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

There are 536 6-letter words with O third and S sixth, from familiar groups and sports to less common scoring plays.

536 wordsTop pick GROUPSHighest score KHOJAS 20

64 of 536 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

3rd letter
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I
J
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X
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6th letter
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F
G
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I
J
K
L
M
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O
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S
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With O in 3rd place, S is the most common 6th letter (536 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 64 · most-used first

GROUPS₉
SPORTS₈
PHOTOS₁₁
TROOPS₈
STORES₆
PHONES₁₁
BLOCKS₁₄
SCORES₈
STONES₆
STOCKS₁₂
QUOTES₁₅
CLOUDS₉
SHORTS₉
PROVES₁₁
BROOKS₁₂
FLOORS₉
GLOVES₁₀
CLOSES₈
SHOOTS₉
STORMS₈
CHORUS₁₁
GHOSTS₁₀
CROWDS₁₂
BROWNS₁₁
SLOPES₈
DRONES₇
FLOODS₁₀
SCOUTS₈
SHORES₉
SWORDS₁₀
EXODUS₁₄
TROLLS₆
KNOCKS₁₆
CLOCKS₁₄
STOKES₁₀
FRONTS₉
CHORES₁₁
SHOUTS₉
SHOCKS₁₅
AVOIDS₁₀
CHORDS₁₂
CLOWNS₁₁
CROWNS₁₁
FLOATS₉
SMOKES₁₂
PROBES₁₀
WHOOPS₁₄
BOOSTS₈

Showing the top 48 of 64 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 536

