5-letter words starting with O

There are 181 five-letter words starting with O in our word list. 28 of them are common everyday words, such as OTHER, OFFER, OFTEN and ORDER.

O often pairs with another vowel (OO, OU, OI, OA), and the ending -OUS marks many adjectives, such as FAMOUS and NERVOUS.

Five-letter words are the format of the most popular daily word guessing games. A strong first guess uses five different common letters.

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Good first guesses

These common words use five different letters that appear often in five-letter words, so they rule out the most letters in one guess:

How many five-letter words starting with O are there?

Our word list has 181 five-letter words starting with O. 28 of them are common everyday words.

What are some common five-letter words starting with O?

The most common are OTHER, OFFER, OFTEN, ORDER, OCEAN and OLDER.

Which five-letter word starting with O scores the most points?

Using standard letter tile values, OXBOW scores 17 points, the most of any five-letter word starting with O in our list.

What is a good first guess in a five-letter word game?

Words with five different, frequent letters give you the most information. Good choices from this list are OPERA, OCEAN, OLDER and OUTER.