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5-Letter Words Starting With O and Ending in R

There are 21 five-letter words starting with O and ending in R in our dictionary; 14 of them are common words.

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All 21 words

  • offer11 points
  • occur9 points
  • other8 points
  • owner8 points
  • older6 points
  • order6 points
  • outer5 points
  • odder7 points
  • odour6 points
  • otter5 points
  • ocher10 points
  • osier5 points
  • ocker11 points
  • ogler6 points
  • omber9 points
  • oiler5 points
  • ottar5 points
  • oxter12 points
  • ofter8 points
  • ormer7 points
  • oater5 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 21
  • By usage: 10 very common, 4 common, 7 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. oxter 12
  2. ocker 11
  3. offer 11
  4. ocher 10
  5. occur 9
  6. omber 9
  7. ofter 8
  8. other 8
  9. owner 8
  10. odder 7

Most common

  1. offer
  2. occur
  3. other
  4. owner
  5. older
  6. order
  7. outer
  8. odder
  9. odour
  10. otter

Definitions

offer (noun)
The verbal act of offering.
occur (verb)
Come to pass.
other (adjective)
Not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; quantifier, other.
owner (noun)
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business.

Here is the complete list of five-letter words starting with O and ending in R: 21 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as OFFER and OCCUR lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.

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

A word list is also a study tool. Reading through the five-letter words starting with O and ending in R once or twice is enough to make the unusual ones familiar, and familiarity is what lets you spot a play under time pressure. Try covering the list and writing down as many as you can, then compare. Use the definitions on this page to attach meaning to the words you did not know, since a word with a meaning sticks far better than a string of letters. Return to the list after a few days and repeat.

Questions

How many five-letter words starting with O and ending in R are there?

Our dictionary has 21 five-letter words starting with O and ending in R, of which 14 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.

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

OXTER scores 12 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.