7-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and A as the 6th letter

The fixed pattern is _ _ O _ _ A _, so the third and sixth tiles are already settled. That leaves five positions to solve. PROGRAM, DOORWAY, and SNOWMAN are recognizable examples, but only 8 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Most of the choices are better suited to a word-game dictionary than everyday writing.

At a glance: 7-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and A as the 6th letter

• The pattern _ _ O _ _ A _ matches 140 tournament-dictionary words.
• PROGRAM, DOORWAY, and SNOWMAN are recognizable choices that fit the pattern.
• Only 8 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• SCOZZAS leads the scoring examples at 27 points.

Which endings and starting letters appear most?

S is the most frequent final letter: 43 words end that way. N follows with 27, while L closes 22. That makes a known final S a strong filter, but an N or L ending still leaves plenty of candidates.

The first-letter spread is less concentrated. A starts 21 matches, S starts 17, and C starts 16; after those, G accounts for 11 and F for 10. Try the leading letters first when your opening tile is uncertain.

How should you use this pattern in a word game?

For score hunting, SCOZZAS reaches 27 points, ahead of QUOKKAS at 24 and KHODJAS at 22. Those unusual spellings pack high-value letters, but they are far less familiar than PROGRAM or DOORWAY. A high tile score does not make a word easy to remember.

The collection has 137 Collins entries, 101 in NWL2023, and 89 in ENABLE; those totals overlap, so they are not separate piles to add together. Check your game's word list before playing an uncommon option. The practical clue is the fixed A in position six: use it to test a candidate before spending time on its less predictable middle letters.