7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and R as the 3rd letter

There are 576 7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and R as the 3rd letter, including WORKING, MORNING, and FORWARD.

576 wordsTop pick WORKINGHighest score WORKBOX 23

61 of 576 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd letter
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3rd letter
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With O in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (576 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 61 · most-used first

WORKING₁₅
MORNING₁₀
FORWARD₁₄
FOREIGN₁₁
WORKERS₁₄
CORRECT₁₁
FOREVER₁₃
WORRIED₁₁
PORTION₉
FORMULA₁₂
FORTUNE₁₀
WORSHIP₁₅
BORDERS₁₀
FORGIVE₁₄
FORCING₁₃
FORMING₁₃
WORRIES₁₀
TORTURE₇
CORRUPT₁₁
FORESTS₁₀
HORIZON₁₉
CORNERS₉
WORKOUT₁₄
BOROUGH₁₃
HORMONE₁₂
TORNADO₈
MOROCCO₁₃
FORMATS₁₂
MORALLY₁₂
PORTRAY₁₂
GORILLA₈
SORTING₈
FOREMAN₁₂
WORDING₁₂
HORRORS₁₀
CORPSES₁₁
BOREDOM₁₂
TORPEDO₁₀
CORONER₉
TORRENT₇
DORMANT₁₀
FORGETS₁₁
TORMENT₉
WORLDLY₁₄
MORALES₉
FORFEIT₁₃
FORGING₁₂
PORTALS₉

Showing the top 48 of 61 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 576

