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5-letter words with O as the first letter

There are 260 five-letter words with O as the first letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is OZZIE at 23 points. R is the most common second letter among them (31), and the average score is 8.1 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green O in the first position leaves these 260 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with O in slot 1, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include OZZIE, OZEKI, OXBOW, OOZED and OXEYE. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with an O in slot 1 further.

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 with O as the first letter in numbers

Words
260
Highest scoring
OZZIE 23 pts
Average score
8.1 pts
With a definition
141 (54%)
Words by second letter
  1. A12
  2. B14
  3. C16
  4. D13
  5. F8
  6. G11
  7. H4
  8. I5
  9. J1
  10. K5
  11. L17
  12. M11
  13. N14
  14. O10
  15. P13
  16. R31
  17. S7
  18. T6
  19. U25
  20. V13
  21. W10
  22. X10
  23. Y1
  24. Z3

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with o as the first letter

WordScoreLength
ozzie235
ozeki185
oxbow175
oozed155
oxeye155
objet145
ojime145
oozes145
orzos145
ouzel145

5-letter words with O as the first letter (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.

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Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words have O as the first letter?

Unscrambly's list has 260 five-letter words with O in the first position, 2.1% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your first tile turned green as O, these 260 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as OILER.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with O as the first letter?

OZZIE scores 23 points in Scrabble. Next come OZEKI (18), OXBOW (17) and OOZED (15). The average is 8.1 points.

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