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Words that start with O

Looking for a word that begins with O? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, grouped by length so you can find the one that fits. There are 5,654 playable words starting with O in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is OBJECTIFICATION. The highest-scoring is OXYPHENBUTAZONE, worth 38 points.

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Popular words starting with O

OBJECTIONABLE27
OBJECTIVE25
OPTIMIZATION24
OVERWHELMING24
OPTIMIZING23
OVERWHELMED23
OBJECTING22
OBJECTIONS22
OPTIMIZED22
ORGANIZATIONS22
OBJECTED21
OBJECTION21
OPTIMIZES21
ORGANIZATION21
OVERWHELMS21
OFFICIALLY20
OPTIMIZE20
ORGANIZING20

Highest-scoring words starting with O

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

OXYPHENBUTAZONE38
OVEREMPHASIZING34
OVEREMPHASIZED33
OVERHOMOGENIZED33
OVEREMPHASIZES32
OVERSPECIALIZED32
OVERCIVILIZED32
OBJECTIFICATION32
OVERCAPITALIZED32
OVERHOMOGENIZES32
OVOVIVIPAROUSLY32
OVEREMPHASIZE31

2-letter words starting with O (12)

3-letter words starting with O (45)

OAF6
OAK6
OAR3
OAT3
OBE5
OBI5
OCA5
ODD5
ODE4
ODS4
OES3
OFF9
OFT6
OHM7
OHO5
OHS5
OIL3
OKA6
OKE6
OLD4
OLE3
OMS5
ONE3
ONS3
OOH5
OPE5
OPS5
OPT5
ORB5
ORC5
ORE3
OUD5
OUR4
OUT4
OVA7
OWE6
OWL6
OWN6
OXO9
OXY11

The 40 most common shown, 5 rarer words not listed. More 3-letter words

4-letter words starting with O (106)

OAFS7
OAKS7
OATH6
OBEY8
OBOE6
ODDS6
ODES5
ODOR5
OFFS10
OGLE5
OHMS8
OILY6
OINK7
OKAY9
OKRA7
OMEN6
OMIT6
ONCE6
ONES4
ONLY6
ONTO4
ONUS5
OOPS6
OOZE12
OPAL6
OPEN6
OPTS6
OPUS7
ORAL4
OUCH9
OURS5
OVAL8
OVEN8
OVER8
OVUM11
OWED8
OWES7
OWLS7
OWNS7
OXEN10

The 40 most common shown, 66 rarer words not listed. More 4-letter words

5-letter words starting with O (181)

OATHS7
OBESE7
OBEYS9
OCCUR10
OCEAN7
ODDLY9
OFFED12
OFFER11
OFTEN8
OKAYS10
OKRAS8
OLDER6
OLIVE9
OMEGA8
OMITS7
ONION5
OOZED14
OOZES13
OPENS7
OPERA7
OPIUM10
OPTED8
OPTIC9
ORBIT7
ORDER6
ORGAN6
OTHER7
OUGHT9
OUNCE8
OUTER6
OVALS9
OVARY11
OVENS9
OVERS9
OVERT9
OWING9
OWNED9
OWNER8
OXIDE12
OZONE13

The 40 most common shown, 141 rarer words not listed. More 5-letter words

6-letter words starting with O (323)

OBEYED11
OBJECT18
OBLIGE9
OBSESS8
OBTAIN8
OCCUPY15
OCCURS11
OCTAVE12
OFFEND13
OFFERS12
OFFICE14
OFFING13
OFFSET12
OKAYED12
OLDEST7
OOZING15
OPAQUE17
OPENED9
OPENLY10
OPERAS8
OPPOSE10
OPTING9
OPTION8
OPUSES9
ORANGE7
ORCHID11
ORDERS7
ORGANS7
ORIENT6
ORIGIN7
OTHERS8
OUTCRY11
OUTPUT10
OUTSET7
OVERDO11
OVERLY12
OWNERS9
OWNING10
OXIDES13
OXYGEN15

The 40 most common shown, 283 rarer words not listed. More 6-letter words

7-letter words starting with O (617)

OBEYING12
OBJECTS19
OBLIGED11
OBLIGES10
OBSCENE11
OBSCURE12
OBSERVE13
OBTAINS9
OBVIOUS14
OFFENCE15
OFFENDS14
OFFENSE13
OFFERED14
OFFHAND16
OFFICER15
OFFICES15
OFFSETS13
OMITTED10
ONESELF10
ONGOING9
ONWARDS11
OPENING10
OPERATE9
OPINION9
OPPOSED12
OPPOSES11
OPPRESS11
OPTICAL11
OPTIMAL11
OPTIMUM14
OPTIONS9
ORBITAL9
ORDERED9
ORGANIC10
OUTCOME12
OUTLOOK11
OUTPUTS11
OVERALL11
OVERDUE13
OVERLAP13

The 40 most common shown, 577 rarer words not listed. More 7-letter words

8-letter words starting with O (970)

