7 Letter Words Starting With O
There are 1356 valid 7 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 7-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
oaklike - 15 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
oaklike - 15 points
Words With Friends
oarcock - 17 points
7 Letter Words (1356)
View all words starting with OTop 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With o
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1356 word list is 34.1 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | oakesia | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| #2 | oakiest | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| #3 | oakland | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| #4 | oakleaf | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
| #5 | oaklike | 15 | 15 | 16 | 46 |
| #6 | oakling | 12 | 12 | 15 | 39 |
| #7 | oakmoss | 13 | 13 | 14 | 40 |
| #8 | oakwood | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
| #9 | oarages | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 🏆 #10 | oarcock | 15 | 15 | 17 | 47 |
| #11 | oarfish | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 |
| #12 | oarhole | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| #13 | oariest | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #14 | oaritic | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #15 | oaritis | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #16 | oarless | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #17 | oarlike | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #18 | oarlock | 13 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| #19 | oarsman | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #20 | oarsmen | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
Where 7 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 7 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 7 letter words starting with O for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with o?
oarcock — worth 47 combined points (US Scrabble: 15, UK Scrabble: 15, Words With Friends: 17).
How many 7 letter words start with o?
1356 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 7 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 7 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter o words will come up far more often.