Words Starting With OL
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The open ENABLE word list has 125 words that start with OL, about 0.072% of the 172,434 words this site shows. Lengths range from 3 letters (OLD and OLE) to 16 (OLEAGINOUSNESSES, OLIGODENDROCYTES and OLIGODENDROGLIAL). Using commonly used tile values, OLIGOMERIZATIONS (28 points) scores the most. 33 have no repeated letter at all. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 125 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.072% |
| Longest | OLEAGINOUSNESSES, OLIGODENDROCYTES and OLIGODENDROGLIAL and 4 more (16 letters) |
| Shortest | OLD and OLE (3 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | OLIGOMERIZATIONS, 28 |
| No repeated letters | 33 |
Most common next letter after OL
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| I | 50 |
| E | 38 |
| D | 20 |
| O | 8 |
| F | 5 |
What stands out
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 12 still form a word when the leading
OLis removed, for exampleOLDEN,OLDIE,OLDIES,OLDISHandOLEASTER→DEN,DIE,DIES,DISHandEASTER. - The most common endings here are
-ES(23),-IC(9),-NS(7). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 3, found in 31 of these words.
- The average length is 9.0 letters.
- After OL, the letter
Icomes next most often (50 words).
All OL- words
3 letters 2
old ole
4 letters 7
olds oldy olea oleo oles olio olla
5 letters 11
olden older oldie oleic olein oleos oleum olios olive ollas ology
6 letters 9
oldest oldies oldish oleate olefin oleine oleins oleums olives
7 letters 12
oldness oldster oldwife oleates olefine olefins oleines olivary olivine ologies ologist oloroso
8 letters 17
oldsquaw oldsters oldstyle oldwives oleander oleaster olefines olefinic olibanum oligarch oligomer oliguria olivines olivinic ologists olorosos olympiad
9 letters 19
oldnesses oldsquaws oldstyles oleanders oleasters olecranon oleograph oleoresin olfaction olfactory olibanums oligarchs oligarchy oligomers oligopoly oligurias olivenite ololiuqui olympiads
10 letters 15
oldfangled oleaginous olecranons oleographs oleoresins olfactions oligarchic oligoclase oligomeric oligophagy oligopsony olivaceous olivenites olivinitic ololiuquis
11 letters 4
oligarchies oligochaete oligoclases oligopolies
12 letters 10
oleaginously oleandomycin oleoresinous olfactometer oligarchical oligochaetes oligophagies oligophagous oligopsonies oligotrophic
13 letters 4
oleandomycins oleomargarine olfactometers oligopolistic
14 letters 3
oleaginousness oleomargarines oligopsonistic
15 letters 5
oligodendrocyte oligodendroglia oligomerization oligonucleotide oligosaccharide
16 letters 7
oleaginousnesses oligodendrocytes oligodendroglial oligodendroglias oligomerizations oligonucleotides oligosaccharides
Using these words
To find words that start with OL using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type OL in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts OL???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.