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Words containing OR

Words that have the letters OR in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 11,561 playable words containing OR in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ABSORBABILITIES. The highest-scoring is EXTEMPORIZATION, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing OR

STRAIGHTFORWARD25
UNAUTHORIZED25
AUTHORIZATION24
EXTRAORDINARILY24
HORIZONTALLY24
AUTHORIZING23
UNCOMFORTABLE23
AUTHORIZED22
COMFORTABLY22
EXTRAORDINARY22
MICROPROCESSOR22
ORGANIZATIONS22
THOROUGHFARES22
UNSATISFACTORY22
AUTHORIZES21
CORRESPONDENCE21
EXPLANATORY21
FORTHCOMING21

Highest-scoring words containing OR

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

EXTEMPORIZATION33
BUZZWORDS32
EXTEMPORIZING32
BUZZWORD31
EXTEMPORIZED31
EXTEMPORIZERS31
CHLORPROMAZINES31
CONVEYORIZATION31
HEXACHLOROPHENE31
MICROPROJECTORS31
OVERGLAMORIZING31
EXTEMPORIZES30

2-letter words containing OR (1)

3-letter words containing OR (14)

COR5
DOR4
FOR6
GOR4
KOR6
MOR5
NOR3
ORA3
ORB5
ORC5
ORE3
ORS3
ORT3
TOR3

4-letter words containing OR (89)

BOOR6
BORE6
BORN6
CORD7
CORE6
CORF9
CORK9
CORM8
CORN6
CORY8
DOOR5
DORK8
DORM7
DORP7
DORY7
FORA7
FORB9
FORD8
FORE7
FORK10
FORM9
FORT7
GORE5
GORP7
GORY7
HORN6
KORE7
KORS7
LORD5
LORE4
LORN4
MOOR6
MORE6
MORN6
NORM6
ODOR5
ORAL4
ORBS6
ORBY8
ORCS6
ORES4
ORYX12
ORZO12
POOR6
PORE6
PORK9
PORT6
SORE4
SORT4
TORE4
TORN4
TORS4
TORT4
WORD8
WORE7
WORK10
WORM9
WORN7
YORE6
ZORI12

The 60 most common shown, 29 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing OR (270)

ABORT7
ACORN7
ACTOR7
BORED8
BORES7
BORNE7
CHORD10
COLOR7
DOORS6
ERROR5
FAVOR12
FLOOR8
FORCE10
FORMS10
FORTH10
FORTY10
FORUM11
GLORY8
HONOR7
HORDE8
HORSE7
HUMOR10
JUROR14
LABOR7
LORDS6
LORRY7
MAJOR15
MAYOR9
MINOR7
MORAL7
MORON7
MOTOR7
NORTH7
ORBIT7
ORDER6
ORGAN6
PORTS7
PRIOR7
RAZOR13
RUMOR8
SCORE7
SHORT7
SORRY7
SORTS5
SPORT7
STORE5
STORM7
STORY7
SWORD9
SWORE8
SWORN8
TUTOR6
WORDS9
WORKS11
WORLD9
WORMS10
WORRY10
WORSE8
WORST8
WORTH10

The 60 most common shown, 210 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing OR (577)

ABORTS8
ABSORB10
ACCORD11
ACTORS8
AFFORD13
ANORAK9
AUTHOR9
BEFORE11
BORDER9
BORING9
BORROW11
CENSOR8
CHORAL10
CHORUS11
COLORS8
CORNER8
CORPSE10
CURSOR9
DOCTOR9
EFFORT12
EXPORT14
FACTOR11
FAVORS13
FLAVOR13
FLOORS9
FORBID12
FORCED12
FORCES11
FOREST9
FORGET10
FORGOT10
FORMAL11
FORMAT11
FORMED12
FORMER11
HONORS8
HORDES9
HORRID9
HORROR8
HORSES8
IMPORT10
INFORM11
JUNIOR15
LIQUOR15
MEMORY12
MIRROR8
POORLY10
PORTED9
RECORD9
REFORM11
RUMORS9
SCORED9
THEORY10
VECTOR12
VENDOR11
WORDED11
WORKED13
WORKER12
WORLDS10
WORTHY13

The 60 most common shown, 517 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing OR (996)