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

ABODES₉
ABOHMS₁₃
ABOMAS₁₀
ABORDS₉
ABORTS₈
ABOUTS₈
ABOVES₁₁
ACORNS₈
ADOBES₉
ADOBOS₉
ADONIS₇
ADOORS₇
ADOPTS₉
ADORBS₉
ADORES₇
ADORNS₇
AGOGES₈
AGONES₇
AGORAS₇
AHOLDS₁₀
AIOLIS₆
ALOHAS₉
ALOINS₆
AMOLES₈
AMOURS₈
AMOVES₁₁
AMOWTS₁₁
ANODES₇
ANOLES₆
APODES₉
AROBAS₈
AROHAS₉
AROIDS₇
AROMAS₈
ATOKES₁₀
ATOLLS₆
ATONES₆
AVOIDS₁₀
AXOIDS₁₄
AXONES₁₃
AZOLES₁₅
AZOTES₁₅
AZOTHS₁₈
BHOOTS₁₁
BIOGAS₉
BIOMES₁₀
BIONTS₈
BIOTAS₈
BLOATS₈
BLOCKS₁₄
BLOKES₁₂
BLONDS₉
BLOODS₉
BLOOMS₁₀
BLOOPS₁₀
BLORES₈
BOONGS₉
BOORDS₉
BOOSES₈
BOOSTS₈
BOOTHS₁₁
BOOZES₁₇
BROADS₉
BROCHS₁₃
BROCKS₁₄
BROGHS₁₂
BROILS₈
BROKES₁₂
BROMES₁₀
BROMOS₁₀
BRONCS₁₀
BRONDS₉
BROODS₉
BROOKS₁₂
BROOLS₈
BROOMS₁₀
BROSES₈
BROTHS₁₁
BROWNS₁₁
CEORLS₈
CHOCKS₁₇
CHOCOS₁₃
CHOILS₁₁
CHOIRS₁₁
CHOKES₁₅
CHOKOS₁₅
CHOLAS₁₁
CHOLIS₁₁
CHOLOS₁₁
CHOMPS₁₅
CHOOFS₁₄
CHOOKS₁₅
CHOOMS₁₃
CHORDS₁₂
CHORES₁₁
CHORUS₁₁
CHOSES₁₁
CHOTTS₁₁
CHOUTS₁₁
CHOWKS₁₈
CLOAKS₁₂
CLOAMS₁₀
CLOCKS₁₄
CLOFFS₁₄
CLOKES₁₂
CLOMPS₁₂
CLONES₈
CLONKS₁₂
CLONUS₈
CLOOPS₁₀
CLOOTS₈
CLOSES₈
CLOTES₈
CLOTHS₁₁
CLOUDS₉
CLOURS₈
CLOUTS₈
CLOVES₁₁
CLOVIS₁₁
CLOWNS₁₁
CLOYES₁₁
CLOZES₁₇
COOEES₈
COOERS₈
COOEYS₁₁
COOMBS₁₂
COOPTS₁₀
COOZES₁₇
CROAKS₁₂
CROCKS₁₄
CROCUS₁₀
CROFTS₁₁
CROMBS₁₂
CROMES₁₀
CRONES₈
CROOKS₁₂
CROOLS₈
CROONS₈
CRORES₈
CROUPS₁₀
CROUTS₈
CROWDS₁₂
CROWNS₁₁
CROZES₁₇
DHOBIS₁₂
DHOLES₁₀
DHOLLS₁₀
DHOTIS₁₀
DIODES₈
DIOTAS₇
DOOFUS₁₀
DOOLES₇
DOONAS₇
DOORNS₇
DROIDS₈
DROILS₇
DROITS₇
DROKES₁₁
DROLES₇
DROLLS₇
DROMES₉
DROMOS₉
DRONES₇
DROOBS₉
DROOGS₈
DROOKS₁₁
DROOLS₇
DROOPS₉
DROUKS₁₁
DROVES₁₀
DROWNS₁₀
DSOBOS₉
DSOMOS₉
DUOMOS₉
EBOOKS₁₂
ELOGES₇
ELOINS₆
ELOPES₈
EMOJIS₁₅
EMOTES₈
EMOVES₁₁
ENOKIS₁₀
ENOSES₆
ENOSIS₆
EPOCHS₁₃
EPODES₉
EPOPTS₁₀
EPOSES₈
ERODES₇
EROSES₆
EVOKES₁₃
EXODES₁₄
EXODOS₁₄
EXODUS₁₄
EXOMES₁₅
EXOMIS₁₅
FEOFFS₁₅
FIORDS₁₀
FJORDS₁₇
FLOATS₉
FLOCKS₁₅
FLONGS₁₀
FLOODS₁₀
FLOORS₉
FLORAS₉
FLOTAS₉
FLOTES₉
FLOURS₉
FLOUTS₉
FROCKS₁₅
FRONDS₁₀
FRONTS₉
FROSTS₉
FROTHS₁₂
FROWNS₁₂
GEODES₈
GEOIDS₈
GHOSTS₁₀
GHOULS₁₀
GLOAMS₉
GLOATS₇
GLOBES₉
GLOBUS₉
GLOGGS₉
GLOMUS₉
GLOOMS₉
GLOOPS₉
GLOSTS₇
GLOUTS₇
GLOVES₁₀
GLOZES₁₆
GNOMES₉
GNOSES₇
GNOSIS₇
GOOFUS₁₀
GOOLDS₈
GOOSES₇
GROANS₇
GROATS₇
GROINS₇
GROMAS₉
GRONES₇
GROOFS₁₀
GROOMS₉
GROPES₉
GROUFS₁₀
GROUPS₉
GROUTS₇
GROVES₁₀
GROWLS₁₀
GYOZAS₁₉
HAOLES₉
HAOMAS₁₁
HOOEYS₁₂
HOOKAS₁₃
HOORDS₁₀
HOOVES₁₂
HYOIDS₁₃
ICONES₈
INORBS₈
IROKOS₁₀
IRONES₆
IXORAS₁₃
KHOJAS₂₀
