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7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and O as the 4th letter

7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and O as the 4th letter have 253 matches, from CALORIE to BAZOOKA.

253 wordsTop pick FAVOREDHighest score BAZOOKA 22

10 of 253 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With A in 2nd place, T is the most common 4th letter (550 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 253 · most-used first

  • FAVORED14
  • MADONNA10
  • CALORIE9
  • MASONRY12
  • BAROQUE18
  • FAVOURS13
  • MAYORAL12
  • BAYONET12
  • LAYOUTS10
  • MASONIC11
  • LAYOFFS16
  • PAYOUTS12
  • CALORIC11
  • LABORED10
  • CAROTID10
  • LABORER9
  • MAROONS9
  • BARONET9
  • HALOGEN11
  • SAVOURY13
  • MAJORED17
  • LAGOONS8
  • PAROLED10
  • MAJORLY19
  • LABOURS9
  • PAYOFFS18
  • BABOONS11
  • LAYOVER13
  • SALOONS7
  • BAZOOKA22
  • CABOOSE11
  • CAHOOTS12
  • BALONEY12
  • JACOBIN18
  • WAGONER11
  • LACONIC11
  • PAGODAS11
  • PANOPLY14
  • JACOBUS18
  • VAPOURS12
  • SAVORED11
  • CAMORRA11
  • LANOLIN7
  • CAJOLED17
  • PAROLES9
  • SAMOSAS9
  • PAROLEE9
  • PAPOOSE11

