9-letter words starting with O

9-letter words starting with O number 1,424, from familiar choices like OPERATION and OTHERWISE to high-scoring OXAZEPAMS.

1,424 wordsTop pick OPERATIONHighest score OXAZEPAMS 29

72 of 1,424 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

S starts the most 9-letter words (5,075); X starts the fewest (44). O ranks #14 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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All valid words 1,424

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  • OAKENSHAW19
  • OAKLEAVES16
  • OAKMOSSES15
  • OANSHAGHS16
  • OARFISHES15
  • OARSWOMAN14
  • OARSWOMEN14
  • OASTHOUSE12
  • OBBLIGATI14
  • OBBLIGATO14
  • OBCONICAL15
  • OBCORDATE14
  • OBDURATED13
  • OBDURATES12
  • OBEAHISMS16
  • OBEDIENCE14
  • OBEISANCE13
  • OBELISCAL13
  • OBELISING12
  • OBELIZING21
  • OBESENESS11
  • OBESITIES11
  • OBFUSCATE16
  • OBJECTIFY26
  • OBJECTING21
  • OBJECTION20
  • OBJECTIVE23
  • OBJECTORS20
  • OBJURGATE19
  • OBLATIONS11
  • OBLIGABLE14
  • OBLIGANTS12
  • OBLIGATED13
  • OBLIGATES12
  • OBLIGATOR12
  • OBLIGATOS12
  • OBLIQUELY23
  • OBLIQUEST20
  • OBLIQUING21
  • OBLIQUITY23
  • OBLIVIONS14
  • OBLIVIOUS14
  • OBLOQUIAL20
  • OBLOQUIES20
  • OBNOXIOUS18
  • OBOVATELY17
  • OBREPTION13
  • OBSCENELY16
  • OBSCENEST13
  • OBSCENITY16
  • OBSCURANT13
  • OBSCURELY16
  • OBSCURERS13
  • OBSCUREST13
  • OBSCURING14
  • OBSCURITY16
  • OBSECRATE13
  • OBSEQUENT20
  • OBSEQUIAL20
  • OBSEQUIES20
  • OBSERVANT14
  • OBSERVERS14
  • OBSERVING15
  • OBSESSING12
  • OBSESSION11
  • OBSESSIVE14
  • OBSESSORS11
  • OBSIDIANS12
  • OBSIGNATE12
  • OBSIGNING13
  • OBSOLESCE13
  • OBSOLETED12
  • OBSOLETES11
  • OBSTACLES13
  • OBSTETRIC13
  • OBSTINACY16
  • OBSTINATE11
  • OBSTRUCTS13
  • OBSTRUENT11
  • OBTAINERS11
  • OBTAINING12
  • OBTEMPERS15
  • OBTENDING13
  • OBTENTION11
  • OBTESTING12
  • OBTRUDERS12
  • OBTRUDING13
  • OBTRUSION11
  • OBTRUSIVE14
  • OBTUNDENT12
  • OBTUNDING13
  • OBTUNDITY15
  • OBTURATED12
  • OBTURATES11
  • OBTURATOR11
  • OBUMBRATE15
  • OBVENTION14
  • OBVERSELY17
  • OBVERSION14
  • OBVERTING15
  • OBVIATING15
  • OBVIATION14
  • OBVIATORS14
  • OBVIOUSLY17
  • OBVOLUTED15
  • OBVOLVENT17
  • OCCASIONS13
  • OCCIDENTS14
  • OCCIPITAL15
  • OCCLUDENT14
  • OCCLUDERS14
  • OCCLUDING15
  • OCCLUSION13
  • OCCLUSIVE16
  • OCCLUSORS13
  • OCCULTERS13
  • OCCULTING14
  • OCCULTISM15
  • OCCULTIST13
  • OCCUPANCE17
  • OCCUPANCY20
  • OCCUPANTS15
  • OCCUPATED16
  • OCCUPATES15
  • OCCUPIERS15
  • OCCUPYING19
  • OCCURRENT13
  • OCCURRING14
  • OCEANARIA11
  • OCEANAUTS11
  • OCEANIDES12
  • OCEANSIDE12
  • OCEANVIEW17
  • OCEANWARD15
  • OCELLATED12
  • OCHIDORES15
  • OCHLOCRAT16
  • OCKERISMS17
  • OCOTILLOS11
  • OCTACHORD17
  • OCTAGONAL12
  • OCTAHEDRA15
  • OCTAMETER13
  • OCTANGLES12
  • OCTAPLOID14
  • OCTAPODIC16
  • OCTAROONS11
  • OCTASTICH16
  • OCTASTYLE14
  • OCTENNIAL11
  • OCTILLION11
  • OCTOHEDRA15
  • OCTONARII11
  • OCTOPLOID14
  • OCTOPODAN14