KHOUMS₁₅
KIOSKS₁₄
KLONGS₁₁
KLOOFS₁₃
KNOCKS₁₆
KNOLLS₁₀
KNOSPS₁₂
KNOUTS₁₀
KNOWES₁₃
KNOWNS₁₃
KOORIS₁₀
KROONS₁₀
LEONES₆
LOOEYS₉
LOOFAS₉
LOOIES₆
LOORDS₇
LOOSES₆
LOOVES₉
MHORRS₁₁
MIOSES₈
MIOSIS₈
MOOLAS₈
MOOLIS₈
MOOVES₁₁
MPOXES₁₇
MYOMAS₁₃
MYOPES₁₃
MYOSES₁₁
MYOSIS₁₁
NAOSES₆
NGOMAS₉
NKOSIS₁₀
NOOSES₆
OBOLES₈
OBOLUS₈
ODOURS₇
OVOIDS₁₀
OVOLOS₉
OZONES₁₅
PEONES₈
PHOCAS₁₃
PHOLAS₁₁
PHONES₁₁
PHONOS₁₁
PHOTOS₁₁
PIOYES₁₁
PLOATS₈
PLONGS₉
PLONKS₁₂
PLOOKS₁₂
PLOUKS₁₂
PLOYES₁₁
POOJAS₁₅
POOKAS₁₂
POORIS₈
POORTS₈
POOVES₁₁
PROBES₁₀
PROEMS₁₀
PROINS₈
PROKES₁₂
PROLES₈
PROLLS₈
PROMOS₁₀
PRONES₈
PRONGS₉
PRONKS₁₂
PROOFS₁₁
PRORES₈
PROSES₈
PROSOS₈
PROULS₈
PROVES₁₁
PROWLS₁₁
PROYNS₁₁
PSORAS₈
PTOSES₈
PTOSIS₈
PYOSES₁₁
PYOSIS₁₁
QUOIFS₁₈
QUOINS₁₅
QUOITS₁₅
QUOLLS₁₅
QUONKS₁₉
QUOTAS₁₅
QUOTES₁₅
REOILS₆
REORGS₇
RHOMBS₁₃
RHONES₉
RIOJAS₁₃
ROOSAS₆
ROOSES₆
ROOSTS₆
SCOFFS₁₄
SCOLDS₉
SCONES₈
SCOOGS₉
SCOOPS₁₀
SCOOTS₈
SCOPAS₁₀
SCOPES₁₀
SCORES₈
SCORNS₈
SCOUGS₉
SCOUPS₁₀
SCOURS₈
SCOUTS₈
SCOWLS₁₁
SCOWPS₁₃
SHOALS₉
SHOATS₉
SHOCKS₁₅
SHOERS₉
SHOGIS₁₀
SHOJIS₁₆
SHOLAS₉
SHOOKS₁₃
SHOOLS₉
SHOOTS₉
SHORES₉
SHORLS₉
SHORTS₉
SHOTES₉
SHOTTS₉
SHOUTS₉
SHOVES₁₂
SHOWDS₁₃
SHOYUS₁₂
SKOALS₁₀
SKOFFS₁₆
SKOOLS₁₀
SKORTS₁₀
SLOANS₆
SLOIDS₇
SLOJDS₁₄
SLOMOS₈
SLOOMS₈
SLOOPS₈
SLOOTS₆
SLOPES₈
SLORMS₈
SLOTHS₉
SLOYDS₁₀
SMOCKS₁₄
SMOKES₁₂
SMOKOS₁₂
SMOLTS₈
SMOORS₈
SMOOTS₈
SMORES₈
SMORGS₉
SMOUTS₈
SMOWTS₁₁
SNOEKS₁₀
SNOKES₁₀
SNOODS₇
SNOOKS₁₀
SNOOLS₆
SNOOPS₈
SNOOTS₆
SNORES₆
SNORTS₆
SNOUTS₆
SNOWKS₁₃
SOOLES₆
SOOTES₆
SOOTHS₉
SPODES₉
SPOILS₈
SPOKES₁₂
SPOOFS₁₁
SPOOKS₁₂
SPOOLS₈
SPOOMS₁₀
SPOONS₈
SPOORS₈
SPOOTS₈
SPORES₈
SPORKS₁₂
SPORTS₈
SPOUTS₈
STOATS₆
STOCKS₁₂
STOEPS₈
STOICS₈
STOITS₆
STOKES₁₀
STOLES₆
STOMAS₈
STOMPS₁₀
STONDS₇
STONES₆
STONKS₁₀
STONNS₆
STOOKS₁₀
STOOLS₆
STOOPS₈
STOORS₆
STOPES₈
STORES₆
STORKS₁₀
STORMS₈
STOTTS₆
STOUNS₆
STOUPS₈
STOURS₆
STOUTS₆
STOVES₉
STOWPS₁₁
SWONES₉
SWOONS₉
SWOOPS₁₁
SWORDS₁₀
SWOUNS₉
THOFTS₁₂
THOLES₉
THOLOS₉
THOLUS₉
THONGS₁₀
THORNS₉
THORPS₁₁
THOWLS₁₂
TOOTHS₉
TROADS₇
TROAKS₁₀
TROATS₆
TROCKS₁₂
TRODES₇
TROGGS₈
TROKES₁₀
TROLLS₆
TROMPS₁₀
TRONAS₆
TRONCS₈
TRONES₆
TRONKS₁₀
TROOPS₈
TROPES₈
TROTHS₉
TROUTS₆
TROVES₉
TSORES₆
TSORIS₆
TWOERS₉
ULOSES₆
ULOSIS₆
UROSES₆
UROSIS₆
VIOLAS₉
VROOMS₁₁
VROUWS₁₂
WHOLES₁₂
WHOMPS₁₆
WHOOFS₁₅
WHOOPS₁₄
WHOOTS₁₂
WHORES₁₂
WHORLS₁₂
WHORTS₁₂
WHOSIS₁₂
WOOERS₉
WOOLDS₁₀
WOOSES₉
WRONGS₁₀
WROOTS₉
ZHOMOS₂₀
ZLOTYS₁₈
ZOOEAS₁₅
ZOOIDS₁₆

