7-letter words starting with O

7-letter words starting with O number 856, including familiar picks like OUTSIDE, OFFICER, and OPENING.

856 wordsTop pick OUTSIDEHighest score OZONIZE 25

74 of 856 are everyday words (9%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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S starts the most 7-letter words (3,958); X starts the fewest (26). O ranks #17 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 74 · most-used first

OUTSIDE₈
OFFICER₁₅
OPENING₁₀
OPINION₉
OVERALL₁₀
OFFERED₁₄
ORDERED₉
OPTIONS₉
OBVIOUS₁₂
OBJECTS₁₈
OPPOSED₁₂
OPERATE₉
OFFICES₁₅
ORGANIC₁₀
OUTCOME₁₁
ONGOING₉
OFFENSE₁₃
OUTDOOR₈
ORLEANS₇
OPTICAL₁₁
OUTLOOK₁₁
OBSERVE₁₂
ORIGINS₈
OUTLETS₇
OFFENCE₁₅
OPTIMAL₁₁
OUTLINE₇
OBSCURE₁₁
OUTRAGE₈
OUTFITS₁₀
OBESITY₁₂
OBLIGED₁₁
OFFLINE₁₃
OVERLAP₁₂
OTTOMAN₉
ONWARDS₁₁
ORBITAL₉
ORCHARD₁₃
ODYSSEY₁₄
ONBOARD₁₀
ONESELF₁₀
OPTIMUM₁₃
OMITTED₁₀
ORANGES₈
OUTWARD₁₁
OVERSEE₁₀
OVERDUE₁₁
ORPHANS₁₂

