5-letter words starting with O
There are 260 five-letter words that start with O in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is OZZIE at 23 points. R is the most common second letter, in 31 of them, and the average score is 8.1 points.
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O is the roundest vowel and the seed of plenty of onomatopoeia, from oink to ooze. These 260 words are 2.1% of all 12,578 five-letter words, and O is the 18th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 5 letters starting with O, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
For Wordle, OILER is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 260 words.
5-letter words starting with O in numbers
- Words
- 260
- Highest scoring
- OZZIE 23 pts
- Average score
- 8.1 pts
- With a definition
- 141 (54%)
- A12
- B14
- C16
- D13
- F8
- G11
- H4
- I5
- J1
- K5
- L17
- M11
- N14
- O10
- P13
- R31
- S7
- T6
- U25
- V13
- W10
- X10
- Y1
- Z3
Highest-scoring 5-letter words starting with o
5-letter words starting with O (260)
All 260 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words start with O?
260, which is 2.1% of the 12,578 five-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 141 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 5 letter word starting with O for Scrabble?
OZZIE scores 23 points before bonus squares. Next come OZEKI (18), OXBOW (17) and OOZED (15). The average is 8.1 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 5 letter words starting with O?
R, in 31 of the 260 (12%). U follows with 25.
What is a good Wordle guess that starts with O?
OILER. Among the familiar words on this list with five different letters, it uses the letters that appear in the most of these 260 words, so one guess tests a big share of the candidates.