Words That Start With O

There are over 8.9K words that begin with O in English. From 2-letter words to 15-letter entries, find O-words grouped and sortable by length below, all valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words starting with O.

2 letter O-words icon
17

2-Letter Words Starting With O

Short high-frequency O-words:

of

on

or

ob

od

oe

oh

oi

ok

om

oo

op

os

ou

ow

ox

oy

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3 letter O-words icon
73

3-Letter Words Starting With O

Short high-frequency O-words:

one

out

own

off

old

our

oil

odd

ore

oak

oar

obe

ods

ois

oke

oma

oom

ose

oup

owe

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4 letter O-words icon
163

4-Letter Words Starting With O

Common 4-letter O-words:

only

over

once

open

ones

onto

oral

otto

odds

oath

owns

owed

oils

obey

obit

ohia

oons

oose

oozy

oxic

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5 letter O-words icon
263

5-Letter Words Starting With O

Common 5-letter O-words:

other

often

order

occur

older

offer

owned

opera

orbit

outer

ocean

owner

organ

oxide

opens

owing

onset

ought

ozone

opium

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6 letter O-words icon
504

6-Letter Words Starting With O

Common 6-letter O-words:

others

office

object

opened

occurs

output

origin

orders

offers

oxygen

oldest

online

obtain

oxford

option

owners

organs

orange

openly

operas

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7 letter O-words icon
869

7-Letter Words Starting With O

Common 7-letter O-words:

outside

objects

offered

ordered

opening

overall

opposed

operate

officer

opinion

offices

optical

organic

origins

obvious

ongoing

options

olympic

outcome

orbital

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8 letter O-words icon
1.3K

8-Letter Words Starting With O

Common 8-letter O-words:

original

official

observed

occurred

officers

obtained

opposite

operated

ordinary

offering

occupied

operator

operates

occasion

opponent

opposing

overcome

overseas

opinions

observer

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9 letter O-words icon
1.4K

9-Letter Words Starting With O

Common 9-letter O-words:

operating

operation

officials

otherwise

organized

organisms

objective

opponents

ownership

offensive

operators

occasions

occurring

orchestra

offspring

observers

organised

oxidation

observing

obtaining

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10 letter O-words icon
1.3K

10-Letter Words Starting With O

Common 10-letter O-words:

originally

operations

opposition

officially

originated

occupation

occasional

objectives

occurrence

obligation

orchestral

organizing

oscillator

objections

observable

originates

odalisques

outjesting

outthought

outwinging

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11 letter O-words icon
1.1K

11-Letter Words Starting With O

Common 11-letter O-words:

opportunity

operational

observation

orientation

outstanding

obligations

originating

overlapping

oscillogram

ostracizing

ouroboroses

outbargains

outsourcing

overflowing

overglazing

overharvest

overnourish

overpeoples

overprizing

oxaloacetic

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12 letter O-words icon
762

12-Letter Words Starting With O

Common 12-letter O-words:

organization

occasionally

observations

organisation

overwhelming

optimization

ochlophobics

octastichous

oligochaetes

opeidoscopes

orchidectomy

organogenies

orogenically

orthographer

osteological

outorganizes

overplanning

overswearing

overutilises

oxidisations

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13 letter O-words icon
497

13-Letter Words Starting With O

Common 13-letter O-words:

organizations

opportunities

organisations

obtrusiveness

odontophorans

oligopeptides

onerousnesses

ophiomorphous

ornamentation

ornithophobia

orthodiagonal

orthogonality

ossifications

ostreophagous

outpopulating

overconfident

overpopulated

overreliances

overshowering

overstability

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14 letter O-words icon
356

14-Letter Words Starting With O

Common 14-letter O-words:

organizational

obsoletenesses

obstructionist

onomatopoieses

opisthocoelian

opisthoglossal

organographies

orthocephalies

orthohydrogens

orthopinakoids

osmoregulation

osteosarcomata

overcentralise

overencouraged

overfulfilling

overhomogenise

overkindnesses

overparticular

overproduction

overripenesses

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15 letter O-words icon
238

15-Letter Words Starting With O

Common 15-letter O-words:

objectivenesses

obtainabilities

obtrusivenesses

offensivenesses

officiousnesses

oophorectomised

ophthalmologist

opportunenesses

opprobriousness

organochlorines

orthopaedically

osmoregulations

overaccentuated

overconsumption

overdependences

overeagernesses

overidentifying

overprotections

overspeculation

ovoviviparously

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8,937 Common Words Starting with O

Most Common Length
9
(1,447 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
14.9
(out of 41)
Most Common Ending
s
(36%)

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What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with O?

41 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with O is oxyphenbutazone with a total of 41 points.

O 1
X 8
Y 4
P 3
H 4
E 1
N 1
B 3
U 1
T 1
A 1
Z 10
O 1
N 1
E 1
noun 1. A hydroxy derivative of phenylbutazone, used as an anti-inflammatory drug; 4-butyl-3,5-dioxo-1-phenyl-2- p -hydroxyphenylpyrazolidine, C₁₉ H₂₀ N₂ O₃.

Words that begin with O are commonly used for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. You can also find a list of all words that end in O and words with O. Try our five letter words starting with O page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words That Start With O

  • How many words starting with O are in the English dictionary?

    There are 8,937 words in the English dictionary that start with O, and most of them are 9 letters long (1,447 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word starting with O?

    The longest word starting with O is "obtrusivenesses" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "organizational" is the longest common word starting with O.

  • Are there any rare words starting with O worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon words like "oxyphenbutazone", "objectivize", "oxidization", "oxidizable" start with O and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "oxyphenbutazone" is worth 41 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words starting with O?

    Most words starting with O are 9 letters long, including everyday words like "operating", "operation", "officials", "otherwise", "organized".

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