Word list

5 letter words starting with O

182 words in our dictionary start with O and have five letters. 61 of them are everyday words, such as OTHER, ORDER, OFFER, OFTEN.

182 words.

Everyday words 61

Rare words 121

Small numbers are tile values added up (Scrabble). Bold border: everyday word. Tap a word to copy it.

At a glance

Highest-scoring words you could spell from one bag of Scrabble tiles (blanks count as zero):

  • OXBOW 17
  • OOZED 15
  • OXEYE 15
  • OBJET 14
  • OOZES 14
  • ORZOS 14
  • OUZEL 14
  • OUZOS 14
  • 20 of the everyday words end in S and 8 in ED. Wordle answers are rarely plurals or past tenses, so skip those first.
  • Good guesses from this list, with five different letters: OTHER, OFTEN, OWNER.

Letter after O

  • R
    23
  • U
    15
  • C
    13
  • B
    11
  • L
    11
  • V
    11
  • A
    10
  • D
    10

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How many 5 letter words starting with O are there?

Our dictionary has 182, and 61 of them are everyday words. The dictionary is the open word list our games use (ENABLE plus SCOWL), so a few words from tournament Scrabble lists may be missing.

What is the highest-scoring word on this list in Scrabble?

OXBOW, worth 17 points from tile values alone, and the standard tile bag has enough tiles to spell it. Board bonuses can change the real score.

What are some common 5 letter words starting with O?

OTHER, ORDER, OFFER, OFTEN, OWNER are among the most common in everyday writing.

How do I filter the list?

Use Must include to require letters (repeat a letter to require it twice), Leave out to exclude letters, or Pattern with ? for one unknown letter and * for any run of letters, for example o????.

Is this list good for Wordle?

It is a starting point, not the official Wordle list. Everyday words are shown first because answers are usually common. For clue-by-clue help use the Wordle solver.