Word list

5-Letter Words That Start With O

All 36 everyday answers, ranked by how often each word is actually used. Common picks like OTHER, ORDER and OUGHT come first.

36everyday words
OTHERmost common
5letters each
  • OTHERVery common · Tile score 8
  • ORDERVery common · Tile score 6
  • OUGHTVery common · Tile score 9
  • OFFERVery common · Tile score 11
  • OUTTAVery common · Tile score 5
  • OFTENVery common · Tile score 8
  • OLDERVery common · Tile score 6
  • OCEANVery common · Tile score 7
  • OWNERVery common · Tile score 8
  • OSCARVery common · Tile score 7
  • OPERAVery common · Tile score 7
  • OPENSVery common · Tile score 7
  • OWNEDVery common · Tile score 9
  • OUTERVery common · Tile score 5
  • OCCURCommon · Tile score 9
  • OLIVECommon · Tile score 8
  • ORGANCommon · Tile score 6
  • ORBITCommon · Tile score 7
  • ONIONCommon · Tile score 5
  • OUNCECommon · Tile score 7
  • OMAHA*Common · Tile score 10
  • OPIUMCommon · Tile score 9
  • OZONECommon · Tile score 14
  • ODDLYCommon · Tile score 10
  • OASISCommon · Tile score 5
  • OMEGACommon · Tile score 8
  • ORION*Common · Tile score 5
  • ODELL*Common · Tile score 6
  • OTTERCommon · Tile score 5
  • OWINGCommon · Tile score 9
  • OXIDECommon · Tile score 13
  • OLDENCommon · Tile score 6
  • OPTICCommon · Tile score 9
  • OSAKA*Common · Tile score 9
  • OMENSCommon · Tile score 7
  • ONSETCommon · Tile score 5

4 words are capitalised in our source and absent from a standard English dictionary — usually a name, place or abbreviation. Crossword setters and Wordle do not use them, and most games will not accept them. How we work this out.

Puzzle tip: If a puzzle gives you a starting O, try the most frequent words first - everyday answers appear far more often in crosswords and Wordle solutions than rare dictionary words.

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