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7-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter

The 281 7-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter include familiar picks like PROCESS, PROJECT, and PROTECT.

281 wordsTop pick PROCESSHighest score CHOMETZ 23

29 of 281 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With O in 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (547 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 29 · most-used first

Showing the top 28 of 29 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 281

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

  • ADORERS8
  • ALONELY10
  • AMORETS9
  • ANOREXY17
  • APOGEAL10
  • APOGEAN10
  • APOGEES10
  • APOGEIC12
  • APOZEMS20
  • ATONERS7
  • AVOCETS12
  • AVOSETS10
  • AVOWERS13
  • AVOYERS13
  • AXONEME16
  • BIOGENS10
  • BIOGENY13
  • BIOHERM14
  • BIOTECH14
  • BLOWERS12
  • BOOGERS10
  • BOOGEYS13
  • BOOKEND14
  • BOOKERS13
  • BOOMERS11
  • BOONERS9
  • BOONEST9
  • BOOTEES9
  • BOOTERY12
  • BOOZERS18
  • BROIEST9
  • BROKERS13
  • BROKERY16
  • CHOKERS16
  • CHOKEYS19
  • CHOLENT12
  • CHOLERA12
  • CHOLERS12
  • CHOMETZ23
  • CHOREAL12
  • CHOREAS12
  • CHOREES12
  • CHOREGI13
  • CHOREIC14
  • CHOREUS12
  • CLONERS9
  • CLOSELY12
  • CLOSERS9
  • CLOSEST9
  • CLOSETS9
  • CLOSEUP11
  • CLOVERS12
  • CLOVERY15
  • COOKERS13
  • COOKERY16
  • COOKEYS16
  • COOLERS9
  • COOLEST9
  • COOPERS11
  • COOPERY14
  • COOSENS9
  • COOSERS9
  • COOTERS9
  • CROCEIN11
  • CRONETS9
  • CROWEAS12
  • CROWERS12
  • CROZERS18
  • DIOCESE10
  • DOOFERS11
  • DOOKETS12
  • DOOLEES8
  • DOOZERS17
  • DROGERS9
  • DROLEST8
  • DRONERS8
  • DROSERA8
  • DROVERS11
  • DUODENA9
  • EGOLESS8
  • ELODEAS8
  • ELOPERS9
  • EMOTERS9
  • EPOPEES11
  • ERODENT8
  • EROSELY10
  • EROTEMA9
  • EROTEME9
  • ESOTERY10
  • EVOKERS14
  • EXODERM17
  • EXOGENS15
  • FLOREAT10
  • FLORETS10
  • FLOTELS10
  • FLOWERS13
  • FLOWERY16
  • FOODERY14
  • FOOLERY13
  • FOOTERS10
  • FROGEYE14
  • GAOLERS8
  • GEODESY12
  • GEOGENY12
  • GLOMERA10
  • GLOVERS11
  • GLOWERS11
  • GOOBERS10
  • GOOIEST8
  • GOOLEYS11
  • GOONERY11
  • GOONEYS11
  • GOOSERY11
  • GOOSEYS11
  • GROCERS10
  • GROCERY13
  • GROMETS10
  • GROPERS10
  • GROSERS8
  • GROSERT8
  • GROSETS8
  • GROVELS11
  • GROVETS11
  • GROWERS11
  • HOOFERS13
  • HOOKERS14
  • HOOKEYS17
  • HOOLEYS13
  • HOOPERS12
  • HOOTERS10
  • HOOVERS13
  • IRONERS7
  • ISOGENY11
  • ISOHELS10
  • ISOLEAD8
  • ISOMERE9
  • ISOMERS9
  • JOOKERY21
  • KNOWERS14
  • KYOGENS15
  • LIONELS7
  • LIONESS7
  • LIONETS7
  • LOOKERS11
  • LOONEYS10
  • LOOPERS9
  • LOOSELY10
  • LOOSENS7
  • LOOSEST7
  • LOOTERS7
  • MIOCENE11
  • MOOLEYS12
  • MOONERS9
  • MOONEYE12
  • MOOTERS9
  • MOOTEST9
  • MYOGENS13
  • MYOMERE14
  • NEOGENE8
  • NEOTENY10
  • NOONERS7
  • NOOSERS7
  • OROGENS8
  • OROGENY11
  • OROPESA9
  • PHONEME14
  • PHONERS12
  • PHONEYS15
  • PHORESY15
  • PIOLETS9
  • PIONEER9
  • PIONERS9
  • PIONEYS12
  • PLOVERS12
  • PLOVERY15
  • PLOWERS12
  • POOLERS9
  • POOPERS11
  • POOREST9
  • POOTERS9
  • POOVERY15
  • PROBERS11
  • PROCEED12
  • PROCESS11
  • PROFESS12
  • PROGENY13
  • PROJECT18
  • PROJETS16
  • PROKERS13
  • PROLEGS10
  • PROLERS9
  • PRONELY12
  • PRONEST9
  • PRONEUR9
  • PROPELS11
  • PROPEND12
  • PROPENE11
  • PROPERS11
  • PROSECT11
  • PROSERS9
  • PROTEAN9
  • PROTEAS9
  • PROTECT11
  • PROTEGE10
  • PROTEID10
  • PROTEIN9
  • PROTEND10
  • PROTEST9
  • PROTEUS9
  • PROVEND13
  • PROVERB14
  • PROVERS12
  • PROWESS12
  • PROWEST12
  • PYONERS12
  • QUOTERS16
  • REOPENS9
  • RIOTERS7
  • ROOFERS10
  • ROOKERY14
  • ROOMERS9
  • ROOSERS7
  • ROOTERS7
  • SCORERS9
  • SCOTERS9
  • SHODERS11
  • SHONEEN10
  • SHORERS10
  • SHOVELS13
  • SHOVERS13
  • SHOWERS13
  • SHOWERY16
  • SLOKENS11
  • SLOPERS9
  • SLOVENS10
  • SLOWEST10
  • SMOKEHO16
  • SMOKERS13
  • SMOKEYS16
  • SNORERS7
  • SOOGEED9
  • SOOGEES8
  • SOOJEYS17
  • SOONERS7
  • SOONEST7
  • STOGEYS11
  • STOKERS11
  • STONERN7
  • STONERS7
  • STOPERS9
  • STORERS7
  • STOREYS10
  • STOVERS10
  • STOWERS10
  • SWOLEST10
  • THOWELS13
  • TOOLERS7
  • TOOMEST9
  • TOOTERS7
  • TROVERS10
  • TROWELS10
  • TWOFERS13
  • TWONESS10
  • URODELE8
  • UROMERE9
  • VIOLENT10
  • VIOLERS10
  • VIOLETS10
  • WHOSESO13
  • WOODENS11
  • WOOFERS13
  • WOOLENS10
  • WOOLERS10
  • WOOMERA12
  • WOONERF13
  • WOOSELL10
  • WOOSELS10
  • ZOOGENY20
  • ZOOIEST16
  • ZOOMERS18
  • ZOOPERY21
Letters by positionIn 61% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. P18%
  2. C12%
  3. S11%
2nd letter
  1. O31%
  2. R25%
  3. L10%
4th letter
  1. N12%
  2. T11%
  3. S9%
6th letter
  1. R47%
  2. N11%
  3. S10%
7th letter
  1. S61%
  2. Y12%
  3. T9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; CHOMETZ tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 21 words
  2. 8 points: 18 words
  3. 99 points: 52 words
  4. 10 points: 47 words
  5. 1111 points: 34 words
  6. 12 points: 34 words
  7. 1313 points: 27 words
  8. 14 points: 14 words
  9. 1515 points: 7 words
  10. 16 points: 12 words
  11. 1717 points: 5 words
  12. 18 points: 4 words
  13. 1919 points: 1 words
  14. 20 points: 2 words
  15. 2121 points: 2 words
  16. 22 points: 0 words
  17. 2323 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CHOMETZ2324Collins only
JOOKERY2122Collins only
ZOOPERY2121Collins only
APOZEMS2022Collins only
ZOOGENY2021Collins · NWL
CHOKEYS1918Collins · NWL
PROJECT1822All three
BOOZERS1819All three
ZOOMERS1819NWL only
CROZERS1819All three
DOOZERS1717All three
EXODERM1718All three