Showing the top 48 of 253 words. See every valid word

All valid words 253

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

  • BABOOLS11
  • BABOONS11
  • BABOOSH14
  • BACONER11
  • BALONEY12
  • BANOFFI15
  • BAROCCO13
  • BAROCKS15
  • BAROLOS9
  • BARONET9
  • BARONGS10
  • BARONNE9
  • BAROQUE18
  • BASOCHE14
  • BATONED10
  • BATOONS9
  • BAYONET12
  • BAZOOKA22
  • BAZOOMS20
  • BAZOUKI22
  • CABOMBA15
  • CABOOSE11
  • CABOVER14
  • CACODYL15
  • CACOEPY16
  • CACOLET11
  • CACONYM16
  • CACOONS11
  • CAEOMAS11
  • CAGOULE10
  • CAGOULS10
  • CAHOOTS12
  • CAHOUNS12
  • CAJOLED17
  • CAJOLER16
  • CAJOLES16
  • CAJONES16
  • CALOMEL11
  • CALORIC11
  • CALORIE9
  • CALOTTE9
  • CALOYER12
  • CAMOGIE12
  • CAMOODI12
  • CAMORRA11
  • CAMOTES11
  • CANOERS9
  • CANOLAS9
  • CANONIC11
  • CANONRY12
  • CANOPIC13
  • CAPORAL11
  • CAPOTES11
  • CAPOUCH16
  • CAROACH14
  • CAROCHE14
  • CAROLED10
  • CAROLER9
  • CAROLUS9
  • CAROMED12
  • CAROMEL11
  • CAROTID10
  • CAROTIN9
  • CAROUSE9
  • CAVORTS12
  • DACOITS10
  • DACOITY13
  • DADOING10
  • DAGOBAS11
  • DAHOONS11
  • DAKOITI12
  • DAKOITS12
  • DAKOITY15
  • DAMOSEL10
  • DAMOZEL19
  • DAROGHA12
  • FACONNE12
  • FAGOTED12
  • FAGOTER11
  • FAGOTTI11
  • FAGOTTO11
  • FAVORED14
  • FAVORER13
  • FAVOURS13
  • GABOONS10
  • GADOIDS10
  • GALOCHE13
  • GALOOTS8
  • GALOPED11
  • GALOPIN10
  • GALORES8
  • GALOSHE11
  • GAMONES10
  • GANOIDS9
  • GANOINE8
  • GANOINS8
  • GAPOSIS10
  • GAROTED9
  • GAROTES8
  • GAROTTE8
  • GAROUPA10
  • GASOHOL11
  • GAVOTTE11
  • GAZOOKA21
  • GAZOONS17
  • HABOOBS14
  • HALOGEN11
  • HALOIDS11
  • HALOING11
  • HALOUMI12
  • HAROSET10
  • JACOBIN18
  • JACOBUS18
  • JACONET16
  • JALOPPY21
  • JALOUSE14
  • JAMOKES20
  • JAROOLS14
  • KABOCHA18
  • KABOOMS15
  • KAGOOLS12
  • KAGOULE12
  • KAGOULS12
  • KAKODYL19
  • KALONGS12
  • KAMOTIK17
  • KAMOTIQ22
  • KAROROS11
  • KAROSHI14
  • KATORGA12
  • KAYOING15
  • LABORED10
  • LABORER9
  • LABOURS9
  • LACONIC11
  • LAGOONS8
  • LANOLIN7
  • LATOSOL7
  • LAVOLTA10
  • LAVOLTS10
  • LAYOFFS16
  • LAYOUTS10
  • LAYOVER13
  • LAZOING17
  • MACOYAS14
  • MADONNA10
  • MADOQUA19
  • MAHONIA12
  • MAHOUTS12
  • MAJORAT16
  • MAJORED17
  • MAJORLY19
  • MALODOR10
  • MALONIC11
  • MANOAOS9
  • MAROONS9
  • MASONED10
  • MASONIC11
  • MASONRY12
  • MATOKES13
  • MATOOKE13
  • MAYORAL12
  • MAZOUTS18
  • NANOBES9
  • NANOBOT9
  • NANODOT8
  • NANOOKS11
  • NAPOOED10
  • PADOUKS14
  • PAEONIC11
  • PAGODAS11
  • PAIOCKE15
  • PAIOCKS15
  • PAJOCKE22
  • PAJOCKS22
  • PAKOKOS17
  • PAKORAS13
  • PALOLOS9
  • PALOOKA13
  • PANOCHA14
  • PANOCHE14
  • PANOPLY14
  • PAPOOSE11
  • PARODIC12
  • PARODOI10
  • PARODOS10
  • PAROLED10
  • PAROLEE9
  • PAROLES9
  • PARONYM14
  • PAROTIC11
  • PAROTID10
  • PAROTIS9
  • PATONCE11
  • PATOOTS9
  • PAVONES12
  • PAYOFFS18
  • PAYOLAS12
  • PAYOUTS12
  • RACOONS9
  • RADOMES10
  • RAGOUTS8
  • RAMONAS9
  • RATOONS7
  • RAZORED17
  • SABOTED10
  • SAGOINS8
  • SAGOUIN8
  • SALOONS7
  • SALOOPS9
  • SAMOSAS9
  • SAMOVAR12
  • SAMOYED13
  • SAPONIN9
  • SAPOTAS9
  • SAPOTES9
  • SAPOURS9
  • SARODES8
  • SARONGS8
  • SARONIC9
  • SAROSES7
  • SATORIS7
  • SAVORED11
  • SAVORER10
  • SAVOURS10
  • SAVOURY13
  • TABOOED10
  • TABORED10
  • TABORER9
  • TABORET9
  • TABORIN9
  • TABOULI9
  • TABOURS9
  • TALONED8
  • TALOOKA11
  • TATOUAY10
  • VALONEA10
  • VALONIA10
  • VALOURS10
  • VAMOOSE12
  • VAMOSED13
  • VAMOSES12
  • VAPORED13
  • VAPORER12
  • VAPOURS12
  • VAPOURY15
  • VAROOMS12
  • WABOOMS14
  • WAGONED12
  • WAGONER11
  • YAPOCKS18
  • YAQONAS19
  • ZAMOUSE18
Letters by positionIn 39% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. C18%
  2. P12%
  3. G8%
3rd letter
  1. R17%
  2. L12%
  3. B9%
5th letter
  1. O14%
  2. N14%
  3. U12%
6th letter
  1. E26%
  2. I11%
  3. N9%
7th letter
  1. S39%
  2. E11%
  3. D10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; BAZOOKA tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 6 words
  2. 8 points: 14 words
  3. 99 points: 39 words
  4. 10 points: 38 words
  5. 1111 points: 40 words
  6. 12 points: 36 words
  7. 1313 points: 15 words
  8. 14 points: 17 words
  9. 1515 points: 10 words
  10. 16 points: 9 words
  11. 1717 points: 7 words
  12. 18 points: 8 words
  13. 1919 points: 5 words
  14. 20 points: 2 words
  15. 2121 points: 2 words
  16. 22 points: 5 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BAZOOKA2223All three
PAJOCKE2226Collins only
PAJOCKS2226Collins only
KAMOTIQ2223NWL only
BAZOUKI2224Collins only
GAZOOKA2122Collins only
JALOPPY2125All three
BAZOOMS2022All three
JAMOKES2023NWL only
MAJORLY1922All three
DAMOZEL1921All three
MADOQUA1921Collins only

