6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and T as the 4th letter

6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and T as the 4th letter total 284; bottle, doctor, and posted are familiar examples.

284 wordsTop pick MONTHSHighest score ZOFTIG 19

52 of 284 are everyday words (18%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd letter
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

4th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With O in 2nd place, I is the most common 4th letter (427 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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Common words 52 · most-used first

MONTHS₁₁
POSTED₉
DOCTOR₉
BOTTOM₁₀
MOSTLY₁₁
BOSTON₈
BOTTLE₈
GOTTEN₇
POETRY₁₁
COTTON₈
FOSTER₉
WORTHY₁₅
HOSTED₁₀
POSTER₈
ROUTES₆
POTTER₈
ROSTER₆
PORTAL₈
PORTER₈
POSTAL₈
COSTLY₁₁
MORTAL₈
SORTED₇
ROOTED₇
ROTTEN₆
SOFTLY₁₂
MORTAR₈
MOUTHS₁₁
COATED₉
POETIC₁₀
YOUTHS₁₂
HOTTER₉
CORTEX₁₅
SOFTER₉
ROUTER₆
VORTEX₁₆
HOSTEL₉
DOTTED₈
SOFTEN₉
MOLTEN₈
CONTRA₈
ROUTED₇
FOOTED₁₀
BOOTHS₁₁
BOLTED₉
LOOTED₇
BOOTED₉
TOUTED₇

Showing the top 48 of 52 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 284

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

AORTAE₆
AORTAL₆
AORTAS₆
AORTIC₈
BOATED₉
BOATEL₈
BOATER₈
BOATIE₈
BOITES₈
BOLTED₉
BOLTER₈
BOOTED₉
BOOTEE₈
BOOTHS₁₁
BOOTIE₈
BOSTON₈
BOTTED₉
BOTTES₈
BOTTLE₈
BOTTOM₁₀
BOUTON₈
COATED₉
COATEE₈
COATER₈
COATES₈
COATIS₈
COITAL₈
COITUS₈
COLTAN₈
COLTED₉
COLTER₈
COMTES₁₀
CONTES₈
CONTOS₈
CONTRA₈
COOTCH₁₃
COOTER₈
COOTIE₈
COPTER₁₀
CORTEX₁₅
CORTIN₈
COSTAE₈
COSTAL₈
COSTAR₈
COSTED₉
COSTER₈
COSTES₈
COSTLY₁₁
COSTUS₈
COTTAE₈
COTTAR₈
COTTAS₈
COTTED₉
COTTER₈
COTTID₉
COTTON₈
COTTUS₈
COUTER₈
COUTHS₁₁
COUTHY₁₄
COUTIL₈
DOATED₈
DOATER₇
DOCTOR₉
DOITED₈
DOITIT₇
DORTED₈
DORTER₇
DOTTED₈
DOTTEL₇
DOTTER₇
DOTTLE₇
DOUTED₈
DOUTER₇
FOETAL₉
FOETID₁₀
FOETOR₉
FOETUS₉
FONTAL₉
FOOTED₁₀
FOOTER₉
FOOTIE₉
FOOTLE₉
FOOTRA₉
FOOTSY₁₂
FORTED₁₀
FORTES₉
FORTHY₁₅
FORTIS₉
FOSTER₉
FOUTER₉
FOUTHS₁₂
FOUTRA₉
FOUTRE₉
FOWTHS₁₅
GOATEE₇
GOETIC₉
GOETTA₇
GOITER₇
GOITRE₇
GOSTER₇
GOTTEN₇
GOUTTE₇
HOGTIE₁₀
HOOTCH₁₄
HOOTED₁₀
HOOTER₉
HOSTAS₉
HOSTED₁₀
HOSTEL₉
HOSTIE₉
HOSTLY₁₂
HOSTRY₁₂
HOTTED₁₀
HOTTER₉
HOTTIE₉
HOUTED₁₀
JOLTED₁₄
JOLTER₁₃
JOSTLE₁₃
JOTTED₁₄
JOTTER₁₃
KOFTAS₁₃
KOWTOW₁₆
LOATHE₉
LOATHY₁₂
LOFTED₁₀
LOFTER₉
LOITER₆
LOOTED₇
LOOTEN₆
LOOTER₆
LOTTED₇
LOTTER₆
LOTTES₆
LOTTOS₆
LOUTED₇
LOWTED₁₀
MOATED₉
MOLTED₉
MOLTEN₈
MOLTER₈
MONTAN₈
MONTEM₁₀
MONTES₈
MONTHS₁₁
MONTRE₈
MOOTED₉
MOOTER₈
MORTAL₈
MORTAR₈
MOSTLY₁₁
MOTTES₈
MOTTLE₈
MOTTOS₈
MOUTAN₈
MOUTER₈
MOUTHS₁₁
MOUTHY₁₄
MOUTON₈
NOCTUA₈
NOETIC₈
NONTAX₁₃
NORTHS₉
NOSTOC₈
NOSTOI₆
NOSTOS₆
NOSTRO₆
POETIC₁₀
POETRY₁₁
POITIN₈
POLTED₉
PONTAL₈
PONTES₈
PONTIC₁₀
PONTIE₈
PONTIL₈
PONTON₈
POOTED₉
POOTER₈
POOTLE₈
PORTAL₈
PORTAS₈
PORTED₉
PORTER₈
PORTLY₁₁
POSTAL₈
POSTED₉
POSTER₈
POSTIE₈
POSTIL₈
POSTIN₈
POSTOP₁₀
POTTED₉
POTTER₈
POTTLE₈
POTTOS₈
POUTED₉
POUTER₈
POWTER₁₁
ROATED₇
ROATES₆
RONTES₆
ROOTED₇
ROOTER₆
ROOTLE₆
ROOTSY₉
RORTED₇
RORTER₆
ROSTED₇
ROSTER₆
ROSTIS₆
ROSTRA₆
ROTTAN₆
ROTTED₇
ROTTEN₆
ROTTER₆
ROTTES₆
ROUTED₇
ROUTER₆
ROUTES₆
ROUTHS₉
ROWTED₁₀
ROWTHS₁₂
SOFTAS₉
SOFTED₁₀
SOFTEN₉
SOFTER₉
SOFTIE₉
SOFTLY₁₂
SONTAG₇
SOOTED₇
SOOTES₆
SOOTHE₉
SOOTHS₉
SORTAL₆
SORTED₇
SORTER₆
SORTES₆
SORTIE₆
SOTTED₇
SOUTAR₆
SOUTER₆
SOUTHS₉
SOUTIE₆
SOWTER₉
SOWTHS₁₂
TOETOE₆
TOITED₇
TOITOI₆
TOLTER₆
TOMTIT₈
TOOTED₇
TOOTER₆
TOOTHS₉
TOOTHY₁₂
TOOTLE₆
TOOTSY₉
TORTAS₆
TORTEN₆
TORTES₆
TOTTED₇
TOTTER₆
TOTTIE₆
TOUTED₇
TOUTER₆
TOUTIE₆
TOUTON₆
TOWTED₁₀
VOLTED₁₀
VOLTES₉
VORTEX₁₆
VOSTRO₉
WONTED₁₀
WONTON₉
WORTHS₁₂
WORTHY₁₅
WORTLE₉
WOTTED₁₀
YOUTHS₁₂
YOUTHY₁₅
ZOETIC₁₇
ZOFTIG₁₉
ZOSTER₁₅

