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6-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and I as the 4th letter

6-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and I as the 4th letter number 58, including CHOICE, ANOINT, and high-scoring QUOIFS.

58 wordsTop pick CHOICEHighest score QUOIFS 18

5 of 58 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With O in 3rd place, N is the most common 4th letter (146 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 58 · most-used first

  • CHOICE13
  • AVOIDS10
  • SPOILS8
  • BOOING9
  • SPOILT8
  • CHOIRS11
  • DROIDS8
  • WOOING10
  • TROIKA10
  • ANOINT6
  • COOING9
  • EGOISM9
  • STOICS8
  • EGOIST7
  • ETOILE6
  • DROITS7
  • POOING9
  • MOOING9
  • GROINS7
  • GLOIRE7
  • OBOIST8
  • QUOINS15
  • PLOIDY12
  • QUOITS15
  • ZOOIDS16
  • BROILS8
  • FROING10
  • AROIDS7
  • OVOIDS10
  • AROINT6
  • LOOIES6
  • LOOING7
  • GOOIER7
  • HYOIDS13
  • AGOING8
  • ALOINS6
  • AXOIDS14
  • BROIER8
  • CHOILS11
  • DROICH12
  • DROILS7
  • EGOITY10
  • ELOIGN7
  • ELOINS6
  • FROISE9
  • GEOIDS8
  • GOOILY10
  • OROIDE7

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All valid words 58

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

  • AGOING8
  • ALOINS6
  • ANOINT6
  • AROIDS7
  • AROINT6
  • AVOIDS10
  • AXOIDS14
  • BOOING9
  • BROIER8
  • BROILS8
  • CHOICE13
  • CHOILS11
  • CHOIRS11
  • COOING9
  • DROICH12
  • DROIDS8
  • DROILS7
  • DROITS7
  • EGOISM9
  • EGOIST7
  • EGOITY10
  • ELOIGN7
  • ELOINS6
  • ETOILE6
  • FROING10
  • FROISE9
  • GEOIDS8
  • GLOIRE7
  • GOOIER7
  • GOOILY10
  • GROINS7
  • HYOIDS13
  • LOOIES6
  • LOOING7
  • MOOING9
  • OBOIST8
  • OROIDE7
  • OVOIDS10
  • PLOIDY12
  • POOING9
  • PROIGN9
  • PROINE8
  • PROINS8
  • QUOIFS18
  • QUOINS15
  • QUOIST15
  • QUOITS15
  • REOILS6
  • SLOIDS7
  • SMOILE8
  • SPOILS8
  • SPOILT8
  • STOICS8
  • STOITS6
  • TROIKA10
  • WOOING10
  • ZOOIDS16
  • ZOOIER15
Letters by positionIn 45% of these words the 6th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. A12%
  2. E10%
  3. S10%
2nd letter
  1. R28%
  2. O19%
  3. L10%
5th letter
  1. N28%
  2. D19%
  3. L16%
6th letter
  1. S45%
  2. G14%
  3. E12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; QUOIFS tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 8 words
  2. 7 points: 11 words
  3. 88 points: 12 words
  4. 9 points: 7 words
  5. 1010 points: 7 words
  6. 11 points: 2 words
  7. 1212 points: 2 words
  8. 13 points: 2 words
  9. 1414 points: 1 words
  10. 15 points: 4 words
  11. 1616 points: 1 words
  12. 17 points: 0 words
  13. 1818 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUOIFS1819Collins only
ZOOIDS1616All three
QUOINS1517All three
QUOITS1516All three
QUOIST1516Collins only
ZOOIER1515Collins · NWL
AXOIDS1414Collins only
CHOICE1314All three
HYOIDS1311All three
PLOIDY1213All three
DROICH1212Collins only
CHOIRS1111All three

With O fixed in position three and I in position four, the pattern leaves only 58 tournament-dictionary matches. Familiar choices include CHOICE, AVOIDS, and SPOILS, while specialist entries include QUOIFS and QUOINS. Only five entries count as common, so expect a narrow mix of everyday and technical vocabulary.

The O-I pattern at a glance

  • 58 matches qualify across the tournament dictionaries.
  • Collins includes 56, NWL2023 includes 42, and ENABLE includes 37.
  • CHOICE, AVOIDS, SPOILS, and ANOINT are recognizable examples.
  • Only five entries meet the frequency cutoff for common English words.
  • S is the leading final letter with 26 words; QUOIFS leads scoring at 18 points.

Why do most examples end in S?

S is the clear ending leader: 26 of the 58 words finish with that letter. G is next with eight, followed by E with seven and T with six.

That skew gives you a practical solving shortcut: once O and I are fixed, test S before rarer endings. AVOIDS, SPOILS, and CHOIRS show familiar-looking S forms, but the endings are not all simple plurals; AVOIDS is a verb, while CHOIRS is a noun.

Only five words in the full group meet the common-word frequency threshold, so a long S cluster does not mean every candidate will feel familiar. For a clue-based solve, keep the known letters fixed and use the final-letter distribution to narrow choices rather than guessing from meaning.

6-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and I as the 4th letter

The strongest tile scores come from QUOIFS at 18 points and ZOOIDS at 16. QUOINS, QUOITS, and QUOIST each score 15, while CHOICE reaches 13. The leaders rely on Q or Z rather than the more familiar examples, so check rack value before dismissing an unfamiliar form.

QUOIFS is a specialist term, not a dependable everyday play. Treat the score as a rack option, then verify the word in your game’s dictionary; Collins and ENABLE do not contain the same number of matches.

  • QUOIFS: 18 points, the group high.
  • ZOOIDS: 16 points.
  • CHOICE: 13 points and an easy-to-recognize option.

Questions people ask

Are all 58 words accepted in every game?
No. Collins includes 56 matches, NWL2023 includes 42, and ENABLE includes 37, so acceptance depends on the game's dictionary. The total combines words found in at least one of those tournament lists. Check your chosen game's lexicon before playing an unusual form.
Which O-I pattern word scores the most?
QUOIFS is the top scorer at 18 points, with ZOOIDS next at 16. QUOINS, QUOITS, and QUOIST each reach 15, while CHOICE scores 13. Those are letter-tile totals before premium board squares, so placement can change the final play value.
Are these six-letter words mostly common?
Only five of the 58 words meet the common-word cutoff. CHOICE and AVOIDS are easier to recognize than QUOIFS, QUOINS, or ETOILE, but the mix includes both familiar vocabulary and specialist terms. The pattern is narrower and less predictable than its vowel-heavy shape suggests.

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