Letters by positionIn 26% of these words the 5th letter is E.

1st letter

S23%
C12%
A8%

2nd letter

R22%
L15%
H14%

4th letter

O13%
R10%
N9%

5th letter

E26%
T11%
K7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; KHOJAS tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 51 words
7 points: 39 words
88 points: 100 words
9 points: 91 words
1010 points: 74 words
11 points: 55 words
1212 points: 45 words
13 points: 22 words
1414 points: 15 words
15 points: 23 words
1616 points: 6 words
17 points: 7 words
1818 points: 4 words
19 points: 2 words
2020 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
KHOJAS	20	21	Collins only
ZHOMOS	20	20	Collins only
GYOZAS	19	19	Collins · NWL
QUONKS	19	21	Collins only
ZLOTYS	18	18	All three
AZOTHS	18	17	All three
CHOWKS	18	18	Collins only
QUOIFS	18	19	Collins only
FJORDS	17	19	All three
CHOCKS	17	18	All three
BOOZES	17	18	All three
COOZES	17	18	Collins only

The pattern fixes O in slot three and S at the end, leaving four positions open. That still produces a broad set: 536 tournament-dictionary entries, though just 64 rank among the commonest English words. Groups, photos, stores, and stones are easy to spot; the full pool also includes specialist vocabulary that is less likely to appear in everyday play. The O/S anchors narrow a six-tile rack's possible arrangements without telling you whether a candidate is a noun, verb, or specialist term.

6-letter words with O third and S sixth at a glance

All 536 matches end in S; the final letter is fixed by the clue.
S begins 121 matches, more than C at 65 and A at 43.
Collins includes 524 entries; NWL2023 includes 385, so the pool differs by game.
Only 64 entries fall among the commonest 25,000 English words.
Average tile score is 9.9; KHOJAS reaches 20 in Scrabble.

Which familiar words fit the O-third, S-last pattern?

Start with words that look like ordinary plurals or verb forms: groups, sports, stores, phones, blocks, scores, stones, and stocks. Photos, troops, clouds, shorts, and storms broaden the set beyond a single noun pattern. These examples make the fixed ending easy to confirm: the final S can mark a plural, but it is not proof every answer is a plural.

Check slot three rather than scanning for O anywhere. In groups, sports, photos, and stones, O lands exactly there. The first letter still varies: S leads 121 matches, while C leads 65, and A leads 43. So if your first tile is known, use it to narrow the pool before testing the final S.

Scoring and limits for 6-letter words with O third and S sixth

KHOJAS tops the score table at 20 points, with GYOZAS and QUONKS close behind at 19. ZLOTYS, AZOTHS, CHOWKS, and QUOIFS each score 18. Those are board-dependent totals: a premium square or a hook changes the payoff, and an unfamiliar word can be hard to place even when its face value is strong.

These 6-letter words with O third and S sixth aren't all common play: only 64 meet the common-word cutoff, and tournament lists differ by game. Collins includes 524 of these entries, compared with 385 in NWL2023. A strong score does not guarantee acceptance in every dictionary; check the list used for your match.

Questions people ask

Which common words have O third and S last?

Groups, sports, photos, stores, phones, and stones are familiar examples with O in the third position and S at the end. The full pattern has 536 tournament-dictionary matches, but only 64 rank among the commonest English words, so many entries are less familiar.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

KHOJAS scores 20 points, the highest value among these examples. GYOZAS and QUONKS each score 19, while ZLOTYS, AZOTHS, CHOWKS, and QUOIFS score 18. Board premiums affect the total you can make during a game.

Do Collins and NWL2023 include the same words?

No. Collins includes 524 words matching the pattern, while NWL2023 includes 385. The two tournament dictionaries do not accept identical sets, so a word that appears in one may not be playable in a game using the other.

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