7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and G as the 6th letter

That fixed O and G leave five open positions, but the results lean toward recognizable words rather than a single word family. COLLEGE, FOREIGN, COURAGE, and FOOTAGE all match. Endings are especially revealing: S and E account for most entries, so the final tile can narrow a search quickly.

The O-and-G pattern at a glance

• 125 tournament-dictionary words have O second and G sixth.
• C is the most frequent first letter, beginning 25 matches.
• S ends 66 words; E ends 43.
• ZOOLOGY, COXALGY, and LOZENGY each score 20 points.

Which words fit the O-and-G pattern?

Several familiar matches use the ending -age: COURAGE, FOOTAGE, VOLTAGE, COTTAGE, POSTAGE, FOLIAGE, COLLAGE, MONTAGE, and COINAGE. That shared ending gives you a practical starting point when the last two letters are still unknown. PORTAGE, TONNAGE, and CORDAGE fit the same broad shape.

Other useful candidates break away from -age. COLLEGE and FOREIGN are everyday words, while BOROUGH, HOSTAGE, and LOZENGE offer different endings and letter patterns. The opening letter is often C: its 25 matches outnumber B, the next most frequent starter.

Try C first when your clue leaves that position open.

How should you use these matches in a word game?

For 7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and G as the 6th letter, check the final slot before memorizing a long candidate list. S and E dominate the endings, but four matches end in N and four end in Y. A known final letter can therefore cut through the crowded options without ruling out those smaller groups.

ZOOLOGY is the standout scoring play at 20 points; COXALGY and LOZENGY reach the same score. Those less familiar choices are worth checking against your game's word list. The lists differ: Collins contains 120 matches, NWL2023 contains 81, and ENABLE contains 66, so a word accepted in one may not appear in another.

Only 14 matches are among the commonest English words, which makes this pattern better for solving a precise clue than for expecting every candidate to be familiar.