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10 Letter Words Starting with O

There are 791 10-letter English words that start with O, ranging alphabetically from OAFISHNESS to OZONATIONS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: OUTDAZZLED (30), OUTDAZZLES (29), OXIDIZABLE (29). The longest entry here is OAFISHNESS at 10 letters.

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Showing the first 600 of 791 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1outdazzled3032
2outdazzles2931
3oxidizable2931
4outjinxing2531
5overprized2527
6oropharynx2525
7objectives2429
8optimizing2428
9overjoying2428
10overgrazed2426

Strategy for this list

O is worth 1 in Scrabble and starts ~3,500 words. O has three two-letter words (OE, OF, OH, OI, OM, ON, OP, OR, OS, OW, OX, OY) and combines beautifully with X, Z and Y for premium plays. O-openers with premium potential include OYEZ, OZONE, OXBLOOD. In Wordle, O is second-most-common in position 4 (SHOWN, ALONG, ABOUT) but less common in position 1.

FAQs

How many 10-letter words start with O?

791 valid 10-letter English words begin with O in the ENABLE English word list.

Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?

Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).

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