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

The fixed pattern is _ _ O _ T _ _: O sits in position three and T in position five. Among the recognizable matches are adopted, shooter, scooter, and rooftop. Only 21 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so the pattern yields plenty of tournament entries but fewer familiar choices.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 165 matches across at least one tournament dictionary.
• S leads 54 words; C is next with 17.
• D ends 45 matches, just ahead of R with 41.
• The average tile score is 10.3 points.

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

Familiar examples show how varied the pattern can look: adopted, floated, bloated, and plotted all fit. So do shorter and shorten, along with the everyday objects scooter and rooftop. Check the fixed slots first, then compare the remaining letters with your rack.

The endings cluster around D and R: 45 words finish with D and 41 with R. E and S tie at 19 each, while C accounts for 10. That makes a final D or R a strong first filter when you have several possible answers; it does not guarantee the word is common.

Why might a pattern match fail in your game?

A match is counted when it appears in at least one tournament dictionary, not necessarily every one. Collins contains 162 of these words, NWL2023 has 121, and ENABLE has 114. The overlap is substantial, but the different totals mean a valid entry in one list can be rejected in another.

Only 126 matches have definitions in the covered dictionary sources, and just 21 are common by English-frequency rank. That makes this pattern better suited to a rack or crossword clue than to a hunt for everyday words. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar entry.