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7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and O as the 3rd letter

7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and O as the 3rd letter total 388, from familiar storage to high-scoring swozzle.

388 wordsTop pick STORIESHighest score SWOZZLE 28

38 of 388 are everyday words (10%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With S in 1st place, A is the most common 3rd letter (633 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 38 · most-used first

All valid words 388

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

  • SAOUARI7
  • SCODIER10
  • SCOFFED16
  • SCOFFER15
  • SCOGGED12
  • SCOLDED11
  • SCOLDER10
  • SCOLION9
  • SCOLLOP11
  • SCONCED12
  • SCONCES11
  • SCOOGED11
  • SCOOPED12
  • SCOOPER11
  • SCOOTCH14
  • SCOOTED10
  • SCOOTER9
  • SCOPATE11
  • SCOPING12
  • SCOPULA11
  • SCORERS9
  • SCORIAC11
  • SCORIAE9
  • SCORIFY15
  • SCORING10
  • SCORNED10
  • SCORNER9
  • SCORPER11
  • SCORSED10
  • SCORSER9
  • SCORSES9
  • SCOTERS9
  • SCOTIAS9
  • SCOTOMA11
  • SCOTOMY14
  • SCOTTIE9
  • SCOUGED11
  • SCOUPED12
  • SCOURED10
  • SCOURER9
  • SCOURGE10
  • SCOURIE9
  • SCOURSE9
  • SCOUSER9
  • SCOUSES9
  • SCOUTED10
  • SCOUTER9
  • SCOUTHS12
  • SCOWDER13
  • SCOWING13
  • SCOWLED13
  • SCOWLER12
  • SCOWPED15
  • SCOWRER12
  • SCOWRIE12
  • SCOWTHS15
  • SCOZZAS27
  • SHOALED11
  • SHOALER10
  • SHOCHET15
  • SHOCHUS15
  • SHOCKED17
  • SHOCKER16
  • SHODDEN12
  • SHODERS11
  • SHOEBOX19
  • SHOEING11
  • SHOEPAC14
  • SHOFARS13
  • SHOGGED13
  • SHOGGLE12
  • SHOGGLY15
  • SHOGUNS11
  • SHOLOMS12
  • SHONEEN10
  • SHOOFLY16
  • SHOOGIE11
  • SHOOGLE11
  • SHOOGLY14
  • SHOOING11
  • SHOOLED11
  • SHOOLES10
  • SHOORAS10
  • SHOOTER10
  • SHOPBOY17
  • SHOPFUL15
  • SHOPHAR15
  • SHOPMAN14
  • SHOPMEN14
  • SHOPPED15
  • SHOPPER14
  • SHOPPES14
  • SHORANS10
  • SHORERS10
  • SHORING11
  • SHORTED11
  • SHORTEN10
  • SHORTER10
  • SHORTIA10
  • SHORTIE10
  • SHORTLY13
  • SHOTGUN11
  • SHOTPUT12
  • SHOTTED11
  • SHOTTEN10
  • SHOTTES10
  • SHOTTLE10
  • SHOUGHS14
  • SHOULDA11
  • SHOUSES10
  • SHOUTED11
  • SHOUTER10
  • SHOVELS13
  • SHOVERS13
  • SHOVING14
  • SHOWBIZ24
  • SHOWBOX22
  • SHOWDED15
  • SHOWERS13
  • SHOWERY16
  • SHOWGHE17
  • SHOWIER13
  • SHOWILY16
  • SHOWING14
  • SHOWMAN15
  • SHOWMEN15
  • SHOWOFF19
  • SKOALED12
  • SKOFFED18
  • SKOLING12
  • SKOLION11
  • SKOLLED12
  • SKOLLIE11
  • SKOOKUM17
  • SKOSHES14
  • SLOBBER11
  • SLOCKEN13
  • SLOGANS8
  • SLOGGED10
  • SLOGGER9
  • SLOKENS11
  • SLOOMED10
  • SLOPERS9
  • SLOPIER9
  • SLOPING10
  • SLOPPED12
  • SLORMED10
  • SLOSHED11
  • SLOSHES10
  • SLOTHED11
  • SLOTTED8
  • SLOTTER7
  • SLOUCHY15
  • SLOUGHS11
  • SLOUGHY14
  • SLOVENS10
  • SLOWEST10
  • SLOWING11
  • SLOWISH13
  • SMOCKED16
  • SMOILED10
  • SMOILES9
  • SMOKEHO16
  • SMOKERS13
  • SMOKEYS16
  • SMOKIER13
  • SMOKIES13
  • SMOKILY16
  • SMOKING14
  • SMOLDER10
  • SMOOCHY17
  • SMOODGE11
  • SMOOGED11
  • SMOOGES10
  • SMOORED10
  • SMOOTED10
  • SMOOTHE12
  • SMOOTHS12
  • SMOOTHY15
  • SMORING10
  • SMOTHER12
  • SMOUSED10
  • SMOUSER9
  • SMOUSES9
  • SMOUTED10
  • SMOYLED13
  • SMOYLES12
  • SNODDED10
  • SNODDER9
  • SNODDIT9
  • SNOGGED10
  • SNOGGER9
  • SNOKING12
  • SNOODED9
  • SNOOKED12
  • SNOOKER11
  • SNOOLED8
  • SNOOPED10
  • SNOOPER9
  • SNOOSES7
  • SNOOTED8
  • SNOOZED17
  • SNOOZER16
  • SNOOZES16
  • SNOOZLE16
  • SNORERS7
  • SNORING8
  • SNORKEL11
  • SNORTED8
  • SNORTER7
  • SNOTTED8
  • SNOTTER7
  • SNOTTIE7
  • SNOUTED8
  • SNOWCAP14
  • SNOWCAT12
  • SNOWIER10
