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5-Letter Words Starting With O and Ending in E

There are 22 five-letter words starting with O and ending in E in our dictionary; 11 of them are common words.

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All 22 words

  • ozone14 points
  • oxide13 points
  • olive8 points
  • obese7 points
  • ounce7 points
  • oldie6 points
  • ochre10 points
  • ovule8 points
  • opine7 points
  • orate5 points
  • ovate8 points
  • oxime14 points
  • ouphe10 points
  • ogive9 points
  • ombre9 points
  • ovine8 points
  • oxeye15 points
  • odyle9 points
  • obole7 points
  • oorie5 points
  • ourie5 points
  • outre5 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 22
  • By usage: 5 very common, 6 common, 11 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. oxeye 15
  2. oxime 14
  3. ozone 14
  4. oxide 13
  5. ochre 10
  6. ouphe 10
  7. odyle 9
  8. ogive 9
  9. ombre 9
  10. olive 8

Most common

  1. ozone
  2. oxide
  3. olive
  4. obese
  5. ounce
  6. oldie
  7. ochre
  8. ovule
  9. opine
  10. orate

Definitions

ozone (noun)
A colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation).
oxide (noun)
Any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical.
olive (adjective)
Of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive.
obese (adjective)
Excessively fat.

Every word in this list has five letters and start with O and end in E. We count 22 of them, with 11 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so OXEYE at 15 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as OZONE, link through to a full breakdown of the shorter words hidden inside them.

How to use this page

To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.

Tips

Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.

Questions

What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with O and ending in E?

OXEYE scores 15 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.

Why are some of these words unfamiliar?

11 of the 22 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.

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