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5 Letter Words Starting With O
This verified list contains 90 CORE words starting with O, plus 51 entries in the broader extended tier.
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What the O list contains
Most common letters immediately after O
- U9 words
- P8 words
- R8 words
- V8 words
- A7 words
Vowels per word
- 1 vowel1 words
- 2 vowels52 words
- 3 vowels37 words
Repeated letters
31%
28 of 90 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns
Explore useful two-letter patterns related to O. Each card opens a complete list when available or continues with the matching Finder search.
5 Letter Words Starting with OA7 CORE · 1 extendedoared, oases, oasis, oaths5 Letter Words Starting with OB4 CORE · 4 extendedobese, obeys, oboes, obits5 Letter Words Starting with OC6 CORE · 4 extendedoccur, ocean, octal, ocher5 Letter Words Starting with OD4 CORE · 3 extendedodder, oddly, odors, odium5 Letter Words Starting with OF4 CORE · 2 extendedoffed, offer, often, offal5 Letter Words Starting with OG4 CORE · 4 extendedogled, ogles, ogres, ogler5 Letter Words Starting with OH0 CORE · 1 extended5 Letter Words Starting with OI2 CORE · 2 extendedoiled, oinks5 Letter Words Starting with OK3 CORE · 0 extendedokays, okras, okapi5 Letter Words Starting with OL4 CORE · 6 extendedolden, older, olive, oldie5 Letter Words Starting with OM3 CORE · 3 extendedomega, omens, omits5 Letter Words Starting with ON2 CORE · 1 extendedonion, onset5 Letter Words Starting with OO4 CORE · 1 extendedoozed, oozes, oohed, oomph5 Letter Words Starting with OP8 CORE · 1 extendedopals, opens, opera, opium5 Letter Words Starting with OR8 CORE · 6 extendedorals, orbit, order, organ5 Letter Words Starting with OS1 CORE · 2 extendedosier5 Letter Words Starting with OT2 CORE · 2 extendedother, otter5 Letter Words Starting with OU9 CORE · 3 extendedought, ounce, ousts, outdo5 Letter Words Starting with OV8 CORE · 3 extendedovals, ovary, ovens, overs5 Letter Words Starting with OW4 CORE · 0 extendedowing, owned, owner, owlet5 Letter Words Starting with OX2 CORE · 1 extendedoxide, oxbow5 Letter Words Starting with OY0 CORE · 1 extended5 Letter Words Starting with OZ1 CORE · 0 extendedozone
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Build outward from an opening O
O occupies position one, so a confirmed second letter or ending turns a broad O list into a much smaller cohort. This page currently contains 90 CORE and 51 extended matches.
Most common letters immediately after O is led by U with 9 CORE matches. Use the next-letter distribution to choose the most direct refinement supported by your clues.
The largest vowel group has 2 vowels in 52 CORE words; 31% of the CORE cohort repeats at least one letter. Use those figures as filters, not as claims that one word is the intended answer.
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How many 5-letter words start with O?
This verified set contains 90 CORE words and 51 extended words, for 141 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this O group?
The 90 CORE words average 8.0 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these O words often repeat letters?
28 of 90 CORE words repeat at least one letter.