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All valid words 856

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

OAKIEST₁₁
OAKLEAF₁₄
OAKLIKE₁₅
OAKLING₁₂
OAKMOSS₁₃
OARAGES₈
OARFISH₁₃
OARIEST₇
OARLESS₇
OARLIKE₁₁
OARLOCK₁₃
OARSMAN₉
OARSMEN₉
OARWEED₁₁
OATCAKE₁₃
OATIEST₇
OATLIKE₁₁
OATMEAL₉
OBCONIC₁₃
OBDURED₁₁
OBDURES₁₀
OBEAHED₁₃
OBECHES₁₄
OBEISMS₁₁
OBELIAS₉
OBELION₉
OBELISE₉
OBELISK₁₃
OBELISM₁₁
OBELIZE₁₈
OBENTOS₉
OBESELY₁₂
OBESEST₉
OBESITY₁₂
OBEYERS₁₂
OBEYING₁₃
OBIISMS₁₁
OBITUAL₉
OBJECTS₁₈
OBJURED₁₇
OBJURES₁₆
OBLASTI₉
OBLASTS₉
OBLATES₉
OBLIGED₁₁
OBLIGEE₁₀
OBLIGER₁₀
OBLIGES₁₀
OBLIGOR₁₀
OBLIQUE₁₈
OBLONGS₁₀
OBLOQUY₂₁
OBOISTS₉
OBOLARY₁₂
OBOVATE₁₂
OBOVOID₁₃
OBSCENE₁₁
OBSCURE₁₁
OBSEQUY₂₁
OBSERVE₁₂
OBSIGNS₁₀
OBTAINS₉
OBTENDS₁₀
OBTESTS₉
OBTRUDE₁₀
OBTUNDS₁₀
OBTUSER₉
OBVERSE₁₂
OBVERTS₁₂
OBVIATE₁₂
OBVIOUS₁₂
OCARINA₉
OCCIPUT₁₃
OCCLUDE₁₂
OCCULTS₁₁
OCEANIC₁₁
OCEANID₁₀
OCELLAR₉
OCELLUS₉
OCELOID₁₀
OCELOTS₉
OCHERED₁₃
OCHREAE₁₂
OCHREAS₁₂
OCHRING₁₃
OCHROID₁₃
OCHROUS₁₂
OCICATS₁₁
OCREATE₉
OCTADIC₁₂
OCTAGON₁₀
OCTANES₉
OCTANOL₉
OCTANTS₉
OCTAPLA₁₁
OCTAVAL₁₂
OCTAVES₁₂
OCTAVOS₁₂
OCTETTE₉
OCTETTS₉
OCTOFID₁₃
OCTOPOD₁₂
OCTOPUS₁₁
OCTROIS₉
OCTUORS₉
OCTUPLE₁₁
OCTUPLY₁₄
OCULARS₉
OCULATE₉
OCULIST₉
ODALISK₁₂
ODALLER₈
ODDBALL₁₁
ODDMENT₁₁
ODDNESS₉
ODDSMAN₁₁
ODDSMEN₁₁
ODONATA₈
ODONATE₈
ODONTIC₁₀
ODORANT₈
ODORATE₈
ODORFUL₁₁
ODORISE₈
ODORIZE₁₇
ODOROUS₈
ODOURED₉
ODYLISM₁₃
ODYSSEY₁₄
ODZOOKS₂₁
OECISTS₉
OEDEMAS₁₀
OEDIPAL₁₀
OENOMEL₉
OERSTED₈
OESTRAL₇
OESTRIN₇
OESTRUM₉
OESTRUS₇
OEUVRES₁₀
OFFBEAT₁₅
OFFCAST₁₅
OFFCUTS₁₅
OFFENCE₁₅
OFFENDS₁₄
OFFENSE₁₃
OFFERED₁₄
OFFEREE₁₃
OFFERER₁₃
OFFEROR₁₃
OFFHAND₁₇
OFFICER₁₅
OFFICES₁₅
OFFINGS₁₄
OFFLINE₁₃
OFFLOAD₁₄
OFFPEAK₁₉
OFFPUTS₁₅
OFFRAMP₁₇