  • SNOWILY13
  • SNOWING11
  • SNOWISH13
  • SNOWKED15
  • SNOWMAN12
  • SNOWMEN12
  • SOOGEED9
  • SOOGEES8
  • SOOGIED9
  • SOOGIES8
  • SOOJEYS17
  • SOOKING12
  • SOOLING8
  • SOOMING10
  • SOONERS7
  • SOONEST7
  • SOONISH10
  • SOOPING10
  • SOOTHED11
  • SOOTHER10
  • SOOTHES10
  • SOOTHLY13
  • SOOTIER7
  • SOOTILY10
  • SOOTING8
  • SPODIUM12
  • SPOILED10
  • SPOILER9
  • SPOKING14
  • SPONCON11
  • SPONDEE10
  • SPONDYL13
  • SPONGED11
  • SPONGER10
  • SPONGES10
  • SPONGIN10
  • SPONSAL9
  • SPONSON9
  • SPONSOR9
  • SPOOFED13
  • SPOOFER12
  • SPOOKED14
  • SPOOLED10
  • SPOOLER9
  • SPOOMED12
  • SPOONED10
  • SPOONER9
  • SPOONEY12
  • SPOORED10
  • SPOORER9
  • SPORING10
  • SPOROID10
  • SPORRAN9
  • SPORTED10
  • SPORTER9
  • SPORTIF12
  • SPORULE9
  • SPOSHES12
  • SPOTLIT9
  • SPOTTED10
  • SPOTTER9
  • SPOTTIE9
  • SPOUSAL9
  • SPOUSED10
  • SPOUSES9
  • SPOUTED10
  • SPOUTER9
  • STOBBED12
  • STOCKED14
  • STOCKER13
  • STODGED10
  • STODGER9
  • STODGES9
  • STOGEYS11
  • STOGIES8
  • STOICAL9
  • STOITED8
  • STOITER7
  • STOKERS11
  • STOKING12
  • STOKVEL14
  • STOLLEN7
  • STOLONS7
  • STOMACH14
  • STOMACK15
  • STOMATA9
  • STOMATE9
  • STOMIUM11
  • STOMPED12
  • STOMPER11
  • STOMPIE11
  • STONERN7
  • STONERS7
  • STONIED8
  • STONIER7
  • STONIES7
  • STONILY10
  • STONING8
  • STONISH10
  • STONKED12
  • STONKER11
  • STONNED8
  • STONNES7
  • STOODEN8
  • STOOGED9
  • STOOGES8
  • STOOKED12
  • STOOKER11
  • STOOKIE11
  • STOOLED8
  • STOOLIE7
  • STOOPED10
  • STOOPER9
  • STOOPES9
  • STOPERS9
  • STOPGAP12
  • STOPING10
  • STOPOFF15
  • STOPPED12
  • STOPPER11
  • STOPPLE11
  • STORAGE8
  • STORERS7
  • STOREYS10
  • STORGES8
  • STORIED8
  • STORIES7
  • STORING8
  • STORMED10
  • STORMER9
  • STOSSES7
  • STOTINS7
  • STOTTED8
  • STOTTER7
  • STOTTIE7
  • STOUNDS8
  • STOURES7
  • STOURIE7
  • STOUTEN7
  • STOUTER7
  • STOUTHS10
  • STOUTLY10
  • STOVERS10
  • STOVIES10
  • STOVING11
  • STOWAGE11
  • STOWERS10
  • STOWING11
  • STOWNDS11
  • STOWRES10
  • SWOBBED15
  • SWOBBER14
  • SWOFFER16
  • SWOLEST10
  • SWOLLEN10
  • SWOONED11
  • SWOONER10
  • SWOOPED13
  • SWOOPER12
  • SWOPPED15
  • SWOPPER14
  • SWORDED12
  • SWORDER11
  • SWOTTED11
  • SWOTTER10
  • SWOUNDS11
  • SWOUNED11
  • SWOUNES10
  • SWOWNDS14
  • SWOWNES13
  • SWOZZLE28
Letters by positionIn 55% of these words the 6th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. T21%
  2. H18%
  3. C14%
4th letter
  1. O16%
  2. R12%
  3. U11%
5th letter
  1. I16%
  2. T14%
  3. E8%
6th letter
  1. E55%
  2. N9%
  3. L5%
7th letter
  1. D24%
  2. S21%
  3. R18%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; SWOZZLE tops the list with 28. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 29 words
  2. 8 points: 26 words
  3. 99 points: 55 words
  4. 10 points: 82 words
  5. 1111 points: 60 words
  6. 12 points: 42 words
  7. 1313 points: 24 words
  8. 14 points: 23 words
  9. 1515 points: 20 words
  10. 16 points: 13 words
  11. 1717 points: 7 words
  12. 18 points: 1 words
  13. 1919 points: 2 words
  14. 20 points: 0 words
  15. 2121 points: 0 words
  16. 22 points: 1 words
  17. 2323 points: 0 words
  18. 24 points: 1 words
  19. 2525 points: 0 words
  20. 26 points: 0 words
  21. 2727 points: 1 words
  22. 28 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SWOZZLE2829Collins only
SCOZZAS2728Collins only
SHOWBIZ2424All three
SHOWBOX2222Collins only
SHOEBOX1919Collins · NWL
SHOWOFF1918All three
SKOFFED1818Collins only
SHOCKED1717All three
SNOOZED1718All three
SMOOCHY1717All three
SKOOKUM1719All three
SHOPBOY1717All three

