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

7-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and N as the 6th letter number 264, including familiar choices like LOOKING, GROWING, and COOKING.

264 wordsTop pick LOOKINGHighest score ZOOGENY 20

40 of 264 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With O in 3rd place, E is the most common 6th letter (837 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 40 · most-used first

All valid words 264

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

  • ABODING11
  • ADORING9
  • AJOWANS17
  • AMORANT9
  • AMORINI9
  • AMORINO9
  • AMOVING13
  • ANODYNE11
  • APOLUNE9
  • AROWANA10
  • ATONING8
  • AVOWING14
  • BIOGENS10
  • BIOGENY13
  • BIOTINS9
  • BLOWING13
  • BOOBING12
  • BOOHING13
  • BOOKEND14
  • BOOKING14
  • BOOLING10
  • BOOMING12
  • BOOSING10
  • BOOTING10
  • BOOZING19
  • BROGANS10
  • BROKING14
  • BROMINE11
  • BROMINS11
  • BUOYANT12
  • BUOYING13
  • CHOKING17
  • CHOLENT12
  • CHOLINE12
  • CHOPINE14
  • CHOPINS14
  • CHORINE12
  • CHORING13
  • CHOWING16
  • CLOKING14
  • CLONING10
  • CLOSING10
  • CLOYING13
  • COOKING14
  • COOLANT9
  • COOLING10
  • COOMING12
  • COOPING12
  • COOSENS9
  • COOSINS9
  • CROCINE11
  • CROMING12
  • CROTONS9
  • CROWING13
  • DEODAND10
  • DIOXANE15
  • DIOXANS15
  • DIOXINS15
  • DOOKING13
  • DOOLANS8
  • DOOMING11
  • DROMOND11
  • DROMONS10
  • DRONING9
  • DROVING12
  • DUODENA9
  • DUOTONE8
  • ECOTONE9
  • ECOZONE18
  • ELOIGNS8
  • ELOPING10
  • EMODINS10
  • EMOTING10
  • EMOVING13
  • ERODENT8
  • ERODING9
  • EVOKING15
  • EXOGENS15
  • FIORINS10
  • FLORINS10
  • FLOTANT10
  • FLOWING14
  • FOOLING11
  • FOOTING11
  • GAOLING9
  • GEOGENY12
  • GEOGONY12
  • GEOMANT10
  • GLOBING11
  • GLOBINS10
  • GLOVING12
  • GLOWING12
  • GLOZING18
  • GNOMONS10
  • GOOFING12
  • GOOSING9
  • GRONING9
  • GROPING11
  • GROWING12
  • GROZING18
  • HOODING12
  • HOOFING14
  • HOOKING15
  • HOOPING13
  • HOOTING11
  • HOOVING14
  • INOSINE7
  • IRONING8
  • ISODONT8
  • ISOGENY11
  • ISOGONE8
  • ISOGONS8
  • ISOGONY11
  • ISOKONT11
  • ISOLINE7
  • ISOTONE7
  • JOOKING19
  • KAOLINE11
  • KAOLINS11
  • KNOWING15
  • KOOKING16
  • KYOGENS15
  • LEONINE7
  • LOOKING12
  • LOOMING10
  • LOONING8
  • LOOPING10
  • LOOSENS7
  • LOOSING8
  • LOOTING8
  • MEOUING10
  • MEOWING13
  • MIOCENE11
  • MOOLING10
  • MOONING10
  • MOOPING12
  • MOORING10
  • MOOTING10
  • MOOVING13
  • MYOGENS13
  • MYOSINS12
  • NEOCONS9
  • NEOGENE8
  • NEOTENY10
  • NOONING8
  • NOOSING8
  • ODORANT8
  • OROGENS8
  • OROGENY11
  • OROTUND8
  • PHOCINE14
  • PHONING13
  • PHONONS12
  • PHOTINO12
  • PHOTONS12
  • PIONING10
  • PLOWING13
  • PLOYING13
  • POOHING13
  • POOKING14
  • POOLING10
  • POOPING12
  • POOTING10
  • PROBAND12
  • PROBANG12
  • PROBING12
  • PROFANE12
  • PROGENY13
  • PROIGNS10
  • PROKING14
  • PROLANS9
  • PROLINE9
  • PROLING10
  • PROLONG10
  • PROMINE11
  • PRONING10
  • PROPANE11
  • PROPEND12
  • PROPENE11
  • PROPINE11
  • PROPONE11
  • PROPYNE14
  • PROSING10
  • PROTEND10
  • PROTONS9
  • PROVAND13
  • PROVANT12
  • PROVEND13
  • PROVINE12
  • PROVING13
  • QUOTING17
  • REOPENS9
  • RIOTING8
  • ROOFING11
  • ROOKING12
  • ROOMING10
  • ROOPING10
  • ROOSING8
  • ROOTING8
  • RYOKANS14
  • SCOPING12
  • SCORING10
  • SCOWING13
  • SHOEING11
  • SHOGUNS11
  • SHOOING11
  • SHORANS10
  • SHORING11
  • SHOVING14
  • SHOWING14
  • SKOLING12
  • SLOGANS8
  • SLOKENS11
  • SLOPING10
  • SLOVENS10
  • SLOWING11
  • SMOKING14
  • SMORING10
  • SNOKING12
  • SNORING8
  • SNOWING11
  • SOOKING12
  • SOOLING8
  • SOOMING10
  • SOOPING10
  • SOOTING8
  • SPOKING14
  • SPORING10
  • STOKING12
  • STOLONS7
  • STONING8
  • STOPING10
  • STORING8
  • STOTINS7
  • STOVING11
  • STOWING11
  • TEOPANS9
  • THOLING11
  • THORONS10
  • THOUING11
  • TOOLING8
  • TOOMING10
  • TOOTING8
  • TROGONS8
  • TROKING12
  • TROLAND8
  • TROMINO9
  • TROPINE9
  • TROPING10
  • TROPINS9
  • TROWING11
  • VIOLENT10
  • VIOLINS10
  • VIOLONE10
  • WHORING14
  • WOODENS11
  • WOODING12
  • WOOFING14
  • WOOLENS10
  • WOONING11
  • ZOOGENY20
  • ZOOGONY20
  • ZOOMING19
  • ZOONING17
Letters by positionIn 67% of these words the 5th letter is I.
1st letter
  1. P15%
  2. S14%
  3. C9%
2nd letter
  1. O28%
  2. R22%
  3. H9%
4th letter
  1. L11%
  2. T9%
  3. P9%
5th letter
  1. I67%
  2. E11%
  3. A9%
7th letter
  1. G55%
  2. S19%
  3. E12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; ZOOGENY tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 7 words
  2. 8 points: 31 words
  3. 99 points: 26 words
  4. 10 points: 55 words
  5. 1111 points: 39 words
  6. 12 points: 39 words
  7. 1313 points: 23 words
  8. 14 points: 22 words
  9. 1515 points: 8 words
  10. 16 points: 2 words
  11. 1717 points: 4 words
  12. 18 points: 3 words
  13. 1919 points: 3 words
  14. 20 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZOOGENY2021Collins · NWL
ZOOGONY2021Collins only
ZOOMING1922All three
BOOZING1922All three
JOOKING1923Collins only
ECOZONE1820NWL only
GLOZING1822All three
GROZING1821Collins only
QUOTING1720All three
CHOKING1719All three
AJOWANS1720All three
ZOONING1720Collins · NWL

