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

There are 631 7-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and S as the 7th letter, from PROCESS to less familiar high scorers.

631 wordsTop pick PROCESSHighest score SCOZZAS 27

32 of 631 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

3rd letter
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7th letter
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With O in 3rd place, S is the most common 7th letter (631 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 32 · most-used first

PROCESS₁₁
STORIES₇
CLOTHES₁₂
FLOWERS₁₃
CHOICES₁₄
GROUNDS₉
AMOUNTS₉
PROFITS₁₂
PEOPLES₁₁
COOKIES₁₃
SHOWERS₁₃
CROSSES₉
CHOOSES₁₂
BRONCOS₁₁
NOODLES₈
BROKERS₁₃
SMOKERS₁₃
SPOUSES₉
GROWERS₁₁
BOOMERS₁₁
GOODIES₉
BIOMASS₁₁
PROWESS₁₂
PROMPTS₁₃
SLOGANS₈
ROOKIES₁₁
GROOVES₁₁
PHOTONS₁₂
SCORERS₉
EVOLVES₁₃
TROPICS₁₁

Showing the top 31 of 32 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 631

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

ABOLLAS₉
ABORTUS₉
ABOUNDS₁₀
ADORERS₈
AGOGICS₁₁
AGONIES₈
AGOUTAS₈
AGOUTIS₈
AJOWANS₁₇
ALOGIAS₈
AMOEBAS₁₁
AMOMUMS₁₃
AMOOVES₁₂
AMORCES₁₁
AMORETS₉
AMOROUS₉
AMOUNTS₉
ANOESES₇
ANOESIS₇
ANOINTS₇
ANOMIES₉
ANONYMS₁₂
ANOPIAS₉
ANORAKS₁₁
ANOXIAS₁₄
APODOUS₁₀
APOGEES₁₀
APOLLOS₉
APOLOGS₁₀
APORIAS₉
APOZEMS₂₀
AROINTS₇
AROLLAS₇
AROUSES₇
AROYNTS₁₀
ATOCIAS₉
ATOKOUS₁₁
ATOMICS₁₁
ATOMIES₉
ATONERS₇
ATONIAS₇
ATONICS₉
ATONIES₇
ATOPIES₉
AVOCETS₁₂
AVOSETS₁₀
AVOURES₁₀
AVOWALS₁₃
AVOWERS₁₃
AVOYERS₁₃
AZOLLAS₁₆
AZOTOUS₁₆
BAOBABS₁₃
BIODOTS₁₀
BIOGENS₁₀
BIOMASS₁₁
BIONICS₁₁
BIOPICS₁₃
BIOTICS₁₁
BIOTINS₉
BLONDES₁₀
BLOUSES₉
BLOWBYS₁₇
BLOWERS₁₂
BLOWIES₁₂
BLOWSES₁₂
BLOWUPS₁₄
BLOWZES₂₁
BOOBIES₁₁
BOOBOOS₁₁
BOOCOOS₁₁
BOODIES₁₀
BOODLES₁₀
BOOGERS₁₀
BOOGEYS₁₃
BOOGIES₁₀
BOOHAIS₁₂
BOOHOOS₁₂
BOOJUMS₁₈
