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

The six-slot pattern _O_U__ leaves the first, third, fifth, and final letters open. Among 77 tournament-list matches, familiar anchors include VOLUME, COLUMN, ROBUST, MODULE, and YOGURT. Frequency narrows the field: just 7 entries sit in the top 25,000 English words. Dictionary coverage also varies: 55 appear in ENABLE, 74 in Collins, and 60 in NWL2023, with overlap among those sets.

What stands out in this letter pattern

• The fixed letters make the pattern _O_U__; 77 six-letter words match it across the tournament dictionaries.
• VOLUME, COLUMN, ROBUST, MODULE, and YOGURT are recognizable examples among the matching words.
• C leads the opening-letter group with 10 matches; T follows with 9, while M, R, and V each have 8.
• S is the most common final letter, ending 21 matches; E is next with 14, then A with 9.
• Only 7 matches fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many candidates are uncommon.

How does O compare with other second letters?

O is a relatively narrow choice for the second slot when U is fixed in fourth place. The matching E pattern has 149 words, A has 102, and N has 80, compared with 77 for O.

The fourth slot is a sharper filter still. With O in second place, I in fourth yields 427 matches, while T yields 284 and E yields 282; U leaves a much shorter set.

Use the open positions to narrow a clue: identify the first letter or ending first, then check the remaining middle letters. A final S or E points toward the two largest ending groups here.

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

For Scrabble scoring, COQUET and COQUIS top the matches at 17 points each. JOCUND and the less familiar MOCUCK score 16, making them strong candidates when a high-value letter fits your rack.

TOQUES, ROQUES, LOQUAT, ROQUET, and BOHUNK each score 15. The expert distinction is between a high score and an easy play: these words use valuable letters, but seven matches are common by frequency, so many choices are specialist vocabulary. Dictionary acceptance also varies; check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry.