5-Letter Words Starting With OP
There are 10 five-letter words starting with OP in our dictionary; 8 of them are common words.
Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.
All 10 words
- opens7 points
- optic9 points
- opted8 points
- opera7 points
- opium9 points
- opals7 points
- opine7 points
- oping8 points
- opahs10 points
- opsin7 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 10
- By usage: 6 very common, 2 common, 2 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- opahs 10
- opium 9
- optic 9
- oping 8
- opted 8
- opals 7
- opens 7
- opera 7
- opine 7
- opsin 7
Most common
- opens
- optic
- opted
- opera
- opium
- opals
- opine
- oping
- opahs
- opsin
Definitions
- optic (adjective)
- Of or relating to or resembling the eye.
- opera (noun)
- A drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes.
- opium (noun)
- An addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy.
- opine (verb)
- Express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation.
Words that start with the letters OP come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 10 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. OPAHS is the top scorer here, worth 10 points before any board multiplier.
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
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with OP?
OPAHS scores 10 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?
2 of the 10 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.