7-letter words starting with O

There are 844 seven-letter words that start with O in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is OZONIZE at 25 points. U is the most common second letter, in 240 of them, and the average score is 10.8 points.

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O is the roundest vowel and the seed of plenty of onomatopoeia, from oink to ooze. These 844 words are 2.5% of all 33,192 seven-letter words, and O is the 17th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 7 letters starting with O, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.

7-letter words starting with O in numbers

Words
844
Highest scoring
OZONIZE 25 pts
Average score
10.8 pts
With a definition
339 (40%)
Words by second letter
  1. A17
  2. B53
  3. C38
  4. D19
  5. E10
  6. F24
  7. G6
  8. H1
  9. I16
  10. K2
  11. L26
  12. M18
  13. N35
  14. O25
  15. P45
  16. Q1
  17. R89
  18. S43
  19. T10
  20. U240
  21. V83
  22. W5
  23. X29
  24. Y2
  25. Z7

Highest-scoring 7-letter words starting with o

7-letter words starting with O (844)

These 300 of the 844 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.

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Frequently asked questions

How many 7 letter words start with O?

844, which is 2.5% of the 33,192 seven-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 339 of them have a dictionary definition.

What is the best 7 letter word starting with O for Scrabble?

OZONIZE scores 25 points before bonus squares. Next come OXIDIZE (24), OXAZINE (23) and OXYPHIL (22). The average is 10.8 points.

Which letter most often comes second in 7 letter words starting with O?

U, in 240 of the 844 (28%). R follows with 89.

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