6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and T as the 5th letter

The pattern fixes O in slot two and T in slot five, leaving four letters open. That structure catches familiar forms such as POINTS, COUNTY, COURTS, DONATE, and POLITE, plus repeated-vowel words POTATO and TOMATO. The breadth is deceptive: only 24 matches rank among common English vocabulary, so expect plenty of less familiar tournament entries.

The pattern at a glance

• 138 tournament-dictionary entries fit the O-second, T-fifth pattern.
• Collins contains 133 matches, compared with 97 in NWL2023 and 90 in ENABLE.
• 62 entries end in S; only 2 end in T, despite T being fixed in slot five.
• C leads the starting letters with 20 matches; B has 14 and R has 13.

How do 6-letter words with O second and T fifth vary?

Most matches end in S or E, not T: 62 finish in S and 33 in E. POINTS, COURTS, and COUNTS show the dominant plural ending, while DONATE, LOCATE, and ROTATE finish with E. That contrast is a useful filter when your final letter is still unknown.

C is the most common opening letter, with examples such as COUNTY, COURTS, and COASTS. Bounty and boosts illustrate B’s second-place showing. The pattern is not limited to familiar starts, though: the first-letter counts include 13 R words and 12 P words.

Narrow the pattern, then check the score

For 6-letter words with O second and T fifth, test the ending before guessing the first letter: S and E together account for the largest groups. The neighboring pattern with O second and E fifth is far larger, at 1,223 matches, so a fixed fifth letter sharply changes the search.

MOJITO leads the listed high scorers at 15 points; ZOISTS, ZONATE, ROZETS, and ROZITS also score 15. Those less familiar options can matter on a board, but the common-word share is only 24. Collins has 133 matches versus 97 in NWL2023, so check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry.