6-letter words with W as the 1st letter and O as the 2nd letter

With W fixed first and O second, the remaining four letters create a compact but varied group: WORKED and WORKER sit beside WONDER, WOODEN, and WOOLLY. Ten of the 77 are among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. The pattern is narrower than W-A or W-I, so familiar examples share space with less common plays.

How many 6-letter words have W first and O second?

• The pattern contains 77 six-letter words across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 74, NWL2023 includes 58, and ENABLE includes 53.
• WORKED, WONDER, and WOODEN are familiar examples among the matches.
• WOBBLY leads the scoring results at 16 points.
• The most frequent final letters are D and S, with 16 words each.

Which letters finish the W-O words?

D and S tie as the most common endings, with 16 words apiece. WORKED and WOODED show the D ending; WORLDS and WOUNDS illustrate S. R follows with 11, including WONDER and WORKER, while E and T each finish seven.

That spread gives you more than one route when a puzzle fixes WO but not the final letter. Try the D and S endings first, then test R. Less common endings include L and Y, with five words each; WOOLLY and WOBBLY are examples of the latter.

Which W-O words score well, and what should you check?

WOBBLY scores 16 points, while WORTHY, WORKUP, and WOWFER each score 15. WORKED and WOMBED score 14. The unusual-looking WOBBLY is the top scorer here, so don’t assume the most familiar word will win on a plain tile rack.

Dictionary coverage differs: the counts are 74 in Collins, 58 in NWL2023, and 53 in ENABLE. A word accepted in one list may not work in another, so check your game’s word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry. For nearby patterns, compare W-A and W-I: they have 193 and 136 matches, against only 77 here.