5-Letter Words Starting With OV
There are 11 five-letter words starting with OV 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 11 words
- ovary11 points
- ovals8 points
- ovens8 points
- overs8 points
- overt8 points
- ovoid9 points
- ovule8 points
- ovate8 points
- ovine8 points
- ovolo8 points
- ovoli8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 11
- By usage: 5 very common, 3 common, 3 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- ovary 11
- ovoid 9
- ovals 8
- ovate 8
- ovens 8
- overs 8
- overt 8
- ovine 8
- ovoli 8
- ovolo 8
Most common
- ovary
- ovals
- ovens
- overs
- overt
- ovoid
- ovule
- ovate
- ovine
- ovolo
Definitions
- ovary (noun)
- The organ that bears the ovules of a flower.
- overt (adjective)
- Open and observable; not secret or hidden.
- ovoid (adjective)
- Rounded like an egg.
- ovule (noun)
- A small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization.
The five-letter words that start with the letters OV number 11 in our dictionary. About 8 of them are common, which is the group most players will recognise on sight, and the remainder are rarer words that still count in the majority of games. The list is complete, computed from the full word list rather than typed by hand, so you can trust that nothing is missing. The best scorer is OVARY, at 11 points.
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
The list puts common words first for a reason: they are the ones an opponent is least likely to challenge and the ones you will remember next time. When two plays score about the same, prefer the common word. Save the rare entries for situations where they are clearly better, such as a triple-word square that only an obscure word can reach. If you are learning vocabulary or solving a puzzle for a newspaper, stick to the very common words marked with a dot; they are the ones the setter almost certainly had in mind.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with OV?
OVARY scores 11 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?
3 of the 11 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.