  • OCTOPODES14
  • OCTOPUSES13
  • OCTOROONS11
  • OCTOSTYLE14
  • OCTOTHORP16
  • OCTUPLETS13
  • OCTUPLING14
  • OCULARIST11
  • ODALIQUES19
  • ODALISQUE19
  • ODDNESSES11
  • ODDSMAKER17
  • ODIFEROUS13
  • ODOGRAPHS16
  • ODOMETERS12
  • ODONATIST10
  • ODONTALGY14
  • ODONTISTS10
  • ODONTOIDS11
  • ODONTOMAS12
  • ODORISING11
  • ODORIZERS19
  • ODORIZING20
  • ODOROUSLY13
  • ODOURLESS10
  • OECUMENIC15
  • OEDIPALLY15
  • OEDOMETER12
  • OEILLADES10
  • OENANTHIC14
  • OENOMANCY16
  • OENOMANIA11
  • OENOMETER11
  • OENOPHILE14
  • OENOPHILS14
  • OENOPHILY17
  • OENOTHERA12
  • OERLIKONS13
  • OESOPHAGI15
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  • OESTROGEN10
  • OESTRONES9
  • OESTRUSES9
  • OFFENDERS16
  • OFFENDING17
  • OFFENSIVE18
  • OFFERABLE17
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  • OFFERTORY18
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  • OFFICIALS17
  • OFFICIANT17
  • OFFICIARY20
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  • OFFICIOUS17
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  • OFFPRINTS17
  • OFFSADDLE17
  • OFFSCREEN17
  • OFFSEASON15
  • OFFSHOOTS18
  • OFFSHORES18
  • OFFSIDERS16
  • OFFSPRING18
  • OFFSTAGES16
  • OFTENNESS12
  • OGANESSON10
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  • OGREISHLY16
  • OHMICALLY19
  • OHMMETERS16
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  • OILFIELDS13
  • OILPAPERS13
  • OILSTONES9
  • OINTMENTS11
  • OITICICAS13
  • OKEYDOKEY24
  • OLDNESSES10
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  • OLDSTYLES13
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  • OLEANDERS10
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  • OLECRANAL11
  • OLECRANON11
  • OLEOGRAPH15
  • OLEORESIN9
  • OLFACTING15
  • OLFACTION14
  • OLFACTIVE17
  • OLFACTORY17
  • OLIBANUMS13
  • OLIGAEMIA12
  • OLIGAEMIC14
  • OLIGARCHS15
  • OLIGARCHY18
  • OLIGEMIAS12
  • OLIGOCENE12
  • OLIGOGENE11
  • OLIGOMERS12
  • OLIGOPOLY15
  • OLIGURIAS10
  • OLIPHANTS14
  • OLITORIES9
  • OLIVENITE12
  • OLOGOANED11
  • OLOLIUQUI18
  • OLYMPIADS17
  • OMADHAUNS15
  • OMBRELLAS13
  • OMBROPHIL18
  • OMBUDSMAN16
  • OMBUDSMEN16
  • OMELETTES11
  • OMINOUSLY14
  • OMISSIBLE13
  • OMISSIONS11
  • OMITTANCE13
  • OMMATIDIA14
  • OMNEITIES11
  • OMNIARCHS16
  • OMNIBUSES13
  • OMNICIDAL14
  • OMNICIDES14
  • OMNIETIES11
  • OMNIFYING18
  • OMNIRANGE12
  • OMNIVORES14
  • OMOHYOIDS18
  • OMOPHAGIA17
  • OMOPHAGIC19
  • OMOPHORIA16
  • OMOPLATES13
  • OMPHACITE18
  • OMPHALOID17
  • ONANISTIC11
  • ONBOARDED13
  • ONCIDIUMS14
  • ONCOGENES12
  • ONCOGENIC14
  • ONCOLOGIC14
  • ONCOLYSES14
  • ONCOLYSIS14
  • ONCOLYTIC16
  • ONCOMETER13
  • ONCOMINGS14
  • ONCOMOUSE13
  • ONCOSTMAN13
  • ONCOSTMEN13
  • ONCOVIRUS14
  • ONDOGRAMS13
  • ONDOGRAPH16
  • ONENESSES9
  • ONEROUSLY12
  • ONGAONGAS11
  • ONIONIEST9
  • ONIONSKIN13
  • ONLOADING11
  • ONLOOKERS13
  • ONLOOKING14
  • ONOMASTIC13
  • ONRUSHING13
  • ONSETTERS9
  • ONSETTING10
  • ONSHORING13
  • ONSLAUGHT13
  • ONTICALLY14
  • ONTOGENIC12
  • ONTOLOGIC12
  • ONYCHITES17
  • ONYCHITIS17
  • ONYCHIUMS19
  • OOFTISHES15
  • OOGAMETES12
  • OOGENESES10
  • OOGENESIS10
  • OOGENETIC12
  • OOGONIUMS12
  • OOLACHANS14
  • OOLICHANS14
  • OOLOGICAL12
  • OOLOGISTS10
  • OOMPAHING17
  • OOMPAHPAH21
  • OOMYCETES16
  • OOPHORONS14
  • OOSPHERES14
  • OOSPOROUS11
  • OPACIFIED17
  • OPACIFIER16
  • OPACIFIES16
  • OPACITIES13
  • OPALESCED14
  • OPALESCES13
  • OPENSIDES12
  • OPENWORKS18
  • OPERAGOER12
  • OPERANTLY14
  • OPERATICS13
  • OPERATING12
  • OPERATION11
  • OPERATISE11
  • OPERATIVE14
  • OPERATIZE20
  • OPERATORS11
  • OPERCELES13
  • OPERCULAR13
  • OPERCULES13
  • OPERCULUM15
  • OPERETTAS11
  • OPEROSELY14
  • OPEROSITY14
  • OPHIDIANS15
  • OPHIOLITE14
  • OPHIOLOGY18
  • OPHIURANS14
  • OPHIURIDS15
  • OPHIUROID15
  • OPIFICERS16
  • OPINIONED12
  • OPIUMISMS15
  • OPOBALSAM15
  • OPODELDOC15
  • OPPILATED14
  • OPPILATES13
  • OPPONENCY18
  • OPPONENTS13
  • OPPORTUNE13
  • OPPOSABLE15
  • OPPOSABLY18
  • OPPOSITES13
  • OPPRESSED14
  • OPPRESSES13
  • OPPRESSOR13
  • OPPUGNANT14
  • OPPUGNERS14
  • OPPUGNING15
  • OPSIMATHS16
  • OPSIMATHY19
  • OPSOMANIA13
  • OPSONISED12
  • OPSONISES11
  • OPSONIUMS13
  • OPSONIZED21
  • OPSONIZES20
  • OPTATIVES14
  • OPTICALLY16
  • OPTICIANS13
  • OPTICISTS13
  • OPTIMALLY16
  • OPTIMATES13
  • OPTIMISED14
  • OPTIMISER13
  • OPTIMISES13
  • OPTIMISMS15
  • OPTIMISTS13
  • OPTIMIZED23
  • OPTIMIZER22
  • OPTIMIZES22
  • OPTIONALS11
  • OPTIONEES11
  • OPTIONING12
  • OPTOMETER13
  • OPTOMETRY16
  • OPTOPHONE16
  • OPTRONICS13
  • OPULENCES13
  • OPULENTLY14
  • OPUSCULAR13
  • OPUSCULES13
  • OPUSCULUM15
  • ORACULOUS11
  • ORALITIES9
  • ORANGEADE11
  • ORANGERIE10
  • ORANGIEST10
  • ORANGUTAN10
  • ORATORIAL9
  • ORATORIAN9
  • ORATORIES9
  • ORATORIOS9
  • ORATRICES11
  • ORATRIXES16
  • ORBICULAR13
  • ORBITALLY14
  • ORCHELLAS14
  • ORCHESTIC16
  • ORCHESTRA14
  • ORCHIDIST15
  • ORCHILLAS14
  • ORDAINERS10
  • ORDAINING11
  • ORDALIUMS12
  • ORDERABLE12
  • ORDERINGS11
  • ORDERLESS10
  • ORDERLIES10
  • ORDINAIRE10
  • ORDINALLY13
  • ORDINANCE12
  • ORDINANDS11
  • ORDINANTS10
  • ORDINATED11
  • ORDINATES10
  • ORDNANCES12
  • OREBODIES12
  • OREODONTS10
  • OREPEARCH16
  • ORESTUNCK15
  • ORGANDIES11
  • ORGANELLE10
  • ORGANICAL12
  • ORGANISED11
  • ORGANISER10
  • ORGANISES10
  • ORGANISMS12
  • ORGANISTS10
  • ORGANIZED20
  • ORGANIZER19
  • ORGANIZES19
  • ORGANOSOL10
  • ORGANOTIN10
  • ORGANZINE19
  • ORGASMING13
  • ORGIASTIC12
  • ORGILLOUS10
  • ORIBATIDS12
  • ORICALCHE16
  • ORICHALCS16
  • ORIENCIES11
  • ORIENTALS9
  • ORIENTATE9
  • ORIENTEER9
  • ORIENTERS9
  • ORIENTING10
  • ORIFICIAL14
  • ORIFLAMME16
  • ORIGANUMS12
  • ORIGINALS10
  • ORIGINARY13
  • ORIGINATE10
  • ORILLIONS9
  • ORINASALS9
  • ORLEANSES9
  • ORNAMENTS11
  • ORNERIEST9
  • ORNITHINE12
  • ORNITHOID13
  • OROGENIES10
  • OROGRAPHY18
  • OROLOGIES10
  • OROLOGIST10
  • OROMETERS11
  • OROTUNDLY13
  • ORPHANAGE15
  • ORPHANING15
  • ORPHANISM16
  • ORPHARION14
  • ORPHREYED18
  • ORPIMENTS13
  • ORRISROOT9
  • ORSEILLES9
  • ORTANIQUE18
  • ORTHICONS14
  • ORTHOAXES19
  • ORTHOAXIS19
  • ORTHODOXY23
  • ORTHOEPIC16
  • ORTHOPEDY18
  • ORTHOPODS15
  • ORTHOPTER14
  • ORTHOPTIC16
  • ORTHOTICS14
  • ORTHOTIST12
  • ORTHOTONE12
  • ORTHROSES12
  • OSCILLATE11
  • OSCITANCE13
  • OSCITANCY16
  • OSCITATED12
  • OSCITATES11
  • OSCULATED12
  • OSCULATES11
  • OSMETERIA11
  • OSMICALLY16
  • OSMOMETER13
  • OSMOMETRY16
  • OSMUNDINE12
  • OSNABURGS12
  • OSSARIUMS11
  • OSSATURES9
  • OSSEOUSLY12
  • OSSICONES11
  • OSSICULAR11
  • OSSIFIERS12
  • OSSIFRAGA13
  • OSSIFRAGE13
  • OSSIFYING16
  • OSSOBUCOS13
  • OSSUARIES9
  • OSTENSIVE12
  • OSTENSORY12
  • OSTEOCYTE14
  • OSTEODERM12
  • OSTEOGENS10
  • OSTEOGENY13
  • OSTEOLOGY13
  • OSTEOMATA11
  • OSTEOPATH14
  • OSTEOTOME11
  • OSTEOTOMY14
  • OSTIARIES9
  • OSTINATOS9
  • OSTIOLATE9
  • OSTLERESS9
  • OSTOMATES11
  • OSTOSISES9
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  • OSTRACISE11
  • OSTRACISM13
  • OSTRACIZE20
  • OSTRACODE12
  • OSTRACODS12
  • OSTREGERS10
  • OSTRICHES14
  • OTHERINGS13
  • OTHERNESS12
  • OTHERWISE15
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  • OTOLITHIC14
  • OTOLOGIES10
  • OTOLOGIST10
  • OTOPLASTY14
  • OTORRHOEA12
  • OTOSCOPES13
  • OTOSCOPIC15
  • OTTAVINOS12
  • OTTRELITE9
  • OUBLIETTE11
  • OUGHLYING17
  • OUGHTNESS13
  • OUGLIEING11
  • OUISTITIS9
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  • OUROBOROS11
  • OUROSCOPY16
  • OURSELVES12
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  • OUTASIGHT13
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  • OUTBOARDS12
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  • OUTBOUGHT15
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  • OUTPRAYED15
  • OUTPREACH16
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  • OUTSHINED13
  • OUTSHINES12
  • OUTSHOOTS12
  • OUTSHOUTS12
  • OUTSIDERS10
  • OUTSIGHTS13
  • OUTSINNED10
  • OUTSKATED14
  • OUTSKATES13
  • OUTSKIRTS13
  • OUTSLEEPS11
  • OUTSLICKS15
  • OUTSMARTS11
  • OUTSMELLS11
  • OUTSMILED12
  • OUTSMILES11
  • OUTSMOKED16
  • OUTSMOKES15
  • OUTSNORED10
  • OUTSNORES9
  • OUTSOARED10
  • OUTSOURCE11
  • OUTSPEAKS15
  • OUTSPEEDS12
  • OUTSPELLS11
  • OUTSPENDS12
  • OUTSPOKEN15
  • OUTSPORTS11
  • OUTSPRANG12
  • OUTSPREAD12
  • OUTSPRING12
  • OUTSPRINT11
  • OUTSPRUNG12
  • OUTSTANDS10
  • OUTSTARED10
  • OUTSTARES9
  • OUTSTARTS9
  • OUTSTATED10
  • OUTSTATES9
  • OUTSTAYED13
  • OUTSTEERS9
  • OUTSTRAIN9
  • OUTSTRIDE10
  • OUTSTRIKE13
  • OUTSTRIPS11
  • OUTSTRIVE12
  • OUTSTRODE10
  • OUTSTROKE13
  • OUTSTROVE12
  • OUTSTRUCK15
  • OUTSTUNTS9
  • OUTSULKED14
  • OUTSUMMED14
  • OUTSWEARS12
  • OUTSWEEPS14
  • OUTSWELLS12
  • OUTSWINGS13
  • OUTTAKING14
  • OUTTALKED14
  • OUTTASKED14
  • OUTTHANKS16
  • OUTTHIEVE15
  • OUTTHINKS16
  • OUTTHROBS14
  • OUTTHROWN15
  • OUTTHROWS15
  • OUTTHRUST12
  • OUTTONGUE10
  • OUTTOPPED14
  • OUTTOWERS12
  • OUTTRADED11
  • OUTTRADES10
  • OUTTRAVEL12
  • OUTTRICKS15
  • OUTTRUMPS13
  • OUTVALUED13
  • OUTVALUES12
  • OUTVAUNTS12
  • OUTVENOMS14
  • OUTVOICED15
  • OUTVOICES14
  • OUTVOTERS12
  • OUTVOTING13
  • OUTWAITED13
  • OUTWALKED17
  • OUTWARDLY16
  • OUTWARRED13
  • OUTWASHES15
  • OUTWASTED13
  • OUTWASTES12
  • OUTWEEDED14
  • OUTWEIGHS16
  • OUTWELLED13
  • OUTWHIRLS15
  • OUTWICKED19
  • OUTWILING13
  • OUTWILLED13
  • OUTWINDED14
  • OUTWINGED14
  • OUTWISHED16
  • OUTWISHES15
  • OUTWITTED13
  • OUTWORKED17
  • OUTWORKER16
  • OUTWORTHS15
  • OUTWRESTS12
  • OUTWRITES12
  • OUTYELLED13
  • OUTYELPED15
  • OUTYIELDS13
  • OUVRIERES12
  • OVALBUMIN16
  • OVALITIES12
  • OVARIOLES12
  • OVATIONAL12
  • OVENBIRDS15
  • OVENPROOF17
  • OVENWARES15
  • OVENWOODS16
  • OVERACTED15
  • OVERACUTE14
  • OVERALERT12
  • OVERALLED13
  • OVERARMED15
  • OVERAWING16
  • OVERBAKED19
  • OVERBAKES18
  • OVERBEARS14
  • OVERBEATS14
  • OVERBILLS14
  • OVERBITES14
  • OVERBLOWN17
  • OVERBLOWS17
  • OVERBOARD15
  • OVERBOILS14
  • OVERBOOKS18
  • OVERBOOTS14
  • OVERBORNE14
  • OVERBOUND15
  • OVERBRAKE18
  • OVERBREED15
  • OVERBRIEF17
  • OVERBRIMS16
  • OVERBROAD15
  • OVERBROWS17
  • OVERBUILD15
  • OVERBUILT14
  • OVERBULKS18
  • OVERBURNS14
  • OVERBURNT14
  • OVERCALLS14
  • OVERCARRY17
  • OVERCASTS14
  • OVERCATCH19
  • OVERCHEAP19
  • OVERCHECK23
  • OVERCHILL17
  • OVERCIVIL17
  • OVERCLAIM16
  • OVERCLASS14
  • OVERCLEAN14
  • OVERCLEAR14
  • OVERCLOCK20
  • OVERCLOSE14
  • OVERCLOUD15
  • OVERCLOYS17
  • OVERCOACH19
  • OVERCOATS14
  • OVERCOLOR14
  • OVERCOMER16
  • OVERCOMES16
  • OVERCOOKS18
  • OVERCOOLS14
  • OVERCOUNT14
  • OVERCOVER17
  • OVERCRAMS16
  • OVERCRAWS17
  • OVERCROPS16
  • OVERCROWD18
  • OVERCROWS17
  • OVERCURED15
  • OVERCURES14
  • OVERDARED14
  • OVERDARES13
  • OVERDATED14
  • OVERDECKS19
  • OVERDIGHT17
  • OVERDOERS13
  • OVERDOING14
  • OVERDOSED14
  • OVERDOSES13
  • OVERDRAFT16
  • OVERDRANK17
  • OVERDRAWN16
  • OVERDRAWS16
  • OVERDRESS13
  • OVERDRIED14
  • OVERDRIES13
  • OVERDRINK17
  • OVERDRIVE16
  • OVERDROVE16
  • OVERDRUNK17
  • OVERDUSTS13
  • OVERDYERS16
  • OVEREAGER13
  • OVEREATEN12
  • OVEREATER12
  • OVEREDITS13
  • OVEREGGED15
  • OVEREMOTE14
  • OVEREXERT19
  • OVEREYING16
  • OVERFALLS15
  • OVERFAVOR18
  • OVERFEARS15
  • OVERFEEDS16
  • OVERFILLS15
  • OVERFLIES15
  • OVERFLOOD16
  • OVERFLOWN18
  • OVERFLOWS18
  • OVERFLUSH18
  • OVERFOCUS17
  • OVERFOLDS16
  • OVERFRANK19
  • OVERFUNDS16
  • OVERFUSSY18
  • OVERGALLS13
  • OVERGANGS14
  • OVERGEARS13
  • OVERGILDS14
  • OVERGIRDS14
  • OVERGIVEN16
  • OVERGIVES16
  • OVERGLAZE22
  • OVERGLOOM15
  • OVERGOADS14
  • OVERGOING14
  • OVERGORGE14
  • OVERGRADE14
  • OVERGRAIN13
  • OVERGRASS13
  • OVERGRAZE22
  • OVERGREAT13
  • OVERGREEN13
  • OVERGROWN16
  • OVERGROWS16
  • OVERHAILE15
  • OVERHAIRS15
  • OVERHALED16
  • OVERHALES15
  • OVERHANDS16
  • OVERHANGS16
  • OVERHAPPY22
  • OVERHASTE15
  • OVERHASTY18
  • OVERHATED16
  • OVERHATES15
  • OVERHAULS15
  • OVERHEADS16
  • OVERHEAPS17
  • OVERHEARD16
  • OVERHEARS15
  • OVERHEATS15
  • OVERHENTS15
  • OVERHOLDS16
  • OVERHONOR15
  • OVERHOPED18
  • OVERHOPES17
  • OVERHUNTS15
  • OVERHYPED21
  • OVERHYPES20
  • OVERINKED17
  • OVERISSUE12
  • OVERJOYED23
  • OVERJUMPS23
  • OVERKEEPS18
  • OVERKILLS16
  • OVERKINGS17
  • OVERLABOR14
  • OVERLADED14
  • OVERLADEN13
  • OVERLADES13
  • OVERLANDS13
  • OVERLARDS13
  • OVERLARGE13
  • OVERLEAPS14
  • OVERLEAPT14
  • OVERLEARN12
  • OVERLENDS13
  • OVERLIERS12
  • OVERLIGHT16
  • OVERLIVED16
  • OVERLIVES15
  • OVERLOADS13
  • OVERLOCKS18
  • OVERLOOKS16
  • OVERLORDS13
  • OVERLOVED16
  • OVERLOVES15
  • OVERLUSTY15
  • OVERLYING16
  • OVERMASTS14
  • OVERMATCH19
  • OVERMELTS14
  • OVERMERRY17
  • OVERMILKS18
  • OVERMINED15
  • OVERMINES14
  • OVERMIXED22
  • OVERMIXES21
  • OVERMOUNT14
  • OVERNAMED15
  • OVERNAMES14
  • OVERNIGHT16
  • OVERPACKS20
  • OVERPAINT14
  • OVERPARTS14
  • OVERPEDAL15
  • OVERPEERS14
  • OVERPERCH19
  • OVERPITCH19
  • OVERPLAID15
  • OVERPLANS14
  • OVERPLANT14
  • OVERPLAST14
  • OVERPLAYS17
  • OVERPLIED15
  • OVERPLIES14
  • OVERPLOTS14
  • OVERPOISE14
  • OVERPOSTS14
  • OVERPOWER17
  • OVERPRESS14
  • OVERPRICE16
  • OVERPRINT14
  • OVERPRIZE23
  • OVERPROOF17
  • OVERPROUD15
  • OVERPUMPS18
  • OVERQUICK27
  • OVERRACKS18
  • OVERRAKED17
  • OVERRAKES16
  • OVERRATED13
  • OVERRATES12
  • OVERREACH17
  • OVERREACT14
  • OVERREADS13
  • OVERRIDER13
  • OVERRIDES13
  • OVERRIGID14
  • OVERRIPEN14
  • OVERROAST12
  • OVERRUFFS18
  • OVERRULED13
  • OVERRULER12
  • OVERRULES12
  • OVERSAILS12
  • OVERSALES12
  • OVERSALTS12
  • OVERSAUCE14
  • OVERSAVED16
  • OVERSAVES15
  • OVERSCALE14
  • OVERSCORE14
  • OVERSEEDS13
  • OVERSEERS12
  • OVERSELLS12
  • OVERSERVE15
  • OVERSEWED16
  • OVERSEXED20
  • OVERSHADE16
  • OVERSHARE15
  • OVERSHARP17
  • OVERSHINE15
  • OVERSHIRT15
  • OVERSHOES15
  • OVERSHONE15
  • OVERSHOOT15
  • OVERSHOTS15
  • OVERSIDES13
  • OVERSIGHT16
  • OVERSIZED22
  • OVERSIZES21
  • OVERSKATE16
  • OVERSKIPS18
  • OVERSKIRT16
  • OVERSLEEP14
  • OVERSLEPT14
  • OVERSLIPS14
  • OVERSLIPT14
  • OVERSMOKE18
  • OVERSOAKS16
  • OVERSOULS12
  • OVERSOWED16
  • OVERSPEND15
  • OVERSPENT14
  • OVERSPICE16
  • OVERSPILL14
  • OVERSPILT14
  • OVERSPINS14
  • OVERSTAFF18
  • OVERSTAIN12
  • OVERSTAND13
  • OVERSTANK16
  • OVERSTARE12
  • OVERSTATE12
  • OVERSTAYS15
  • OVERSTEER12
  • OVERSTEPS14
  • OVERSTINK16
  • OVERSTIRS12
  • OVERSTOCK18
  • OVERSTOOD13
  • OVERSTORY15
  • OVERSTREW15
  • OVERSTUDY16
  • OVERSTUFF18
  • OVERSTUNK16
  • OVERSWAYS18
  • OVERSWEAR15
  • OVERSWEET15
  • OVERSWELL15
  • OVERSWIMS17
  • OVERSWING16
  • OVERSWORE15
  • OVERSWORN15
  • OVERSWUNG16
  • OVERTAKEN16
  • OVERTAKES16
  • OVERTALKS16
  • OVERTASKS16
  • OVERTAXED20
  • OVERTAXES19
  • OVERTEACH17
  • OVERTEEMS14
  • OVERTHICK21
  • OVERTHINK19
  • OVERTHINS15
  • OVERTHREW18
  • OVERTHROW18
  • OVERTIGHT16
  • OVERTIMED15
  • OVERTIMER14
  • OVERTIMES14
  • OVERTIMID15
  • OVERTIRED13
  • OVERTIRES12
  • OVERTNESS12
  • OVERTOILS12
  • OVERTONES12
  • OVERTOWER15
  • OVERTRADE13
  • OVERTRAIN12
  • OVERTREAT12
  • OVERTRICK18
  • OVERTRIMS14
  • OVERTRIPS14
  • OVERTRUMP16
  • OVERTRUST12
  • OVERTURED13
  • OVERTURES12
  • OVERTURNS12
  • OVERTYPED18
  • OVERTYPES17
  • OVERURGED14
  • OVERURGES13
  • OVERUSING13
  • OVERVALUE15
  • OVERVEILS15
  • OVERVIEWS18
  • OVERVIVID19
  • OVERVOTED16
  • OVERVOTES15
  • OVERWARMS17
  • OVERWATCH20
  • OVERWATER15
  • OVERWEARS15
  • OVERWEARY18
  • OVERWEENS15
  • OVERWEIGH19
  • OVERWHELM20
  • OVERWINDS16
  • OVERWINGS16
  • OVERWORDS16
  • OVERWORKS19
  • OVERWOUND16
  • OVERWREST15
  • OVERWRITE15
  • OVERWROTE15
  • OVERYEARS15
  • OVERZEALS21
  • OVIBOVINE17
  • OVIDUCTAL15
  • OVIFEROUS15
  • OVIGEROUS13
  • OVIPARITY17
  • OVIPAROUS14
  • OVIPOSITS14
  • OVIRAPTOR14
  • OVOTESTES12
  • OVOTESTIS12
  • OVULATING13
  • OVULATION12
  • OVULATORY15
  • OWERLOUPS14
  • OWNERLESS12
  • OWNERSHIP17
  • OWRECOMES16
  • OWREWORDS16
  • OXACILLIN18
  • OXALATING17
  • OXAZEPAMS29
  • OXIDATING18
  • OXIDATION17
  • OXIDATIVE20
  • OXIDISERS17
  • OXIDISING18
  • OXIDIZERS26
  • OXIDIZING27
  • OXIMETERS18
  • OXPECKERS24
  • OXTONGUES17
  • OXYCODONE22
  • OXYGENASE20
  • OXYGENATE20
  • OXYGENISE20
  • OXYGENIZE29
  • OXYGENOUS20
  • OXYMORONS21
  • OXYPHILES24
  • OXYPHILIC26
  • OXYTOCICS23
  • OXYTOCINS21
  • OXYTROPES21
  • OYSTERERS12
  • OYSTERING13
  • OYSTERMAN14
  • OYSTERMEN14
  • OYSTRIGES13
  • OZOCERITE20
  • OZOKERITE22
  • OZONATING19
  • OZONATION18
  • OZONISERS18
  • OZONISING19
  • OZONIZERS27
  • OZONIZING28
Letters by positionIn 41% of these words the 9th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. V28%
  2. U27%
  3. R7%
3rd letter
  1. T34%
  2. E30%
  3. S5%
4th letter
  1. R32%
  2. I7%
  3. S7%
7th letter
  1. I19%
  2. E9%
  3. A9%
8th letter
  1. E31%
  2. N13%
  3. T7%
9th letter
  1. S41%
  2. D14%
  3. E10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 14 in Scrabble; OXAZEPAMS tops the list with 29. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 50 words
  2. 10 points: 69 words
  3. 1111 points: 130 words
  4. 12 points: 186 words
  5. 1313 points: 203 words
  6. 14 points: 216 words
  7. 1515 points: 161 words
  8. 16 points: 148 words
  9. 1717 points: 78 words
  10. 18 points: 60 words
  11. 1919 points: 36 words
  12. 20 points: 35 words
  13. 2121 points: 16 words
  14. 22 points: 10 words
  15. 2323 points: 11 words
  16. 24 points: 4 words
  17. 2525 points: 1 words
  18. 26 points: 3 words
  19. 2727 points: 3 words
  20. 28 points: 2 words
  21. 2929 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
OXAZEPAMS2931All three
OXYGENIZE2930Collins · NWL
OUTDAZZLE2830All three
OZONIZING2831All three
OXIDIZING2729All three
OVERQUICK2730Collins · NWL
OZONIZERS2728All three
OBJECTIFY2629All three
OXIDIZERS2626All three
OXYPHILIC2627All three
OUTJOCKEY2528Collins · NWL
OKEYDOKEY2422All three

O has a striking middle-length peak: the nine-letter group is larger than both the eight-letter and ten-letter O groups. Yet the sheer count hides a catch for everyday play: just 72 entries rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words. Start with recognizable words, then check your game’s dictionary before trying an unfamiliar one.

How many 9-letter words starting with O are there?

  • Exactly 1,424 tournament-dictionary entries are nine letters long and begin with O.
  • Collins includes 1,401; NWL2023 includes 1,107; ENABLE includes 922, with overlap between lists.
  • Only 72 rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words, so most entries are uncommon.
  • S ends 584 words, well ahead of D at 205.
  • The average tile score is 14.2; the highest scores reach 29.

Which O starters are easiest to recognize?

OPERATION, OTHERWISE, OBVIOUSLY, and OVERNIGHT are familiar examples, while OURSELVES and OFFICIALS are easy to spot in ordinary writing. Those recognizable entries give you solid anchors when a rack or puzzle clue already points to O.

The list also includes several word forms that look alike but serve different roles: OPERATING, ORGANIZED, and ORGANISED. The two spellings are both represented here, but a particular game may accept only one. Most entries are not everyday vocabulary, so don’t assume a plausible-looking word will pass your game’s list.

Which O starters score the most?

OXAZEPAMS and OXYGENIZE lead at 29 points each before board bonuses. OUTDAZZLE and OZONIZING follow at 28, while OXIDIZING, OVERQUICK, and OZONIZERS score 27. The rare Z and X tiles drive these totals; the opening O contributes just one point.

For 9-letter words starting with O, a long word is not automatically a strong play: these point totals come from the letters, and premium squares can change the result. Keep a high-value tile beside a letter or word bonus when the board allows it.

Questions people ask

How many nine-letter words start with O?
There are 1,424 nine-letter O words listed in at least one tournament dictionary. The totals overlap across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, so adding each dictionary’s count would count some words more than once.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word starting with O?
OXAZEPAMS and OXYGENIZE tie for the top score at 29 points before board bonuses. Both rely on high-value letters, especially X and Z, rather than the low-value opening O.
Which letter most often ends nine-letter O words?
S is the most common final letter, appearing on 584 entries. D is next with 205, so an S ending is a much stronger first place to check when your clue gives the final letter.

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