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

The pattern is more selective than the common O-and-S ending: only 21 words match O in position two and X at the end, compared with 902 ending in S. CORTEX and VORTEX are easy to recognize; many other entries are specialist vocabulary. Just three matches count as common by our frequency measure, so expect an unusual-looking set.

How many 6-letter words have O second and X sixth?

• Exactly 21 tournament-dictionary words fit the O-in-second, X-in-sixth pattern.
• C is the most frequent first letter, starting 6 matches; B starts 5.
• Only 3 entries are common by our frequency measure.
• COCCYX and BOMBYX tie for the top score at 22 points.
• Collins includes 20 matches, compared with 16 in ENABLE and 17 in NWL2023.

Which O-and-X words score the most?

COCCYX and BOMBYX share the top score at 22 points each. COWPOX follows at 20, while VOLVOX, BOMBAX, COMMIX, and FORFEX each score 19.

CONVEX, HOTBOX, and DOGFOX each reach 18 points. The pattern's average score is 17.4, so even its less famous entries tend to carry valuable letters. Treat the score as a word-value comparison, not a promise of a particular board total.

The first-letter split is lopsided: six matches start with C and five with B, while F, N, P, and V each start two. That makes C- and B-starting candidates the first branches to check when your rack or crossing letters are uncertain.

What makes this ending-X pattern hard to use?

The fixed X narrows the search sharply: the same O-second pattern has 902 six-letter matches ending in S and 213 ending in Y, but just 21 ending in X. When the final tile is known, test the second letter before scanning possible beginnings.

CORTEX, VORTEX, CONVEX, and HOTBOX are recognizable anchors, but the list also includes BOMBYX, FORNIX, and POLLEX. Dictionary coverage also differs: Collins has 20 entries, while ENABLE has 16 and NWL2023 has 17. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar answer.