5-Letter Words Starting With OC
There are 13 five-letter words starting with OC in our dictionary; 7 of them are common words.
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All 13 words
- occur9 points
- ocean7 points
- octal7 points
- ocher10 points
- ochre10 points
- octet7 points
- ocker11 points
- octad8 points
- ocrea7 points
- octan7 points
- oculi7 points
- ochry13 points
- octyl10 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 13
- By usage: 3 very common, 4 common, 6 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- ochry 13
- ocker 11
- ocher 10
- ochre 10
- octyl 10
- occur 9
- octad 8
- ocean 7
- ocrea 7
- octal 7
Most common
- occur
- ocean
- octal
- ocher
- ochre
- octet
- ocker
- octad
- ocrea
- octan
Definitions
- occur (verb)
- Come to pass.
- ocean (noun)
- A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere.
- octal (adjective)
- Of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base.
- ocher (adjective)
- Of a moderate orange-yellow color.
Here is the complete list of five-letter words starting with OC: 13 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 OCCUR and OCEAN 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 balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with OC are there?
Our dictionary has 13 five-letter words starting with OC, of which 7 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 OC?
OCHRY scores 13 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.