This pattern holds A in slot two and O in slot four, leaving five positions open for your known letters. CALORIE and MASONRY are familiar fits; BAZOOKA is a very different kind of match, prized for its score rather than everyday use. Only 10 entries rank among common English words, so expect many unfamiliar options in the full set.

7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and O as the 4th letter

  • The fixed A-and-O pattern produces 253 tournament-dictionary matches.
  • C starts 45 matches, the largest first-letter group; P starts 31.
  • S ends 98 matches, making it the leading final letter by a wide margin.
  • CALORIE and MASONRY are among the 10 matches counted as common English words.

Which letters appear most often at the ends?

C heads the opening-letter count with 45 words, while P accounts for 31. G and S each start 21, and B starts 20. CALORIE, CAROTID, and CALORIC make a compact comparison: the first two slots stay A-related, but the surrounding consonants shift.

S closes 98 matches; E and D are distant next choices at 27 and 25. FAVOURS, LAYOUTS, and PAYOUTS are quick examples to test when your final tile is S. Keeping A in slot two but changing slot four to T gives 550 matches, more than twice this O-pattern set.

Which words lead the Scrabble scores?

Five entries tie at 22 points: BAZOOKA, PAJOCKE, PAJOCKS, KAMOTIQ, and BAZOUKI. GAZOOKA and JALOPPY score 21, with BAZOOMS and JAMOKES at 20. Their unusual letters make these strong rack totals, but the words are not equally familiar.

MAJORLY scores 19 and is a more recognizable high scorer. Think of these numbers as letter totals, not a promise about the points on a particular board. The dictionary counts also diverge: Collins has 244 matches, NWL2023 has 181, and ENABLE has 161.

Only 211 entries have definitions, so check your game's word list before committing an unfamiliar play.

For a solving pass, first cross out any candidate that breaks either fixed vowel slot. Then use the final-letter counts to prioritize S, E, or D when your last tile is uncertain. That narrows the search without assuming every dictionary accepts every match.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have A second and O fourth?
There are 253 tournament-dictionary matches with A in the second position and O in the fourth. CALORIE and MASONRY are recognizable examples. C is the most frequent starting letter, while S appears at the end more often than any other letter.
What are the highest-scoring words with this letter pattern?
BAZOOKA, PAJOCKE, PAJOCKS, KAMOTIQ, and BAZOUKI each score 22 points. GAZOOKA and JALOPPY score 21. These totals come from the letters in each word; board bonuses can change the final play score.
Which final letter appears most often in these matches?
S is the most frequent ending, appearing in 98 matches. E follows with 27, then D with 25. FAVOURS, LAYOUTS, and PAYOUTS fit the A-and-O position pattern and end in S.

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