14 Letter Words Starting with O
There are 215 14-letter English words that start with O, ranging alphabetically from OBDURATENESSES to OYSTERCATCHERS. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: OVEREMPHASIZED (34), OVEREMPHASIZES (33), OVERHOMOGENIZE (32). The longest entry here is OBDURATENESSES at 14 letters.
Word list
O
- OBDURATENESSES17 pts
- OBJECTLESSNESS25 pts
- OBLIGINGNESSES18 pts
- OBSEQUIOUSNESS25 pts
- OBSOLETENESSES16 pts
- OBSTREPEROUSLY21 pts
- OBSTRUCTIONISM20 pts
- OBSTRUCTIONIST18 pts
- OCCIDENTALIZED29 pts
- OCCIDENTALIZES28 pts
- OCCUPATIONALLY23 pts
- OCEANOGRAPHERS22 pts
- OCEANOGRAPHIES22 pts
- OCTODECILLIONS19 pts
- ODONTOGLOSSUMS18 pts
- OLEAGINOUSNESS15 pts
- OLEOMARGARINES17 pts
- OLIGOPSONISTIC19 pts
- OMBUDSMANSHIPS26 pts
- OMNICOMPETENCE24 pts
- OMPHALOSKEPSES27 pts
- OMPHALOSKEPSIS27 pts
- ONCHOCERCIASES23 pts
- ONCHOCERCIASIS23 pts
- ONCOGENICITIES19 pts
- ONCORNAVIRUSES19 pts
- ONOMATOLOGISTS17 pts
- OOPHORECTOMIES23 pts
- OPENHANDEDNESS21 pts
- OPERATIONALISM18 pts
- OPERATIONALIST16 pts
- OPHTHALMOLOGIC27 pts
- OPHTHALMOSCOPE28 pts
- OPHTHALMOSCOPY31 pts
- OPINIONATIVELY22 pts
- OPISTHOBRANCHS26 pts
- OPPOSABILITIES20 pts
- OPPOSITENESSES18 pts
- OPPOSITIONISTS18 pts
- OPPRESSIVENESS21 pts
- OPTIMISTICALLY23 pts
- OPTOELECTRONIC20 pts
- ORCHESTRATIONS19 pts
- ORDINARINESSES15 pts
- ORGANISMICALLY22 pts
- ORGANIZATIONAL24 pts
- ORGANOCHLORINE20 pts
- ORGANOMETALLIC19 pts
- ORNAMENTATIONS16 pts
- ORNITHISCHIANS22 pts
- ORNITHOLOGICAL20 pts
- ORNITHOLOGISTS18 pts
- ORTHOCHROMATIC26 pts
- ORTHOGONALIZED28 pts
- ORTHOGONALIZES27 pts
- ORTHOGRAPHICAL25 pts
- ORTHOMOLECULAR21 pts
- ORTHOPEDICALLY25 pts
- ORTHOPHOSPHATE27 pts
- OSCILLOGRAPHIC24 pts
- OSMOREGULATION17 pts
- OSMOREGULATORY20 pts
- OSTENTATIOUSLY17 pts
- OSTEOARTHRITIC19 pts
- OSTEOARTHRITIS17 pts
- OSTEOSARCOMATA18 pts
- OTOLARYNGOLOGY22 pts
- OUTDATEDNESSES16 pts
- OUTGOINGNESSES16 pts
- OUTLANDISHNESS18 pts
- OUTMANEUVERING20 pts
- OUTMANIPULATED19 pts
- OUTMANIPULATES18 pts
- OUTPOLITICKING23 pts
- OUTRAGEOUSNESS15 pts
- OUTREPRODUCING20 pts
- OUTSIDERNESSES15 pts
- OVARIECTOMIZED31 pts
- OVERABSTRACTED22 pts
- OVERABUNDANCES22 pts
- OVERACCENTUATE21 pts
- OVERACTIVITIES22 pts
- OVERADJUSTMENT27 pts
- OVERADVERTISED22 pts
- OVERADVERTISES21 pts
- OVERAGGRESSIVE22 pts
- OVERANALYTICAL22 pts
- OVERARTICULATE19 pts
- OVERASSERTIONS17 pts
- OVERASSESSMENT19 pts
- OVERATTENTIONS17 pts
- OVERCAPACITIES23 pts
- OVERCAPITALIZE30 pts
- OVERCAUTIONING20 pts
- OVERCENTRALIZE28 pts
- OVERCLASSIFIED23 pts
- OVERCLASSIFIES22 pts
- OVERCOMMITMENT25 pts
- OVERCOMMITTING24 pts
- OVERCOMPENSATE23 pts
- OVERCOMPLIANCE25 pts
- OVERCOMPLICATE25 pts
- OVERCOMPRESSED24 pts
- OVERCOMPRESSES23 pts
- OVERCONCERNING22 pts
- OVERCONFIDENCE25 pts
- OVERCONSTRUCTS21 pts
- OVERCONTROLLED20 pts
- OVERCORRECTING22 pts
- OVERCORRECTION21 pts
- OVERDECORATING21 pts
- OVERDECORATION20 pts
- OVERDEPENDENCE23 pts
- OVERDETERMINED21 pts
