Common 10-letter words that start with O
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- operations★12the act of operating
- originally★14in an original manner
- objectives★24the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- occupation★16the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- obligation★13the act of obligating
- opposition★14the act of opposing
- officially★21in an official manner
- obituaries★12a published notice of a death
- organizing★21to form into an orderly whole
- occasional★14pertaining to occasion
- occurrence★16an event that happens
- organizers★20one who organizes
- outpatient★12a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated
- objections★21the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
- optimistic★16pertaining to optimism
- originated★12to have a specific beginning
optimizing★24overweight★20ordination★11overlooked★18ordinances★13organisers★11organising★12outrageous★11overcoming★18outfitters★13optionally★15oppression★14orthopedic★18obstetrics★14ornamental★12originator★11orchestral★15oceanfront★15oscillator★12outsourced★not in WWF13ordinarily★14orthogonal★14obligatory★16operatives★15observable★17overseeing★14observance★17ophthalmic★22overriding★15originates★11overloaded★15overturned★14
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OA…
10-letter words starting with OA (4)
Top score: OAKENSHAWS, 20 points
OB…
10-letter words starting with OB (84)
Top score: OBJECTIVES, 24 points (tied with one other). the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
objectives★24obligation★13obituaries★12objections★21obstetrics★14obligatory★16observable★17observance★17objectivalnot in WWF24objectless21objurgated21obsequious21objurgates20objurgatorUK20observably20
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observancyUK20objurationUK19obfuscated18obvolutiveUK18obeliskoidUK17obfuscates17obligingly17obtemperedUK17obumbratedUK17obdurately16obediently16obligately16obligativeUK16obsessedlynot in WWF16obumbratesUK16obbligatos15obduracies15obediences15obeisantly15obeliscoidUK15obesogenicnot in WWF15obligementUK15obsecratednot in WWF15observants15observatorUK15obsessives15obsolesced15obsoletely15obstructed15obventionsUK15obversionsnot in WWF15obviations15obvolutionUK15obduratingUK14obeisances14obligating14obnubilate14obreptionsUK14obscurants14obsecratesnot in WWF14obsignatedUK14obsolesces14obsoletismUK14obstructerUK14obstructor14obtainable14obtainment14obtrudingsUK14obtruncateUK14obdurationUK13obligatorsnot in WWF13obsidionalUK13obsignatesUK13obsoleting13obtundentsnot in WWF13obturating13obituarist12oblateness12oblationalUK12obliterate12obsessions12obsoletionUK12obstruentsnot in WWF12obtentionsUK12obtrusions12obturation12obturators12obtuseness12obtusities12
OC…
10-letter words starting with OC (58)
Top score: OCHLOCRACY, 22 points. a political system in which a mob is the source of control
occupation★16occasional★14occurrence★16oceanfront★15ochlocracy22occupativeUK19occupancesUK18octachordsnot in WWF18octaploidyUK18occlusivesnot in WWF17occupatingUK17ochlocrats17ochraceousUK17octarchies17octastichsUK17
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octodecimonot in WWF17octopusherUK17octopushesUK17octothorpenot in WWF17octothorps17occipitals16occultisms16oceanology16octahedral16octahedron16octogenaryUK16octogynousUK16octohedronUK16occasioned15occidental15occludentsUK15octaploidsUK15octapodiesUK15octastylesUK15octavalentnot in WWF15octoploids15octopodansnot in WWF15octopodousUK15octostylesUK15occasionerUK14occlusions14occultists14occultnessUK14occurrents14oceanarium14oceangoing14octamerousnot in WWF14octameters14oculomotor14octandrianUK13octandrousUK13octangularUK13ocellationUK12octillions12octonarianUK12octonaries12octonariusUK12ocularists12
OD…
10-letter words starting with OD (14)
Top score: ODALISQUES, 20 points. a female slave in a harem
OE…
10-letter words starting with OE (15)
Top score: OENOPHILIC, 17 points. pertaining to an oenophile
OF…
10-letter words starting with OF (24)
Top score: OFFICIALLY, 21 points (tied with three others). in an official manner
OG…
