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9-Letter Words Starting With O

Looking for nine-letter words that start with O? There are 1,065 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like OPERATING, OPERATION, OTHERWISE, sit right at the top.

Unlike alphabetical lists that bury likely answers in the middle, this list is sorted by how often each word appears in everyday English. Scan the first rows for probable answers; dig deeper for rare, high-scoring plays.

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All 1,065 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)

Points use Scrabble US letter values

Frequently asked questions

How many nine-letter words are there that start with O?

There are 1,065 nine-letter words that start with O in the tournament word lists. The most common are OPERATING, OPERATION, OTHERWISE.

What are common nine-letter words that start with O?

OPERATING, OPERATION, OTHERWISE, OFFICIALS, OBJECTIVE are the most frequently used. The full list of 1,065 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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