7-Letter Words Starting With O
There are 618 seven-letter words that start with O in our word list. The most common are OFFICER, OBSERVE and OPERATE.
OZONIZE scores the most in Scrabble, at 25 points. The most common start is OU-, with 191 words. In Scrabble, playing all seven tiles from your rack earns a 50-point bingo bonus.
- Words
- 618
- Top score
- OZONIZE · 25
- Groups
- 25
Common 7-letter words starting with O and their meanings
- officer15 pts
- noun: any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
- observe12 pts
- verb: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
- operate9 pts
- verb: direct or control
- outside8 pts
- adverb: outside a building
- opinion9 pts
- noun: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- obvious12 pts
- adjective: easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
- organic10 pts
- adjective: relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis
- overall10 pts
- adjective: involving only main features
- opening10 pts
- adjective: first or beginning
- outcome11 pts
- noun: something that results
- outline7 pts
- verb: describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
- outlook11 pts
- noun: a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 618 7-letter words starting with O
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with OA 11
- oaklike15
- oakmoss13
- oarfish13
- oarless7
- oarlike11
- oarlock13
- oarsman9
- oarsmen9
- oatcake13
- oatlike11
- oatmeal9
Starting with OB 39
- obconic13
- obelias9
- obelise9
- obelisk13
- obelism11
- obelize18
- obesely12
- obesity12
- obeyers12
- obeying13
- obiisms11
- objects18
- oblasti9
- oblasts9
- oblates9
- obliged11
- obligee10
- obliger10
- obliges10
- obligor10
- oblique18
- oblongs10
- obloquy21
- oboists9
- obovate12
- obovoid13
- obscene11
- obscure11
- obsequy21
- observe12
- obtains9
- obtests9
- obtrude10
- obtunds10
- obtuser9
- obverse12
- obverts12
- obviate12
- obvious12
Starting with OC 31
- ocarina9
- occiput13
- occlude12
- occults11
- oceanic11
- ocellar9
- ocellus9
- oceloid10
- ocelots9
- ochered13
- ochreae12
- ochring13
- ochroid13
- ochrous12
- ocreate9
- octadic12
- octagon10
- octanes9
- octanol9
- octants9
- octaval12
- octaves12
- octavos12
- octette9
- octopod12
- octopus11
- octrois9
- octuple11
- octuply14
- oculars9
- oculist9
Starting with OD 10
- odalisk12
- oddball11
- oddment11
- oddness9
- odonate8
- odorant8
- odorful11
- odorize17
- odorous8
- odyssey14
Starting with OE 8
- oedemas10
- oedipal10
- oenomel9
- oersted8
- oestrin7
- oestrum9
- oestrus7
- oeuvres10
Starting with OF 18
- offbeat15
- offcast15
- offcuts15
- offence15
- offends14
- offense13
- offered14
- offerer13
- offeror13
- offhand17
- officer15
- offices15
- offings14
- offload14
- offramp17
- offsets13
- offside14
- oftener10
Starting with OG 5
- ogdoads10
- oghamic15
- ogreish11
- ogreism10
- ogrisms10
Starting with OH 1
- ohmages13
Starting with OI 11
- oilbird10
- oilcamp13
- oilcans9
- oilcups11
- oilhole10
- oiliest7
- oilseed8
- oilskin11
- oilways13
- oinking12
- oinomel9
Starting with OK 1
- okaying15
Starting with OL 12
- oldness8
- oldster8
- oldwife14
- oleates7
- olefine10
- olefins10
- oleines7
- olivary13
- olivine10
- ologies8
- ologist8
- oloroso7
Starting with OM 12
- omelets9
- omening10
- omental9
- omentum11
- omicron11
- omikron13
- ominous9
- omitted10
- omitter9
- omnibus11
- omnific14
- omphali14
Starting with ON 15
- onagers8
- onanism9
- onanist7
- onboard10
- onefold11
- oneiric9
- oneness7
- onerier7
- onerous7
- oneself10
- onetime9
- ongoing9
- onshore10
- onstage8
- onwards11
Starting with OO 19
- oocysts12
- oocytes12
- oodlins8
- oogonia8
- oolites7
- ooliths10
- oolitic9
- oologic10
- oolongs8
- oomiack15
- oomiacs11
- oomiaks13
- oompahs14
- oophyte15
- ooralis7
- oosperm11
- oospore9
- ootheca12
- ooziest16
Starting with OP 37
- opacify17
- opacity14
- opaline9
- opaqued19
- opaquer18
- opaques18
- openers9
- openest9
- opening10
- operand10
- operant9
- operate9
- operons9
- operose9
- ophites12
- ophitic14
- opiated10
- opiates9
- opining10
- opinion9
- opioids10
- opossum11
- oppidan12
- opposed12
- opposer11
- opposes11
- oppress11
- oppugns12
- opsonic11
- opsonin9
- optical11
- optimal11
- optimes11
- optimum13
- options9
- opulent9
- opuntia9
Starting with OQ 1
- oquassa16
Starting with OR 59
- oraches12
- oracles9
- oralism9
- oralist7
- orality10
- oranges8
- orangey11
- orating8
- oration7
- orators7
- oratory10
- oratrix14
- orbiest9
- orbital9
- orbited10
- orbiter9
- orceins9
- orchard13
- orchids13
- orchils12
- orcinol9
- ordains8
- ordeals8
- ordered9
- orderer8
- orderly11
- ordinal8
- ordines8
- ordures8
- orectic11
- oregano8
- oreides8
- orfrays13
- organdy12
- organic10
- organon8
- organum10
- organza17
- orgasms10
- orgeats8
- orgones8
- orients7
- orifice12
- origami10
- origans8
- origins8
- orioles7
- orisons7
- ormolus9
- orogeny11
- oroides8
- orology11
- orotund8
- orphans12
- orphrey15
- orpines9
- orrices9
- orrises7
- ortolan7
Starting with OS 32
- oscines9
- oscular9
- oscules9
- osculum11
- osmatic11
- osmious9
- osmiums11
- osmolal9
- osmolar9
- osmoles9
- osmosed10
- osmoses9
- osmosis9
- osmotic11
- osmunda10
- osmunds10
- ospreys12
- osseins7
- osseous7
- ossicle9
- ossific12
- ossuary10
- osteoid8
- osteoma9
- ostiary10
- ostiole7
- ostlers7
- ostmark13
- ostoses7
- ostosis7
- ostraca9
- ostrich12
Starting with OT 7
- otalgia8
- otalgic10
- otocyst12
- otolith10
- otology11
- ottavas10
- ottoman9
Starting with OU 191
- ouabain9
- ouching13
- oughted12
- ouguiya11
- ourangs8
- ouraris7
- ourebis9
- ourself10
- ousters7
- ousting8
- outacts9
- outadds9
- outages8
- outasks11
- outback15
- outbake13
- outbark13
- outbawl12
- outbeam11
- outbegs10
- outbids10
- outbrag10
- outbred10
- outbulk13
- outburn9
- outbuys12
- outcast9
- outchid13
- outcome11
- outcook13
- outcrop11
- outcrow12
- outdare8
- outdate8
- outdoer8
- outdoes8
- outdone8
- outdoor8
- outdrag9
- outdraw11
- outdrew11
- outdrop10
- outduel8
- outearn7
- outeats7
- outecho12
- outface12
- outfall10
- outfast10
- outfawn13
- outfeel10
- outfelt10
- outfind11
- outfire10
- outfish13
- outfits10
- outflew13
- outflow13
- outfool10
- outfoot10
- outgain8
- outgave11
- outgive11
- outglow11
- outgnaw11
- outgoes8
- outgone8
- outgrew11
- outgrin8
- outgrow11
- outguns8
- outgush11
- outhaul10
- outhear10
- outhits10
- outhowl13
- outhunt10
- outings8
- outjinx21
- outjump18
- outjuts14
- outkeep13
- outkept13
- outkick17
- outkill11
- outkiss11
- outlaid8
- outlain7
- outland8
- outlast7
- outlaws10
- outlays10
- outleap9
- outlets7
- outlier7
- outlies7
- outline7
- outlive10
- outlook11
- outlove10
- outmans9
- outmode10
- outmost9
- outmove12
- outpace11
- outpass9
- outpity12
- outplan9
- outplay12
- outplod10
- outplot9
- outpoll9
- outport9
- outpost9
- outpour9
- outpray12
- outpull9
- outpush12
- outputs9
- outrace9
- outrage8
- outrang8
- outrank11
- outrate7
- outrave10
- outread8
- outride8
- outring8
- outroar7
- outrock13
- outrode8
- outroll7
- outroot7
- outrows10
- outrung8
- outruns7
- outrush10
- outsail7
- outsang8
- outseen7
- outsees7
- outsell7
- outsert7
- outsets7
- outshot10
- outside8
- outsing8
- outsins7
- outsits7
- outsize16
- outsoar7
- outsold8
- outsole7
- outspan9
- outsped10
- outstay10
- outsulk11
- outsung8
- outswam12
- outswim12
- outswum12
- outtake11
- outtalk11
- outtask11
- outtell7
- outtold8
- outtrot7
- outturn7
- outvied11
- outvies10
- outvote10
- outwait10
- outwalk14
- outward11
- outwars10
- outwash13
- outwear10
- outweep12
- outwent10
- outwept12
- outwile10
- outwill10
- outwind11
- outwish13
- outwits10
- outwore10
- outwork14
- outworn10
- outwrit10
- outyell10
- outyelp12
Starting with OV 70
- ovality13
- ovarial10
- ovarian10
- ovaries10
- ovately13
- ovation10
- overact12
- overage11
- overall10
- overapt12
- overarm12
- overate10
- overawe13
- overbed13
- overbet12
- overbid13
- overbig13
- overbuy15
- overcoy15
- overcut12
- overdid12
- overdog12
- overdry14
- overdub13
- overdue11
- overdye14
- overeat10
- overfar13
- overfat13
- overfed14
- overfly16
- overhot13
- overing11
- overjoy20
- overlap12
- overlax17
- overlay13
- overlet10
- overlie10
- overlit10
- overman12
- overmen12
- overmix19
- overnew13
- overpay15
- overply15
- overran10
- overrun10
- oversad11
- oversaw13
- oversea10
- oversee10
- overset10
- oversew13
- oversup12
- overtax17
- overtip12
- overtly13
- overtop12
- overuse10
- overwet13
- ovicide13
- oviduct13
- oviform15
- ovipara12
- ovisacs12
- ovoidal11
- ovonics12
- ovulary13
- ovulate10
Starting with OW 2
- owllike14
- ownable12
Starting with OX 19
- oxalate14
- oxazine23
- oxblood17
- oxcarts16
- oxfords18
- oxheart17
- oxidant15
- oxidase15
- oxidate15
- oxidise15
- oxidize24
- oxtails14
- oxyacid20
- oxygens18
- oxymora19
- oxyphil22
- oxysalt17
- oxysome19
- oxytone17
Starting with OY 2
- oyesses10
- oysters10
Starting with OZ 5
- ozonate16
- ozonide17
- ozonise16
- ozonize25
- ozonous16
Frequently asked questions
How many 7-letter words starting with O are there?
There are 618 seven-letter words that start with O in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word starting with O in Scrabble?
OZONIZE is for the highest score at 25 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 7-letter words starting with O?
Common examples include OFFICER, OBSERVE, OPERATE, OUTSIDE, OPINION and OBVIOUS.
Which 7-letter words starting with O end in E?
93 of them end in E, including OBSERVE, OPERATE, OUTSIDE and OUTCOME.
Are these words valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
They come from the ENABLE list, which closely matches the dictionaries used by Words With Friends and most Scrabble play. A few words may differ from the official Scrabble dictionary.