10-letter words starting with OG (1)
Top score: OGANESSONS, 11 points. the chemical element with atomic number 118
OI…
10-letter words starting with OI (2)
Top score: OINOLOGIES, 11 points. the study of wines
OL…
10-letter words starting with OL (29)
Top score: OLIGOPHAGY, 20 points. the state of being oligophagous
OM…
10-letter words starting with OM (26)
Top score: OMEPRAZOLE, 23 points. antacid (trade name Prilosec) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach
ON…
10-letter words starting with ON (18)
Top score: ONCOLYTICS, 17 points (tied with one other)
OO…
10-letter words starting with OO (6)
Top score: OOJAMAFLIP, 24 points
OP…
10-letter words starting with OP (78)
Top score: OPTIMIZING, 24 points. to make as perfect, useful, or effective as possible
operations★12opposition★14optimistic★16optimizing★24optionally★15oppression★14operatives★15ophthalmic★22optimalizeUK23optimizers23operatizedUK22ophiomorphUK22opsonizing22opacifying21opaqueness21
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operatizesUK21opopanaxesnot in WWF21ophthalmia20opotherapyUK20oppugnancyUK20ophicleidenot in WWF18ophiolatryUK18ophiologicUK18opposinglyUK18opprobrium18optatively18opacifiersnot in WWF17openhanded17ophioliticUK17oppilativeUK17oppositely17oppositiveUK17oppressive17optimality17optophonesUK17operculums16ophidiariaUK16ophiuroids16opobalsamsUK16opodeldocsUK16opsomaniacUK16opsonified16optometric16opalescing15ophiolaterUK15ophiolitesnot in WWF15oppilating15oppressing15oppugnantsUK15opsonifies15optimising15opalescent14operagoing14operculars14operculate14opinicusesUK14opisometerUK14oppilationUK14opponensesnot in WWF14opponentesnot in WWF14opposeless14oppressors14opsiometerUK14opsomaniasUK14optimaliseUK14optimisersUK14optometersnot in WWF14opulencies14operagoers13operatisedUK13opsonisingnot in WWF13optologiesUK13optologistUK13opennesses12operatisesUK12operettist12opinionateUK12opinionistUK12
OR…
10-letter words starting with OR (122)
Top score: OROPHARYNX, 25 points (tied with one other). cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth
originally★14organizing★21organizers★20originated★12ordination★11ordinances★13organisers★11organising★12orthopedic★18ornamental★12originator★11orchestral★15ordinarily★14orthogonal★14originates★11
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oropharynx25orthopraxyUK25orthodoxly24orthodoxes21orthophyreUK21orchidlike20organzines20orphically20orthorexiaUK20oreographyUK19orphanhood19ortaniquesnot in WWF19orthodromyUK19orthographUK19orthopaedyUK19oryctologyUK19orchardmanUK18orchardmenUK18orographic18orthotropyUK18orchardingnot in WWF17orchesticsUK17orchestricUK17oricalchesUK17oriflammes17orphanismsUK17orthoboricUK17orthoprismUK17orthopticsnot in WWF17orthoscopeUK17orthotopicUK17orchardist16orchideousUK16orchidistsnot in WWF16ordoviciannot in WWF16organicity16orismology16ornithopod16orographerUK16orphanages16orthogenicUK16orthopediaUK16oracularly15orangewood15orchestras15orchitises15organicism15organismic15organogenyUK15organology15orpharionsUK15orpheoreonUK15orthocaineUK15orthoclase15orthoepies15orthoepist15orthograde15orthopnoeaUK15orthoptera15orthoptersnot in WWF15orthoptistnot in WWF15orthotonicUK15orbiculate14ordinatelyUK14organogramUK14orotundity14ordainableUK13ordainment13ordonnance13organicist13organismal13orientally13orinasallyUK13ornamented13ornithines13ornithoses13ornithosis13orogenetic13orologicalUK13orthotists13orthotonesUK13orangeades12oratorical12ordinatingUK12ornamenterUK12orangeries11orangutans11ordinairesUK11ordinarier11ordinaries11oreologiesUK11oreologistUK11organelles11organitiesUK11organosolsnot in WWF11orientated11orogeneses11orogenesis11orologistsnot in WWF11oratoriansUK10oratresses10orientates10orientatorUK10orienteers10ornateness10orneriness10orrisroots10
OS…
10-letter words starting with OS (53)
Top score: OSTRACIZED, 22 points. to exclude from a social group
oscillator★12ostracized22ostracizerUK21ostracizes21osmophobianot in WWF19osteopathy18osteophytenot in WWF18ostrichismUK17osmometric16oscitantlyUK15osculatory15osmiridium15osmolality15osmolarity15ostensibly15
