Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with O as 2nd and T as 5th Letter
The ?O??T shape looks narrow, but it opens up once you know the common starts and endings. O in the second box is one of the most common placements and follows many consonants. A final T sits in endings such as ST, NT, GHT and AT.
112matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with O as 2nd and T as 5th Letter
- boart
- boast
- bobet
- boget
- boist
- boort
- boost
- bouet
- boult
- bowat
- bowet
- coact
- coapt
- coart
- coast
- cogit
- colat
- comet
- compt
- coopt
- coost
- coset
- count
- court
- covet
- docht
- doest
- doigt
- doilt
- dompt
- donat
- donet
- donut
- doubt
- doylt
- doyst
- fohat
- foist
- foret
- fouat
- fouet
- fount
- gobet
- godet
- goest
- golet
- gorst
- gosht
- hoast
- hoist
- horst
- hoult
- joint
- joist
- joust
- korat
- loast
- loket
- lovat
- moist
- molet
- moost
- morat
- motet
- moult
- mount
- moust
- nobut
- nocht
- noint
- nonet
- nooit
- norit
- oobit
- point
- poort
- poret
- posit
- poult
- poupt
- poynt
- roast
- robot
- roist
- roost
- roset
- rosit
- roust
- rovet
- rowet
- royet
- royst
- rozet
- rozit
- socht
- soget
- somet
- souct
- toast
- toist
- toret
- torot
- tourt
- toust
- tovet
- vocat
- volet
- vomit
- voust
- worst
- yourt
- zoist
How These Words Are Built
Most of these words begin with C as in COURT, R as in ROBOT and M as in MOUNT. The third box is usually I in POINT, U in COURT and A in COAST. Just before the final T, expect S in WORST and N in POINT.
Useful five-letter words
POINT, COURT, WORST, DOUBT and COAST are the entries you are most likely to meet. COUNT, JOINT and MOUNT are worth keeping in reserve.
- POINT
- COURT
- WORST
- DOUBT
- COAST
Quick Strategy for This Pattern
The first box is the biggest unknown, and C, R and M are the strongest openers to test. If the opener comes back grey, test I in the third box, since it is the single most common middle letter here. The fixed O and T do a lot of the work, so use your guesses on the three open boxes rather than on those two letters.
Using These Words in Scrabble
In Scrabble, O is worth one point and T is worth one point. Knowing words such as POINT, COURT and WORST helps you use both tiles quickly when they land on your rack.
Frequently asked questions
What does a final T tell me about the word
A final T sits in endings such as ST, NT, GHT and AT. POINT and COURT show the pattern.
Which letters usually start words with O second and T fifth
C, R and M are the usual openers, as in COURT, ROBOT and MOUNT. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.
What should I guess first for this pattern
POINT is a strong first choice, because it is a familiar word that also tests I, N and P in the three open boxes.