3-Letter Words Starting With O
There are 48 three-letter words that start with O. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like OUR, ONE, OUT appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Scrabble, Words With Friends, and other word games, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
Most common
- our3
- one3
- out3
- off9
- own6
- old4
- oil3
- oak7
- odd5
- opt5
- ons3
- owl6
- ops5
- ole3
- owe6
- ore3
- ors3
- orb5
- ohm8
- ora3
All 48 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- ooh 6
- ode 4
- oft 6
- ono 3
- obi 5
- orc 5
- oda 4
- oar 3
- oat 3
- oes 3
- oxo 10
- ort 3
- ods 4
- ohs 6
- oca 5
- ova 6
- oxy 13
- oms 5
- obe 5
- ope 5
- ose 3
- oka 7
- oba 5
- oke 7
- oot 3
- oud 4
- oaf 6
- oho 6
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many three-letter words are there that start with O?
There are 48 three-letter words that start with O in the tournament word lists. The most common are OUR, ONE, OUT.
What are common three-letter words that start with O?
OUR, ONE, OUT, OFF, OWN are the most frequently used. The full list of 48 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Why are the words in this order?
Words are ranked by how often they appear in a trillion-word corpus of written English, most common first. That surfaces likely puzzle answers instead of hiding them mid-alphabet. Use the sort control to switch to alphabetical or points order.
Starting with O in other lengths
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