8-Letter Words Starting With O
There are 1,012 eight-letter words that start with O. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like ORIGINAL, OFFICIAL, OVERVIEW 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
- original9
- official16
- overview17
- optional10
- offering15
- obtained11
- opinions10
- officers16
- ordering10
- outdoors9
- operator10
- observed14
- occurred13
- oriented9
- operated11
- overseas11
- ordinary12
- outcomes12
- opposite12
- occasion12
All 1,012 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- offshore 17
- outreach 13
- occupied 15
- observer 13
- operates 10
- organize 18
- oriental 8
- overcome 15
- overhead 15
- outlined 9
- openings 11
- opponent 12
- optimize 21
- outgoing 10
- outlines 8
- offender 15
- oncology 14
- orthodox 19
- overtime 13
- organism 11
- overflow 17
- obsolete 10
- opposing 13
- outdated 10
- outbreak 14
- ornament 10
- override 12
- overland 12
- offences 16
- offenses 14
- overload 12
- obituary 13
- overdose 12
- obstacle 12
- organise 9
- ontology 12
- offended 16
- omission 10
- obsessed 11
- outright 12
- outbound 11
- overture 11
- openness 10
- overcast 13
- outlying 12
- optimism 14
- overhaul 14
- overlook 15
- oblivion 13
- ordnance 11
- outboard 11
- ordained 10
- organics 11
- observes 13
- occupies 14
- oversees 11
- outsider 9
- oversize 20
- occupant 14
- objected 20
- ointment 10
- ordinate 9
- outraged 10
- outweigh 15
- orchards 14
- oncogene 11
- orphaned 14
- oddities 10
- overlays 14
- obscured 13
- overkill 15
- obsidian 11
- optimise 12
- overalls 11
- overfull 14
- overturn 11
- operands 11
- obedient 11
- optimist 12
- oxidized 26
- overlaps 13
- orbiting 11
- outburst 10
- overcame 15
- operable 12
- omitting 11
- olympiad 16
- overtake 15
- onscreen 10
- obstruct 12
- outlawed 12
- odometer 11
- outtakes 12
- outliers 8
- outlooks 12
- outfield 12
- overseen 11
- organist 9
- overlord 12
- occupier 14
- ottomans 10
- offerors 14
- overlaid 12
- overseer 11
- overruns 11
- oxymoron 20
- operatic 12
- orbitals 10
- overpass 13
- overhang 15
- oncoming 13
- outflows 14
- orgasmic 13
- optician 12
- obligate 11
- outposts 10
- outwards 12
- objector 19
- orthotic 13
- outhouse 11
- overpaid 14
- overcoat 13
- oxytocin 20
- overused 12
- outcasts 10
- oxidants 16
- offshoot 17
- oilseeds 9
- outgrown 12
- oleander 9
- omelette 10
- operetta 10
- odorless 9
- opulence 12
- overheat 14
- overplay 16
- outcrops 12
- overtook 15
- overrule 11
- overdone 12
- oratorio 8
- outrages 9
- outmoded 12
- obscures 12
- overleaf 14
- occluded 14
- obliging 12
- oxidizer 25
- ontogeny 12
- outlived 12
- orifices 13
- outpaced 13
- oversold 12
- offsides 15
- optioned 11
- overtone 11
- outliner 8
- outsmart 10
- occlusal 12
- overwork 18
- optionee 10
- outfalls 11
- ovations 11
- oximetry 20
- offstage 15
- oximeter 17
- outstrip 10
- overhear 14
- ocotillo 10
- oxidised 17
- outfoxed 19
- oligomer 11
- outlands 9
- onlooker 12
- outshine 11
- ordinals 9
- orthosis 11
- oncidium 13
- oblation 10
- onstream 10
- overfill 14
- obelisks 14
- overshot 14
- overlain 11
- outstate 8
- oldstyle 12
- orations 8
- outpaces 12
- oilcloth 13
- offprint 16
- outsized 18
- obviates 13
- occident 13
- opossums 12
- overrode 12
- oxazepam 28
- overlong 12
- overhand 15
- overdubs 14
- outgroup 11
- orthoses 11
- oddballs 12
- outlasts 8
- obligors 11
- otoscope 12
- otoliths 11
- omnivore 13
- ovenware 14
- obviated 14
- ornately 11
- orogenic 11
- overhung 15
- oracular 10
- oddments 12
- oligarch 14
- opencast 12
- oenology 12
- overgrow 15
- outsoles 8
- outsides 9
- obdurate 11
- overstep 13
- overstay 14
- outrider 9
- outcalls 10
- ophidian 14
- overpack 19
- openable 12
- overcook 17
- openwork 17
- overages 12
- overlies 11
- oxidizes 25
- ossified 12
- ostinato 8
- orbiters 10
- overripe 13
- ovulated 12
- odysseys 15
- orchitis 13
- ohmmeter 15
- oxidases 16
- osteitis 8
- odonates 9
- outdrive 12
- obliques 19
- overmuch 18
- orangery 12
- outstand 9
- origanum 11
- ovenbird 14
- outcries 10
- omniform 15
- oatcakes 14
- outshone 11
- overawed 15
- odorants 9
- outcaste 10
- offloads 15
- outscore 10
- operably 15
- outflank 15
- outgrows 12
- octagons 11
- obsesses 10
- overdraw 15
- oxalates 15
- outdoing 10
- outvoted 12
- outspent 10
- outguess 9
- oversell 11
- outblaze 19
- ossicles 10
- opposers 12
- orgasmed 12
- outranks 12
- orangish 12
- overbite 13
- outclass 10
- oliguria 9
- oversoul 11
- olefinic 13
- outwrite 11
- oiliness 8
- odometry 14
- ofttimes 13
- outlives 11
- outsells 8
- oldsters 9
- offbeats 16
- oestrous 8
- overrate 11
- outspend 11
- overfeed 15
- overdoes 12
- overcall 13
- occulted 13
- occludes 13
- ototoxic 17
- obduracy 16
- outcross 10
- oafishly 17
- oarlocks 14
- oatmeals 10
- obeahism 15
- obeisant 10
- obelised 11
- obelises 10
- obelisms 12
- obelized 20
- obelizes 19
- obeyable 15
- oblately 13
- oblatory 13
- obligati 11
- obligato 11
- obligees 11
- obligers 11
- obliqued 20
- oblongly 14
- obscener 12
- obscurer 12
- obsessor 10
- obtainer 10
- obtected 13
- obtested 11
- obtruded 12
- obtruder 11
- obtrudes 11
- obtunded 12
- obturate 10
- obtusely 13
- obtusest 10
- obtusity 13
- obverses 13
- obverted 14
- obviable 15
- obviator 13
- obvolute 13
- ocarinas 10
- occipita 14
- occiputs 14
- occulter 12
- occultly 15
- oceanaut 10
- ocellate 10
- ochering 14
- ocherous 13
- ochreous 13
- octangle 11
- octanols 10
- octantal 10
- octarchy 18
- octettes 10
- octonary 13
- octopods 13
- octoroon 10
- octupled 13
- octuples 12
- octuplet 12
- octuplex 19
- ocularly 13
- oculists 10
- odalisks 13
- odiously 12
- odograph 15
- odontoid 10
- odorized 19
- odorizes 18
- odourful 12
- oecology 14
- oedemata 11
- oedipean 11
- oeillade 9
- oenomels 10
- oersteds 9
- oestrins 8
- oestriol 8
- oestrone 8
- oestrums 10
- offcasts 16
- offerers 14
- offishly 20
- offramps 18
- offtrack 20
- oftenest 11
