5th letter
  1. E36%
  2. A12%
  3. I10%
6th letter
  1. S27%
  2. D13%
  3. R9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; CORYZA tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 45 words
  2. 7 points: 22 words
  3. 88 points: 82 words
  4. 9 points: 63 words
  5. 1010 points: 48 words
  6. 11 points: 39 words
  7. 1212 points: 24 words
  8. 13 points: 14 words
  9. 1414 points: 11 words
  10. 15 points: 12 words
  11. 1616 points: 4 words
  12. 17 points: 3 words
  13. 1818 points: 1 words
  14. 19 points: 1 words
  15. 2020 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CORYZA2020All three
FORFEX1919Collins only
FORWHY1816All three
BORZOI1718All three
COROZO1718Collins · NWL
QORMAS1718Collins only
VORTEX1617All three
FORNIX1617All three
DORIZE1616Collins only
HORKEY1614Collins only
WORTHY1513All three
TORQUE1516All three

The fixed pattern is _OR___, so the first and last letters remain open. O-and-R matches occur across many starts: F supplies 53 words and C supplies 48, while familiar examples include FORGET, NORMAL, and BORDER. The main limitation is dictionary coverage: 370 is the combined tournament-list count, not the number accepted in every game's lexicon.

At a glance: the O-R pattern

  • 370 entries match the fixed pattern _OR___ across the included tournament dictionaries.
  • 56 matches are among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency.
  • 275 entries have definitions, and the average score is 9.5.
  • S is the most frequent final letter, with 99 matches; D follows with 49.

Which letters and endings appear most?

F leads the starting letters with 53 matches, followed by C with 48. M contributes 37, while B and S account for 27 and 26. That spread puts FORMER, CORNER, BORDER, and FOREST alongside words with many different openings.

Endings are more concentrated: S appears 99 times and D appears 49 times. R closes 35 entries, while E closes 32. For a crossword or letter-placement puzzle, checking the last tile first narrows the candidates faster than guessing whether the word starts with F or C.

The count sits close to the E-second, R-third pattern, which has 372 matches. O-second also has more matches than U-second, at 311, so this vowel choice leaves a comparatively broad set of candidates.

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

Start with recognizable options such as FORMER, WORKED, CORNER, and BORDER. Then use the final letter as a filter: S and D are the strongest endings in this set. That order makes the pattern easier to scan without treating every entry as equally familiar.

For Scrabble, the scoring standouts include FORFEX at 19 points, BORZOI at 17, and FORWHY at 18. Those are less familiar than FORMER or WORKED, so a high score alone is no reason to play one without checking your game's word list.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 365 matches, NWL2023 has 256, and ENABLE has 238. The total counts words appearing in at least one tournament list; it does not mean every game accepts all 370. Use confirmed letters first, then consider an unfamiliar scorer only if it fits the board.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have O as the second letter and R as the third?
There are 370 six-letter matches with O second and R third. Examples include FORMER, WORKED, FORGET, NORMAL, and CORNER. The total combines entries found in at least one of the included tournament dictionaries, so individual games may accept fewer.
What are some common words matching the O-R pattern?
Familiar matches include FORMER, WORKED, FORGET, NORMAL, FORCES, and BORDER. The pattern leaves the first and final letters open, and S is the most frequent ending among the matches, with 99 words.
Are all 370 words accepted in every word game?
No. Collins contains 365 matches, NWL2023 contains 256, and ENABLE contains 238; the 370 total combines words appearing in at least one list. Check the word list used by your game before playing an unfamiliar entry such as FORFEX.

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