Letters by positionIn 48% of these words the 5th letter is E.

1st letter

C14%
P11%
R8%

3rd letter

T15%
O13%
S13%

5th letter

E48%
I12%
A11%

6th letter

D20%
R19%
S19%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; ZOFTIG tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 47 words
7 points: 31 words
88 points: 83 words
9 points: 59 words
1010 points: 23 words
11 points: 9 words
1212 points: 11 words
13 points: 6 words
1414 points: 5 words
15 points: 6 words
1616 points: 2 words
17 points: 1 words
1818 points: 0 words
19 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ZOFTIG	19	20	All three
ZOETIC	17	18	Collins only
VORTEX	16	17	All three
KOWTOW	16	16	All three
WORTHY	15	13	All three
CORTEX	15	16	All three
ZOSTER	15	15	All three
FORTHY	15	13	Collins only
YOUTHY	15	13	Collins only
FOWTHS	15	14	Collins only
JOLTED	14	17	All three
MOUTHY	14	14	All three

That fixed pattern leaves 284 entries across the tournament lists, but the dictionaries disagree on coverage: Collins includes 281, NWL2023 has 205, and ENABLE has 189. Familiar answers include bottle, doctor, and cotton; less ordinary matches sit beside them. Frequency data marks 52 as common, while 224 entries have definitions.

6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and T as the 4th letter

284 tournament-list words fit _O_T__; the count combines entries from the supported dictionaries.
Collins has 281 matches, versus 205 in NWL2023 and 189 in ENABLE.
52 matches are common by frequency, while 224 have definitions.
Zoftig tops the score list at 19; zoetic follows at 17.
Words most often finish in D (56), R (55), or S (53).

Which familiar words fit the _O_T__ pattern?

C is the strongest opening letter, with 40 matches; P follows at 32. R, S, M, and T contribute 24, 23, 22, and 22 respectively, so a known first letter quickly trims the search. Months, mostly, and mortal show the M route, while posted, porter, and poetry begin with P.

Endings cluster around D, R, and S: sorted and hosted finish in D; doctor and poster finish in R; months and routes end in S. Those three endings lead the final-letter groups. Bottle and cotton also show that T can appear in both the third and fourth positions without changing the clue.

Which matches score the most?

Score chasing changes the shortlist. Zoftig scores 19 and zoetic 17, while vortex and kowtow each score 16; worthy reaches 15. The leading entries use less common letters, so the most familiar match is not automatically the strongest play.

Dictionary coverage is the main caution: 281 Collins matches shrink to 205 in NWL2023 and 189 in ENABLE. A word in one list may be absent in another, so check your game's dictionary before relying on an unfamiliar entry. For 6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and T as the 4th letter, 224 defined entries still leave plenty to verify by meaning.

Questions people ask

Which common examples match this letter pattern?

Doctor, posted, bottle, cotton, and months all fit O in the second position and T in the fourth. Frequency data classifies 52 matches as common, so the pattern includes familiar words as well as specialist vocabulary. Check the final letters when several candidates remain.

Which starting letter appears most often among these matches?

C leads with 40 words, ahead of P at 32; R has 24, and S has 23. Cotton is one familiar C example. When the first letter is unknown, keeping C and P in mind gives you the largest starting groups to test.

Are all 284 words accepted in every word game?

No. The dictionaries have different totals: Collins lists 281 matches, NWL2023 205, and ENABLE 189. That difference means the combined set is not universal across games. Check the word list used by your specific game before playing an unfamiliar match.

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6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and T as the 4th letter

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