- oghamist 14
- ogreisms 11
- ogresses 9
- ogrishly 15
- oilbirds 11
- oilcamps 14
- oilholes 11
- oilpaper 12
- oilproof 13
- oilskins 12
- oilstone 8
- oiltight 12
- oinology 12
- oinomels 10
- oiticica 12
- okeydoke 20
- oldsquaw 21
- oldwives 15
- oleaster 8
- olefines 11
- olestras 8
- olibanum 12
- olicooks 14
- olivines 11
- olivinic 13
- ologists 9
- olorosos 8
- omentums 12
- omicrons 12
- omikrons 14
- omissive 13
- omitters 10
- omniarch 15
- omnimode 13
- omnivora 13
- omophagy 19
- omphalos 15
- onanisms 10
- onanists 8
- ondogram 12
- oneriest 8
- onloaded 10
- onrushes 11
- oogamete 11
- oogamies 11
- oogamous 11
- oogenies 9
- oogonial 9
- oogonium 11
- oolachan 13
- oologies 9
- oologist 9
- oomiacks 16
- oompahed 16
- oophytes 16
- oophytic 18
- oosperms 12
- oosphere 13
- oospores 10
- oosporic 12
- oothecae 13
- oothecal 13
- ooziness 17
- opalesce 12
- opalines 10
- opaquely 22
- opaquest 19
- opaquing 20
- operants 10
- opercele 12
- opercula 12
- opercule 12
- opiating 11
- opiumism 14
- oppidans 13
- oppilant 12
- oppilate 12
- oppugned 14
- oppugner 13
- opsonify 16
- opsonins 10
- opsonize 19
- optative 13
- opticist 12
- optimums 14
- opulency 15
- opuntias 10
- opuscula 12
- opuscule 12
- oquassas 17
- oralisms 10
- oralists 8
- orangier 9
- oratress 8
- orchises 13
- orchitic 15
- orcinols 10
- ordainer 9
- orderers 9
- ordinand 10
- ordurous 9
- orective 13
- oreganos 9
- oreodont 9
- organdie 10
- organons 9
- organums 11
- organzas 18
- orgastic 11
- orgiasts 9
- orgulous 9
- oribatid 11
- orienter 8
- origamis 11
- orinasal 8
- ornerier 8
- ornithes 11
- ornithic 13
- orometer 10
- orphical 15
- orphisms 15
- orphreys 16
- orpiment 12
- orreries 8
- orthicon 13
- orthoepy 16
- ortolans 8
- oscinine 10
- oscitant 10
- osculant 10
- osculate 10
- osmosing 11
- osmundas 11
- osnaburg 11
- ossature 8
- ossetras 8
- ossifier 11
- ossifies 11
- osteitic 10
- osteoids 9
- osteomas 10
- osteoses 8
- osteosis 8
- ostinati 8
- ostiolar 8
- ostioles 8
- ostmarks 14
- ostomate 10
- ostomies 10
- ostracod 11
- ostracon 10
- ostrakon 12
- otalgias 9
- otalgies 9
- otiosely 11
- otiosity 11
- otitides 9
- otitises 8
- otocysts 13
- otoscopy 15
- ouabains 10
- oughting 13
- ouguiyas 12
- ouistiti 8
- outacted 11
- outadded 11
- outargue 9
- outasked 13
- outbacks 16
- outbaked 15
- outbakes 14
- outbarks 14
- outbawls 13
- outbeams 12
- outbitch 15
- outbleat 10
- outbless 10
- outbloom 12
- outbluff 16
- outblush 13
- outboast 10
- outboxed 18
- outboxes 17
- outbrags 11
- outbrave 13
- outbrawl 13
- outbreed 11
- outbribe 12
- outbuild 11
- outbuilt 10
- outbulge 11
- outbulks 14
- outbully 13
- outburns 10
- outburnt 10
- outcaper 12
- outcatch 15
- outcavil 13
- outcharm 15
- outcheat 13
- outchide 14
- outclimb 14
- outclomb 14
- outcoach 15
- outcooks 14
- outcount 10
- outcrawl 13
- outcried 11
- outcrowd 14
- outcrows 13
- outcurse 10
- outcurve 13
- outdance 11
- outdared 10
- outdares 9