BOOKERS₁₃
BOOKIES₁₃
BOOKOOS₁₃
BOOMERS₁₁
BOONERS₉
BOONGAS₁₀
BOONIES₉
BOORDES₁₀
BOORKAS₁₃
BOOTEES₉
BOOTIES₉
BOOZERS₁₈
BROASTS₉
BROCHES₁₄
BROCHOS₁₄
BROGANS₁₀
BROGUES₁₀
BROKERS₁₃
BROLGAS₁₀
BROMALS₁₁
BROMIDS₁₂
BROMINS₁₁
BRONCOS₁₁
BRONZES₁₈
BROOSES₉
BROUGHS₁₃
BROUZES₁₈
BROWSES₁₂
BROWSTS₁₂
CHOCHOS₁₇
CHOCKOS₁₈
CHOICES₁₄
CHOKERS₁₆
CHOKEYS₁₉
CHOKIES₁₆
CHOKRAS₁₆
CHOKRIS₁₆
CHOLERS₁₂
CHOLLAS₁₂
CHOOSES₁₂
CHOPINS₁₄
CHORALS₁₂
CHOREAS₁₂
CHOREES₁₂
CHOREUS₁₂
CHOUGHS₁₆
CHOUSES₁₂
CHOWRIS₁₅
CHOWSES₁₅
CLOACAS₁₁
CLOCHES₁₄
CLONERS₉
CLOQUES₁₈
CLOSERS₉
CLOSETS₉
CLOTHES₁₂
CLOUGHS₁₃
CLOVERS₁₂
COOCHES₁₄
COOINGS₁₀
COOKERS₁₃
COOKEYS₁₆
COOKIES₁₃
COOLERS₉
COOLIES₉
COOLTHS₁₂
COOMBES₁₃
COOPERS₁₁
COORIES₉
COOSENS₉
COOSERS₉
COOSINS₉
COOTERS₉
COOTIES₉
CROCHES₁₄
CROJIKS₂₀
CRONETS₉
CRONIES₉
CROOVES₁₂
CROQUIS₁₈
CROSSES₉
CROTALS₉
CROTONS₉
CROUPES₁₁
CROUTES₉
CROWEAS₁₂
CROWERS₁₂
CROZERS₁₈
DEODARS₉
DHOLAKS₁₅
DHOORAS₁₁
DHOOTIS₁₁
DIOBOLS₁₀
DIOXANS₁₅
DIOXIDS₁₆
DIOXINS₁₅
DOOBIES₁₀
DOOCOTS₁₀
DOODADS₁₀
DOODAHS₁₂
DOODIES₉
DOODLES₉
DOODOOS₉
DOOFERS₁₁
DOOKETS₁₂
DOOLANS₈
DOOLEES₈
DOOLIES₈
DOOSRAS₈
DOOWOPS₁₃
DOOZERS₁₇
DOOZIES₁₇
DROGERS₉
DROGUES₉
DROICHS₁₃
DROMONS₁₀
DRONERS₈
DRONGOS₉
DROOMES₁₀
DROSSES₈
DROUTHS₁₁
DROVERS₁₁
DROWNDS₁₂
DROWSES₁₁
DUOLOGS₉
EBONICS₁₁
EBONIES₉
ECONUTS₉
EGOISMS₁₀
EGOISTS₈
EGOLESS₈
ELODEAS₈
ELOGIES₈
ELOIGNS₈
ELOPERS₉
ELOPSES₉
EMODINS₁₀
EMONGES₁₀
EMOTERS₉
ENOUGHS₁₁
EPOCHAS₁₄
EPONYMS₁₄
EPOPEES₁₁
EPOXIES₁₆
EROTICS₉
ETOILES₇
EUOUAES₇
EVOKERS₁₄
EVOLUES₁₀
EVOLVES₁₃
EVOVAES₁₃
EXOGENS₁₅
EXONYMS₁₉
EXOPODS₁₇
EXOTICS₁₆
FIORINS₁₀
FLOCCUS₁₄
FLORALS₁₀
FLORETS₁₀
FLORINS₁₀
FLOSHES₁₃
FLOSSES₁₀
FLOTELS₁₀
FLOUSES₁₀
FLOWERS₁₃
FOODIES₁₁
FOOTERS₁₀
FOOTIES₁₀
FOOTLES₁₀
FOOTRAS₁₀
FOOZLES₁₉
FROINGS₁₁
FROISES₁₀
FROLICS₁₂
FRONTES₁₀
FROSHES₁₃
FROWSTS₁₃
GAOLERS₈
GEOTAGS₉
GLOBINS₁₀
GLOBOUS₁₀
GLOIRES₈
GLORIAS₈
