7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and O as the 5th letter

7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and O as the 5th letter: 361 tournament-dictionary entries, including someone, comfort, and boycott.

361 wordsTop pick SOMEONEHighest score KOLKOZY 27

32 of 361 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With O in 2nd place, I is the most common 5th letter (1,193 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 32 · most-used first

  • SOMEONE9
  • FOLLOWS13
  • DOCTORS10
  • COMFORT14
  • COMMONS13
  • CONSOLE9
  • COWBOYS17
  • WORKOUT14
  • HORMONE12
  • BOYCOTT14
  • POPCORN13
  • COUPONS11
  • LOOKOUT11
  • CONDOMS12
  • MOTIONS9
  • BOTTOMS11
  • CONFORM14
  • HORRORS10
  • NOTIONS7
  • CONCORD12
  • COMPOSE13
  • CONTOUR9
  • MONSOON9
  • POLLOCK15
  • SORROWS10
  • COMPOST13
  • CONSORT9
  • ZOOLOGY20
  • CONDONE10
  • POISONS9
  • LOCKOUT13
  • COPIOUS11
All valid words 361

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

  • BOFFOLA15
  • BOGHOLE13
  • BOGWOOD14
  • BOILOFF15
  • BOLLOCK15
  • BOLSONS9
  • BOMBORA13
  • BONBONS11
  • BONGOES10
  • BONJOUR16
  • BONNOCK15
  • BONSOIR9
  • BOOBOOK15
  • BOOBOOS11
  • BOOCOOS11
  • BOOHOOS12
  • BOOKOOS13
  • BORROWS12
  • BORZOIS18
  • BOSBOKS15
  • BOSTONS9
  • BOTHOLE12
  • BOTTOMS11
  • BOTTONY12
  • BOUBOUS11
  • BOUDOIR10
  • BOUTONS9
  • BOWPOTS14
  • BOWWOOD16
  • BOWWOWS18
  • BOXROOM18
  • BOXWOOD20
  • BOYCOTT14
  • BOYHOOD16
  • COBLOAF14
  • COCCOID14
  • COCCOUS13
  • COCOONS11
  • CODROVE13
  • COEHORN12
  • COELOME11
  • COELOMS11
  • COLLOID10
  • COLLOPS11
  • COMFORT14
  • COMMODE14
  • COMMODO14
  • COMMONS13
  • COMMOTE13
  • COMMOTS13
  • COMMOVE16
  • COMPONE13
  • COMPONY16
  • COMPORT13
  • COMPOSE13
  • COMPOST13
  • COMPOTE13
  • COMPOTS13
  • CONCOCT13
  • CONCORD12
  • CONDOES10
  • CONDOLE10
  • CONDOMS12
  • CONDONE10
  • CONDORS10
  • CONFORM14
  • CONGOES10
  • CONGOUS10
  • CONJOIN16
  • CONNORS9
  • CONNOTE9
  • CONSOLE9
  • CONSOLS9
  • CONSORT9
  • CONTORT9
  • CONTOUR9
  • CONVOKE16
  • CONVOYS15
  • COOKOFF19
  • COOKOUT13
  • COPIOUS11
  • COPLOTS11
  • CORDOBA12
  • CORDONS10
  • CORIOUS9
  • CORMOID12
  • CORMOUS11
  • CORPORA11
  • CORRODE10
  • CORRODY13
  • COSMOID12
  • COTTOID10
  • COTTONS9
  • COTTONY12
  • COTTOWN12
  • COULOIR9
  • COULOMB13
  • COUPONS11
  • COWBOYS17
  • COWPOKE18
  • COWROTE12
  • COWTOWN15
  • COXCOMB22
  • COYDOGS14
  • COYPOUS14
  • DOBLONS10
  • DOBSONS10
  • DOCTORS10
  • DOGBOLT11
  • DOGDOMS12
  • DOGGONE10
  • DOGHOLE12
  • DOGTOWN12
  • DOGWOOD13
  • DOLLOPS10
  • DONGOLA9
  • DONJONS15
  • DONNOTS8
  • DOOCOTS10
  • DOODOOS9
  • DOOWOPS13
  • DORNOCK14
  • DORTOUR8
  • DOTCOMS12
  • EOBIONT9
  • FOETORS10
  • FOGBOWS16
  • FOGDOGS13
  • FOGHORN14
  • FOISONS10
  • FOLDOUT11
  • FOLIOED11
  • FOLIOLE10
  • FOLIOSE10
  • FOLIOUS10
  • FOLLOWS13
  • FORBODE13
  • FORBORE12
  • FORDOES11
  • FORDONE11
  • FORGOER11
  • FORGOES11
  • FORGONE11
  • FORHOOS13
  • FORHOWS16
  • FORLORE10
  • FORLORN10
  • FORMOLS12
  • FORSOOK14
  • FORWORN13
  • FOSSORS10
  • FOVEOLA13
  • FOVEOLE13
  • FOXHOLE20
  • FOYBOAT15
  • GOBIOID11
  • GODHOOD13
  • GODROON9
  • GODSONS9
  • GOLLOPS10
  • GONDOLA9
  • GOOGOLS9
  • GOOROOS8
  • GORCOCK16
  • GORGONS9
  • GORSOON8
  • GOSPODA11
  • GOSPORT10
  • GOSSOON8
  • GOUJONS15
  • HOBJOBS21
  • HOBNOBS14
  • HOEDOWN14
  • HOGHOOD15
  • HOGNOSE11
  • HOLDOUT11
  • HOLLOAS10
  • HOLLOED11
  • HOLLOES10
  • HOLLOOS10
  • HOLLOWS13
  • HOMMOCK20
  • HOODOOS11
  • HOOLOCK16
  • HOOPOES12
  • HOOPOOS12
  • HOPDOGS14