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osteocytes15osteopaths15oscitancesnot in WWF14osmeterium14osmometers14ossifragasUK14ossifrages14ostracisms14oscillated13oscitatingUK13osculating13osmidrosesUK13osmidrosisUK13osmundinesnot in WWF13ossiferousUK13ossivorousUK13osteodermsUK13osteogenic13ostracised13ostracodanUK13ostracodes13oscillates12oscitationUK12osculation12ostensible12osteoblast12osteoclast12osteocollaUK12osteopeniaUK12osteotomesnot in WWF12ostraceansUK12ostraceousUK12ostraciserUK12ostracises12osteitides11osteitisesnot in WWF10ostensoria10osteosises10
OT…
10-letter words starting with OT (13)
Top score: OTHERWHERE, 19 points (tied with one other)
OU…
10-letter words starting with OU (380)
Top score: OUTDAZZLED, 30 points. to surpass in dazzling
outpatient★12outrageous★11outfitters★13outsourced★not in WWF13outdazzled30outdazzles29outjockeysnot in WWF26outjinxing25outblazing22outjumping22outprizingUK22outbrazensnot in WWF21outkicking21outpsychednot in WWF21outjugglednot in WWF20
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outquoting20outwickingUK20outbluffed19outjugglesnot in WWF19outwatched19outachieve18outbackersnot in WWF18outbitched18outcharmed18outcoached18outflanked18outfumbled18outjestingUK18outjettingUK18outjutting18outmarched18outmatched18outofficesnot in WWF18outpitched18outpunched18outschemed18outspeckleUK18outthanked18outwalking18outwatches18outweighed18outworking18outbarking17outbitches17outbulking17outcatches17outcharged17outchidden17outchiding17outclimbed17outcoaches17outcooking17outcropped17outcrowdednot in WWF17outfawning17outfishing17outflashedUK17outflowing17outflushedUK17outfrowned17outfumbles17outgrowths17outhowling17outkeeping17outmarches17outmatches17outmodedlyUK17outperform17outpitches17outpunches17outrightly17outrocking17outschemes17outslicked17outsmoking17outthievednot in WWF17outthought17outtricked17outwhirled17outwishing17outworkers17outworthedUK17outwrought17outbawling16outblushed16outbraving16outbrawled16outcaviled16outcharges16outcheated16outcompete16outcrawled16outcrowing16outdropped16outechoing16outfabling16outfencingnot in WWF16outflashesUK16outflushesUK16outgamblednot in WWF16outhomered16outhumored16outpitying16outplaying16outpowered16outpraying16outpushing16outreached16outreckonsnot in WWF16outshaming16outsparkle16outthievesnot in WWF16outvenomedUK16outvoicing16outweeping16outyelping16ouananichenot in WWF15oughtlingsUK15outbeaming15outbegging15outbidding15outbloomed15outblushes15outbragged15outbreatheUK15outbribing15outcapered15outdatedly15outdrawing15outdriving15outdwelledUK15outfigured15outfinding15outgamblesnot in WWF15outgivings15outglowing15outgnawing15outgrowing15outgushingnot in WWF15outhandlednot in WWF15outharborsUK15outharbournot in WWF15outhumoursUK15outkilling15outkissing15outlaughed15outlookingUK15outmuscled15outnightedUK15outpeepingUK15outpeoplednot in WWF15outplacingnot in WWF15outplodded15outpricing15outproduce15outranking15outreaches15outscooped15outskating15outsteppednot in WWF15outstretch15outsulking15outsummingUK15outtalking15outtasking15outtoppingUK15outtrumped15outweedingUK15outwinding15outwingingUK15outyielded15outbalance14outbiddersnot in WWF14outbulgingnot in WWF14outdancing14outdebated14outdeliver14outdodging14outdragged14outdreamed14outfasting14outfeasted14outfeeling14outfielder14outfigures14outfitting14outfloatednot in WWF14outfooling14outfooting14outgleamednot in WWF14outhandlesnot in WWF14outhearing14outhitting14outhunting14outhustled14outlandish14outlashingUK14outmuscles14outnumbers14outpeoplesnot in WWF14outplacersUK14outpromise14outrivaled14outrushing14outsavored14outscolded14outscreamsnot in WWF14outserving14outshining14outshouted14outspeeded14outstaying14outstrikesUK14outstrokesnot in WWF14outswelledUK14outswingerUK14outtowered14outvaluing14outvaunted14outwaiting14outwarring14outwasting14outwearied14outwearing14outwellingUK14outwilling14outwinningUK14outwitting14outwrestedUK14outwriting14outyelling14ouvirandraUK14outbargain13outbarringUK13outbleated13outblessed13outboasted13outbullied13outburning13outcallingUK13outcastingnot in