- OVERDEVELOPING24 pts
- OVERDISCOUNTED21 pts
- OVERDOCUMENTED23 pts
- OVERDOMINANCES22 pts
- OVERDRAMATIZED30 pts
- OVERDRAMATIZES29 pts
- OVEREDUCATIONS20 pts
- OVERELABORATED20 pts
- OVERELABORATES19 pts
- OVEREMPHASIZED34 pts
- OVEREMPHASIZES33 pts
- OVERENCOURAGED21 pts
- OVERENCOURAGES20 pts
- OVERENGINEERED19 pts
- OVERENTHUSIASM22 pts
- OVERESTIMATING20 pts
- OVERESTIMATION19 pts
- OVEREVALUATION20 pts
- OVEREXAGGERATE26 pts
- OVEREXERCISING27 pts
- OVEREXPANSIONS26 pts
- OVEREXPLAINING27 pts
- OVEREXPLOITING27 pts
- OVEREXTENSIONS24 pts
- OVEREXTRACTION26 pts
- OVERFASTIDIOUS21 pts
- OVERFERTILIZED30 pts
- OVERFERTILIZES29 pts
- OVERFULFILLING24 pts
- OVERGENERALIZE27 pts
- OVERGENEROSITY21 pts
- OVERGENEROUSLY21 pts
- OVERGLAMORIZED30 pts
- OVERGLAMORIZES29 pts
- OVERHARVESTING24 pts
- OVERHOMOGENIZE32 pts
- OVERIDEALIZING28 pts
- OVERIDENTIFIED22 pts
- OVERIDENTIFIES21 pts
- OVERIMPRESSING22 pts
- OVERINDULGENCE21 pts
- OVERINFLATIONS20 pts
- OVERINVESTMENT22 pts
- OVERLENGTHENED22 pts
- OVERMATURITIES19 pts
- OVERMEDICATING23 pts
- OVERMEDICATION22 pts
- OVERNOURISHING21 pts
- OVERNUTRITIONS17 pts
- OVEROPTIMISTIC23 pts
- OVERORGANIZING28 pts
- OVERORNAMENTED20 pts
- OVERPARTICULAR21 pts
- OVERPERSUADING21 pts
- OVERPERSUASION19 pts
- OVERPOPULATING22 pts
- OVERPOPULATION21 pts
- OVERPOWERINGLY26 pts
- OVERPRESCRIBED24 pts
- OVERPRESCRIBES23 pts
- OVERPRIVILEGED24 pts
- OVERPROCESSING22 pts
- OVERPRODUCTION22 pts
- OVERPROGRAMING23 pts
- OVERPROGRAMMED25 pts
- OVERPROPORTION21 pts
- OVERPROTECTING22 pts
- OVERPROTECTION21 pts
- OVERPROTECTIVE24 pts
- OVERREFINEMENT22 pts
- OVERREGULATING19 pts
- OVERREGULATION18 pts
- OVERRESPONDING21 pts
- OVERSATURATING18 pts
- OVERSATURATION17 pts
- OVERSCRUPULOUS21 pts
- OVERSECRETIONS19 pts
- OVERSIMPLIFIED25 pts
- OVERSIMPLIFIES24 pts
- OVERSIMPLISTIC23 pts
- OVERSOLICITOUS19 pts
- OVERSPECIALIZE30 pts
- OVERSPECULATED22 pts
- OVERSPECULATES21 pts
- OVERSTATEMENTS19 pts
- OVERSTIMULATED20 pts
- OVERSTIMULATES19 pts
- OVERSTRETCHING23 pts
- OVERSTRUCTURED20 pts
- OVERSUBSCRIBED24 pts
- OVERSUBSCRIBES23 pts
- OVERSUSPICIOUS21 pts
- OVERSWEETENING21 pts
- OVERTIGHTENING22 pts
- OVERTREATMENTS19 pts
- OVERVALUATIONS20 pts
- OVERWHELMINGLY29 pts
- OXIDOREDUCTASE25 pts
- OXYHEMOGLOBINS32 pts
- OXYMORONICALLY31 pts
- OYSTERCATCHERS24 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
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.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | overemphasized | 34 | 36 |
| 2 | overemphasizes | 33 | 35 |
| 3 | overhomogenize | 32 | 35 |
| 4 | oxyhemoglobins | 32 | 35 |
| 5 | ovariectomized | 31 | 34 |
| 6 | oxymoronically | 31 | 34 |
| 7 | ophthalmoscopy | 31 | 33 |
| 8 | overcapitalize | 30 | 34 |
| 9 | overglamorized | 30 | 34 |
| 10 | overspecialize | 30 | 34 |
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 14-letter words start with O?
215 valid 14-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).