  • HOPTOAD13
  • HORDOCK17
  • HORMONE12
  • HORRORS10
  • HORSONS10
  • HOTDOGS12
  • HOTFOOT13
  • HOTPOTS12
  • HOTRODS11
  • HOUMOUS12
  • JOLLOFS17
  • JOLLOPS16
  • JONNOCK20
  • JOYPOPS21
  • JOYRODE18
  • KOEKOEA15
  • KOLHOZY26
  • KOLKOZY27
  • KONGONI12
  • KOODOOS12
  • KOWTOWS17
  • LOBWORM14
  • LOCKOUT13
  • LOGBOOK14
  • LOGIONS8
  • LOGLOGS9
  • LOGROLL8
  • LOGWOOD12
  • LOLLOPS9
  • LOLLOPY12
  • LOOKOUT11
  • LORDOMA10
  • LORIOTS7
  • LOTIONS7
  • LOWBORN12
  • LOWBOYS15
  • LOWDOWN14
  • MOBLOGS12
  • MODIOLI10
  • MOIDORE10
  • MONGOES10
  • MONGOLS10
  • MONSOON9
  • MOOLOOS9
  • MORIONS9
  • MORROWS12
  • MORWONG13
  • MOTIONS9
  • MOTMOTS11
  • MOTTOED10
  • MOTTOES9
  • MOUTONS9
  • MOVIOLA12
  • NOCUOUS9
  • NOISOME9
  • NONBODY13
  • NONBOOK13
  • NONCOLA9
  • NONCOMS11
  • NONCORE9
  • NONFOOD11
  • NONHOME12
  • NONPOOR9
  • NONWOOL10
  • NONWORD11
  • NONWORK14
  • NOOLOGY11
  • NOSTOCS9
  • NOTIONS7
  • NOXIOUS14
  • NOYSOME12
  • OOSPORE9
  • POCHOIR14
  • PODSOLS10
  • PODZOLS19
  • POEPOLS11
  • POGROMS12
  • POISONS9
  • POLLOCK15
  • POLYOLS12
  • POLYOMA14
  • POMPOMS15
  • POMPONS13
  • POMPOON13
  • POMPOUS13
  • POMROYS14
  • PONDOKS14
  • PONGOES10
  • PONTONS9
  • PONTOON9
  • POPCORN13
  • POPJOYS21
  • PORTOUS9
  • POSTOPS11
  • POTBOIL11
  • POTBOYS14
  • POTHOLE12
  • POTHOOK16
  • POTIONS9
  • POWWOWS18
  • POYSONS12
  • ROCKOON13
  • RODEOED9
  • ROGNONS8
  • ROLLOCK13
  • ROLLOUT7
  • ROMCOMS13
  • RONEOED8
  • RONIONS7
  • RONYONS10
  • ROSCOES9
  • ROSEOLA7
  • ROUCOUS9
  • ROUTOUS7
  • ROWBOAT12
  • ROWLOCK16
  • SOLIONS7
  • SOMEONE9
  • SONHOOD11
  • SORBOSE9
  • SORDORS8
  • SORROWS10
  • SOUKOUS11
  • SOUROCK13
  • TOEHOLD11
  • TOETOES7
  • TOGROGS9
  • TOISONS7
  • TOITOIS7
  • TOLUOLE7
  • TOLUOLS7
  • TOMBOCS13
  • TOMBOLA11
  • TOMBOLO11
  • TOMBOYS14
  • TOMCODS12
  • TOMFOOL12
  • TOMPONS11
  • TONSORS7
  • TOPCOAT11
  • TOPMOST11
  • TOPSOIL9
  • TOPWORK16
  • TORGOCH13
  • TORPORS9
  • TORTONI7
  • TOSTONE7
  • TOUTONS7
  • TOWBOAT12
  • TOWMOND13
  • TOWMONS12
  • TOWMONT12
  • TOWROPE12
  • TOYSOME12
  • TOYTOWN13
  • VOIVODE14
  • VOODOOS11
  • VOUDONS11
  • VOUDOUN11
  • VOUDOUS11
  • WOESOME12
  • WOIWODE14
  • WONTONS10
  • WORKOUT14
  • YOBBOES14
  • YOUPONS12
  • ZOCCOLO20
  • ZOEFORM21
  • ZOMBOID21
  • ZOOGONY20
  • ZOOLOGY20
  • ZOONOMY21
  • ZOOTOMY21
  • ZOOZOOS25
Letters by positionIn 45% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. C20%
  2. B9%
  3. T9%
3rd letter
  1. N15%
  2. R13%
  3. L9%
4th letter
  1. L10%
  2. T9%
  3. D9%
6th letter
  1. N16%
  2. O11%
  3. R9%
7th letter
  1. S45%
  2. E13%
  3. D7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; KOLKOZY tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 17 words
  2. 8 points: 10 words
  3. 99 points: 50 words
  4. 10 points: 45 words
  5. 1111 points: 50 words
  6. 12 points: 49 words
  7. 1313 points: 47 words
  8. 14 points: 32 words
  9. 1515 points: 16 words
  10. 16 points: 15 words
  11. 1717 points: 4 words
  12. 18 points: 6 words
  13. 1919 points: 2 words
  14. 20 points: 7 words
  15. 2121 points: 7 words
  16. 22 points: 1 words
  17. 2323 points: 0 words
  18. 24 points: 0 words
  19. 2525 points: 1 words
  20. 26 points: 1 words
  21. 2727 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
KOLKOZY2727All three
KOLHOZY2625All three
ZOOZOOS2525Collins only
COXCOMB2226All three
HOBJOBS2124Collins only
ZOEFORM2122Collins only
ZOMBOID2123NWL only
ZOOTOMY2121All three
ZOONOMY2122Collins only
POPJOYS2124Collins only
JOYPOPS2124All three
ZOOLOGY2021All three