OFFSCUM₁₇
OFFSETS₁₃
OFFSIDE₁₄
OFFTAKE₁₇
OFTENER₁₀
OGDOADS₁₀
OGHAMIC₁₅
OGLINGS₉
OGREISH₁₁
OGREISM₁₀
OGRISMS₁₀
OHMAGES₁₃
OIDIOID₉
OIKISTS₁₁
OILBIRD₁₀
OILCAMP₁₃
OILCANS₉
OILCUPS₁₁
OILHOLE₁₀
OILIEST₇
OILLETS₇
OILNUTS₇
OILSEED₈
OILSKIN₁₁
OILWAYS₁₃
OINKING₁₂
OINOMEL₉
OINTING₈
OKAYING₁₅
OKIMONO₁₃
OLDENED₉
OLDNESS₈
OLDSTER₈
OLDWIFE₁₄
OLEARIA₇
OLEATES₇
OLEFINE₁₀
OLEFINS₁₀
OLEINES₇
OLESTRA₇
OLFACTS₁₂
OLICOOK₁₃
OLIGIST₈
OLINGOS₈
OLITORY₁₀
OLIVARY₁₃
OLIVERS₁₀
OLIVETS₁₀
OLIVINE₁₀
OLLAMHS₁₂
OLOGIES₈
OLOGIST₈
OLOGOAN₈
OLOROSO₇
OLYCOOK₁₆
OLYKOEK₁₈
OMAKASE₁₃
OMELETS₉
OMENING₁₀
OMENTAL₉
OMENTUM₁₁
OMERTAS₉
OMICRON₁₁
OMIKRON₁₃
OMINOUS₉
OMITTED₁₀
OMITTER₉
OMMATEA₁₁
OMNEITY₁₂
OMNIANA₉
OMNIBUS₁₁
OMNIETY₁₂
OMNIFIC₁₄
OMNIUMS₁₁
OMPHALI₁₄
ONAGERS₈
ONANISM₉
ONANIST₇
ONBEATS₉
ONBOARD₁₀
ONCOGEN₁₀
ONCOMES₁₁
ONCOSTS₉
ONDATRA₈
ONDINES₈
ONDINGS₉
ONEFOLD₁₁
ONEIRIC₉
ONENESS₇
ONERIER₇
ONEROUS₇
ONESELF₁₀
ONESIES₇
ONETIME₉
ONEYERS₁₀
ONEYRES₁₀
ONFALLS₁₀
ONFLOWS₁₃
ONGOING₉
ONIONED₈
ONLIEST₇
ONLINER₇
ONLOADS₈
ONOMAST₉
ONSHORE₁₀
ONSIDES₈
ONSTAGE₈
ONSTEAD₈
ONWARDS₁₁
ONYCHAS₁₅
ONYCHIA₁₅
ONYMOUS₁₂
OOCYSTS₁₂
OOCYTES₁₂
OODLINS₈
OOFIEST₁₀
OOFTISH₁₃
OOGONIA₈
OOLAKAN₁₁
OOLITES₇
OOLITHS₁₀
OOLITIC₉
OOLOGIC₁₀
OOLONGS₈
OOMIACK₁₅
OOMIACS₁₁
OOMIAKS₁₃
OOMPAHS₁₄
OOPHYTE₁₅
OORALIS₇
OORIALS₇
OORIEST₇
OOSIEST₇
OOSPERM₁₁
OOSPORE₉
OOTHECA₁₂
OOZIEST₁₆
OPACIFY₁₇
OPACITY₁₄
OPACOUS₁₁
OPALINE₉
OPAQUED₁₉
OPAQUER₁₈
OPAQUES₁₈
OPCODES₁₂
OPENERS₉
OPENEST₉
OPENING₁₀
OPERAND₁₀
OPERANT₉
OPERATE₉
OPERONS₉
OPEROSE₉
OPGEFOK₁₇
OPHITES₁₂
OPHITIC₁₄
OPHIURA₁₂
OPIATED₁₀
OPIATES₉
OPINING₁₀
OPINION₉
OPIOIDS₁₀
OPORICE₁₁
OPOSSUM₁₁
OPPIDAN₁₂
OPPOSED₁₂
OPPOSER₁₁
OPPOSES₁₁
OPPRESS₁₁
OPPUGNS₁₂
OPSONIC₁₁
OPSONIN₉
OPTANTS₉
OPTICAL₁₁
OPTIMAL₁₁