OBJECTED21
OBLIGING12
OBSCURED14
OBSCURES13
OBSERVED15
OBSERVER14
OBSERVES14
OBSTRUCT13
OCCASION12
OCCUPIED16
OCCUPIES15
OCCURRED14
OFFENCES16
OFFENDED16
OFFENDER15
OFFENSES14
OFFERING15
OFFICERS16
OFFICIAL16
OPPONENT12
OPPOSING13
OPPOSITE12
OPTIMISE12
OPTIMIZE20
ORGANIZE17
ORTHODOX17
OUTCOMES13
OUTRIGHT12
OUTWEIGH15
OVERCAME16
OVERCOME16
OVERFLOW18
OVERHEAD15
OVERLOAD13
OVERLONG13
OVERLOOK15
OVERRIDE13
OVERRODE13
OVERTIME14
OVERVIEW19

The 40 most common shown, 930 rarer words not listed. More 8-letter words

9-letter words starting with O (921)

OBJECTING22
OBJECTION21
OBJECTIVE25
OBNOXIOUS18
OBSCURING15
OBSCURITY16
OBSERVERS15
OBSERVING16
OBSTRUCTS14
OBVIOUSLY18
OCCASIONS13
OCCUPYING19
OCCURRING15
OFFENDERS16
OFFENDING17
OFFENSIVE19
OFFERINGS16
OFFICIALS17
OFFSPRING18
OPPONENTS13
OPPRESSED14
OPTIMISED14
OPTIMIZED22
OPTIMIZES21
ORGANIZED19
ORGANIZER18
ORGANIZES18
OTHERWISE14
OURSELVES14
OUTWEIGHS16
OVERCOMES17
OVERDRAFT17
OVERHEADS16
OVERLOADS14
OVERLOOKS16
OVERNIGHT16
OVERPRICE17
OVERRIDES14
OVERWHELM20
OWNERSHIP16

The 40 most common shown, 881 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words starting with O (791)

OBJECTIONS22
OBJECTIVES26
OBLIGATION13
OBLIGATORY15
OBSTRUCTED16
OBTAINABLE14
OCCASIONAL14
OCCUPATION17
OCCURRENCE17
OFFICIALLY20
OFFSETTING17
OPERATIONS12
OPPOSITION14
OPPRESSING15
OPPRESSION14
OPTIMISING15
OPTIMISTIC16
OPTIMIZING23
OPTIONALLY14
ORCHESTRAL14
ORGANISERS11
ORGANISING12
ORGANIZERS19
ORGANIZING20
ORIENTATED11
ORIENTATES10
ORIGINALLY13
ORIGINATED12
ORIGINATES11
ORIGINATOR11
OSTRACIZED21
OUTRAGEOUS13
OVERCOMING19
OVERLOADED16
OVERLOOKED18
OVERPRICED19
OVERPRICES18
OVERRIDDEN16
OVERRIDING16
OVERWHELMS21

The 40 most common shown, 751 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words starting with O (591)

OBFUSCATION19
OBJECTIVELY29
OBJECTIVITY29
OBSERVANCES19
OBSERVATION17
OBSERVATORY19
OBSTRUCTING17
OBSTRUCTIVE20
OCCURRENCES18
OFFICIATING20
OPERATIONAL13
OPPORTUNITY18
ORIENTATING12
ORIENTATION11
ORIGINATING13
ORTHOGRAPHY20
OSTRACIZING22
OUTSTANDING14
OUTWEIGHING19
OVERBURDENS19
OVERCHARGED21
OVERCHARGES20
OVERCROWDED22
OVERDRAWING20
OVERFLOWING22
OVERGROWING20
OVERHANGING19
OVERHAULING19
OVERLAPPING20
OVERLOADING17
OVERLOOKING19
OVERPOWERED21
OVERPRICING20
OVERSHADOWS21
OVERSTEPPED20
OVERWHELMED23
OVERWORKING22
OVERWRITING19
OVERWRITTEN18
OVERWROUGHT22

The 40 most common shown, 551 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words starting with O (419)

OBLITERATING15
OBLITERATION14
OBSERVATIONS18
OBSOLESCENCE18
OBSTETRICIAN16
OBSTRUCTIONS17
OCCASIONALLY18
OCCUPATIONAL19
OCEANOGRAPHY21
ONOMATOPOEIA16
OPPORTUNISTS17
OPTIMISATION16
OPTIMIZATION24
OPTOMETRISTS16
ORCHESTRATED17
ORCHESTRATES16
ORGANISATION13
ORGANIZATION21
ORTHODONTIST15
ORTHOPAEDICS19
OSCILLATIONS14
OSCILLOSCOPE18
OUTDISTANCED17
OUTDISTANCES16
OUTNUMBERING19
OUTRAGEOUSLY17
OUTSTRIPPING18
OVERBURDENED21
OVERCHARGING22
OVERCROWDING23
OVERESTIMATE18
OVERPOWERING22
OVERPRINTING19
OVERREACTING19
OVERSHADOWED23
OVERSHOOTING19
OVERSLEEPING19
OVERSTEPPING21
OVERTHROWING22
OVERWHELMING24

The 40 most common shown, 379 rarer words not listed.