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

AORISTS₇
BORACES₁₁
BORACIC₁₃
BORAGES₁₀
BORANES₉
BORATED₁₀
BORATES₉
BORAXES₁₆
BORAZON₁₈
BORDARS₁₀
BORDELS₁₀
BORDERS₁₀
BORDURE₁₀
BOREDOM₁₂
BOREENS₉
BORICUA₁₁
BORIDES₁₀
BORINGS₁₀
BORKING₁₄
BORMING₁₂
BORNEOL₉
BORNITE₉
BORNYLS₁₂
BORONIA₉
BORONIC₁₁
BOROUGH₁₃
BORRELL₉
BORROWS₁₂
BORSCHT₁₄
BORSHCH₁₇
BORSHTS₁₂
BORSICS₁₁
BORSTAL₉
BORTIER₉
BORTSCH₁₄
BORTZES₁₈
BORZOIS₁₈
CORACLE₁₁
CORALLA₉
CORANTO₉
CORBANS₁₁
CORBEAU₁₁
CORBEIL₁₁
CORBELS₁₁
CORBIES₁₁
CORBINA₁₁
CORCASS₁₁
CORDAGE₁₁
CORDATE₁₀
CORDERS₁₀
CORDIAL₁₀
CORDING₁₁
CORDITE₁₀
CORDOBA₁₂
CORDONS₁₀
COREIGN₁₀
CORELLA₉
COREMIA₁₁
CORIOUS₉
CORIUMS₁₁
CORIVAL₁₂
CORIXID₁₇
CORKAGE₁₄
CORKERS₁₃
CORKIER₁₃
CORKING₁₄
CORKIRS₁₃
CORMELS₁₁
CORMLET₁₁
CORMOID₁₂
CORMOUS₁₁
CORNAGE₁₀
CORNCOB₁₃
CORNEAE₉
CORNEAL₉
CORNEAS₉
CORNELS₉
CORNERS₉
CORNETS₉
CORNETT₉
CORNFED₁₃
CORNFLY₁₅
CORNICE₁₁
CORNIER₉
CORNIFY₁₅
CORNILY₁₂
CORNING₁₀
CORNIST₉
CORNROW₁₂
CORNUAL₉
CORNUTE₉
CORNUTO₉
COROLLA₉
CORONAE₉
CORONAL₉
CORONAS₉
CORONEL₉
CORONER₉
CORONET₉
CORONIS₉
COROZOS₁₈
CORPORA₁₁
CORPSED₁₂
CORPSES₁₁
CORRADE₁₀
CORRALS₉
CORREAS₉
CORRECT₁₁
CORRIDA₁₀
CORRIES₉
CORRODE₁₀
CORRODY₁₃
CORRUPT₁₁
CORSACS₁₁
CORSAGE₁₀
CORSAIR₉
CORSETS₉
CORSEYS₁₂
CORSIVE₁₂
CORSLET₉
CORSNED₁₀
CORTEGE₁₀
CORTILE₉
CORTILI₉
CORTINA₉
CORTINS₉
CORULER₉
CORVEES₁₂
CORVETS₁₂
CORVIDS₁₃
CORVINA₁₂
CORVINE₁₂
CORYLUS₁₂
CORYMBS₁₆
CORYPHE₁₇
CORYZAL₂₁
CORYZAS₂₁
DORADOS₉
DORBUGS₁₁
DORHAWK₁₈
DORISED₉
DORISES₈
DORIZED₁₈
DORIZES₁₇
DORKIER₁₂
DORLACH₁₃
DORMANT₁₀
DORMERS₁₀
DORMICE₁₂
DORMINS₁₀
DORNECK₁₄
DORNICK₁₄
DORNOCK₁₄
DORPERS₁₀
DORRING₉
DORSALS₈
DORSELS₈
DORSERS₈
DORTERS₈
DORTIER₈
DORTING₉
DORTOUR₈
DORYMAN₁₃
DORYMEN₁₃
FORAGED₁₂
FORAGER₁₁
FORAGES₁₁
FORAMEN₁₂
FORAYED₁₄
FORAYER₁₃
FORBADE₁₃
FORBARE₁₂
FORBEAR₁₂
FORBIDS₁₃
FORBODE₁₃
FORBORE₁₂
FORCATS₁₂
FORCEPS₁₄
FORCERS₁₂
FORCING₁₃
FORDING₁₂
FORDOES₁₁
FORDONE₁₁
FOREARM₁₂
FOREBAY₁₅
FOREBYE₁₅
FORECAR₁₂
FOREDID₁₂
FOREGUT₁₁
FOREIGN₁₁
FORELAY₁₃
FORELEG₁₁
FORELIE₁₀
FOREMAN₁₂
FOREMEN₁₂
FOREPAW₁₅
FORERAN₁₀
FORERUN₁₀
FORESAW₁₃
FORESAY₁₃
FORESEE₁₀
FORESTS₁₀
FORETOP₁₂
FOREVER₁₃
FOREXES₁₇
FORFAIR₁₃
FORFEIT₁₃
FORFEND₁₄
FORGAVE₁₄
FORGERS₁₁
FORGERY₁₄
FORGETS₁₁
FORGING₁₂
FORGIVE₁₄
FORGOER₁₁
FORGOES₁₁
FORGONE₁₁
FORHENT₁₃
FORHOOS₁₃
FORHOWS₁₆
FORINTS₁₀
FORKERS₁₄
FORKFUL₁₇
FORKIER₁₄
FORKING₁₅
FORLANA₁₀
FORLEND₁₁
FORLENT₁₀
FORLESE₁₀
FORLORE₁₀
FORLORN₁₀
FORMALS₁₂
FORMANT₁₂
FORMATE₁₂
FORMATS₁₂
FORMERS₁₂
FORMFUL₁₅
FORMICA₁₄
FORMING₁₃
FORMOLS₁₂
FORMULA₁₂
FORMYLS₁₅
FORNENT₁₀
FORPETS₁₂
FORPINE₁₂
FORPITS₁₂
FORRAYS₁₃
FORSAID₁₁
FORSAKE₁₄
FORSAYS₁₃
FORSLOE₁₀
FORSLOW₁₃
FORSOOK₁₄
FORTIES₁₀
FORTIFY₁₆
FORTING₁₁
FORTLET₁₀
FORTUNE₁₀
FORWARD₁₄
FORWARN₁₃
FORWENT₁₃
FORWORN₁₃
FORZATI₁₉
FORZATO₁₉
GORCOCK₁₆
GORCROW₁₃
GORDITA₉
GORGERS₉
GORGETS₉
GORGIAS₉
GORGING₁₀
GORGIOS₉
GORGONS₉
GORHENS₁₁
GORIEST₈
GORILLA₈
GORINGS₉
GORMAND₁₁
GORMIER₁₀
GORMING₁₁
GORPING₁₁
GORSEDD₁₀
GORSIER₈
