Five-letter words starting with O
181 five-letter words begin with the letter O. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common five-letter words starting with O
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- other
- order
- offer
- often
- owner
- older
- owned
- ocean
- occur
- opera
- opens
- outer
- omega
- olive
- oasis
- organ
- ought
- onion
- ozone
- orbit
- oxide
- optic
- onset
- ovens
Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with O
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- oxbow 17
- oozed 15
- oxeye 15
- objet 14
- oozes 14
- orzos 14
- ouzel 14
- ouzos 14
- oxime 14
- oxims 14
- oxlip 14
- ozone 14
- ochry 13
- oxide 13
- oxids 13
- offed 12
- ohmic 12
- okays 12
- okehs 12
- oomph 12
- oxter 12
- oakum 11
- ocker 11
- ofays 11
All 181 five-letter words starting with O
OA 10
- oaken
- oakum
- oared
- oases
- oasis
- oasts
- oaten
- oater
- oaths
- oaves
OB 11
- obeah
- obeli
- obese
- obeys
- obias
- obits
- objet
- oboes
- obole
- oboli
- obols
OC 13
- occur
- ocean
- ocher
- ochre
- ochry
- ocker
- ocrea
- octad
- octal
- octan
- octet
- octyl
- oculi
OD 10
- odder
- oddly
- odeon
- odeum
- odist
- odium
- odors
- odour
- odyle
- odyls
OF 6
- ofays
- offal
- offed
- offer
- often
- ofter
OG 8
- ogams
- ogees
- ogham
- ogive
- ogled
- ogler
- ogles
- ogres
OH 3
- ohias
- ohing
- ohmic
OI 4
- oidia
- oiled
- oiler
- oinks
OK 4
- okapi
- okays
- okehs
- okras
OL 11
- olden
- older
- oldie
- oleic
- olein
- oleos
- oleum
- olios
- olive
- ollas
- ology
OM 7
- omasa
- omber
- ombre
- omega
- omens
- omers
- omits
ON 5
- onery
- onion
- onium
- onset
- ontic
OO 6
- oohed
- oomph
- oorie
- ootid
- oozed
- oozes
OP 10
- opahs
- opals
- opens
- opera
- opine
- oping
- opium
- opsin
- opted
- optic
OR 23
- orach
- orals
- orang
- orate
- orbed
- orbit
- orcas
- orcin
- order
- ordos
- oread
- organ
- orgic
- oribi
- oriel
- orles
- orlop
- ormer
- ornis
- orpin
- orris
- ortho
- orzos
OS 5
- osier
- osmic
- osmol
- ossia
- ostia
OT 4
- other
- ottar
- otter
- ottos
OU 15
- ought
- ounce
- ouphe
- ouphs
- ourie
- ousel
- ousts
- outby
- outdo
- outed
- outer
- outgo
- outre
- ouzel
- ouzos
OV 11
- ovals
- ovary
- ovate
- ovens
- overs
- overt
- ovine
- ovoid
- ovoli
- ovolo
- ovule
OW 5
- owing
- owlet
- owned
- owner
- owsen
OX 8
- oxbow
- oxeye
- oxide
- oxids
- oxime
- oxims
- oxlip
- oxter
OY 1
- oyers
OZ 1
- ozone
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Common questions
How many five-letter words start with O?
There are 181 five-letter words beginning with O, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common five-letter words starting with O?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: other, order, offer, often, owner, older, owned, ocean. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word starting with O in Scrabble?
oxbow scores 17 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Can I use these words for Wordle?
Yes — every Wordle answer is a five-letter word, and this list covers all of them. To narrow it down with the clues you already have, use the Wordle solver: enter your greens, yellows and grays and it filters this same dictionary.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.