5 Letter Words Starting With O

Common 5-letter words that start with O

With their Scrabble points: the 16 most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first.

• order 6a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be…
• offer 11to present for acceptance or rejection
• often 8in a frequent manner
• owner 8one that owns
• older 6having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
• owned 9to have as a belonging
• ocean 7the vast body of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface
• occur 9to take place
• opera 7a literary or musical work
• opens 7cause to open or to become open
• outer 5being on the outside or further from a center
• omega 8a Greek letter
• olive 8of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
• oasis 5a green area in a desert region
• organ 6a differentiated part of an organism performing a specific function
• onion 5the edible bulb of a cultivated herb

All 264 words, A to Z

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About these words

• 264 of the 12,987 5-letter words start with O (2%).
• 197 are good in NWL2023, 263 in Collins Scrabble Words and 181 in ENABLE. 36 are everyday words.
• In Scrabble points, ozzie scores the most (23), then ozeki (18), then oxbow (17), then oozed and oxeye (15 each).