GORSOON₈
HORDEIN₁₁
HORDING₁₂
HORDOCK₁₇
HORIZON₁₉
HORKEYS₁₇
HORKING₁₅
HORMONE₁₂
HORNBAG₁₃
HORNBUG₁₃
HORNDOG₁₂
HORNERS₁₀
HORNETS₁₀
HORNFUL₁₃
HORNIER₁₀
HORNILY₁₃
HORNING₁₁
HORNISH₁₃
HORNIST₁₀
HORNITO₁₀
HORNLET₁₀
HOROEKA₁₄
HORRENT₁₀
HORRIFY₁₆
HORRORS₁₀
HORSIER₁₀
HORSIES₁₀
HORSILY₁₃
HORSING₁₁
HORSONS₁₀
HORSTES₁₀
JORDANS₁₅
KOREROS₁₁
KORKIRS₁₅
KORORAS₁₁
KOROWAI₁₄
KORUNAS₁₁
LORCHAS₁₂
LORDING₉
LORDKIN₁₂
LORDOMA₁₀
LORETTE₇
LORGNON₈
LORICAE₉
LORICAS₉
LORIMER₉
LORINER₇
LORINGS₈
LORIOTS₇
LORISES₇
LORNEST₇
LORRELL₇
LORRIES₇
MORAINE₉
MORALES₉
MORALLS₉
MORALLY₁₂
MORASSY₁₂
MORCEAU₁₁
MORCHAS₁₄
MORDANT₁₀
MORDENT₁₀
MOREENS₉
MOREISH₁₂
MORELLE₉
MORELLO₉
MORENDO₁₀
MORGANS₁₀
MORGAYS₁₃
MORGENS₁₀
MORGUES₁₀
MORICHE₁₄
MORIONS₉
MORISCO₁₁
MORKINS₁₃
MORLING₁₀
MORMAOR₁₁
MORNAYS₁₂
MORNING₁₀
MOROCCO₁₃
MORONIC₁₁
MOROSER₉
MORPHED₁₅
MORPHEW₁₇
MORPHIA₁₄
MORPHIC₁₆
MORPHIN₁₄
MORPHOS₁₄
MORRELL₉
MORRHUA₁₂
MORRICE₁₁
MORRION₉
MORROWS₁₂
MORSELS₉
MORSURE₉
MORTALS₉
MORTARS₉
MORTARY₁₂
MORTICE₁₁
MORTIFY₁₅
MORTISE₉
MORULAE₉
MORULAR₉
MORULAS₉
MORWONG₁₃
NORIMON₉
NORITES₇
NORITIC₉
NORLAND₈
NORMALS₉
NORMANS₉
NORSELS₇
NORTENA₇
NORTENO₇
NORTHED₁₁
NORTHER₁₀
NORWARD₁₁
OORALIS₇
OORIALS₇
OORIEST₇
PORANGI₁₀
PORCHED₁₅
PORCHES₁₄
PORCINE₁₁
PORCINI₁₁
PORCINO₁₁
PORGIES₁₀
PORGING₁₁
PORIEST₉
PORIFER₁₂
PORINAS₉
PORISMS₁₁
PORKERS₁₃
PORKIER₁₃
PORKIES₁₃
PORKING₁₄
PORKPIE₁₅
PORNIER₉
POROSES₉
POROSIS₉
PORPESS₁₁
PORRECT₁₁
PORRIGO₁₀
PORTAGE₁₀
PORTALS₉
PORTATE₉
PORTEND₁₀
PORTENT₉
PORTERS₉
PORTESS₉
PORTHOS₁₂
PORTICO₁₁
PORTIER₉
PORTING₁₀
PORTION₉
PORTMAN₁₁
PORTMEN₁₁
PORTOUS₉
PORTRAY₁₂
RORIEST₇
RORQUAL₁₆
RORTERS₇
RORTIER₇
RORTING₈
SORAGES₈
SORBATE₉
SORBENT₉
SORBETS₉
SORBING₁₀
SORBITE₉
SORBOSE₉
SORCERY₁₂
SORDINE₈
SORDINI₈
SORDINO₈
SORDORS₈
SOREDIA₈
SOREHON₁₀
SORELLS₇
SOREXES₁₄
SORGHOS₁₁
SORGHUM₁₃
SORINGS₈
SORITES₇
SORITIC₉
SORNERS₇
SORNING₈
SOROBAN₉
SOROCHE₁₂
SORORAL₇
SOROSES₇
SOROSIS₇
SORRELS₇
SORRIER₇
SORRILY₁₀
SORROWS₁₀
SORTALS₇
SORTERS₇
SORTIED₈
SORTIES₇
SORTING₈
TORANAS₇
TORCHED₁₃
TORCHER₁₂
TORCHES₁₂
TORCHON₁₂
TORDION₈
TOREROS₇
TORGOCH₁₃
TORMENT₉
TORMINA₉
TORNADE₈
TORNADO₈
TOROIDS₈
TORPEDO₁₀
TORPEFY₁₅
TORPIDS₁₀
TORPORS₉
TORQUED₁₇
TORQUER₁₆
TORQUES₁₆
TORQUEY₁₉
TORREFY₁₃
TORRENT₇
TORRETS₇
TORRIFY₁₃
TORSADE₈
TORSELS₇
TORSION₇
TORSIVE₁₀
TORTILE₇
TORTIVE₁₀
TORTONI₇
TORTRIX₁₄
TORTURE₇
TORULAE₇
TORULAS₇
TORULIN₇
TORULUS₇
TORUSES₇
VORLAGE₁₁
VORRING₁₁
WORDAGE₁₂
WORDIER₁₁
WORDIES₁₁
WORDILY₁₄
WORDING₁₂
WORDISH₁₄
WORKBAG₁₇
WORKBOX₂₃
WORKDAY₁₈
WORKERS₁₄
WORKFUL₁₇
WORKING₁₅
WORKMAN₁₆
WORKMEN₁₆
WORKOUT₁₄
WORKSHY₂₀
WORKTOP₁₆
WORKUPS₁₆
WORLDED₁₂
WORLDER₁₁
WORLDLY₁₄
WORMERS₁₂
WORMERY₁₅
WORMFLY₁₈
WORMIER₁₂
WORMILS₁₂
WORMING₁₃
WORMISH₁₅
WORRALS₁₀
WORRELS₁₀
WORRIED₁₁
WORRIER₁₀
WORRIES₁₀
WORRITS₁₀
WORSENS₁₀
WORSETS₁₀
WORSHIP₁₅
WORSING₁₁
WORSTED₁₁
WORTHED₁₄
WORTLES₁₀
YORKERS₁₄
YORKIES₁₄
YORKING₁₅
YORPING₁₃
ZORBING₁₉
ZORGITE₁₇
ZORILLA₁₆
ZORILLE₁₆
ZORILLO₁₆
ZORINOS₁₆

