Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with O as 2nd and T as 3rd Letter
Whether you are solving a daily puzzle or planning a Scrabble play, the words below fit O second and T third. O in the second box is one of the most common placements and follows many consonants. T in the third box is very common, in patterns such as AT, FT and NT.
127matching five-letter words
Five-letter words with O in the 2nd and T in the 3rd position
- botan
- botas
- botch
- botel
- botes
- bothy
- botry
- botte
- botts
- bottu
- botty
- cotan
- cotch
- coted
- cotes
- cothe
- coths
- cothy
- cotta
- cotte
- cotts
- cotty
- dotal
- doted
- doter
- dotes
- dotty
- fotch
- fotui
- gotch
- goter
- goths
- gotos
- gotra
- gotta
- hotch
- hotel
- hoten
- hotly
- hotty
- iotas
- jotas
- jotty
- jotun
- kotal
- kotch
- kotos
- kotow
- lotah
- lotan
- lotas
- lotes
- lotic
- lotor
- lotos
- lotte
- lotto
- lotus
- moted
- motel
- moten
- moter
- motes
- motet
- motey
- moths
- mothy
- motif
- motis
- moton
- motor
- motte
- motto
- motts
- motty
- motus
- motza
- notal
- notan
- notch
- noted
- noter
- notes
- notre
- notum
- ootid
- potae
- potch
- poted
- poter
- potes
- potin
- potoo
- potsy
- potti
- potto
- potts
- potty
- potus
- rotal
- rotan
- rotas
- rotch
- roted
- rotes
- rotge
- rotis
- rotls
- roton
- rotor
- rotos
- rotta
- rotte
- soths
- sotie
- sotol
- total
- toted
- totem
- toter
- totes
- totty
- totum
- votal
- voted
- voter
- votes
The Shape of the Pattern
Openers to expect include M as in MOTOR, N as in NOTES and V as in VOTES. The last two letters are often EL as in HOTEL and ES as in NOTES.
Useful five-letter words
TOTAL, HOTEL, NOTES, NOTED and VOTES are the entries you are most likely to meet. VOTED, MOTOR and VOTER are worth keeping in reserve.
- TOTAL
- HOTEL
- NOTES
- NOTED
- VOTES
Reading the Letter Pair
The pair mixes a vowel with a consonant, which gives the words a natural, easy to pronounce rhythm, as in TOTAL, HOTEL and NOTES. Most of the familiar words open with a consonant. The fifth box is most often S, L and R, which makes it the quickest place to settle the ending.
How to Narrow It Down
The first box is the biggest unknown, and M, N and V are the strongest openers to test. If the opener comes back grey, move to the ending and try S in the fifth box. The fixed O and T do a lot of the work, so spend your guesses on the three open boxes. For a wider view, see 5 letter words with O as the 2nd letter and 5 letter words with T as the 3rd letter.
Using These Words in Scrabble
In Scrabble, O is worth one point and T is worth one point. Knowing words such as TOTAL, HOTEL and NOTES helps you use both tiles quickly when they land on your rack.
Frequently asked questions
Is O second and T third a common pattern in Wordle
It is a large group, so it gives you plenty of choices. Knowing the usual openers and endings helps more than guessing blindly.
Which letters usually start words with O second and T third
M, N and V are the usual openers, as in MOTOR, NOTES and VOTES. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.
What does T as the third letter tell me
T in the third box is very common, in patterns such as AT, FT and NT. TOTAL is a good example.