5 Letter Words Starting With OF
There are 10 valid 5 letter words that start with OF, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 5-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
offic - 13 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
offic - 13 points
Words With Friends
offic - 14 points
5 Letter Words (10)
View all words starting with OFTop 20 Highest-Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With of
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 10 word list is 31.9 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ofays | 11 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| #2 | offal | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #3 | offed | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #4 | offer | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 🏆 #5 | offic | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| #6 | offie | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| #7 | oflag | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #8 | often | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #9 | ofter | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #10 | oftly | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
Where 5 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 5 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 OF will give you far more flexible options try 5 letter words starting with OF for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 5 letter word starting with of?
offic — worth 40 combined points (US Scrabble: 13, UK Scrabble: 13, Words With Friends: 14).
How many 5 letter words start with of?
10 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 5 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 5 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter of words will come up far more often.