6-letter words with S as the 1st letter and O as the 3rd letter

There are 293 six-letter words with S first and O third, from familiar SHOULD and STORES to the high-scoring SCOZZA.

293 wordsTop pick SHOULDHighest score SCOZZA 26

54 of 293 are everyday words (18%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

1st letter
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C
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G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

3rd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With S in 1st place, A is the most common 3rd letter (409 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 54 · most-used first

SHOULD₁₀
SPORTS₈
SHOWED₁₃
SCORED₉
SLOWLY₁₂
STORES₆
SHOWER₁₂
SPOKEN₁₂
SCORES₈
STOLEN₆
SMOOTH₁₁
STONES₆
STOCKS₁₂
SOONER₆
STORED₇
SHORTS₉
SLOWER₉
SHOOTS₉
SPOUSE₈
STORMS₈
SMOKED₁₃
SLOPES₈
SCOUTS₈
SHORES₉
SWORDS₁₀
SLOGAN₇
SLOWED₁₀
SCOTCH₁₃
SCORER₈
STOREY₉
SLOPPY₁₃
SPONGE₉
STOKES₁₀
SHOUTS₉
SHOCKS₁₅
SPOOKY₁₅
SHOVEL₁₂
SCOTIA₈
STONED₇
SHOVED₁₃
STORMY₁₁
SMOKES₁₂
STOKED₁₁
SMOKER₁₂
SPOILS₈
SCOOBY₁₃
SPOONS₈
STONER₆

Showing the top 48 of 54 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 293

