Words Starting With OR
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Counting only the ENABLE word list, 511 entries are words that start with OR. That is about 0.30% of the list. Lengths range from 2 letters (OR) to 18 (ORGANOPHOSPHORUSES, ORTHOGONALIZATIONS and ORTHOPSYCHIATRISTS). By common tile values the top scorer is ORTHOGONALIZATIONS (31 points); board bonuses aren't counted. 118 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 | 511 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.30% |
| Longest | ORGANOPHOSPHORUSES, ORTHOGONALIZATIONS and ORTHOPSYCHIATRISTS (18 letters) |
| Shortest | OR (2 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | ORTHOGONALIZATIONS, 31 |
| No repeated letters | 118 |
Most common next letter after OR
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| T | 83 |
| G | 81 |
| I | 70 |
| A | 56 |
| D | 48 |
What stands out
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 50 still form a word when the leading
ORis removed, for exampleORACHE,ORACHES,ORAD,ORALandORALIST→ACHE,ACHES,AD,ALandALIST. - The most common endings here are
-ES(79),-IC(29),-LY(27). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 4, found in 159 of these words.
- The average length is 9.3 letters.
- After OR, the letter
Tcomes next most often (83 words).
All OR- words
2 letters 1
or
3 letters 6
ora orb orc ore ors ort
4 letters 13
orad oral orbs orby orca orcs ordo ores orle orra orts oryx orzo
5 letters 23
orach orals orang orate orbed orbit orcas orcin order ordos oread organ orgic oribi oriel orles orlop ormer ornis orpin orris ortho orzos
6 letters 50
orache oracle orally orange orangs orangy orated orates orator orbier orbing orbits orcein orchid orchil orchis orcins ordain ordeal orders ordure oreads oreide orfray organa organs orgeat orgiac orgies orgone oribis oriels orient origan origin oriole orison orlops ormers ormolu ornate ornery oroide orphan orphic orpine orpins orrery orrice oryxes
7 letters 58
oraches oracles oralism oralist orality oranges orangey orating oration orators oratory oratrix orbiest orbital orbited orbiter orceins orchard orchids orchils orcinol ordains ordeals ordered orderer orderly ordinal ordines ordures orectic oregano oreides orfrays organdy organic organon organum organza orgeats orgones orients orifice origami origans origins orioles orisons ormolus orogeny oroides orology orotund orphans orphrey orpines orrices orrises ortolan
8 letters 67
oracular oralisms oralists orangery orangier orangish orations oratorio oratress orbitals orbiters orbiting orchards orchises orchitic orchitis orcinols ordained ordainer orderers ordering ordinals ordinand ordinary ordinate ordnance orective oreganos organdie organics organise organism organist organize organons organums organzas orgasmic orgastic orgulous oribatid oriental oriented orifices origamis origanum original orinasal ornament ornately ornerier ornithes ornithic orogenic orometer orphaned orphical orphreys orpiment orreries orthicon orthodox orthoepy orthoses orthosis orthotic ortolans
9 letters 58
oralities orangeade orangerie orangiest orangutan oratories oratorios oratrices orbicular orchestra ordainers ordaining orderable orderless orderlies ordinance ordinands ordinates ordnances organdies organelle organised organiser organises organisms organists organized organizer organizes organzine orgiastic oribatids orientals orientate orienteer orienting orificial oriflamme origanums originals originate orinasals ornaments orneriest ornithine orogenies orography orologies orometers orphanage orphaning orpiments orrisroot orthicons orthodoxy orthoepic orthotics orthotist
10 letters 70
oracularly orangeades orangeries orangewood orangutans oratorical oratresses orbiculate orchardist orchestral orchestras orchidlike orchitises ordainment ordinances ordinarier ordinaries ordinarily ordination ordonnance organelles organicism organicist organicity organisers organising organismal organismic organizers organizing organology organzines orientally orientated orientates orienteers oriflammes originally originated originates originator orismology ornamental ornamented ornateness orneriness ornithines ornithopod ornithoses ornithosis orogeneses orogenesis orogenetic orographic oropharynx orotundity orphanages orphanhood orphically orrisroots orthoclase orthodoxes orthodoxly orthoepies orthoepist orthogonal orthograde orthopedic orthoptera orthotists
11 letters 45
oracularity orangewoods orbicularly orchardists orchestrate ordainments orderliness ordinariest ordinations ordonnances organically organicisms organicists organizable orientalism orientalist orientalize orientating orientation originality originating origination originative originators ornamentals ornamenting ornithology ornithopods ornithopter orographies orphanhoods orthocenter orthoclases orthodontia orthodontic orthodoxies orthoepists orthography orthonormal orthopaedic orthopedics orthopedist orthopteran orthoscopic orthostatic
12 letters 46
oratorically orchestrally orchestrated orchestrater orchestrates orchestrator orchidaceous ordinariness organicities organisation organization organoleptic organologies orientalisms orientalists orientalized orientalizes orientations orienteering originations orismologies ornamentally ornatenesses ornerinesses ornithologic ornithopters orographical oropharynges oropharynxes orotundities orthocenters orthodontias orthodontics orthodontist orthogeneses orthogenesis orthogenetic orthogonally orthographic orthopaedics orthopedists orthopterans orthopterist orthopteroid orthorhombic orthotropous
13 letters 30
oracularities orchestraters orchestrating orchestration orchestrators orderlinesses organisations organizations organogeneses organogenesis organogenetic orgiastically orientalizing orientational orienteerings originalities originatively orismological ornamentation ornithischian ornithologies ornithologist oropharyngeal orthodontists orthoepically orthogonality orthogonalize orthographies orthopterists orthopteroids
14 letters 17
orchestrations ordinarinesses organismically organizational organochlorine organometallic ornamentations ornithischians ornithological ornithologists orthochromatic orthogonalized orthogonalizes orthographical orthomolecular orthopedically orthophosphate
15 letters 11
orchestrational organochlorines organomercurial organometallics organophosphate orientationally orthodontically orthogonalities orthogonalizing orthophosphates orthopsychiatry
16 letters 9
organizationally organoleptically organomercurials organophosphates organophosphorus ornithologically orthogenetically orthographically orthopsychiatric
17 letters 4
organophosphorous orthogonalization orthopsychiatries orthopsychiatrist
18 letters 3
organophosphoruses orthogonalizations orthopsychiatrists
Using these words
To find words that start with OR using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type OR in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts OR???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.