5-Letter Words Starting With O
181 five-letter words start with O; 34 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | opera | 0.22 | 1.49 |
| 2 | ocean | 0.24 | 1.39 |
| 3 | other | 0.32 | 1.32 |
| 4 | older | 0.39 | 1.24 |
| 5 | outer | 0.40 | 1.22 |
| 6 | onset | 0.35 | 1.24 |
| 7 | oiled | 0.43 | 1.11 |
| 8 | overt | 0.27 | 1.26 |
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181 words starting with O
- othercommon
- ordercommon
- oftencommon
- offercommon
- oldercommon
- ownercommon
- ownedcommon
- oceancommon
- occurcommon
- openscommon
- oughtcommon
- operacommon
- outercommon
- organcommon
- olivecommon
- orbitcommon
- onioncommon
- ouncecommon
- omegacommon
- optedcommon
- owingcommon
- onsetcommon
- obesecommon
- oxidecommon
- opticcommon
- oasiscommon
- oddlycommon
- overscommon
- opiumcommon
- ozonecommon
- ottercommon
- overtcommon
- ovenscommon
- oiledcommon
- odors
- odour
- ovary
- oaths
- outed
- olden
- ortho
- omens
- orcas
- outdo
- omits
- ochre
- orang
- obeys
- oldie
- oozes
- oomph
- ombre
- ovate
- odeon
- offal
- ogres
- oriel
- ovals
- ovoid
- oases
All 181 five-letter words
Starting with OA 10
oaken oakum oared oases oasis oasts oaten oater oaths oaves
Starting with OB 11
obeah obeli obese obeys obias obits objet oboes obole oboli obols
Starting with OC 13
occur ocean ocher ochre ochry ocker ocrea octad octal octan octet octyl oculi
Starting with OD 10
odder oddly odeon odeum odist odium odors odour odyle odyls
Starting with OF 6
ofays offal offed offer often ofter
Starting with OG 8
ogams ogees ogham ogive ogled ogler ogles ogres
Starting with OH 3
ohias ohing ohmic
Starting with OI 4
oidia oiled oiler oinks
Starting with OK 4
okapi okays okehs okras
Starting with OL 11
olden older oldie oleic olein oleos oleum olios olive ollas ology
Starting with OM 7
omasa omber ombre omega omens omers omits
Starting with ON 5
onery onion onium onset ontic
Starting with OO 6
oohed oomph oorie ootid oozed oozes
Starting with OP 10
opahs opals opens opera opine oping opium opsin opted optic
Starting with OR 23
orach orals orang orate orbed orbit orcas orcin order ordos oread organ orgic oribi oriel orles orlop ormer ornis orpin orris ortho orzos
Starting with OS 5
osier osmic osmol ossia ostia
Starting with OT 4
other ottar otter ottos
Starting with OU 15
ought ounce ouphe ouphs ourie ousel ousts outby outdo outed outer outgo outre ouzel ouzos
Starting with OV 11
ovals ovary ovate ovens overs overt ovine ovoid ovoli ovolo ovule
Starting with OW 5
owing owlet owned owner owsen
Starting with OX 8
oxbow oxeye oxide oxids oxime oxims oxlip oxter
Starting with OY 1
oyers
Starting with OZ 1
ozone
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with O?
Our list has 181. 34 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with O?
OTHER, ORDER, OFTEN, OFFER, OLDER — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with O?
OPERA. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.22 green and 1.49 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.