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13 Letter Words Starting With OR

There are 130 valid 13 letter words that start with OR, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

orchesography - 27 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

orchesography - 27 points

Words With Friends

orchesography - 27 points

13 Letter Words (130)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With or

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 130 word list is 60.2 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 oracularities 15 15 18 48
#2 oraculousness 15 15 20 50
#3 orangeberries 16 16 19 51
#4 orbicularness 17 17 22 56
#5 orbitofrontal 18 18 21 57
🏆 #6 orchesography 27 27 27 81
#7 orchestraless 18 18 19 55
#8 orchestralist 18 18 19 55
#9 orchestraters 18 18 18 54
#10 orchestrating 19 19 21 59
#11 orchestration 18 18 19 55
#12 orchestrators 18 18 18 54
#13 orchidologies 20 20 22 62
#14 orchidologist 20 20 22 62
#15 orchidomaniac 23 23 26 72
#16 orchidomanias 21 21 23 65
#17 orchidoplasty 24 24 25 73
#18 orchidoptosis 21 21 22 64
#19 orchidotomies 21 21 22 64
#20 orchiectomies 22 22 24 68

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with OR will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with OR for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with or?

orchesography — worth 81 combined points (US Scrabble: 27, UK Scrabble: 27, Words With Friends: 27).

How many 13 letter words start with or?

130 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter or words will come up far more often.