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9 Letter Words Starting with O

There are 922 9-letter English words that start with O, ranging alphabetically from OAKMOSSES to OZONIZING. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: OXAZEPAMS (29), OZONIZING (28), OUTDAZZLE (28). Average word length in this list is 9 letters.

Word list

O

Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.

Showing the first 600 of 922 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
1oxazepams2931
2ozonizing2831
3outdazzle2830
4oxidizing2729
5ozonizers2728
6objectify2629
7oxyphilic2627
8oxidizers2626
9outjinxed2428
10oxpeckers2426

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 9-letter words start with O?

922 valid 9-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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