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

That fixed OT pair leaves four open positions, but the results are far from uniform: 32 entries rank among the most frequent English words. MOTHER, BOTTOM, VOTING, and MOTION make the pattern easy to spot; unfamiliar tournament entries fill out the rest. The familiar examples are a shortlist, not the whole pool. Counts include words accepted by at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023, not one universal game list.

What stands out in this letter pattern

• Exactly 163 entries fit the pattern _OT___.
• A total of 32 matches rank among the most frequent English words.
• Collins lists 160 matches; NWL2023 lists 117, and ENABLE lists 106.
• S is the most common final letter, appearing in 36 matches; E appears in 25.
• HOTBOX leads the high-scoring examples at 18 points.

Which letters and endings are most common?

The first letter varies more than the fixed middle pair suggests. P begins 26 matches, M begins 20, and R begins 19. NOTICE and NOTION show the N opening; POTATO and POTTER show the P opening. At the other end, 36 words finish in S, compared with 25 ending in E.

Changing one fixed letter reshapes the search. Swap O for A in the second position and the count rises to 248; U gives 197. Keep O but change the third letter to R and the count reaches 370, while S gives 197. Check the clue’s exact position before chasing a near-match.

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

• Lock O into slot two and T into slot three; do not mistake the pattern for a word beginning with OT.
• Test familiar anchors such as MOTHER, NOTICE, BOTTOM, and BOTTLE against your crossing letters.
• An S ending leaves 36 candidates, while an E ending narrows the group to 25.
• For score-minded play, check HOTBOX at 18 points, then POTZER and MOTZAS at 17 each.
• Do not assume every game list overlaps: Collins has 160 matches, while ENABLE has 106.