The fixed pattern is _O__O__, leaving four positions open. Of 361 matches, just 32 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so familiar choices such as someone, follows, doctors, and comfort sit beside specialist vocabulary. Endings are strikingly uneven: 163 entries finish in S, while 48 finish in E.

At a glance: the O-and-O pattern

  • 361 entries fit the seven-letter pattern _O__O__ across tournament dictionaries.
  • Only 32 count as common by the top-25,000 English-word frequency cutoff.
  • Final S leads with 163 words; final E is second at 48.
  • Collins includes 352 matches, compared with 274 in NWL2023 and 248 in ENABLE.

Which endings and starting letters appear most?

A final S appears in 163 matches, more than three times E's 48; D and T follow with 27 and 24. That makes forms such as follows, commons, coupons, and motions especially visible. The clue fixes only two vowel positions, so use the last letter as a filter instead of assuming every candidate ends in S.

C starts 71 entries; B and T follow with 34 and 31. That makes C the strongest starting-letter lane, with comfort, commons, console, and contour as recognizable examples. Match a known opening consonant against the fixed O slots to narrow the search.

The same O positions produce 205 six-letter matches and 58 five-letter matches. The seven-letter pool is larger than either shorter set, even with the same two letters fixed.

7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and O as the 5th letter

For Scrabble score hunting, KOLKOZY leads at 27, followed by KOLHOZY at 26 and ZOOZOOS at 25. Those are specialist options, not everyday vocabulary: COMFORT, WORKOUT, POPCORN, and LOOKOUT are easier to recognize but do not top the score table. Separate recall from rack value.

Only 32 of 361 matches are common, and dictionary coverage ranges from 248 ENABLE entries to 352 Collins entries. A candidate in one list is not guaranteed in another, so check your game's word list before committing. Start with familiar forms, then test rare high-value options.

Questions people ask

Does someone fit the O-in-second-and-fifth pattern?
Yes. SOMEONE has seven letters, with O in the second and fifth positions, and is among the 32 common matches. Other recognizable examples include follows, doctors, comfort, and boycott. The clue fixes only those two slots, so compare the remaining letters with your grid before settling on a candidate.
Which matching word has the highest Scrabble score?
KOLKOZY is the highest scorer at 27 points. KOLHOZY follows at 26, while ZOOZOOS scores 25. These are less familiar choices than comfort or workout, so check that your game accepts a word before building a play around its score.
Why do the dictionary counts differ?
The matching pool has 352 Collins entries, 274 in NWL2023, and 248 in ENABLE. Those counts overlap, but each dictionary accepts a different set of words. Treat the total as a clue pool rather than a promise that every entry is playable in your game.

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