4 Letter Words Starting With O
There are 240 valid 4 letter words that start with O, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 4-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
obex - 13 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
obex - 13 points
Words With Friends
obex - 14 points
4 Letter Words (240)
View all words starting with OTop 20 Highest-Scoring 4 Letter Words Starting With o
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 240 word list is 20.8 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | oafs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #2 | oaks | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #3 | oaky | 11 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| #4 | oars | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| #5 | oary | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| #6 | oast | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| #7 | oath | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| #8 | oats | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| #9 | oaty | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| #10 | oban | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| #11 | obas | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #12 | obdt | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #13 | obes | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 🏆 #14 | obex | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| #15 | obey | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #16 | obia | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #17 | obis | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #18 | obit | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #19 | obli | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| #20 | oboe | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
Where 4 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 4 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 O will give you far more flexible options try 4 letter words starting with O for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 4 letter word starting with o?
obex — worth 40 combined points (US Scrabble: 13, UK Scrabble: 13, Words With Friends: 14).
How many 4 letter words start with o?
240 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 4 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 4 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter o words will come up far more often.