GLORIES₈
GLOSSAS₈
GLOSSES₈
GLOTTIS₈
GLOVERS₁₁
GLOWERS₁₁
GNOMONS₁₀
GOOBERS₁₀
GOOBIES₁₀
GOODBYS₁₄
GOODIES₉
GOOGLES₉
GOOGOLS₉
GOOLEYS₁₁
GOOLIES₈
GOONDAS₉
GOONEYS₁₁
GOONIES₈
GOORALS₈
GOORIES₈
GOOROOS₈
GOOSEYS₁₁
GOOSIES₈
GROCERS₁₀
GROMETS₁₀
GROOVES₁₁
GROPERS₁₀
GROSERS₈
GROSETS₈
GROSSES₈
GROTTOS₈
GROUGHS₁₂
GROUNDS₉
GROUSES₈
GROVELS₁₁
GROVETS₁₁
GROWERS₁₁
GROWTHS₁₄
GROYNES₁₁
HOOCHES₁₅
HOODIAS₁₁
HOODIES₁₁
HOODOOS₁₁
HOOFERS₁₃
HOOKAHS₁₇
HOOKERS₁₄
HOOKEYS₁₇
HOOKIES₁₄
HOOKUPS₁₆
HOOLEYS₁₃
HOOLIES₁₀
HOOPERS₁₂
HOOPLAS₁₂
HOOPOES₁₂
HOOPOOS₁₂
HOORAHS₁₃
HOORAYS₁₃
HOOSHES₁₃
HOOTERS₁₀
HOOVERS₁₃
IRONERS₇
IRONIES₇
ISOBARS₉
ISOETES₇
ISOGONS₈
ISOHELS₁₀
ISOLOGS₈
ISOMERS₉
ISOPODS₁₀
IVORIES₁₀
IXODIDS₁₆
KAOLINS₁₁
KGOTLAS₁₂
KHODJAS₂₂
KNOWERS₁₄
KOODOOS₁₂
KOOKUMS₁₇
KOOLAHS₁₄
KOORIES₁₁
KYOGENS₁₅
LAOGAIS₈
LIONELS₇
LIONESS₇
LIONETS₇
LOOBIES₉
LOOFAHS₁₃
LOOGIES₈
LOOKERS₁₁
LOOKUPS₁₃
LOONEYS₁₀
LOONIES₇
LOOPERS₉
LOOSENS₇
LOOSIES₇
LOOTERS₇
MIOMBOS₁₃
MIOTICS₁₁
MOOCHES₁₄
MOODIES₁₀
MOOLAHS₁₂
MOOLEYS₁₂
MOOLIES₉
MOOLOOS₉
MOOLVIS₁₂
MOONERS₉
MOONIES₉
MOORVAS₁₂
MOOTERS₉
MYOGENS₁₃
MYOPIAS₁₄
MYOPICS₁₆
MYOPIES₁₄
MYOPSES₁₄
MYOSINS₁₂
MYOTICS₁₄
NEOCONS₉
NEONICS₉
NIOBOUS₉
NOOBIES₉
NOODGES₉
NOODLES₈
NOOGIES₈
NOOKIES₁₁
NOONERS₇
NOOSERS₇
OBOISTS₉
ODOROUS₈
OLOGIES₈
OROGENS₈
OROIDES₈
OVONICS₁₂
OZONOUS₁₆
PEONIES₉
PEOPLES₁₁
PHOBIAS₁₄
PHOBICS₁₆
PHOEBES₁₄
PHOEBUS₁₄
PHONERS₁₂
PHONEYS₁₅
PHONICS₁₄
PHONIES₁₂
PHONONS₁₂
PHOTICS₁₄
PHOTOGS₁₃
PHOTONS₁₂
PIOLETS₉
PIONERS₉
PIONEYS₁₂
PIONIES₉
PLODGES₁₁
PLONGES₁₀
PLONKOS₁₃
PLOTZES₁₈
PLOUGHS₁₃
PLOVERS₁₂
PLOWERS₁₂
POOBAHS₁₄
POOCHES₁₄
POODLES₁₀
POOGYES₁₃
POOJAHS₁₉
POOLERS₉
POONACS₁₁
POONCES₁₁
POOPERS₁₁
POOTERS₉
POOTLES₉
PROBERS₁₁
PROBITS₁₁
PROCESS₁₁
PROFESS₁₂
PROFITS₁₂
PROIGNS₁₀
PROINES₉
PROJETS₁₆
PROKERS₁₃
PROLANS₉
PROLEGS₁₀
PROLERS₉
PROLOGS₁₀
PROMPTS₁₃
PRONAOS₉
PROPELS₁₁
PROPERS₁₁