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

SCOFFS₁₄
SCOLDS₉
SCOLEX₁₅
SCOLIA₈
SCONCE₁₀
SCONES₈
SCOOBY₁₃
SCOOCH₁₃
SCOOGS₉
SCOOPS₁₀
SCOOSH₁₁
SCOOTS₈
SCOPAE₁₀
SCOPAS₁₀
SCOPED₁₁
SCOPES₁₀
SCORCH₁₃
SCORED₉
SCORER₈
SCORES₈
SCORIA₈
SCORNS₈
SCORSE₈
SCOTCH₁₃
SCOTER₈
SCOTIA₈
SCOUGS₉
SCOUPS₁₀
SCOURS₈
SCOUSE₈
SCOUTH₁₁
SCOUTS₈
SCOWED₁₂
SCOWLS₁₁
SCOWPS₁₃
SCOWTH₁₄
SCOZZA₂₆
SHOALS₉
SHOALY₁₂
SHOATS₉
SHOCHU₁₄
SHOCKS₁₅
SHODDY₁₄
SHODER₁₀
SHOERS₉
SHOFAR₁₂
SHOGIS₁₀
SHOGUN₁₀
SHOJIS₁₆
SHOLAS₉
SHOLOM₁₁
SHONKY₁₆
SHOOED₁₀
SHOOKS₁₃
SHOOLE₉
SHOOLS₉
SHOORA₉
SHOOSH₁₂
SHOOTS₉
SHOPPE₁₃
SHOPPY₁₆
SHORAN₉
SHORED₁₀
SHORER₉
SHORES₉
SHORLS₉
SHORTS₉
SHORTY₁₂
SHOTES₉
SHOTTE₉
SHOTTS₉
SHOUGH₁₃
SHOULD₁₀
SHOUSE₉
SHOUTS₉
SHOUTY₁₂
SHOVED₁₃
SHOVEL₁₂
SHOVER₁₂
SHOVES₁₂
SHOWDS₁₃
SHOWED₁₃
SHOWER₁₂
SHOYUS₁₂
SKOALS₁₀
SKOFFS₁₆
SKOLED₁₁
SKOLIA₁₀
SKOLLY₁₃
SKOOLS₁₀
SKOOSH₁₃
SKORTS₁₀
SLOANS₆
SLOBBY₁₃
SLOGAN₇
SLOIDS₇
SLOJDS₁₄
SLOKEN₁₀
SLOMOS₈
SLOOMS₈
SLOOMY₁₁
SLOOPS₈
SLOOSH₉
SLOOTS₆
SLOPED₉
SLOPER₈
SLOPES₈
SLOPPY₁₃
SLORMS₈
SLOSHY₁₂
SLOTHS₉
SLOUCH₁₁
SLOUGH₁₀
SLOVEN₉
SLOWED₁₀
SLOWER₉
SLOWLY₁₂
SLOYDS₁₀
SMOCKS₁₄
SMOGGY₁₃
SMOILE₈
SMOKED₁₃
SMOKER₁₂
SMOKES₁₂
SMOKEY₁₅
SMOKIE₁₂
SMOKOS₁₂
SMOLTS₈
SMOOCH₁₃
SMOOGE₉
SMOORS₈
SMOOSH₁₁
SMOOTH₁₁
SMOOTS₈
SMORED₉
SMORES₈
SMORGS₉
SMOUCH₁₃
SMOUSE₈
SMOUTS₈
SMOWTS₁₁
SMOYLE₁₁
SNOBBY₁₃
SNOEKS₁₀
SNOKED₁₁
SNOKES₁₀
SNOODS₇
SNOOKS₁₀
SNOOLS₆
SNOOPS₈
SNOOPY₁₁
SNOOSE₆
SNOOTS₆
SNOOTY₉
SNOOZE₁₅
SNOOZY₁₈
SNORED₇
SNORER₆
SNORES₆
SNORTS₆
SNORTY₉
SNOTTY₉
SNOUTS₆
SNOUTY₉
SNOWED₁₀
SNOWKS₁₃
SOOGEE₇
SOOGIE₇
SOOJEY₁₆
SOOKED₁₁
SOOLED₇
SOOLES₆
SOOMED₉
SOONER₆
SOOPED₉
SOOTED₇
SOOTES₆
SOOTHE₉
SOOTHS₉
SPODDY₁₃
SPODES₉
SPOFFY₁₇
SPOILS₈
SPOILT₈
SPOKED₁₃
SPOKEN₁₂
SPOKES₁₂
SPONGE₉
SPONGY₁₂
SPOOFS₁₁
SPOOFY₁₄
SPOOKS₁₂
SPOOKY₁₅
SPOOLS₈
SPOOMS₁₀
SPOONS₈
SPOONY₁₁
SPOORS₈
SPOOTS₈
SPORAL₈
SPORED₉
SPORES₈
SPORKS₁₂
SPORTS₈
SPORTY₁₁
SPOSHY₁₄
SPOTTY₁₁
SPOUSE₈
SPOUTS₈
SPOUTY₁₁
STOATS₆
STOCKS₁₂
STOCKY₁₅
STODGE₈
STODGY₁₁
STOEPS₈
STOGEY₁₀
STOGIE₇
STOICS₈
STOITS₆
STOKED₁₁
STOKER₁₀
STOKES₁₀
STOLED₇
STOLEN₆
STOLES₆
STOLID₇
STOLON₆
STOMAL₈
STOMAS₈
STOMIA₈
STOMPS₁₀
STOMPY₁₃
STONDS₇
STONED₇
STONEN₆
STONER₆
STONES₆
STONEY₉
STONKS₁₀
STONNE₆
STONNS₆
STOOGE₇
STOOKS₁₀
STOOLS₆
STOOPE₈
STOOPS₈
STOORS₆
STOPED₉
STOPER₈
STOPES₈
STORAX₁₃
STORED₇
STORER₆
STORES₆
STOREY₉
STORGE₇
STORKS₁₀
STORMS₈
STORMY₁₁
STOTIN₆
STOTTS₆
STOUND₇
STOUNS₆
STOUPS₈
STOURE₆
STOURS₆
STOURY₉
STOUSH₉
STOUTH₉
STOUTS₆
STOVED₁₀
STOVER₉
STOVES₉
STOWED₁₀
STOWER₉
STOWND₁₀
STOWPS₁₁
STOWRE₉
SWOLER₉
SWONES₉
SWOONS₉
SWOONY₁₂
SWOOPS₁₁
SWOOPY₁₄
SWOOSH₁₂
SWORDS₁₀
SWOTTY₁₂
SWOUND₁₀
SWOUNE₉
SWOUNS₉
SWOWND₁₃
SWOWNE₁₂

Letters by positionIn 41% of these words the 6th letter is S.

