Words Starting With OP
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The open ENABLE word list has 334 words that start with OP, about 0.19% of the 172,434 words this site shows. Lengths range from 2 letters (OP) to 18 (OPHTHALMOLOGICALLY and OPINIONATIVENESSES). Using commonly used tile values, OPHTHALMOLOGICALLY (34 points) scores the most. 65 of them use no letter twice, which matters in games where every tile is separate. 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 | 334 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.19% |
| Longest | OPHTHALMOLOGICALLY and OPINIONATIVENESSES (18 letters) |
| Shortest | OP (2 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | OPHTHALMOLOGICALLY, 34 |
| No repeated letters | 65 |
Most common next letter after OP
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| E | 96 |
| P | 65 |
| T | 63 |
| A | 29 |
| I | 28 |
What stands out
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 43 still form a word when the leading
OPis removed, for exampleOPAH,OPAL,OPALINE,OPALINESandOPALS→AH,AL,ALINE,ALINESandALS. - The most common endings here are
-ES(52),-LY(26),-ED(24). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 4, found in 122 of these words.
- The average length is 9.6 letters.
- After OP, the letter
Ecomes next most often (96 words).
All OP- words
2 letters 1
op
3 letters 3
ope ops opt
4 letters 7
opah opal oped open opes opts opus
5 letters 10
opahs opals opens opera opine oping opium opsin opted optic
6 letters 21
opaque opened opener openly operas operon ophite opiate opined opines opioid opiums oppose oppugn opsins optics optima optime opting option opuses
7 letters 37
opacify opacity opaline opaqued opaquer opaques openers openest opening operand operant operate operons operose ophites ophitic opiated opiates opining opinion opioids opossum oppidan opposed opposer opposes oppress oppugns opsonic opsonin optical optimal optimes optimum options opulent opuntia
8 letters 55
opalesce opalines opaquely opaquest opaquing openable opencast openings openness openwork operable operably operands operants operated operates operatic operator opercele opercula opercule operetta ophidian opiating opinions opiumism opossums oppidans oppilant oppilate opponent opposers opposing opposite oppugned oppugner opsonify opsonins opsonize optative optician opticist optimise optimism optimist optimize optimums optional optioned optionee opulence opulency opuntias opuscula opuscule
9 letters 56
opacified opacifies opacities opalesced opalesces openworks operagoer operantly operatics operating operation operative operators operceles opercular opercules operculum operettas operosely ophidians ophiuroid opinioned opiumisms oppilated oppilates opponents opportune opposable opposites oppressed oppresses oppressor oppugners oppugning opsonized opsonizes optatives optically opticians opticists optimally optimised optimises optimisms optimists optimized optimizer optimizes optionals optionees optioning optometry opulences opulently opuscules opusculum
10 letters 38
opacifying opalescent opalescing opaqueness openhanded opennesses operagoers operagoing operations operatives operculars operculate operculums operettist ophiuroids ophthalmia ophthalmic oppilating opposeless oppositely opposition oppressing oppression oppressive oppressors opprobrium opsonified opsonifies opsonizing optatively optimality optimising optimistic optimizers optimizing optionally optometric opulencies
11 letters 26
opalescence openability openhearted openmouthed operability operagoings operational operatively operculated operettists operoseness ophthalmias opinionated opportunely opportunism opportunist opportunity oppositions oppressions opprobrious opprobriums opsonifying optionality optokinetic optometries optometrist
12 letters 19
opalescences opalescently opaquenesses openhandedly operatically operationism operationist operatorless opinionative opportunisms opportunists opposability oppositeness oppositional oppressively optimalities optimisation optimization optometrists
13 letters 20
openabilities openheartedly openmouthedly operabilities operationally operationisms operationists operativeness operosenesses ophthalmology opinionatedly opisthobranch opportuneness opportunistic opportunities oppositionist opprobriously optimisations optimizations optionalities
14 letters 14
openhandedness operationalism operationalist ophthalmologic ophthalmoscope ophthalmoscopy opinionatively opisthobranchs opposabilities oppositenesses oppositionists oppressiveness optimistically optoelectronic
15 letters 13
openheartedness openmouthedness operationalisms operationalists operativenesses ophthalmologies ophthalmologist ophthalmoscopes ophthalmoscopic opinionatedness opportunenesses opprobriousness optoelectronics
16 letters 7
openhandednesses operationalistic ophthalmological ophthalmologists ophthalmoscopies opinionativeness oppressivenesses
17 letters 5
openheartednesses openmouthednesses opinionatednesses opportunistically opprobriousnesses
18 letters 2
ophthalmologically opinionativenesses
Using these words
To find words that start with OP using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type OP in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts OP???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.