6 Letter Words Starting with O
There are 325 6-letter English words that start with O, ranging alphabetically from OAFISH to OZONIC. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: OFFKEY (19), OXBOWS (18), OOZILY (18). Roughly 13% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
O
- OAFISH12 pts
- OAKUMS12 pts
- OARING7 pts
- OATERS6 pts
- OBEAHS11 pts
- OBELIA8 pts
- OBELUS8 pts
- OBEYED12 pts
- OBEYER11 pts
- OBIISM10 pts
- OBJECT17 pts
- OBJETS15 pts
- OBLAST8 pts
- OBLATE8 pts
- OBLIGE9 pts
- OBLONG9 pts
- OBOIST8 pts
- OBOLES8 pts
- OBOLUS8 pts
- OBSESS8 pts
- OBTAIN8 pts
- OBTECT10 pts
- OBTEST8 pts
- OBTUND9 pts
- OBTUSE8 pts
- OBVERT11 pts
- OCCULT10 pts
- OCCUPY15 pts
- OCCURS10 pts
- OCEANS8 pts
- OCELLI8 pts
- OCELOT8 pts
- OCHERS11 pts
- OCHERY14 pts
- OCHONE11 pts
- OCHREA11 pts
- OCHRED12 pts
- OCHRES11 pts
- OCKERS12 pts
- OCREAE8 pts
- OCTADS9 pts
- OCTANE8 pts
- OCTANS8 pts
- OCTANT8 pts
- OCTAVE11 pts
- OCTAVO11 pts
- OCTETS8 pts
- OCTOPI10 pts
- OCTROI8 pts
- OCTYLS11 pts
- OCULAR8 pts
- OCULUS8 pts
- ODDEST8 pts
- ODDISH11 pts
- ODDITY11 pts
- ODEONS7 pts
- ODEUMS9 pts
- ODIOUS7 pts
- ODISTS7 pts
- ODIUMS9 pts
- ODORED8 pts
- ODOURS7 pts
- ODYLES10 pts
- OEDEMA9 pts
- OEUVRE9 pts
- OFFALS12 pts
- OFFCUT14 pts
- OFFEND13 pts
- OFFERS12 pts
- OFFICE14 pts
- OFFING13 pts
- OFFISH15 pts
- OFFKEY19 pts
- OFFSET12 pts
- OFTEST9 pts
- OGDOAD9 pts
- OGHAMS12 pts
- OGIVAL10 pts
- OGIVES10 pts
- OGLERS7 pts
- OGLING8 pts
- OGRESS7 pts
- OGRISH10 pts
- OGRISM9 pts
- OHMAGE12 pts
- OIDIUM9 pts
- OILCAN8 pts
- OILCUP10 pts
- OILERS6 pts
- OILIER6 pts
- OILILY9 pts
- OILING7 pts
- OILMAN8 pts
- OILMEN8 pts
- OILWAY12 pts
- OINKED11 pts
- OKAPIS12 pts
- OKAYED14 pts
- OLDEST7 pts
- OLDIES7 pts
- OLDISH10 pts
- OLEATE6 pts
- OLEFIN9 pts
- OLEINE6 pts
- OLEINS6 pts
- OLEUMS8 pts
- OLIVES9 pts
- OMASUM10 pts
- OMBERS10 pts
- OMBRES10 pts
- OMEGAS9 pts
- OMELET8 pts
- OMENED9 pts
- OMENTA8 pts
- ONAGER7 pts
- ONAGRI7 pts
- ONIONS6 pts
- ONIONY9 pts
- ONRUSH9 pts
- ONSETS6 pts
- ONSIDE7 pts
- ONUSES6 pts
- ONWARD10 pts
- ONYXES16 pts
- OOCYST11 pts
- OOCYTE11 pts
- OODLES7 pts
- OOGAMY12 pts
- OOGENY10 pts
- OOHING10 pts
- OOLITE6 pts
- OOLITH9 pts
- OOLOGY10 pts
- OOLONG7 pts
- OOMIAC10 pts
- OOMIAK12 pts
- OOMPAH13 pts
- OOMPHS13 pts
- OORALI6 pts
- OOTIDS7 pts
- OOZIER15 pts
- OOZILY18 pts
- OOZING16 pts
- OPAQUE17 pts
- OPENED9 pts
- OPENER8 pts
- OPENLY11 pts
- OPERAS8 pts
- OPERON8 pts
- OPHITE11 pts
- OPIATE8 pts
- OPINED9 pts
- OPINES8 pts
- OPIOID9 pts
- OPIUMS10 pts
- OPPOSE10 pts
- OPPUGN11 pts
- OPSINS8 pts
- OPTICS10 pts
- OPTIMA10 pts
- OPTIME10 pts
- OPTING9 pts
- OPTION8 pts
- OPUSES8 pts
- ORACHE11 pts
- ORACLE8 pts
- ORALLY9 pts
