6-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and T as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is _ _ O _ T _. Its 101 entries span common words such as GROWTH and SPORTS, alongside less familiar options. Endings narrow the field sharply: 61 words finish in S, while 23 finish in Y. That split makes the final letter a quick filter when several pattern matches remain.

The pattern at a glance

• The O sits in position three, and T sits in position five.
• The full list contains 101 tournament-dictionary words.
• S is the most frequent first letter, with 38 matches.
• S and Y together account for 84 of the final letters.
• QUOITS leads the Scrabble scores at 15 points.

Which words end in S or Y?

S endings dominate: 61 matches finish that way, including SPORTS, SHORTS, SHOOTS, GHOSTS, and SCOUTS. Many are familiar plural forms, so checking the final square first can quickly separate this large group from the rest.

Y is the next common ending, with 23 words such as SHORTY, FROSTY, SPORTY, and KNOTTY. The remaining endings are much less frequent: H appears on nine words, while O appears on three. When the last letter is known, that imbalance makes S and Y the strongest branches to test.

6-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and T as the 5th letter

For Scrabble, QUOITS scores 15 points and SCOWTH scores 14 before board bonuses; GROWTH, KNOTTY, and GHOSTY each score 13. QUOITS is the top scorer among these examples, but a high tile score does not make every entry familiar.

Dictionary coverage differs across games: Collins includes all 101 matches, compared with 74 in NWL2023 and 70 in ENABLE. GROWTH and SMOOTH are recognizable choices, while the full set includes rarer words too. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar entry.