Words Starting With O
Every English word that starts with "O". Filter by length or suffix to narrow results for Scrabble, crosswords, and more.
285 words found
13 Letter Words2
12 Letter Words9
11 Letter Words12
10 Letter Words19
9 Letter Words34
8 Letter Words48
7 Letter Words44
6 Letter Words36
5 Letter Words31
4 Letter Words23
3 Letter Words17
2 Letter Words10
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About These Words
This list holds 285 words, running from 2 to 13 letters and averaging 7.0 letters apiece. The commonest length is 8 letters, covering 48 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are o (285), e (176), r (133), i (115), n (115). Vowels make up 45% of all the letters here, so the list is unusually vowel-heavy — handy when your rack is clogged with them.
For Scrabble, these words average 11.1 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is OVERQUALIFIED at 29, followed by OBJECTIVELY, OKEYDOKEY and OVERWHELMING. 151 of them (53%) contain a letter worth four or more. 44 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are OPPORTUNITIES and OVERQUALIFIED at 13 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: OD, OF and OH.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words starting with "O" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 285 words starting with "O". They run from 2 to 13 letters, and 8-letter entries are the most common with 48 of them.
Which of these words starting with "O" scores highest in Scrabble?+
OVERQUALIFIED is the highest scorer at 29 points before board bonuses, ahead of OBJECTIVELY, OKEYDOKEY and OVERWHELMING. The list averages 11.1 points per word, and 151 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words starting with "O"?+
The shortest are OD, OF, OH, OI and OK at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words starting with "O"?+
OPPORTUNITIES and OVERQUALIFIED are the longest at 13 letters. 44 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words starting with "O" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 45% of the letters across this list, which makes it a good place to look when your rack is overloaded with vowels. The letters appearing in the most of these words are O, E, R. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.