6-letter words with O as the 4th letter and Y as the 6th letter

Two letters are fixed: O sits in slot four, and every match finishes with Y, leaving slots one, two, three and five open. Familiar choices include MEMORY, MELODY, COLONY and CANOPY. The entries are not equally familiar or accepted across games, though; the list includes everyday vocabulary alongside specialist words, so the game’s dictionary matters.

The O-Y pattern at a glance

• There are 97 tournament-dictionary words with O fourth and Y last.
• NOBODY, THEORY and MEMORY are recognizable examples.
• FLOOZY leads the scoring list at 21 points.
• The average score is 12.6 points.
• Only 15 matches fall within the common-word group.

6-letter words with O as the 4th letter and Y as the 6th letter

The first letter breaks the pattern into uneven groups. S leads with 14 matches, followed by P with 12 and B with 11; C starts 8. If your clue also gives the first letter, an S opening leaves more options than a C opening.

Some everyday words make strong pattern checks: THEORY, MEMORY, MELODY and COLONY all fit. The comparison with nearby patterns is striking: changing the fourth letter from O to E produces 181 matches, while I produces 143. O with final Y is a smaller, more selective set.

Which matches stand out for play?

FLOOZY scores 21 points, ahead of ALKOXY at 20 and ETHOXY at 19. JALOPY, SNOOZY and PEROXY each reach 18. Those are raw word scores, so a premium square can change the board result; don’t treat the top scorer as an automatic best play.

Familiarity is a real limitation: only 15 entries are common, though 79 have definitions. Collins includes 91 matches, NWL2023 has 83, and ENABLE has 69. The dictionary sets overlap, not add up, so check your game’s word list before relying on an obscure entry.