ABORTED10
ABSORBS11
ACCORDS12
ADAPTOR10
ADVISOR12
ANORAKS10
AUTHORS10
BOREDOM12
BORROWS12
COLORED10
COMFORT14
CONFORM14
CORPSES11
CORRECT11
CORRUPT12
DIVORCE14
EFFORTS13
ENFORCE12
EXPLORE15
FACTORS12
FACTORY14
FAVORED15
FORBADE13
FORBIDS13
FORCING13
FOREIGN11
FOREVER14
FORGAVE15
FORGETS11
FORGIVE15
FORMATS12
FORMING13
FORMULA13
FORTUNE11
FORWARD14
HISTORY11
HORIZON17
HORRIFY14
IMMORAL11
IMPORTS11
INFORMS12
KEYWORD16
MORALLY11
NETWORK13
PERFORM14
PORTRAY11
REFORMS12
RUMORED11
SHORTLY11
SUPPORT12
THEOREM11
UNIFORM13
VECTORS13
VICTORY15
VISITOR11
WORDING12
WORKERS13
WORKING14
WORRIED11
WORSHIP14

The 60 most common shown, 936 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing OR (1,743)

ABNORMAL12
ABSORBED13
ACCORDED14
ADVISORS13
ADVISORY15
BEHAVIOR16
BORROWED14
CATEGORY13
CORRECTS12
CORRUPTS13
ELEVATOR12
ENDEAVOR13
ENFORCED14
ENFORCES13
EXPLORED17
EXPLORES16
FAVORING16
FAVORITE15
FIREWORK17
FORCIBLY17
FORECAST13
FORGIVEN16
FORGIVES16
FORMALLY15
FORMERLY15
FORMULAE14
FORWARDS15
GOVERNOR13
HISTORIC12
HONORARY12
HORRIBLE12
HORRIBLY14
HORRIFIC15
HUMOROUS14
IMPORTED13
INFORMAL13
INFORMED14
KEYWORDS17
LAVATORY14
MAJORITY20
METAPHOR14
MOREOVER14
MOTORWAY15
NEIGHBOR13
NETWORKS14
ORGANIZE17
ORTHODOX17
PASSWORD14
PERFORMS15
PLATFORM15
REFORMAT13
REFORMED14
SUPPORTS13
THOROUGH14
TOMORROW13
WORKABLE16
WORKINGS15
WORKLOAD15
WORKSHOP18
WORRYING14

The 60 most common shown, 1,683 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing OR (1,915)

ABSORBING14
ACCORDING15
ALGORITHM14
AUTHORITY14
AUTHORIZE20
BOOKSTORE14
BORROWING15
CONDUCTOR15
CONNECTOR13
CORPORATE13
CORRECTED14
CORRECTLY15
CORRUPTED15
CROSSWORD15
DIRECTORY14
ELEVATORS13
ENFORCING15
EXPLORING18
FACTORIES14
FAVORABLE18
FAVORITES16
FIREWORKS18
FORBIDDEN16
FORECASTS14
FOREIGNER13
FORGIVING18
FORGOTTEN13
FORMATION14
FORMATTED15
FORTNIGHT15
FORTUNATE13
FORWARDED17
FRAMEWORK20
HORRIFIED15
HORRIFIES14
IMPORTING14
INFORMING15
MANDATORY14
MEMORABLE15
MOTORWAYS16
NEIGHBORS14
NETWORKED16
ORGANIZED19
ORGANIZER18
ORGANIZES18
PASSWORDS15
PERFORMED17
PORTRAYED14
PROFESSOR14
REFORMING15
SHORTHAND14
SUCCESSOR14
SUPPORTED15
SUPPORTER14
TEMPORARY15
THEREFORE14
TRANSFORM14
UNIFORMLY17
WORLDWIDE17
WORTHLESS14

The 60 most common shown, 1,855 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing OR (1,773)

ABNORMALLY16
ACCORDANCE17
ALGORITHMS15
AMBASSADOR15
AUTHORISED14
AUTHORISES13
AUTHORIZED22
AUTHORIZES21
BEFOREHAND18
BORDERLINE13
CALCULATOR15
CATEGORIES13
CENSORSHIP16
CHANCELLOR16
COMPETITOR16
COMPULSORY19
COORDINATE13
CORRECTING15
CORRECTION14
CORRESPOND15
CORRUPTING16
CORRUPTION15
DEROGATORY14
ENORMOUSLY15
FORBIDDING18
FOREIGNERS14
FORGETTING15
FORMATTING16
FORWARDING18
HENCEFORTH19
HISTORICAL14
HORIZONTAL20
HORRENDOUS14
HORRIFYING18
IMPORTANCE16
INDICATORS13
INFORMALLY17
LABORATORY14
MISFORTUNE16
MONITORING13
NETWORKING17
OBLIGATORY15
ORCHESTRAL14
ORGANIZERS19
ORGANIZING20
ORIGINALLY13
PERFORMING18
PORTRAYING15
PROCESSORS14
PROPORTION14
RECORDINGS14
RHETORICAL14
SUPERVISOR17
SUPPORTERS15
SUPPORTING16
THOROUGHLY18
TRANSFORMS15
UNWORKABLE19
VIGOROUSLY18
WORTHWHILE20