OPTIMES₁₁
OPTIMUM₁₃
OPTIONS₉
OPULENT₉
OPUNTIA₉
OPUSCLE₁₁
OQUASSA₁₆
ORACHES₁₂
ORACIES₉
ORACLED₁₀
ORACLES₉
ORALISM₉
ORALIST₇
ORALITY₁₀
ORANGER₈
ORANGES₈
ORANGEY₁₁
ORARIAN₇
ORARION₇
ORARIUM₉
ORATING₈
ORATION₇
ORATORS₇
ORATORY₁₀
ORATRIX₁₄
ORATURE₇
ORBIEST₉
ORBITAL₉
ORBITAS₉
ORBITED₁₀
ORBITER₉
ORBLESS₉
ORCEINS₉
ORCHARD₁₃
ORCHATS₁₂
ORCHELS₁₂
ORCHIDS₁₃
ORCHILS₁₂
ORCINES₉
ORCINOL₉
ORDAINS₈
ORDEALS₈
ORDERED₉
ORDERER₈
ORDERLY₁₁
ORDINAL₈
ORDINAR₈
ORDINEE₈
ORDINES₈
ORDURES₈
OREADES₈
OREBODY₁₃
ORECTIC₁₁
OREGANO₈
OREIDES₈
OREWEED₁₁
ORFRAYS₁₃
ORGANDY₁₂
ORGANIC₁₀
ORGANON₈
ORGANUM₁₀
ORGANZA₁₇
ORGASMS₁₀
ORGEATS₈
ORGIAST₈
ORGONES₈
ORIENCY₁₂
ORIENTS₇
ORIFICE₁₂
ORIGAMI₁₀
ORIGANE₈
ORIGANS₈
ORIGINS₈
ORIOLES₇
ORISHAS₁₀
ORISONS₇
ORLEANS₇
ORMOLUS₉
ORNATER₇
ORNISES₇
OROGENS₈
OROGENY₁₁
OROIDES₈
OROLOGY₁₁
OROPESA₉
OROTUND₈
ORPHANS₁₂
ORPHISM₁₄
ORPHREY₁₅
ORPINES₉
ORRAMAN₉
ORRAMEN₉
ORRICES₉
ORRISES₇
ORTHIAN₁₀
ORTHROS₁₀
ORTOLAN₇
OSCHEAL₁₂
OSCINES₉
OSCULAR₉
OSCULES₉
OSCULUM₁₁
OSETRAS₇
OSIERED₈
OSMATES₉
OSMATIC₁₁
OSMIATE₉
OSMIOUS₉
OSMIUMS₁₁
OSMOLAL₉
OSMOLAR₉
OSMOLES₉
OSMOSED₁₀
OSMOSES₉
OSMOSIS₉
OSMOTIC₁₁
OSMUNDA₁₀
OSMUNDS₁₀
OSPREYS₁₂
OSSEINS₇
OSSELET₇
OSSEOUS₇
OSSETER₇
OSSETRA₇
OSSICLE₉
OSSIFIC₁₂
OSSUARY₁₀
OSTENTS₇
OSTEOID₈
OSTEOMA₉
OSTIARY₁₀
OSTIATE₇
OSTIOLE₇
OSTLERS₇
OSTMARK₁₃
OSTOSES₇
OSTOSIS₇
OSTRACA₉
OSTRAKA₁₁
OSTRICH₁₂
OTALGIA₈
OTALGIC₁₀
OTARIES₇
OTARINE₇
OTHERED₁₁
OTOCYST₁₂
OTOLITH₁₀
OTOLOGY₁₁
OTTAVAS₁₀
OTTERED₈
OTTOMAN₉
OUABAIN₉
OUAKARI₁₁
OUCHING₁₃
OUGHTED₁₂
OUGIYAS₁₁
OUGLIED₉
OUGLIES₈
OUGUIYA₁₁
OULAKAN₁₁
OULDEST₈
OULONGS₈
OUNCERS₉
OURALIS₇
OURANGS₈
OURARIS₇
OUREBIS₉
OURIEST₇
OURSELF₁₀
OUSTERS₇
OUSTING₈
OUSTITI₇
OUTACTS₉
OUTADDS₉
OUTAGES₈
OUTASKS₁₁
OUTBACK₁₅
OUTBAKE₁₃
