6 Letter Words Starting With O
There are 812 valid 6 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 6-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
oakboy - 15 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
oakboy - 15 points
Words With Friends
oakweb - 16 points
6 Letter Words (812)
View all words starting with OTop 20 Highest-Scoring 6 Letter Words Starting With o
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 812 word list is 28.2 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | oafdom | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #2 | oafish | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 |
| #3 | oakboy | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
| #4 | oakers | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #5 | oakier | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #6 | oakies | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #7 | oaklet | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| #8 | oakums | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| 🏆 #9 | oakweb | 15 | 15 | 16 | 46 |
| #10 | oannes | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| #11 | oarage | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #12 | oarial | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #13 | oarier | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| #14 | oaring | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #15 | oarium | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #16 | oarlop | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #17 | oarman | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #18 | oasean | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| #19 | oatbin | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #20 | oatear | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Where 6 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 6 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 6 letter words starting with O for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with o?
oakweb — worth 46 combined points (US Scrabble: 15, UK Scrabble: 15, Words With Friends: 16).
How many 6 letter words start with o?
812 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 6 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 6 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter o words will come up far more often.