- ORANGE7 pts
- ORANGS7 pts
- ORANGY10 pts
- ORATED7 pts
- ORATES6 pts
- ORATOR6 pts
- ORBIER8 pts
- ORBING9 pts
- ORBITS8 pts
- ORCEIN8 pts
- ORCHID12 pts
- ORCHIL11 pts
- ORCHIS11 pts
- ORCINS8 pts
- ORDAIN7 pts
- ORDEAL7 pts
- ORDERS7 pts
- ORDURE7 pts
- OREADS7 pts
- OREIDE7 pts
- ORFRAY12 pts
- ORGANA7 pts
- ORGANS7 pts
- ORGASM9 pts
- ORGEAT7 pts
- ORGIAC9 pts
- ORGIES7 pts
- ORGONE7 pts
- ORIBIS8 pts
- ORIELS6 pts
- ORIENT6 pts
- ORIGAN7 pts
- ORIGIN7 pts
- ORIOLE6 pts
- ORISON6 pts
- ORLOPS8 pts
- ORMERS8 pts
- ORMOLU8 pts
- ORNATE6 pts
- ORNERY9 pts
- OROIDE7 pts
- ORPHAN11 pts
- ORPHIC13 pts
- ORPINE8 pts
- ORPINS8 pts
- ORRERY9 pts
- ORRICE8 pts
- ORYXES16 pts
- OSCINE8 pts
- OSCULA8 pts
- OSCULE8 pts
- OSIERS6 pts
- OSMICS10 pts
- OSMIUM10 pts
- OSMOLE8 pts
- OSMOLS8 pts
- OSMOSE8 pts
- OSMOUS8 pts
- OSMUND9 pts
- OSPREY11 pts
- OSSEIN6 pts
- OSSIFY12 pts
- OSTEAL6 pts
- OSTIUM8 pts
- OSTLER6 pts
- OSTOMY11 pts
- OTALGY10 pts
- OTHERS9 pts
- OTIOSE6 pts
- OTITIC8 pts
- OTITIS6 pts
- OTTARS6 pts
- OTTAVA9 pts
- OTTERS6 pts
- OUCHED12 pts
- OUCHES11 pts
- OUGHTS10 pts
- OUNCES8 pts
- OUPHES11 pts
- OURANG7 pts
- OURARI6 pts
- OUREBI8 pts
- OUSELS6 pts
- OUSTED7 pts
- OUSTER6 pts
- OUTACT8 pts
- OUTADD8 pts
- OUTAGE7 pts
- OUTASK10 pts
- OUTATE6 pts
- OUTBEG9 pts
- OUTBID9 pts
- OUTBOX15 pts
- OUTBUY11 pts
- OUTBYE11 pts
- OUTCRY11 pts
- OUTDID8 pts
- OUTEAT6 pts
- OUTERS6 pts
- OUTFIT9 pts
- OUTFLY12 pts
- OUTFOX16 pts
- OUTGAS7 pts
- OUTGUN7 pts
- OUTHIT9 pts
- OUTING7 pts
- OUTJUT13 pts
- OUTLAW9 pts
- OUTLAY9 pts
- OUTLET6 pts
- OUTLIE6 pts
- OUTMAN8 pts
- OUTPUT8 pts
- OUTRAN6 pts
- OUTROW9 pts
- OUTRUN6 pts
- OUTSAT6 pts
- OUTSAW9 pts
- OUTSEE6 pts
- OUTSET6 pts
- OUTSIN6 pts
- OUTSIT6 pts
- OUTVIE9 pts
- OUTWAR9 pts
- OUTWIT9 pts
- OUZELS15 pts
- OVALLY12 pts
- OVERDO10 pts
- OVERED10 pts
- OVERLY12 pts
- OVIBOS11 pts
- OVINES9 pts
- OVISAC11 pts
- OVOIDS10 pts
- OVOLOS9 pts
- OVONIC11 pts
- OVULAR9 pts
- OVULES9 pts
- OWLETS9 pts
- OWLISH12 pts
- OWNERS9 pts
- OWNING10 pts
- OXALIC15 pts
- OXALIS13 pts
- OXBOWS18 pts
- OXCART15 pts
- OXEYES16 pts
- OXFORD17 pts
- OXIDES14 pts
- OXIDIC16 pts
- OXIMES15 pts
- OXLIPS15 pts
- OXTAIL13 pts
- OXTERS13 pts
- OXYGEN17 pts
- OYSTER9 pts
- OZONES15 pts
- OZONIC17 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 | offkey | 19 | 18 |
| 2 | oxbows | 18 | 19 |
| 3 | oozily | 18 | 18 |
| 4 | object | 17 | 21 |
| 5 | opaque | 17 | 19 |
| 6 | ozonic | 17 | 19 |
| 7 | oxygen | 17 | 18 |
| 8 | oxford | 17 | 17 |
| 9 | oozing | 16 | 18 |
| 10 | outfox | 16 | 17 |
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 6-letter words start with O?
325 valid 6-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).