6-letter words with P as the 2nd letter and O as the 4th letter
Six-letter words with P second and O fourth total 58, including UPLOAD, SPOOKY, and UPROAR; SPOOKY scores 15 points.
9 of 58 are everyday words (16%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With P in 2nd place, I is the most common 4th letter (62 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- UPLOAD9
- OPPOSE10
- SPOOKY15
- UPHOLD12
- OPIOID9
- UPTOWN11
- SPOONS8
- UPROAR8
- SPROUT8
- SPOOKS12
- APRONS8
- UPROOT8
- SPOOLS8
- APLOMB12
- SPOOFS11
- UPMOST10
- APNOEA8
- OPCODE11
- SPOONY11
- EPHORS11
- SPRONG9
- SPLOSH11
- EPROMS10
- SPROGS9
- APPORT10
- APPOSE10
- SPOORS8
- UPROSE8
- UPSOLD9
- UPROLL8
- SPOOTS8
- APHONY14
- UPCOME12
- UPTORN8
- APIOLS8
- APTOTE8
- EPHODS12
- EPHORI11
- IPPONS10
- SPLORE8
- SPOOFY14
- SPOOMS10
- SPRODS9
- UPBOIL10
- UPBORE10
- UPBOWS13
- UPCOIL10
- UPDOVE12
All valid words 58
- APHONY14
- APIOLS8
- APLOMB12
- APNOEA8
- APPORT10
- APPOSE10
- APRONS8
- APTOTE8
- EPHODS12
- EPHORI11
- EPHORS11
- EPROMS10
- IPPONS10
- OPCODE11
- OPIOID9
- OPPOSE10
- SPLORE8
- SPLOSH11
- SPOOFS11
- SPOOFY14
- SPOOKS12
- SPOOKY15
- SPOOLS8
- SPOOMS10
- SPOONS8
- SPOONY11
- SPOORS8
- SPOOTS8
- SPRODS9
- SPROGS9
- SPRONG9
- SPROUT8
- UPBOIL10
- UPBORE10
- UPBOWS13
- UPCOIL10
- UPCOME12
- UPDOVE12
- UPFOLD12
- UPGOES9
- UPGONE9
- UPHOLD12
- UPHOVE14
- UPLOAD9
- UPLOCK14
- UPLOOK12
- UPMOST10
- UPROAR8
- UPROLL8
- UPROOT8
- UPROSE8
- UPSOAR8
- UPSOLD9
- UPTOOK12
- UPTORE8
- UPTORN8
- UPTOSS8
- UPTOWN11
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPOOKY | 15 | 15 | All three |
| APHONY | 14 | 14 | Collins · NWL |
| UPHOVE | 14 | 16 | All three |
| UPLOCK | 14 | 18 | Collins only |
| SPOOFY | 14 | 14 | All three |
| UPBOWS | 13 | 16 | All three |
| UPHOLD | 12 | 14 | All three |
| SPOOKS | 12 | 13 | All three |
| APLOMB | 12 | 16 | All three |
| UPCOME | 12 | 16 | Collins only |
| UPDOVE | 12 | 15 | All three |
| UPFOLD | 12 | 15 | All three |
The frame _ P _ O _ _ splits most strongly between U and S at the start: 26 words begin U and 16 begin S. UPLOAD and UPROAR show the U route; SPOOKY and SPOONS show the S route. Nine matches fall in the common-word group.
At a glance key pattern details
- 58 matches; 57 are in Collins and 41 in NWL2023.
- U begins 26 words; S begins 16.
- SPOOKY scores 15, with APHONY, UPHOVE, and UPLOCK at 14.
- Final S is most common at 18; E follows at 12.
Which openings cover the most candidates?
U is the leading first letter with 26 matches, while S accounts for 16. A adds eight and E adds four, leaving only four words beginning with O or I. UPLOAD, UPHOLD, and UPTOWN make the U branch recognizable; SPOOKY and SPOOLS anchor the S branch.
Final S appears 18 times, ahead of E at 12. Upload and Uproar show that other endings remain in play, but checking S first fits nearly one third of the group. Collins contains 57 matches, compared with 41 in NWL2023.
OPIOID and OPCODE fit alongside the more familiar UPLOAD and UPTOWN. SPOONS and SPOOKS demonstrate that a final S can follow quite different third and fifth letters. The middle tiles matter: a matching opening and fourth letter still leave several plausible shapes.
What is the strongest familiar scorer?
SPOOKY leads at 15 points. APHONY, UPHOVE, UPLOCK, and SPOOFY each score 14. UPLOAD and UPHOLD are familiar options, but the top score belongs to SPOOKY rather than the highest-frequency opening branch.
UPTOWN brings a second familiar U-starting option into view.
A two-letter clue still leaves four positions to verify.
A practical clue-solving note
Try U first for breadth, then switch to S if the other tiles support it. Those two openings account for 42 of 58 candidates.
Questions people ask
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