5-Letter Words Starting With O
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The open ENABLE word list has 181 5-letter words that start with O, about 0.10% of the 172,434 words this site shows. All of them have the same length, so they differ only in their letters. The highest base score belongs to OXBOW (17 points), using commonly used tile values. 126 have no repeated letter at all. This is a general word list, not any game's official one; always check the rules of your game.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 181 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.10% |
| Length | All 5 letters |
| Highest base score (common values) | OXBOW, 17 |
| No repeated letters | 126 |
Most common first letters
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| O | 181 |
Useful observations
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- The most common endings here are
-ER(18),-ED(10),-ES(8). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 101 of these words.
- The average length is 5.0 letters.
- More of them start with
Othan with any other letter (181).
All 5-letter O words
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
Using these words
Have a rack or a jumble? The Word Unscrambler can limit results to 5 letters with its Length filter: entering AEKNO would find OAKEN among others. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.