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5-Letter Words Starting with O

There are 47 common five-letter words starting with O in Hintwordo's list, and 134 more that are valid but rarely used. The most familiar are OTHER, ORDER, OFTEN, OFFER, OLDER, OWNER. Words are ranked by how often they appear in real-world writing, so the ones at the top are the likeliest answers in a daily five-letter puzzle.

Apart from the letter in the name, the most common letters in this list are E (in 62% of words), R (36%) and T (30%) — good letters to test next.

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Common words (47)

Letter patterns in these words

Most common other letters

  • e62%
  • r36%
  • t30%
  • i28%
  • n26%
  • a23%

Most common letter by position

Position 1Position 2Position 3Position 4Position 5
o100%c11%t17%e34%r21%

A strong first guess from this list: outer

Puzzle tips

  • If you know the first letter is O, spend your next guess on common vowels and consonants you haven't tried rather than on another O-word.
  • Check the “most common letter by position” table below: it shows which second and last letters are most likely.
  • Enter your guesses in the solver to combine this with everything else you know, including yellow letters.
Less common valid words (134)

owned · opens · opted · overs · ovens · oiled · odors · odour · oaths · outed · ortho · omens · orcas · omits · ochre · orang · obeys · oozes · ombre · odeon · ogres · ovals · oiler · oozed · opals · ostia · oleic · offed · obits · objet · ology · oboes · ohmic · ogled · okapi · orris · owlet · obeah · ordos · ousts · ocker · ovule · oleum · oculi · okays · orals · ovine · oxime · ogive · oared · ottos · opsin · ogham · omers · oaten · osier · oakum · octyl · ofter · orate · ogles · ouzel · orbed · outgo · oping · ontic · oread · ossia · ovolo · ormer · ottar · oboli · orach · obols · oribi · orlop · octan · odeum · onium · oinks · olein · oohed · ollas · octad · ourie · odist · oxims · oaves · oidia · ohing · okras · ousel · outby · oasts · oater · ochry · obeli · osmic · ogams · ouzos · ogler · ofays · omasa · orgic · okehs · osmol · oxeye · oxlip · olios · oleos · orzos · odyls · ootid · oxids · odyle · onery · ornis · oyers · ohias · obole · orpin · oorie · orcin · orles · ogees · oxter · opahs · obias · owsen · ovoli · omber · ouphs · ouphe · ocrea