The pattern is S _ O _ _ _ _: keep S fixed at the start and O in the third slot, then test the remaining letters against your game’s dictionary. Among 388 tournament-dictionary matches, 38 rank among the most common English words, while 287 have dictionary definitions. Familiar options include showing, stopped, storage, stomach and shorter; the full set also contains obscure scoring plays.

7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and O as the 3rd letter

  • Across tournament dictionaries, 388 entries fit S _ O _ _ _ _.
  • Collins includes 377 matches, compared with 267 in NWL2023.
  • ENABLE has 240 matches, fewer than either Collins or NWL2023.
  • Only 38 fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • Examples range from stories and showing to storage, stomach and scooter.

Which words fit this letter pattern?

Familiar verbs give the pattern much of its everyday feel: showing, stopped, smoking, scoring, spotted, spoiled and shouted all keep S in slot one and O in slot three. Nouns stretch the same frame in storage, stomach, sponsor, scooter and spouses. The endings shift from -ing and -ed to -age and -er.

Among recorded final letters, D leads with 93 words; S follows at 80 and R at 69. Try D first when the final square is unknown, then test S or R. E has 31 and G has 29, followed by N at 23 and Y at 20.

S with A third has 633 matches, while S with I third has 440.

Top scores and dictionary differences

  • Swozzle scores 28 points, the highest total in this pattern.
  • Scozzas scores 27, just one point below the leader.
  • Showbiz reaches 24; showbox scores 22.
  • The average score is 11.1 points, putting Swozzle’s 28 well above the typical match.
  • Definitions are available for 287 entries, including familiar words such as storage and stomach and less common options such as swozzle.

Questions people ask

Which common words match S first and O third?
Stories, showing, stopped, storage and stomach are among the recognizable matches. The pattern has 388 tournament-dictionary entries overall, but only 38 fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so familiar examples represent a small slice of the full set.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word in this pattern?
Swozzle is the highest-scoring match at 28 points. Scozzas follows at 27, then showbiz at 24; shoebox and showoff each score 19. Those totals put unusual letter combinations ahead of familiar choices such as storage.
Do all word games accept the same S _ O _ _ _ _ words?
No. Collins includes 377 matches, NWL2023 includes 267, and ENABLE includes 240, so the accepted set changes with the game’s dictionary. The combined total is 388, not the sum of those overlapping lists; check your game’s word list before playing a disputed entry.

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