Write the pattern as _ _ O _ _ N _. Many matches carry the familiar -ing ending, including SHOWING, KNOWING, and COOKING, but other endings turn up too. Forty entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency; the rest range from less common vocabulary to specialist terms.

At a glance: counts and standouts

  • The O-third, N-sixth pattern has 264 seven-letter matches.
  • Collins includes 258 matches, NWL2023 includes 209, and ENABLE includes 194; the dictionary sets overlap.
  • Forty matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • The most frequent starting letters are P, with 40, and S, with 36.
  • ZOOGENY and ZOOGONY each score 20 points in Scrabble.

Which letters begin and end matching words?

P leads the opening letters with 40 matches, and S follows with 36. C starts 23 words, while B starts 19. When the first tile is unknown, checking P and S first gives you the strongest starting-letter options.

The final position has a clear favorite: G closes 146 words. That abundance reflects familiar forms such as LOOKING, GROWING, SHOWING, and COOKING. S comes next with 49 matches, then E with 31.

An -ing ending is a strong clue, not a guarantee. SLOGANS finishes with S, while VIOLENT ends in T. If your known letters fit either ending, don't force an -ing candidate.

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

ZOOGENY and ZOOGONY top the Scrabble scores at 20 points apiece. ZOOMING and BOOZING are next at 19, while QUOTING and CHOKING each score 17. Their unusual letters make them more valuable than everyday choices such as LOOKING.

Familiarity is the main catch: only 40 matches fall among the most common English words. Some high scorers are uncommon, so check your game's word list before committing an unfamiliar word. Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE differ in which entries they accept.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have O third and N sixth?
There are 264 seven-letter matches with O in position three and N in position six. The pattern is _ _ O _ _ N _, and it includes familiar words such as LOOKING and GROWING as well as less common vocabulary.
What are some common words with O third and N sixth?
LOOKING, GROWING, SHOWING, KNOWING, and COOKING all fit the pattern. G is the most frequent final letter, but matches also end in S, as in SLOGANS, and T, as in VIOLENT.
Which words with this pattern score highest in Scrabble?
ZOOGENY and ZOOGONY tie for the highest score at 20 points each. ZOOMING and BOOZING score 19, while QUOTING and CHOKING each score 17. Both top scorers are rare words, so ZOOMING is the safer big play.

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