Common 4-letter words that start with O
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- only★7with nothing or no one else
- open★6to make open
- once★6one single time
- oral★4using speech rather than writing
- ones★4the lowest positive integer
- okay★11being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
- odds★6the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
- oven★7an enclosed compartment in which substances are heated
- oils★4a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
- oops★6used to express mild apology, surprise, or dismay
- oval★7rounded like an egg
- owns★7to have as a belonging
- oaks★8a hardwood tree or shrub
- outs★4to be revealed
- olds★5past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
- odor★5the property of a substance that affects the sense of smell
All 163 words
4-letter words starting with OA (9)
Top score: OAKY, 11 points. tasting of oak sap
4-letter words starting with OB (10)
Top score: OBEY, 9 points (tied with one other). to follow the commands or guidance of
4-letter words starting with OC (4)
Top score: OCCY, 11 points
4-letter words starting with OD (10)
Top score: ODAH, 8 points (tied with one other). a room in a harem
4-letter words starting with OF (3)
Top score: OFFY, 13 points
4-letter words starting with OG (4)
Top score: OGAM, 7 points. an Old Irish alphabet
4-letter words starting with OH (3)
Top score: OHMS, 9 points. a unit of electrical resistance
4-letter words starting with OI (5)
Top score: OINK, 8 points (tied with one other). to utter the natural grunt of a hog
4-letter words starting with OK (6)
Top score: OKAY, 11 points (tied with one other). being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
4-letter words starting with OL (11)
Top score: OLDY, 8 points. a popular song of an earlier day
4-letter words starting with OM (6)
Top score: OMOV, 9 points
4-letter words starting with ON (10)
Top score: ONYX, 14 points. a variety of quartz
4-letter words starting with OO (12)
Top score: OOZY, 16 points. containing or resembling soft mud or slime
4-letter words starting with OP (9)
Top score: OPAH, 9 points. a marine fish
4-letter words starting with OR (17)
Top score: ORYX, 14 points. an African antelope
4-letter words starting with OS (3)
Top score: OSES, 4 points (tied with two others). an esker
4-letter words starting with OT (2)
Top score: OTIC, 6 points. pertaining to the ear
4-letter words starting with OU (15)
Top score: OUZO, 13 points. a Greek liqueur
4-letter words starting with OV (5)
Top score: OVUM, 9 points. the female reproductive cell of animals
4-letter words starting with OW (10)
Top score: OWLY, 10 points. resembling an owl
4-letter words starting with OX (6)
Top score: OXIC, 13 points (tied with one other). denoting a process in which oxygen in involved
4-letter words starting with OY (3)
Top score: OYEZ, 16 points. a cry used to introduce the opening of a court of law