With O fixed in the third slot and E in the fifth, five positions remain free. PROCESS, PROTEIN, and PROTEST are familiar examples, while CHOMETZ and JOOKERY are less everyday finds. Just 29 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so the recognizable entries are a useful place to begin.

What stands out in the O-third, E-fifth pattern?

  • This seven-letter pattern matches 281 words found in tournament dictionaries.
  • PROCESS, PROJECT, and PROTECT demonstrate three familiar ways to fill the open slots.
  • S finishes 171 matches, far ahead of Y with 33 and T with 25.
  • CHOMETZ earns the highest listed tile score: 23 points.
  • The dictionaries differ in coverage: Collins has 271 matches, while ENABLE has 185.

Which endings are most common?

A final S appears in 171 matches; Y closes 33 and T closes 25. When the last square is unresolved, sorting by those endings quickly puts the largest group in view.

P is the most common first letter, with 50 matches. C begins 35 and S begins 32. For quick examples, compare PROCESS and PROTEST with CLOSEST and CLOSELY.

Which matching words score well?

CHOMETZ is worth 23 tile points, ahead of JOOKERY and ZOOPERY at 21 each. PROJECT scores 18 and is a more familiar option; the average for the full group is 11.2, well below the top scores.

Collins recognizes 271 matches, NWL2023 has 214, and ENABLE has 185. Definitions are available for 237 matches. CHOMETZ and JOOKERY are less familiar than PROCESS, so check your game's word list before playing an obscure entry.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have O third and E fifth?
There are 281 matching seven-letter words. Familiar examples include PROCESS, PROJECT, PROTECT, and PROTEIN. O occupies the third position and E the fifth, leaving the first, second, fourth, sixth, and last letters open.
What are the highest-scoring words with this pattern?
CHOMETZ scores 23 points, the highest among the listed matches. JOOKERY and ZOOPERY each score 21, and PROJECT scores 18. These are tile scores before any premium-square bonuses on a board.
Which first letters are most common in this group?
P leads with 50 words, followed by C with 35 and S with 32. PROCESS, PROJECT, and PROTEST illustrate the P group, while CLOSEST and CLOSELY begin with C. These openings offer a quick way to narrow a search.

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