PROPYLS₁₄
PROSERS₉
PROSSES₉
PROTEAS₉
PROTEUS₉
PROTONS₉
PROTYLS₁₂
PROVERS₁₂
PROWESS₁₂
PROXIES₁₆
PROYNES₁₂
PSOASES₉
PSOCIDS₁₂
PYONERS₁₂
QUOHOGS₂₀
QUOISTS₁₆
QUOKKAS₂₄
QUORUMS₁₈
QUOTERS₁₆
QUOTUMS₁₈
REOPENS₉
RHODIES₁₁
RHODOUS₁₁
RHOMBOS₁₄
RHOMBUS₁₄
RIOTERS₇
RIOTOUS₇
ROOFERS₁₀
ROOFIES₁₀
ROOIBOS₉
ROOKIES₁₁
ROOMERS₉
ROOMIES₉
ROOSERS₇
ROOTERS₇
ROOTIES₇
ROOTLES₇
RYOKANS₁₄
SCONCES₁₁
SCORERS₉
SCORSES₉
SCOTERS₉
SCOTIAS₉
SCOUSES₉
SCOUTHS₁₂
SCOWTHS₁₅
SCOZZAS₂₇
SHOCHUS₁₅
SHODERS₁₁
SHOFARS₁₃
SHOGUNS₁₁
SHOLOMS₁₂
SHOOLES₁₀
SHOORAS₁₀
SHOPPES₁₄
SHORANS₁₀
SHORERS₁₀
SHOTTES₁₀
SHOUGHS₁₄
SHOUSES₁₀
SHOVELS₁₃
SHOVERS₁₃
SHOWERS₁₃
SKOSHES₁₄
SLOGANS₈
SLOKENS₁₁
SLOPERS₉
SLOSHES₁₀
SLOUGHS₁₁
SLOVENS₁₀
SMOILES₉
SMOKERS₁₃
SMOKEYS₁₆
SMOKIES₁₃
SMOOGES₁₀
SMOOTHS₁₂
SMOUSES₉
SMOYLES₁₂
SNOOSES₇
SNOOZES₁₆
SNORERS₇
SOOGEES₈
SOOGIES₈
SOOJEYS₁₇
SOONERS₇
SOOTHES₁₀
SPONGES₁₀
SPOSHES₁₂
SPOUSES₉
STODGES₉
STOGEYS₁₁
STOGIES₈
STOKERS₁₁
STOLONS₇
STONERS₇
STONIES₇
STONNES₇
STOOGES₈
STOOPES₉
STOPERS₉
STORERS₇
STOREYS₁₀
STORGES₈
STORIES₇
STOSSES₇
STOTINS₇
STOUNDS₈
STOURES₇
STOUTHS₁₀
STOVERS₁₀
STOVIES₁₀
STOWERS₁₀
STOWNDS₁₁
STOWRES₁₀
SWOUNDS₁₁
SWOUNES₁₀
SWOWNDS₁₄
SWOWNES₁₃
TAONGAS₈
TEOPANS₉
THORIAS₁₀
THORONS₁₀
THORPES₁₂
THOWELS₁₃
TOOARTS₇
TOODLES₈
TOOLERS₇
TOONIES₇
TOORIES₇
TOOTERS₇
TOOTLES₇
TOOTSES₇
TROADES₈
TROCARS₉
TROCHES₁₂
TROCHUS₁₂
TROGONS₈
TROIKAS₁₁
TROILUS₇
TROMPES₁₁
TROPICS₁₁
TROPINS₉
TROTYLS₁₀
TROUGHS₁₁
TROULES₇
TROUPES₉
TROUSES₇
TROVERS₁₀
TROWELS₁₀
TROWTHS₁₃
TSOORIS₇
TSOTSIS₇
TSOURIS₇
TWOFERS₁₃
TWONESS₁₀
TWONIES₁₀
UROPODS₁₀
UTOPIAS₉
VIOLERS₁₀
VIOLETS₁₀
VIOLINS₁₀
VOODOOS₁₁
WHOOMPS₁₇
WHOOSIS₁₃
WHOSITS₁₃
WOOBUTS₁₂
WOODENS₁₁
WOODIES₁₁
WOOFERS₁₃
WOOINGS₁₁
WOOLENS₁₀
WOOLERS₁₀
WOOLIES₁₀
WOOPIES₁₂
WOOPSES₁₂
WOOSELS₁₀
WOOSHES₁₃
WOOTZES₁₉
WROATHS₁₃
YAOURTS₁₀
ZLOTIES₁₆
ZOODLES₁₇
ZOOMERS₁₈
ZOOZOOS₂₅