OUTBARK₁₃
OUTBARS₉
OUTBAWL₁₂
OUTBEAM₁₁
OUTBEGS₁₀
OUTBIDS₁₀
OUTBRAG₁₀
OUTBRED₁₀
OUTBULK₁₃
OUTBURN₉
OUTBUYS₁₂
OUTCALL₉
OUTCAST₉
OUTCHID₁₃
OUTCITY₁₂
OUTCOME₁₁
OUTCOOK₁₃
OUTCROP₁₁
OUTCROW₁₂
OUTDARE₈
OUTDATE₈
OUTDOER₈
OUTDOES₈
OUTDONE₈
OUTDOOR₈
OUTDRAG₉
OUTDRAW₁₁
OUTDREW₁₁
OUTDROP₁₀
OUTDUEL₈
OUTDURE₈
OUTEARN₇
OUTEATS₇
OUTECHO₁₂
OUTEDGE₉
OUTFACE₁₂
OUTFALL₁₀
OUTFAST₁₀
OUTFAWN₁₃
OUTFEEL₁₀
OUTFELT₁₀
OUTFIND₁₁
OUTFIRE₁₀
OUTFISH₁₃
OUTFITS₁₀
OUTFLEW₁₃
OUTFLOW₁₃
OUTFOOL₁₀
OUTFOOT₁₀
OUTGAIN₈
OUTGATE₈
OUTGAVE₁₁
OUTGAZE₁₇
OUTGIVE₁₁
OUTGLOW₁₁
OUTGNAW₁₁
OUTGOER₈
OUTGOES₈
OUTGONE₈
OUTGREW₁₁
OUTGRIN₈
OUTGROW₁₁
OUTGUNS₈
OUTGUSH₁₁
OUTHAUL₁₀
OUTHEAR₁₀
OUTHIRE₁₀
OUTHITS₁₀
OUTHOWL₁₃
OUTHUNT₁₀
OUTHYRE₁₃
OUTINGS₈
OUTJEST₁₄
OUTJETS₁₄
OUTJINX₂₁
OUTJUMP₁₈
OUTJUTS₁₄
OUTKEEP₁₃
OUTKEPT₁₃
OUTKICK₁₇
OUTKILL₁₁
OUTKISS₁₁
OUTLAID₈
OUTLAIN₇
OUTLAND₈
OUTLASH₁₀
OUTLAST₇
OUTLAWS₁₀
OUTLAYS₁₀
OUTLEAD₈
OUTLEAP₉
OUTLERS₇
OUTLETS₇
OUTLIED₈
OUTLIER₇
OUTLIES₇
OUTLINE₇
OUTLIVE₁₀
OUTLOOK₁₁
OUTLOVE₁₀
OUTMANS₉
OUTMODE₁₀
OUTMOST₉
OUTMOVE₁₂
OUTNAME₉
OUTNESS₇
OUTPACE₁₁
OUTPART₉
OUTPASS₉
OUTPEEP₁₁
OUTPEER₉
OUTPITY₁₂
OUTPLAN₉
OUTPLAY₁₂
OUTPLOD₁₀
OUTPLOT₉
OUTPOLL₉
OUTPORT₉
OUTPOST₉
OUTPOUR₉
OUTPRAY₁₂
OUTPULL₉
OUTPUSH₁₂
OUTPUTS₉
OUTRACE₉
OUTRAGE₈
OUTRANG₈
OUTRANK₁₁
OUTRATE₇
OUTRAVE₁₀
OUTREAD₈
OUTREDS₈
OUTRIDE₈
OUTRIGS₈
OUTRING₈
OUTROAR₇
OUTROCK₁₃
OUTRODE₈
OUTROLL₇
OUTROOP₉
OUTROOT₇
OUTROPE₉
OUTROWS₁₀
OUTRUNG₈
OUTRUNS₇
OUTRUSH₁₀
OUTSAID₈
OUTSAIL₇
OUTSANG₈
OUTSAYS₁₀
OUTSEEN₇
OUTSEES₇
OUTSELL₇
OUTSERT₇
OUTSETS₇
OUTSHOT₁₀
OUTSIDE₈
OUTSING₈
OUTSINS₇
OUTSITS₇
OUTSIZE₁₆
OUTSOAR₇
OUTSOLD₈
OUTSOLE₇
OUTSPAN₉
OUTSPED₁₀
OUTSTAY₁₀
OUTSTEP₉
OUTSULK₁₁
OUTSUMS₉
OUTSUNG₈
OUTSWAM₁₂
OUTSWIM₁₂
OUTSWUM₁₂
OUTTAKE₁₁
OUTTALK₁₁
