7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and O as the 4th letter

7-letter words with S first and O fourth: 209 matches, including schools, shooter, and synonym.

209 wordsTop pick SCHOOLSHighest score SHMOOZY 24

9 of 209 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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With S in 1st place, R is the most common 4th letter (341 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 209 · most-used first

SCHOOLS₁₂
SECONDS₁₀
SHOOTER₁₀
SCHOLAR₁₂
STROKES₁₁
SCOOTER₉
SCROLLS₉
SPROUTS₉
SYNONYM₁₅
SPOOKED₁₄
SCOOPED₁₂
SNOOKER₁₁
SOLOIST₇
SCROOGE₁₀
STOOGES₈
STROKED₁₂
SCROTUM₁₁
SAVOURY₁₃
SPOONER₉
SOJOURN₁₄
SWOOPED₁₃
SALOONS₇
SHROOMS₁₂
STROLLS₇
STOOPED₁₀
SHROUDS₁₁
SPOOFED₁₃
STROMAL₉
SAVORED₁₁
SOLOING₈
SMOOTHS₁₂
SCOOTED₁₀
SAMOSAS₉
SWOONED₁₁
SPOONED₁₀
SCROTAL₉
STROBES₉
SHOOING₁₁
SNOOPED₁₀
SCOOPER₁₁
SIROCCO₁₁
STROKER₁₁
STROPPY₁₄
SECONDO₁₀
SAMOVAR₁₂
SAMOYED₁₃
SECONDE₁₀
SCHOLIA₁₂

Showing the top 48 of 209 words. See every valid word

All valid words 209

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

SABOTED₁₀
SAGOINS₈
SAGOUIN₈
SALOONS₇
SALOOPS₉
SAMOSAS₉
SAMOVAR₁₂
SAMOYED₁₃
SAPONIN₉
SAPOTAS₉
SAPOTES₉
SAPOURS₉
SARODES₈
SARONGS₈
SARONIC₉
SAROSES₇
SATORIS₇
SAVORED₁₁
SAVORER₁₀
SAVOURS₁₀
SAVOURY₁₃
SCHOLAR₁₂
SCHOLIA₁₂
SCHOOLE₁₂
SCHOOLS₁₂
SCHORLS₁₂
SCHOUTS₁₂
SCIOLTO₉
SCOOGED₁₁
SCOOPED₁₂
SCOOPER₁₁
SCOOTCH₁₄
SCOOTED₁₀
SCOOTER₉
SCROBES₁₁
SCROGGY₁₄
SCROLLS₉
SCROMED₁₂
SCROMES₁₁
SCROOCH₁₄
SCROOGE₁₀
SCROOPS₁₁
SCRORPS₁₁
SCROTAL₉
SCROTES₉
SCROTUM₁₁
SCROUGE₁₀
SCROWLE₁₂
SCROWLS₁₂
SCROYLE₁₂
SECONAL₉
SECONDE₁₀
SECONDI₁₀
SECONDO₁₀
SECONDS₁₀
SEKOSES₁₁
SENOPIA₉
SENORAS₇
SENORES₇
SEROMAS₉
SEROONS₇
SEROPUS₉
SEROSAE₇
SEROSAL₇
SEROSAS₇
SEROVAR₁₀
SETOFFS₁₃
SETOUTS₇
SHLOCKS₁₆
SHLOCKY₁₉
SHLONGS₁₁
SHMOCKS₁₈
SHMOOSE₁₂
SHMOOZE₂₁
SHMOOZY₂₄
SHNOOKS₁₄
SHOOFLY₁₆
SHOOGIE₁₁
SHOOGLE₁₁
SHOOGLY₁₄
SHOOING₁₁
SHOOLED₁₁
SHOOLES₁₀
SHOORAS₁₀
SHOOTER₁₀
SHROFFS₁₆
SHROOMS₁₂
SHROUDS₁₁
SHROUDY₁₄
SHROVED₁₄
SHROVES₁₃
SHROWED₁₄
SHTOOKS₁₄
SILOING₈
SIMOOMS₁₁
SIMOONS₉
SIMORGS₁₀
SINOPIA₉
SINOPIE₉
SINOPIS₉
SIROCCO₁₁
SIROSET₇
SKOOKUM₁₇
SLIOTAR₇
SLOOMED₁₀
SMOOCHY₁₇
SMOODGE₁₁
SMOOGED₁₁
SMOOGES₁₀
SMOORED₁₀
SMOOTED₁₀
SMOOTHE₁₂
SMOOTHS₁₂
SMOOTHY₁₅
SNOODED₉
SNOOKED₁₂
SNOOKER₁₁
SNOOLED₈
SNOOPED₁₀
SNOOPER₉
SNOOSES₇
SNOOTED₈
SNOOZED₁₇
SNOOZER₁₆
SNOOZES₁₆
SNOOZLE₁₆
SOBOLES₉
SOJOURN₁₄
SOLOING₈
SOLOIST₇
SOMONIS₉
SONOVOX₁₇
SOROBAN₉
SOROCHE₁₂
SORORAL₇
SOROSES₇
SOROSIS₇
SPEOSES₉
SPLODGE₁₁
SPLODGY₁₄
SPLOOSH₁₂
SPLORES₉
SPLOTCH₁₄
SPOOFED₁₃
SPOOFER₁₂
SPOOKED₁₄
SPOOLED₁₀
SPOOLER₉
SPOOMED₁₂
SPOONED₁₀
SPOONER₉
SPOONEY₁₂
SPOORED₁₀
SPOORER₉
SPROUTS₉
SQUOOSH₁₉
STOODEN₈
STOOGED₉
STOOGES₈
STOOKED₁₂
STOOKER₁₁
STOOKIE₁₁
STOOLED₈
STOOLIE₇
STOOPED₁₀
STOOPER₉
STOOPES₉
STROAMS₉
STROBED₁₀
STROBES₉
STROBIC₁₁
STROBIL₉
STRODLE₈
STROKED₁₂
STROKEN₁₁
STROKER₁₁
STROKES₁₁
STROLLS₇
STROMAL₉
STROMBS₁₁
STRONDS₈
STROOKE₁₁
STROPHE₁₂
STROPPY₁₄
STROUDS₈
STROUPS₉
STROUTS₇
STROWED₁₁
STROWER₁₀
STROYED₁₁
STROYER₁₀
SUBORAL₉
SUBORNS₉
SUBOVAL₁₂
SUDOKUS₁₂
SUDORAL₈
SUMOIST₉
SWOONED₁₁
SWOONER₁₀
SWOOPED₁₃
SWOOPER₁₂
SYBOTIC₁₄
SYCONIA₁₂
SYCOSES₁₂
SYCOSIS₁₂
SYNODAL₁₁
SYNODIC₁₃
SYNONYM₁₅
SYNOVIA₁₃

Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 6th letter is E.

2nd letter

T17%
C14%
H12%

3rd letter

R32%
O31%
L6%

5th letter

6th letter

E38%
A10%
I10%

7th letter

S35%
D17%
R11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; SHMOOZY tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 20 words
8 points: 15 words
99 points: 42 words
10 points: 28 words
1111 points: 33 words
12 points: 31 words
1313 points: 8 words
14 points: 15 words
1515 points: 2 words
16 points: 6 words
1717 points: 4 words
18 points: 1 words
1919 points: 2 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 1 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
SHMOOZY	24	23	NWL only
SHMOOZE	21	21	All three
SQUOOSH	19	19	All three
SHLOCKY	19	19	Collins · NWL
SHMOCKS	18	19	Collins only
SNOOZED	17	18	All three
SMOOCHY	17	17	All three
SKOOKUM	17	19	All three
SONOVOX	17	19	All three
SNOOZER	16	17	All three
SNOOZES	16	17	All three
SHOOFLY	16	15	All three

Locking in S at the start and O in the fourth spot narrows the search to 209 tournament-dictionary words. The familiar choices include schools, seconds, and scooter, but the pattern also turns up unusual high scorers such as shmoozy. Only 9 entries rank among the most common English words, so expect plenty of specialist vocabulary alongside everyday picks.

At a glance: the S-and-O pattern

There are 209 seven-letter matches with S first and O fourth.
Schools, seconds, and shooter are recognizable examples.
The most frequent final letter is S, with 73 matches.
Shmoozy leads the listed Scrabble scores at 24 points.

What kinds of words fit this pattern?

The endings show a strong plural and verb-form tilt: 73 words finish in S, while 36 end in D. Examples include schools and strokes for the S group, plus spooked and swooped for D. Together, those two endings account for more than half of the matches.

The most familiar entries are scattered across different word shapes. Scholar and synonym are singular nouns; scooter names a vehicle, and savoury is an adjective. Other options, such as shrooms or snooker, are less likely to come to mind when you first place S and O.

How to use 7-letter words with S first and O fourth

For a high Scrabble total, check shmoozy first: its score is 24, ahead of shmooze at 21 and squoosh at 19. Those unusual spellings are score-focused plays, not words to assume an opponent will recognize; schools or strokes are easier to spot on a rack.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 200 matches, NWL2023 includes 151, and ENABLE includes 131. Those source totals overlap, so they are not separate groups to add together. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have S first and O fourth?

There are 209 tournament-dictionary matches with S in the first position and O in the fourth. Schools, seconds, and scooter are among the recognizable examples; the full group also includes many less common words.

Which S-and-O word has the highest Scrabble score?

Shmoozy scores 24 points, the highest score among these matches. Shmooze is next at 21, followed by squoosh and shlocky at 19 points each. Check your game's dictionary before playing an unfamiliar word.

Are most of these words common?

No. Only 9 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Schools and seconds are familiar, while words such as shmoozy and skookum are much less common. The pattern is useful for narrowing a rack, but many options will be specialist vocabulary.

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