6-letter words with O as the 4th letter and L as the 5th letter

The pattern is _ _ _ O L _: SCROLL, PAROLE, BEHOLD and REVOLT show how the fixed pair can sit inside very different words. The 116 matches count only when a word appears in at least one of ENABLE, Collins or NWL2023, making this a game-dictionary list rather than every possible spelling. Just 10 entries rank among the most common English words.

At a glance: the O-L pattern

• 116 six-letter entries have O fourth and L fifth.
• SCROLL, PAROLE, BEHOLD and REVOLT are familiar examples.
• Only 10 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Collins includes 114 matches, versus 87 in NWL2023 and 79 in ENABLE.
• 88 entries have a dictionary definition.

How many 6-letter words have O fourth and L fifth?

There are 116 matches. The most common starting letters are S (14), R (13), U (12), then C and E (11 each). SCROLL and STROLL show the S group; REVOLT, RETOLD and RESOLD make R a close second.

The last letter is more concentrated: 37 matches finish in S, while D and E each finish 18. STOOLS, SPOOLS and CAROLS show familiar plural shapes; endings A (12) and L (9) are less common. Once O-L is fixed, checking the final letter sharply narrows candidates.

A different fourth letter produces a much larger group: E followed by L has 212 matches, while A-L has 167. The O-L pattern is a narrower slice, despite its everyday examples.

High scores come from less familiar words

For 6-letter words with O as the 4th letter and L as the 5th, JYMOLD leads the scoring table at 19 points. ZUFOLI and ZUFOLO score 18, while POZOLE and ZIPOLA score 17. Those totals belong to less familiar spellings, not everyday anchors such as SCROLL or BEHOLD.

The average score is 9.1, but a high base score does not guarantee a strong board play: letter premiums and existing tiles change the total. Only 10 matches are common, and dictionary coverage differs. Collins has 114 matches, compared with 87 in NWL2023; check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar entry.