OUTTASK₁₁
OUTTELL₇
OUTTOLD₈
OUTTOOK₁₁
OUTTOPS₉
OUTTROT₇
OUTTURN₇
OUTVIED₁₁
OUTVIES₁₀
OUTVOTE₁₀
OUTWAIT₁₀
OUTWALK₁₄
OUTWARD₁₁
OUTWARS₁₀
OUTWASH₁₃
OUTWEAR₁₀
OUTWEED₁₁
OUTWEEP₁₂
OUTWELL₁₀
OUTWENT₁₀
OUTWEPT₁₂
OUTWICK₁₆
OUTWILE₁₀
OUTWILL₁₀
OUTWIND₁₁
OUTWING₁₁
OUTWINS₁₀
OUTWISH₁₃
OUTWITH₁₃
OUTWITS₁₀
OUTWORE₁₀
OUTWORK₁₄
OUTWORN₁₀
OUTWRIT₁₀
OUTYELL₁₀
OUTYELP₁₂
OUVERTE₁₀
OUVRAGE₁₁
OUVRIER₁₀
OVALITY₁₃
OVARIAL₁₀
OVARIAN₁₀
OVARIES₁₀
OVATELY₁₃
OVATING₁₁
OVATION₁₀
OVATORS₁₀
OVENING₁₁
OVERACT₁₂
OVERAGE₁₁
OVERALL₁₀
OVERAPT₁₂
OVERARM₁₂
OVERATE₁₀
OVERAWE₁₃
OVERBED₁₃
OVERBET₁₂
OVERBID₁₃
OVERBIG₁₃
OVERBUY₁₅
OVERCOY₁₅
OVERCUT₁₂
OVERDID₁₂
OVERDOG₁₂
OVERDRY₁₄
OVERDUB₁₃
OVERDUE₁₁
OVERDYE₁₄
OVEREAT₁₀
OVEREGG₁₂
OVEREYE₁₃
OVERFAR₁₃
OVERFAT₁₃
OVERFED₁₄
OVERFIT₁₃
OVERFLY₁₆
OVERGET₁₁
OVERGOT₁₁
OVERHIT₁₃
OVERHOT₁₃
OVERING₁₁
OVERJOY₂₀
OVERLAP₁₂
OVERLAX₁₇
OVERLAY₁₃
OVERLET₁₀
OVERLIE₁₀
OVERLIT₁₀
OVERMAN₁₂
OVERMEN₁₂
OVERMIX₁₉
OVERNET₁₀
OVERNEW₁₃
OVERPAY₁₅
OVERPLY₁₅
OVERRAN₁₀
OVERRED₁₁
OVERREN₁₀
OVERRUN₁₀
OVERSAD₁₁
OVERSAW₁₃
OVERSEA₁₀
OVERSEE₁₀
OVERSET₁₀
OVERSEW₁₃
OVERSOW₁₃
OVERSUP₁₂
OVERTAX₁₇
OVERTIP₁₂
OVERTLY₁₃
OVERTOP₁₂
OVERUSE₁₀
OVERWET₁₃
OVICIDE₁₃
OVIDUCT₁₃
OVIFORM₁₅
OVIPARA₁₂
OVISACS₁₂
OVOIDAL₁₁
OVONICS₁₂
OVULARY₁₃
OVULATE₁₀
OWLIEST₁₀
OWLLIKE₁₄
OWNABLE₁₂
OWRELAY₁₃
OWRIEST₁₀
OXALATE₁₄
OXAZINE₂₃
OXAZOLE₂₃
OXBLOOD₁₇
OXCARTS₁₆
OXFORDS₁₈
OXGALLS₁₅
OXGANGS₁₆
OXGATES₁₅
OXHEADS₁₈
OXHEART₁₇
OXHERDS₁₈
OXHIDES₁₈
OXIDANT₁₅
OXIDASE₁₅
OXIDATE₁₅
OXIDISE₁₅
OXIDIZE₂₄
OXLANDS₁₅
OXONIUM₁₆
OXSLIPS₁₆
OXTAILS₁₄
OXTERED₁₅
OXYACID₂₀
OXYGENS₁₈
OXYMELS₁₉
OXYMORA₁₉
OXYNTIC₁₉
OXYPHIL₂₂
OXYSALT₁₇
OXYSOME₁₉
OXYTONE₁₇
OYESSES₁₀
OYSTERS₁₀
OZAENAS₁₆
OZALIDS₁₇
OZONATE₁₆
OZONIDE₁₇
OZONISE₁₆
OZONIZE₂₅
OZONOUS₁₆