The 60 most common shown, 1,713 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing OR (1,441)

ACCORDINGLY19
AUTHORISING15
AUTHORITIES14
AUTHORIZING23
CATEGORIZED23
CATEGORIZES22
COMFORTABLE20
COMFORTABLY22
COMMENTATOR17
COMPETITORS17
CONTRIBUTOR16
COORDINATES14
CORKSCREWED22
CORPORATION15
CORRECTIONS15
CORRELATION13
CORRESPONDS16
DEMORALIZED23
DEMORALIZES22
DENOMINATOR14
DEODORIZING22
DIRECTORIES14
EXPLANATORY21
EXPLORATION19
FORECASTING17
FORESEEABLE16
FORMALIZING25
FORMULATION17
FORTHCOMING21
FORTUNATELY17
FURTHERMORE19
GLAMORIZING23
IMPORTANTLY17
INCORPORATE15
INCORRECTLY17
INFERIORITY16
INFORMATION16
INFORMATIVE20
OPPORTUNITY18
ORIENTATING12
ORIENTATION11
ORIGINATING13
OVERWORKING22
PERFORMANCE20
PITCHFORKED24
PORTABILITY17
PREDECESSOR16
PROPORTIONS15
SUPERIORITY16
SUPERVISORS18
TEMPORARILY17
THEORETICAL15
TRANSFORMED17
TRANSPORTED14
UNFORTUNATE16
UNIMPORTANT16
UNSUPPORTED18
WORKBENCHES23
WORKMANSHIP23
WORKSTATION17

The 60 most common shown, 1,381 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing OR (1,117)

CATEGORIZING24
CHIROPRACTOR20
CHLOROFORMED22
CHOREOGRAPHY23
COMMEMORATED21
COMMEMORATES20
COMMENTATORS18
COMMUNICATOR21
CONSERVATORY20
CONTEMPORARY20
CONTRIBUTORS17
CONTRIBUTORY19
COORDINATION15
CORKSCREWING23
CORRESPONDED18
DEMORALIZING24
DICTATORSHIP19
DISCOMFORTED21
EFFORTLESSLY20
EXHORTATIONS20
EXPLORATIONS20
EXTORTIONATE18
FOREGROUNDED19
FORESHADOWED22
FORMULATIONS18
HARPSICHORDS21
HEMORRHAGING20
HISTORICALLY18
HORIZONTALLY24
HORRENDOUSLY18
HORTICULTURE18
INCORPORATED17
INCORPORATES16
INFLAMMATORY21
INTRODUCTORY18
INVENTORYING19
INVIGORATING18
METAMORPHOSE20
METAPHORICAL20
MISINFORMING20
MOTORCYCLING21
NEIGHBORHOOD20
ORGANISATION13
ORGANIZATION21
ORTHOPAEDICS19
PERFORMANCES21
PITCHFORKING25
PRAISEWORTHY21
PREDECESSORS17
PROPORTIONAL16
REORGANIZING22
SATISFACTORY19
SHORTCOMINGS19
THOROUGHBRED21
THOROUGHFARE21
TRANSFORMING18
TRANSPORTING15
UNAUTHORIZED25
UNFORGIVABLE23
WORKSTATIONS18

The 60 most common shown, 1,057 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

11,561 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (6.9%) are containing OR. Most of them, 1,915, have 9 letters. 490 start with OR, 965 end with it and 10,110 have it only in the middle.

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Questions

How many words are there containing OR?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 11,561 words containing OR, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing OR?

EXTEMPORIZATION, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: BUZZWORDS (32), EXTEMPORIZING (32) and BUZZWORD (31).

What are the most common words containing OR?

STRAIGHTFORWARD, UNAUTHORIZED, AUTHORIZATION, EXTRAORDINARILY, HORIZONTALLY and AUTHORIZING. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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