WWF13outclassed13outcounted13outcrossed13outcursing13outdaciousUK13outdebates13outerwearsnot in WWF13outgallopsnot in WWF13outguiding13outhaulersUK13outhustles13outlauncedUK13outlawries13outleaping13outlodgingUK13outmanning13outmantledUK13outpainted13outpassing13outpeeringUK13outplanned13outplotted13outpointed13outpolling13outpouring13outpreened13outpressed13outpulling13outpursuednot in WWF13outputting13outrebound13outreddingUK13outreliefsUK13outriggingnot in WWF13outsavoursUK13outscoring13outscorned13outsmarted13outsmellednot in WWF13outsmiling13outspanned13outspelled13outsportedUK13outspreads13outspringsnot in WWF13outstrivennot in WWF13outstrivesnot in WWF13outsweetenUK13outswollenUK13outthrusts13outtravelsnot in WWF13outvillainUK13outwearies13outwrestle13outwritten13oubliettes12outarguing12outblesses12outblusterUK12outbullies12outclasses12outcrosses12outdesigns12outdressed12outdueling12outduelled12outercoats12outgaining12outgassing12outglaring12outgrinned12outgrossed12outguessed12outgunning12outlauncesUK12outleadingnot in WWF12outmantlesUK12outmastersnot in WWF12outmeasureUK12outpassionUK12outportersnot in WWF12outpourersnot in WWF12outpresses12outpursuesnot in WWF12outranging12outreading12outreddensUK12outreignedUK12outridingsnot in WWF12outriggers12outringing12outroopersUK12outsinging12outsourcernot in WWF12outsourcesnot in WWF12outsprints12outstridednot in WWF12outstudied12outtonguedUK12outtrading12ourologiesUK11outdresses11outearning11outgeneral11outglitter11outgrosses11outguesses11outlanders11outlasting11outlearned11outlustredUK11outraising11outroaring11outrolling11outrooting11outrunning11outsailing11outselling11outsettingUK11outsinning11outsitting11outsnoring11outsoaring11outstaring11outstarted11outstating11outsteered11outstrides11outstudies11outstunted11outtelling11outtonguesUK11outtrotted11outlustersUK10outlustresUK10outreasonsnot in WWF10outrunnersnot in WWF10outstation10outstrainsUK10
OV…
10-letter words starting with OV (393)
Top score: OVERJUMPED, 25 points (tied with one other)
overweight★20overlooked★18overcoming★18overseeing★14overriding★15overloaded★15overturned★14overjumpedUK25overprized25overchecksUK24overequipsUK24overglazednot in WWF24overgrazed24overjoying24overprizes24
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overexpand23overglazes23overgrazes23overmixing23oversizingUK23overexcite22overexpose22overhyping22overmighty22overpackednot in WWF22overadjustnot in WWF21overclocksnot in WWF21overdecked21overextend21overofficeUK21overtaxing21overwhelms21overworked21overbaking20overbleach20overbooked20overbrakednot in WWF20overbulkedUK20overcanopyUK20overcooked20overexerts20overfished20overflight20overflowed20overflying20overfondlyUK20overgrowth20overlockedUK20overmilked20overmuches20overpumped20overrackedUK20overruffed20overshadow20oversimply20oversmoked20oversupply20overswayedUK20overthinks20overweighs20overarched19overboldlyUK19overbought19overbrakesnot in WWF19overbright19overbrowedUK19overbuying19overcaughtUK19overcharge19overcloyedUK19overcommit19overcrawedUK19overcrowds19overcrowedUK19overdubbed19overfavors19overfavourUK19overfishes19overfreelyUK19overfulfilnot in WWF19overheaped19overhoping19overlavish19overlockerUK19overpaying19overplayed19overplying19overrashlyUK19overreckonUK19overshowerUK19oversmokes19overstaffs19overstocks19overstruckUK19overstuffs19overthrown19overthrows19overthwartUK19overtricks19overtypingUK19overwarmed19overwashesUK19overwiselyUK19ovariotomy18overactive18overarches18overborrow18overbriefsnot in WWF18overbrowse18overchills18overcleverUK18overcoversUK18overdrinks18overdrying18overdyeing18overfacile18overfoldedUK18overfunded18overgivingUK18overgreedyUK18overhanded18overinform18overkilled18overlapped18overlaunchUK18overnicelynot in WWF18overplacedUK18overpowers18overpriced18overproofsUK18overrakingUK18overrankedUK18overshadednot in WWF18overskatednot in WWF18oversoaked18overspicednot in WWF18oversupped18overtaking18overtalked18overtasked18overtimelyUK18overtipped18overtopped18overwindednot in WWF18overwingedUK18ovalbumins17overbidden17overbiddernot in WWF17overbridgeUK17overclaims17overcomers17overdrafts17overdrawernot in