SOWPODS dictionary

4 letter words that start with O

155 four-letter words begin with O.

Every four-letter word that begins with O in SOWPODS: 155 words, grouped by second letter with the Scrabble score on each. Useful for crosswords, Wordscapes and building onto a O already on the board.

Highest scorer: OOZY at 16 points. 155 words total.
4-letter words starting with OA (8)
  • OAFS7
  • OAKS8
  • OAKY11
  • OARS4
  • OARY7
  • OAST4
  • OATH7
  • OATS4
4-letter words starting with OB (9)
  • OBAS6
  • OBES6
  • OBEY9
  • OBIA6
  • OBIS6
  • OBIT6
  • OBOE6
  • OBOL6
  • OBOS6
4-letter words starting with OC (4)
  • OCAS6
  • OCCY11
  • OCHE9
  • OCTA6
4-letter words starting with OD (10)
  • ODAH8
  • ODAL5
  • ODAS5
  • ODDS6
  • ODEA5
  • ODES5
  • ODIC7
  • ODOR5
  • ODSO5
  • ODYL8
4-letter words starting with OF (2)
  • OFAY10
  • OFFS10
4-letter words starting with OG (4)
  • OGAM7
  • OGEE5
  • OGLE5
  • OGRE5
4-letter words starting with OH (4)
  • OHED8
  • OHIA7
  • OHMS9
  • OHOS7
4-letter words starting with OI (5)
  • OIKS8
  • OILS4
  • OILY7
  • OINK8
  • OINT4
4-letter words starting with OK (6)
  • OKAS8
  • OKAY11
  • OKEH11
  • OKES8
  • OKRA8
  • OKTA8
4-letter words starting with OL (10)
  • OLDS5
  • OLDY8
  • OLEA4
  • OLEO4
  • OLES4
  • OLID5
  • OLIO4
  • OLLA4
  • OLMS6
  • OLPE6
4-letter words starting with OM (5)
  • OMBU8
  • OMEN6
  • OMER6
  • OMIT6
  • OMOV9
4-letter words starting with ON (10)
  • ONCE6
  • ONER4
  • ONES4
  • ONIE4
  • ONLY7
  • ONOS4
  • ONST4
  • ONTO4
  • ONUS4
  • ONYX14
4-letter words starting with OO (12)
  • OOFS7
  • OOFY10
  • OOHS7
  • OOMS6
  • OONS4
  • OONT4
  • OOPS6
  • OOSE4
  • OOSY7
  • OOTS4
  • OOZE13
  • OOZY16
4-letter words starting with OP (8)
  • OPAH9
  • OPAL6
  • OPED7
  • OPEN6
  • OPES6
  • OPPO8
  • OPTS6
  • OPUS6
4-letter words starting with OR (17)
  • ORAD5
  • ORAL4
  • ORBS6
  • ORBY9
  • ORCA6
  • ORCS6
  • ORDO5
  • ORDS5
  • ORES4
  • ORFE7
  • ORFS7
  • ORGY8
  • ORLE4
  • ORRA4
  • ORTS4
  • ORYX14
  • ORZO13
4-letter words starting with OS (3)
  • OSAR4
  • OSES4
  • OSSA4
4-letter words starting with OT (2)
  • OTIC6
  • OTTO4
4-letter words starting with OU (14)
  • OUCH9
  • OUDS5
  • OUKS8
  • OULD5
  • OULK8
  • OUMA6
  • OUPA6
  • OUPH9
  • OUPS6
  • OURN4
  • OURS4
  • OUST4
  • OUTS4
  • OUZO13
4-letter words starting with OV (5)
  • OVAL7
  • OVEL7
  • OVEN7
  • OVER7
  • OVUM9
4-letter words starting with OW (9)
  • OWED8
  • OWER7
  • OWES7
  • OWLS7
  • OWLY10
  • OWNS7
  • OWRE7
  • OWSE7
  • OWTS7
4-letter words starting with OX (5)
  • OXEN11
  • OXER11
  • OXES11
  • OXID12
  • OXIM13
4-letter words starting with OY (3)
  • OYER7
  • OYES7
  • OYEZ16

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155 four-letter words that begin with O

155 of the 5,454 four-letter words in SOWPODS start with O, which is 2.8% of the list. That makes O the 18th most common opening letter for four-letter words.

The most common second letters are R (17), U (14), O (12) and D (10). Most of the words end in S (52), with Y next at 15.

36 repeat a letter, like OBOE and OBOL, and 119 use four different letters. The top scorer is OOZY at 16 points in Scrabble, followed by OYEZ on 16.

Questions about four-letter words starting with O

How many four-letter words start with O?

There are 155 four-letter words that start with O in the SOWPODS dictionary, out of 5,454 four-letter words in total.

Which four-letter word starting with O scores the most in Scrabble?

OOZY is worth 16 points, the highest of the 155 words in this list.

What is the most common second letter in four-letter words that start with O?

R is the most common second letter, with 17 words (OR...).

Are all of these words valid in Scrabble?

Every word comes from SOWPODS, the international Scrabble word list. If you play North American Scrabble or Words With Friends, a few of the rarer entries may not be accepted.