2nd letter

T24%
H16%
C13%

4th letter

O19%
R14%
U11%

5th letter

E28%
T13%
P6%

6th letter

S41%
Y15%
D12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; SCOZZA tops the list with 26. Scores before board bonuses.

66 points: 32 words
7 points: 17 words
88 points: 50 words
9 points: 56 words
1010 points: 37 words
11 points: 25 words
1212 points: 27 words
13 points: 26 words
1414 points: 9 words
15 points: 6 words
1616 points: 5 words
17 points: 1 words
1818 points: 1 words
19 points: 0 words
2020 points: 0 words
21 points: 0 words
2222 points: 0 words
23 points: 0 words
2424 points: 0 words
25 points: 0 words
2626 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
SCOZZA	26	27	Collins only
SNOOZY	18	18	All three
SPOFFY	17	17	Collins only
SHONKY	16	15	Collins only
SHOPPY	16	16	Collins · NWL
SHOJIS	16	17	All three
SKOFFS	16	16	Collins only
SOOJEY	16	17	Collins only
SHOCKS	15	15	All three
SPOOKY	15	15	All three
SMOKEY	15	15	All three
SNOOZE	15	16	All three

The fixed pattern is S _ O _ _ _: S opens every answer, while O sits in the third spot. SHOULD, SHOWED, SCORED, and SPOUSE are recognizable examples, but the group also includes less familiar game entries. Just 54 matches are marked common, so a pattern fit is not automatically a word you’ll know or use in every game.

How many match S first and O third?

The S _ O _ _ _ pattern has 293 six-letter matches across the tournament dictionaries.
SHOULD, SHOWED, and SCORED are familiar options among the examples.
SCOZZA leads the scoring examples with a score of 26.
A final S is the most frequent ending: 121 matches end in S.
Only 54 entries are marked common, despite the large overall group.

The endings reveal a strong pattern

The final letter is often S: 121 words end that way, compared with 44 ending in Y. That makes plural-looking forms such as SPORTS, STORES, and STONES especially visible in this group. If your clue gives the last letter, test S before assuming the pattern ends in a less common way.

Swap S for C as the opening letter and the pool drops from 293 to 167, so the first letter is a strong filter.

Scores, familiar words, and dictionary limits

SCOZZA is the scoring outlier at 26; everyday-looking choices score less dramatically, even when they are easier to spot. For a playable board, separate the pattern solve from the score hunt: first confirm the word fits your letters, then weigh its points against the placement available.

Dictionary coverage differs: 283 matches appear in Collins, 207 in NWL2023, and 183 in ENABLE. The full set is not accepted uniformly, and only 223 matches have a definition in the underlying word reference. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar entry such as SCOZZA.

Questions people ask

Are most S-first, O-third six-letter words common?

No. Only 54 of the 293 matches are marked common. Familiar examples include SHOULD, SHOWED, and SPOUSE, but many pattern matches are less likely to come to mind during a game. Use the list to check candidates rather than assuming every entry is everyday vocabulary.

Which S _ O _ _ _ word has the highest score?

SCOZZA has the highest score, at 26. It is less familiar than choices such as SHOULD or SPORTS, so treat it as a scoring candidate only after confirming your game accepts it. The pattern alone does not guarantee dictionary coverage.

Are all 293 words accepted in every word-game dictionary?

No. The totals differ by dictionary: Collins has 283 matches, NWL2023 has 207, and ENABLE has 183. A word accepted in one list may be rejected in another, especially among less familiar entries. Check the word list used by your specific game.

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