WWF17overdriven17overdrives17overeyeingUK17overfeared17overfilled17overfloodsnot in WWF17overgovern17overhailedUK17overhalingUK17overhandle17overhating17overhauled17overheated17overhunted17overlaying17overlength17overlights17overliving17overlookerUK17overloudlynot in WWF17overloving17overnights17overpeople17overpoliceUK17overprices17overraughtUK17oversaving17overservednot in WWF17oversewing17overshadesnot in WWF17oversharednot in WWF17oversights17oversimple17overskatesnot in WWF17overskirts17overslaugh17oversowingUK17overspicesnot in WWF17overstayed17overstinksUK17overstrikeUK17overswings17overtaughtnot in WWF17overtrumps17overvalued17overveiledUK17overvoting17overweened17overwetted17overyearedUK17overaboundUK16overacting16overarmingnot in WWF16overbetted16overbilled16overboiled16overboundsUK16overbreedsnot in WWF16overbuilds16overburden16overburned16overbusiedUK16overcalled16overcasted16overclouds16overcooled16overcuring16overdirect16overeggingUK16overemoted16overfallenUK16overgilded16overgirded16overglanceUK16overgloomsUK16overgoaded16overgorgedUK16overgradednot in WWF16overhailesUK16overhastesUK16overholierUK16overhonorsnot in WWF16overhonourUK16overinvestnot in WWF16overleaped16overleavenUK16overmanage16overmanned16overmastedUK16overmelted16overmining16overmodest16overnamingUK16overpartedUK16overpassed16overpedals16overpeeredUK16overplaids16overpoisedUK16overpostedUK16overreddedUK16overrefinenot in WWF16oversauced16overscaled16overscorednot in WWF16overservesnot in WWF16oversharernot in WWF16oversharesnot in WWF16overshinesUK16overshirts16overshoots16oversleeveUK16overspends16overspread16overstayerUK16overstoreynot in WWF16overstrewn16overstrews16overswearsUK16overswellsUK16overteemedUK16overthrustnot in WWF16overtiming16overtowersUK16overvalues16overwarierUK16overwaters16overwilierUK16overwinter16overwrestsUK16overwrites16oviposited16overaction15overbeaten15overblouse15overbrutal15overbusiesUK15overcleans15overclears15overcolorsnot in WWF15overcolourUK15overcounts15overdaring15overdesign15overdosage15overdosing15overdustedUK15overedited15overemotes15overgalledUK15overgearedUK15overgoingsUK15overgorgesUK15overgradesnot in WWF15overgroundnot in WWF15overlabors15overlabournot in WWF15overlading15overlandedUK15overlardedUK15overlorded15overmaniesUK15overmantel15overmaster15overmatterUK15overmature15overmountsUK15overpaintsnot in WWF15overpasses15overplants15overpluses15overpoisesUK15overpotent15overpraise15overprints15overreacts15overreport15overridden15overripensUK15oversauces15overscoresnot in WWF15overseeded15oversleeps15overspills15oversubtle15oversudsed15overtimersUK15overtraded15overurging15ovipositor15oviraptorsnot in WWF15ovaritides14overeating14overgrainsUK14overgreensUK14overissued14overlanderUK14overnettedUK14overrating14overridersUK14overruling14oversailedUK14oversalted14overstandsUK14overstaredUK14overstated14overstorednot in WWF14overstride14overstrode14overstrongUK14overstrung14oversudses14overtiring14overtoiled14overtrades14overturing14ovalnesses13ovaritisesnot in WWF13overassert13overassessnot in WWF13overeasierUK13overeaters13overinsureUK13overissues13overlearns13overlearntnot in WWF13overroastsnot in WWF13overrulersUK13overrunnerUK13overstainsUK13overstaresUK13overstates13oversteers13overstrain13overstress13overtrains13overtreats13overtrustsUK13overturnerUK13ovulations13
OW…
10-letter words starting with OW (5)
Top score: OWNERSHIPS, 18 points (tied with one other). the state of being an owner
OX…
10-letter words starting with OX (22)
Top score: OXYGENIZED, 31 points. to oxygenate
OY…
10-letter words starting with OY (1)
Top score: OYSTERINGS, 14 points. oystering
OZ…
10-letter words starting with OZ (5)
Top score: OZOKERITES, 23 points. a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum
About these words
- 1,353 of the 38,003 10-letter words start with O (4%).
- 954 are good in NWL2023, 1,335 in Collins Scrabble Words, 949 in WOW24 and 791 in the Words With Friends list. 48 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, oxygenized scores the most (31), then outdazzled, oxycephaly, oxygenizer and oxygenizes (30 each).