13-letter words starting with O (304)

OBJECTIONABLE27
OBJECTIONABLY29
OBJECTIVENESS29
OBSERVATORIES19
OBSTETRICIANS17
OBSTRUCTIVELY24
OCEANOGRAPHIC22
OFFENSIVENESS23
OFFICEHOLDERS24
OFFICIOUSNESS22
OPHTHALMOLOGY24
OPPORTUNITIES18
OPTIMIZATIONS25
ORCHESTRATING18
ORCHESTRATION17
ORGANISATIONS14
ORGANIZATIONS22
ORNITHOLOGIST16
ORTHODONTISTS16
ORTHOGONALITY18
OUTDISTANCING18
OUTMANEUVERED22
OUTPERFORMING22
OUTSTANDINGLY18
OVERABUNDANCE23
OVERACHIEVERS25
OVERACHIEVING26
OVERAMBITIOUS22
OVERBALANCING22
OVERBURDENING22
OVERCONFIDENT23
OVEREMPHASIZE31
OVERESTIMATED20
OVERESTIMATES19
OVEREXTENDING25
OVERPOPULATED23
OVERPRODUCING24
OVERQUALIFIED30
OVERSHADOWING24
OVERSUPPLYING25

The 40 most common shown, 264 rarer words not listed.

14-letter words starting with O (215)

OBSEQUIOUSNESS26
OBSTRUCTIONIST19
OCCIDENTALIZED28
OCEANOGRAPHERS21
OPHTHALMOSCOPY28
OPTIMISTICALLY22
ORCHESTRATIONS18
ORGANIZATIONAL23
ORNITHOLOGISTS17
OSTENTATIOUSLY17
OUTMANEUVERING23
OVARIECTOMIZED31
OVERADJUSTMENT30
OVERCAPITALIZE30
OVERCENTRALIZE28
OVERCOMPENSATE24
OVERDRAMATIZED30
OVERDRAMATIZES29
OVEREMPHASIZED33
OVEREMPHASIZES32
OVERESTIMATING21
OVERFERTILIZED30
OVERFERTILIZES29
OVERGLAMORIZED30
OVERGLAMORIZES29
OVERHOMOGENIZE31
OVERIDEALIZING28
OVERINDULGENCE23
OVERORGANIZING28
OVERPOPULATING24
OVERPOPULATION23
OVERPRODUCTION24
OVERPROTECTIVE26
OVERSIMPLIFIED26
OVERSIMPLIFIES25
OVERSPECIALIZE30
OVERSTATEMENTS20
OVERWHELMINGLY28
OXYHEMOGLOBINS29
OXYMORONICALLY28

The 40 most common shown, 175 rarer words not listed.

15-letter words starting with O (159)

OBJECTIFICATION32
OBJECTIVENESSES31
OBSTRUCTIONISTS20
OBSTRUCTIVENESS24
OCCIDENTALIZING29
OPHTHALMOLOGIST24
OPHTHALMOSCOPES27
OPHTHALMOSCOPIC29
ORTHOGONALIZING27
OVERACHIEVEMENT29
OVERADJUSTMENTS31
OVERCAPITALIZED32
OVERCAPITALIZES31
OVERCENTRALIZED30
OVERCENTRALIZES29
OVERCOMMUNICATE28
OVERCOMPENSATED26
OVERCOMPENSATES25
OVERCOMPLICATED28
OVERDEVELOPMENT28
OVERDRAMATIZING31
OVEREMPHASIZING34
OVEREXAGGERATED28
OVEREXPECTATION29
OVEREXTRAVAGANT30
OVERFERTILIZING31
OVERGENERALIZED29
OVERGENERALIZES28
OVERGLAMORIZING31
OVERHOMOGENIZED33
OVERHOMOGENIZES32
OVERSIMPLIFYING29
OVERSPECIALIZED32
OVERSPECIALIZES31
OVERUTILIZATION28
OVERWITHHOLDING28
OVERZEALOUSNESS28
OVOVIVIPAROUSLY32
OXYPHENBUTAZONE38
OXYTETRACYCLINE29

The 40 most common shown, 119 rarer words not listed.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

Questions

How many words are there starting with O?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 5,654 words starting with O, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word starting with O?

OXYPHENBUTAZONE, worth 38 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: OVEREMPHASIZING (34), OVEREMPHASIZED (33) and OVERHOMOGENIZED (33).

What are some common 5-letter words starting with O?

OZONE, OFFER, OCCUR, OBEYS, ODDLY and OPTIC. See the full 5-letter list on this page or browse all 5-letter words at wordtide.app/words/5-letter.

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