Four-letter words starting with O

There are 107 four-letter words that start with O in the ENABLE word list used by this site. That is about 2.7% of all four-letter words. The highest-scoring is oozy, worth 16 points in standard Scrabble tile values.

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All 107 four-letter words starting with O

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Highest-scoring four-letter words starting with O

  • oozy 16 points
  • oyez 16 points
  • onyx 14 points
  • oryx 14 points
  • ooze 13 points
  • orzo 13 points
  • ouzo 13 points
  • oxim 13 points
  • oxid 12 points
  • okay 11 points
  • okeh 11 points
  • oxen 11 points
  • oxes 11 points
  • ofay 10 points
  • offs 10 points
  • obey 9 points
  • ohms 9 points
  • opah 9 points
  • orby 9 points
  • ouch 9 points
  • ouph 9 points
  • ovum 9 points
  • oaks 8 points
  • odyl 8 points

Patterns in this list

The most common second letters are or (14), ob (7), ol (7), op (7), ou (7). 10 of these words contain three or more vowels, which can make them easier to spot when you are unscrambling.

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