- outdates 9
- outdodge 11
- outdoers 9
- outdrags 10
- outdrank 13
- outdrawn 12
- outdraws 12
- outdream 11
- outdress 9
- outdrink 13
- outdrops 11
- outdrove 12
- outdrunk 13
- outduels 9
- outearns 8
- outeaten 8
- outfable 13
- outfaced 14
- outfaces 13
- outfasts 11
- outfawns 14
- outfeast 11
- outfeels 11
- outfence 13
- outfight 15
- outfinds 12
- outfired 12
- outfires 11
- outflies 11
- outfloat 11
- outflown 14
- outfools 11
- outfoots 11
- outfound 12
- outfoxes 18
- outfrown 14
- outgains 9
- outgazed 19
- outgazes 18
- outgiven 12
- outgives 12
- outglare 9
- outgleam 11
- outglows 12
- outgnawn 12
- outgnaws 12
- outgrins 9
- outgross 9
- outguide 10
- outhauls 11
- outheard 12
- outhears 11
- outhomer 13
- outhowls 14
- outhumor 13
- outhunts 11
- outjumps 19
- outkeeps 14
- outkicks 18
- outkills 12
- outlaugh 12
- outlawry 14
- outleads 9
- outleaps 10
- outleapt 10
- outlearn 8
- outliver 11
- outloved 12
- outloves 11
- outmarch 15
- outmatch 15
- outmodes 11
- outmoved 14
- outmoves 13
- outpaint 10
- outpitch 15
- outplace 12
- outplans 10
- outplays 13
- outplods 11
- outplots 10
- outpoint 10
- outpolls 10
- outports 10
- outpours 10
- outpower 13
- outprays 13
- outpreen 10
- outpress 10
- outprice 12
- outpulls 10
- outpunch 15
- outpupil 12
- outquote 17
- outraced 11
- outraces 10
- outraise 8
- outrance 10
- outrange 9
- outrated 9
- outrates 8
- outraved 12
- outraves 11
- outreads 9
- outrides 9
- outrings 9
- outrival 11
- outroars 8
- outrocks 14
- outrolls 8
- outroots 8
- outrowed 12
- outsails 8
- outsavor 11
- outscold 11
- outscoop 12
- outscorn 10
- outserts 8
- outserve 11
- outshame 13
- outshoot 11
- outshout 11
- outsight 12
- outsings 9
- outsizes 17
- outskate 12
- outskirt 12
- outsleep 10
- outslept 10
- outslick 14
- outsmell 10
- outsmelt 10
- outsmile 10
- outsmoke 14
- outsnore 8
- outsoars 8
- outspans 10
- outspeak 14
- outspeed 11
- outspell 10
- outspelt 10
- outspoke 14
- outstare 8
- outstart 8
- outstays 11
- outsteer 8
- outstood 9
- outstudy 12
- outstunt 8
- outsulks 12
- outsware 11
- outswear 11
- outsweep 13
- outswept 13
- outswims 13
- outswing 12
- outswore 11
- outsworn 11
- outswung 12
- outtalks 12
- outtasks 12
- outtells 8
- outthank 15
- outthink 15
- outthrew 14
- outthrob 13
- outthrow 14
- outtower 11
- outtrade 9
- outtrick 14
- outtrots 8
- outtrump 12
- outturns 8
- outvalue 11
- outvaunt 11
- outvoice 13
- outvotes 11
- outvying 15
- outwaits 11
- outwalks 15
- outwaste 11
- outwatch 16
- outwears 11
- outweary 14
- outweeps 13
- outwhirl 14
- outwiled 12
- outwiles 11
- outwills 11
- outwinds 12
- outworks 15
- outwrote 11
- outyells 11
- outyelps 13
- outyield 12
- ovalness 11
- ovariole 11
- ovaritis 11
- ovenlike 15
- overable 13
- overacts 13
- overaged 13
- overarch 16
- overarms 13
- overawes 14
- overbake 17
- overbear 13
- overbeat 13
- overbets 13
- overbids 14
- overbill 13
- overblew 16
- overblow 16
- overboil 13
- overbold 14
- overbook 17
- overbore 13
- overborn 13
- overbred 14
- overburn 13
- overbusy 16
- overbuys 16
- overcold 14
- overcool 13
- overcram 15
- overcrop 15
- overcure 13
- overcuts 13
- overdare 12
- overdear 12
- overdeck 18
- overdoer 12
- overdogs 13
- overdrew 15
- overdyed 16
- overdyer 15
- overdyes 15
- overeasy 14
- overeats 11
- overedit 12
- overfast 14
- overfear 14
- overfish 17
- overflew 17
- overfond 15
- overfoul 14
- overfree 14
- overfund 15
- overgild 13
- overgilt 12
- overgird 13
- overgirt 12
- overglad 13
- overgoad 13
- overgrew 15
- overhard 15
- overhate 14
- overheap 16
- overheld 15
- overhigh 18
- overhold 15
- overholy 17
- overhope 16
- overhunt 14
- overhype 19
- overidle 12
- overjoys 21
- overjust 18
- overkeen 15
- overkind 16
- overlade 12
- overlate 11
- overleap 13
- overlend 12
- overlent 11
- overlets 11
- overlewd 15
- overlive 14
- overloud 12
- overlove 14
- overlush 14
- overmans 13
- overmany 16
- overmeek 17
- overmelt 13
- overmild 14
- overmilk 17
- overmine 13
- overnear 11
- overneat 11
- overnice 13
- overpast 13
- overpays 16
- overpert 13
- overplan 13
- overplot 13
- overplus 13
- overpump 17
- overrank 15
- overrash 14
- overrich 16
- overrife 14
- overrude 12
- overruff 17
- oversale 11
- oversalt 11
- oversave 14
- overseed 12
- oversets 11
- oversewn 14
- oversews 14
- overshoe 14
- oversick 17
- overside 12
- overslip 13
- overslow 14
- oversoak 15
- oversoft 14
- oversoon 11
- overspin 13
- overstir 11
- oversuds 12
- oversups 13
- oversure 11
- overtalk 15
- overtame 13
- overtart 11
- overtask 15
- overthin 14
- overtips 13
- overtire 11
- overtoil 11
- overtops 13
- overtrim 13
- overurge 12
- overuses 11
- overvote 14
- overwarm 16
- overwary 17
- overweak 18
- overwear 14
- overween 14
- overwets 14
- overwide 15
- overwily 17
- overwind 15
- overwise 14
- overword 15
- overwore 14
- overworn 14
- overzeal 20
- ovicidal 14
- ovicides 14
- oviducal 14
- oviducts 14
- oviposit 13
- ovoidals 12
- ovulates 11
- owlishly 17
- oxalated 16
- oxalises 15
- oxazines 24
- oxbloods 18
- oxhearts 18
- oxidable 18
- oxidasic 18
- oxidated 17
- oxidates 16
- oxidiser 16
- oxidises 16
- oxpecker 23
- oxtongue 16
- oxyacids 21
- oxygenic 21
- oxyphile 23
- oxyphils 23
- oxysalts 18
- oxysomes 20
- oxytocic 22
- oxytones 18
- oystered 12
- oysterer 11
- ozonated 18
- ozonates 17
- ozonides 18
- ozonised 18
- ozonises 17
- ozonized 27
- ozonizer 26
- ozonizes 26
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many eight-letter words are there that start with O?
There are 1,012 eight-letter words that start with O in the tournament word lists. The most common are ORIGINAL, OFFICIAL, OVERVIEW.
What are common eight-letter words that start with O?
ORIGINAL, OFFICIAL, OVERVIEW, OPTIONAL, OFFERING are the most frequently used. The full list of 1,012 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.
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