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6-letter words with X as the 2nd letter and O as the 4th letter

6-letter words with X as the 2nd letter and O as the 4th letter total 11, led by OXBOWS and OXFORD.

11 wordsTop pick OXFORDHighest score OXBOWS 18

3 of 11 are everyday words (27%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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With X in 2nd place, E is the most common 4th letter (18 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

All valid words 11

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

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
OXBOWS1819All three
OXFORD1717All three
EXHORT1615All three
EXPORT1516All three
EXPOSE1516All three
AXIOMS1516All three
EXTOLD1415Collins only
EXTORT1313All three
EXTOLS1314All three
AXIONS1314All three
EXTOLL1315All three

X in slot two and O in slot four is a cramped pattern: the tournament lists leave just 11 six-letter options. OXBOWS and OXFORD top the scoring table, while familiar choices such as EXPORT and EXPOSE offer recognizable routes. Most entries are obscure, so treat the fixed letters as a filter, not a promise of a playable word.

The pattern at a glance

  • Only 11 tournament-dictionary matches fit X in slot two and O in slot four.
  • Seven start with E; A and O account for two words apiece.
  • OXBOWS leads the scoring list at 18; OXFORD follows at 17.
  • Just 3 entries meet the common-word frequency cutoff, out of 11 total.

6-letter words with X as the 2nd letter and O as the 4th letter

Seven of the 11 begin with E: EXPORT, EXPOSE, EXTORT, EXHORT, EXTOLS, EXTOLL, and EXTOLD. The other four split evenly between A and O, with AXIOMS and AXIONS on one side and OXFORD and OXBOWS on the other. That distribution makes E the first letter to test when you are solving from a blank grid.

The neighboring patterns are far broader. Six-letter words with E second and O fourth number 254, while the A-second pattern has 221. X second has only 11, the same as the seven-letter X-second, O-fourth pattern.

Which matches stand out for scoring and play?

OXBOWS scores 18, the highest value, and OXFORD scores 17; both make the X carry real scoring weight. EXHORT reaches 16, while EXPORT, EXPOSE, and AXIOMS each score 15. If the board offers a premium square under X, prioritize these choices over EXTOLS or AXIONS, which score 13.

For 6-letter words with X as the 2nd letter and O as the 4th letter, endings offer another quick scan: four entries end in S, three in T, and two in D. E and L appear as single endings, so check those only after the larger groups.

One limitation matters: only 3 matches qualify as common English vocabulary, so several entries will feel specialized. Collins includes all 11, while ENABLE and NWL2023 include 10 each. Check your game's word list before playing a match that appears in only one dictionary.

Questions people ask

Are any of these X-and-O pattern words common?
Three of the 11 matches count as common by frequency. The other eight sit outside that group, so this pattern is richer in tournament vocabulary than in everyday choices.
Which X-second, O-fourth word scores the most?
OXBOWS has the highest score at 18 points. OXFORD is next at 17, followed by EXHORT at 16. Those three lead the pattern's scoring values, so X-heavy choices deserve a look when a premium square is open.
Do all dictionaries accept the same six-letter matches?
No. Collins includes all 11 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 10. Each of those two lists omits one Collins match, though not necessarily the same one. Tournament eligibility depends on the dictionary your game uses, so confirm the local word list.

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