Letters by positionIn 32% of these words the 6th letter is E.

1st letter

S13%
P11%
C9%

2nd letter

O29%
R19%
H10%

4th letter

N10%
T9%
L8%

5th letter

E27%
I20%
O8%

6th letter

E32%
R16%
N8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; SCOZZAS tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 54 words
8 points: 55 words
99 points: 111 words
10 points: 99 words
1111 points: 78 words
12 points: 68 words
1313 points: 56 words
14 points: 39 words
1515 points: 11 words
16 points: 23 words
1717 points: 12 words
18 points: 12 words
1919 points: 5 words
20 points: 3 words
2121 points: 1 words
22 points: 1 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 1 words
2525 points: 1 words
26 points: 0 words
2727 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
SCOZZAS	27	28	Collins only
ZOOZOOS	25	25	Collins only
QUOKKAS	24	25	All three
KHODJAS	22	23	Collins only
BLOWZES	21	23	Collins only
CROJIKS	20	23	All three
QUOHOGS	20	21	All three
APOZEMS	20	22	Collins only
FOOZLES	19	20	All three
CHOKEYS	19	18	Collins · NWL
EXONYMS	19	20	Collins · NWL
POOJAHS	19	21	Collins only

The pattern is _ _ O _ _ _ S: O is fixed in the middle, while S closes every match. Familiar examples include PROCESS, STORIES, CLOTHES and FLOWERS. Only 32 matches fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect a long tail of specialist and inflected forms rather than 631 everyday choices.

At a glance: O-third, S-final words

631 matches fit the fixed pattern _ _ O _ _ _ S.
PROCESS, STORIES, CLOTHES and FLOWERS are familiar examples.
Only 32 matches meet the common group.
530 entries have a definition.
Collins lists 615 matches; NWL2023 lists 446; ENABLE lists 387.
S leads as the first letter with 80 matches, ahead of P at 67 and C at 59.

Which O-third, S-final words are easiest to recognize?

Start with forms you already know: STORIES, FLOWERS, CHOICES, GROUNDS, AMOUNTS and PROFITS all fit. PROCESS and CLOTHES are other recognizable anchors; COOKIES and SHOWERS are easy to scan for in a rack or word grid. The final S does not mean every match is a plural: CHOOSES and CROSSES also show it in verb forms.

Only 32 of 631 matches are common by the frequency cutoff, so most entries are unlikely to spring to mind quickly. The same O-in-third pattern has 332 matches ending D and 260 ending R, both far fewer than the S-ending group. The dictionary totals overlap; they are not separate piles to add to the 631 unique matches.

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

For a clue, lock O into slot three and S into slot seven before testing the five open letters; that removes near-matches with a different final. Among the top scores, SCOZZAS leads at 27, followed by ZOOZOOS at 25 and QUOKKAS at 24. Those are scoring outliers, not the words to memorize first: PROCESS and STORIES are easier anchors for quick recall.

The constraint is position, not just presence: a seven-letter word containing O and S still fails unless those letters occupy the specified slots. Use the pattern to narrow candidates, then check a tricky play against your game's dictionary; Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE do not share identical coverage.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring word with O third and S last?

SCOZZAS has the highest score at 27 points. ZOOZOOS follows at 25, then QUOKKAS at 24. Treat these as scoring outliers rather than your first memory hooks: PROCESS, STORIES and CLOTHES are more familiar anchors, and the accepted words depend on your game's dictionary.

How many common words match this letter pattern?

Only 32 of the 631 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency. That leaves most entries outside the common-word band, which explains why PROCESS, FLOWERS and COOKIES are easier to recall than a random match.

Do all 631 matching words have definitions?

No. 530 of the 631 matches have a definition in our dictionary reference. A missing gloss does not by itself prove a word invalid; dictionary coverage and definition coverage are separate, and the matching words still need to fit the fixed O-third, S-final pattern.

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

Common words 32 · most-used first

Highest-scoring words

At a glance: O-third, S-final words

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

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