Letters by positionIn 32% of these words the 3rd letter is T.

2nd letter

U28%
R11%
V10%

3rd letter

T32%
E14%
A6%

4th letter

R15%
I11%
L8%

5th letter

I17%
A15%
E11%

6th letter

E18%
A9%
N9%

7th letter

S29%
E14%
T9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; OZONIZE tops the list with 25. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 87 words
8 points: 99 words
99 points: 139 words
10 points: 139 words
1111 points: 106 words
12 points: 85 words
1313 points: 80 words
14 points: 28 words
1515 points: 29 words
16 points: 15 words
1717 points: 19 words
18 points: 12 words
1919 points: 7 words
20 points: 2 words
2121 points: 4 words
22 points: 1 words
2323 points: 2 words
24 points: 1 words
2525 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
OZONIZE	25	26	All three
OXIDIZE	24	24	All three
OXAZINE	23	24	All three
OXAZOLE	23	24	NWL only
OXYPHIL	22	22	All three
OBLOQUY	21	23	All three
OBSEQUY	21	22	All three
OUTJINX	21	25	All three
ODZOOKS	21	21	Collins only
OVERJOY	20	22	All three
OXYACID	20	20	All three
OVERMIX	19	21	All three

O gives you a substantial set of seven-letter plays, but the list is smaller than several other starting letters: S has 3,958 entries, while O has 856. The 74 common words include OUTSIDE and OVERALL; many remaining entries are less familiar. Check the endings and scoring standouts below to narrow a rack or solve a clue.

7-letter words starting with O at a glance

There are 856 tournament-dictionary entries beginning with O.
OUTSIDE, OFFICER, and OPENING are among the familiar examples.
A total of 74 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
The most common final letter is S, with 251 words.
OZONIZE leads the high scorers at 25 points.

Which O starters are easiest to recognize?

Start with words you are likely to know: OUTSIDE, OFFICER, OPINION, OVERALL, and OPTIONS. OPENING and OUTCOME are also everyday choices. These are good first checks when a clue points to an ordinary noun or a familiar action rather than an unusual vocabulary item.

The common-word count is 74 out of 856, so familiar vocabulary is a small part of the full set. That distinction matters in a word game: a plausible-looking answer is not always a playable one, and a tournament entry may be far less common than OUTDOOR or OBVIOUS.

Which O words have the highest tile scores?

OZONIZE scores 25, the highest value in this group.
OXIDIZE is close behind at 24 points.
OXAZINE and OXAZOLE each score 23.
OXYPHIL scores 22, while OBLOQUY and OBSEQUY each score 21.
OVERJOY reaches 20 points without leading with a high-value letter after O.

Why do dictionary counts differ?

The 856-word total combines entries found in at least one tournament dictionary. Collins contains 842 of these O starters, compared with 667 in NWL2023 and 618 in ENABLE. The different totals mean a word accepted in one game may not be accepted in another.

For a board play, check the list used by your game rather than assuming every entry appears everywhere. The leading scorers are also a more specialized group than familiar words like OFFICES, ORGANIC, and OUTLOOK, so a high tile total does not make a word broadly playable.

O's 856 entries sit between U at 874 and N at 683, a mid-sized slice of the seven-letter starts. Definitions cover 690 of them, and the average tile score is 10.8 points, so most entries land well below the Z- and X-heavy leaders.

A practical limit for O-word searches

Note

These seven-letter entries suit board games and crossword clues, not five-letter guessing games. Expect plenty of specialist forms once you move past the 74 common words.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with O?

There are 856 seven-letter words starting with O across the tournament dictionaries. The set includes familiar choices such as OUTSIDE and OFFICER, alongside many less common entries.

Which 7-letter O word has the highest score?

OZONIZE is the top scorer at 25 points. OXIDIZE follows at 24, while OXAZINE and OXAZOLE each score 23, making the Z and X letters important to these high totals.

What letter do 7-letter O words most often end with?

S is the most common final letter, appearing on 251 entries. E is next with 120, so an O-starting clue that also ends in S has a much larger ending group than one ending in E.

Are all 856 O words accepted in every word game?

No. Collins includes 842 entries, NWL2023 includes 667, and ENABLE includes 618. Game dictionaries differ, so verify a candidate against the exact word list used for your match.

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