Letters by positionIn 34% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

C17%
F17%
M9%

4th letter

T10%
N9%
I8%

5th letter

I25%
E18%
A11%

6th letter

E18%
N16%
L9%

7th letter

S34%
E12%
G8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; WORKBOX tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 43 words
8 points: 30 words
99 points: 104 words
10 points: 89 words
1111 points: 78 words
12 points: 71 words
1313 points: 53 words
14 points: 39 words
1515 points: 21 words
16 points: 18 words
1717 points: 13 words
18 points: 8 words
1919 points: 5 words
20 points: 1 words
2121 points: 2 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
WORKBOX	23	24	All three
CORYZAL	21	22	All three
CORYZAS	21	21	All three
WORKSHY	20	18	Collins only
HORIZON	19	19	All three
ZORBING	19	22	Collins only
TORQUEY	19	19	NWL only
FORZATO	19	19	Collins only
FORZATI	19	19	Collins only
WORKDAY	18	17	All three
BORZOIS	18	19	All three
BORAZON	18	20	Collins · NWL

The pattern is _OR____: two middle positions are fixed, while the opening and ending letters vary. Familiar matches include WORKING, FOREIGN, CORRECT, and PORTION, but common words are only a small slice of the group. That mix makes the pattern a sharp filter for narrowing a board or checking a rack without assuming every match will feel familiar.

The pattern at a glance

There are 576 matches, all with O second and R third; the first and final letters can vary.
WORKBOX leads the scores at 23 points; CORYZAL and CORYZAS each score 21.
WORKING, MORNING, and FORWARD are recognizable examples; 61 matches fall in the common-word group.
S is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 193 matches; E is next, with 70.

Which first and last letters appear most?

C and F tie for the most common opening letter, with 100 words each. M starts 52, while W starts 41. That spread gives you two strong opening-letter checks before you scan less frequent starters such as P, T, S, or B.

The ending pattern is less balanced: 193 words finish in S, while 70 finish in E. G follows with 44, and R with 39. If the board calls for a plural, check the final S first; WORKERS, BORDERS, and FORESTS show how naturally that ending fits this pattern.

How to play this pattern in a word game

For 7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and R as the 3rd letter, use the fixed OR pair to test possible placements, then check the open letters against the board. In Scrabble, playing all seven rack tiles earns the standard 50-point bingo bonus, so a valid fit can matter more than holding out for a rare high-value word.

WORKBOX is the standout score at 23, while HORIZON scores 19 and WORKDAY scores 18. Still, most of the 576 matches are not everyday vocabulary. Dictionary coverage differs across ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023, so check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have O as the second letter and R as the third?

There are 576 tournament-dictionary matches with O second and R third. The pattern can be written _OR____, leaving the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh letters open. Familiar examples include WORKING, MORNING, and FORWARD.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

WORKBOX is the highest scorer at 23 points. CORYZAL and CORYZAS each score 21, while HORIZON and ZORBING each score 19. These are tile scores before any board-square bonuses, so a played word's total can change with its placement.

Are most of these words common English words?

No. The common-word group contains 61 of the 576 matches. Everyday examples include WORKING, MORNING, and CORRECT, while entries such as WORKBOX are less familiar. For a game, popularity does not determine validity; the accepted dictionary does.

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