6-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and A as the 6th letter

The fixed pattern is __O__A: O sits in position three and A closes each word. The 52 matches range from everyday terms such as UTOPIA and PHOBIA to less familiar forms such as SCOTIA and DOOSRA. Only 4 fall within the common-word frequency band, so this is a tight clue list rather than a set of ordinary vocabulary.

6-letter words with O third and A sixth

• 52 words fit __O__A, and every match ends in A.
• Only 4 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• 37 of the 52 entries have a definition.
• A is the most common opening letter, with 12 matches; C follows with 8.
• The group averages 10.4 points in Scrabble scoring.

Which familiar words fit this pattern?

UTOPIA names an ideal place, PHOBIA a fear, MYOPIA short-sightedness, and AMOEBA a single-celled organism. HOOPLA means lively fuss, while GLORIA is also a given name. These recognizable examples stand out in a group where just 4 words meet the common-word frequency threshold.

The opening letters are not evenly spread: 12 matches start with A, 8 with C, and 7 with S. That makes the first letter a useful extra filter when you already know the O and final A. Try AMOEBA or ANOXIA for A, and SCOTIA or SCORIA for S.

Which matching words score highest?

SCOZZA scores 26 points, QUOKKA 23, and KHODJA 21; QUOTHA reaches 18. Those totals reward unusual letter combinations, but a high score alone does not guarantee that a word is accepted in your game.

Collins includes all 52 matches, while NWL2023 includes 28 and ENABLE 24. The 6-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and A as the 6th letter do not all carry over between dictionaries, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar scorer.