Words Containing O — Scrabble & Word Games

O is the 4th most common letter in English, appearing in about 52% of words. O is worth 1 point in Scrabble with 8 tiles in the bag. O is a workhorse vowel that rounds out many syllables.

O-containing strategic plays include the massive OVER- and OUT- prefix families: OVERLOAD, OVERDONE, OUTSIDE, OUTDO. These prefixes alone generate hundreds of productive compound words.

In Wordle, O is typically tested in the first or second guess. Classic O-containing Wordle words: ROUND, POINT, WORDS, SLOPE. O combines well with Z for premium-square plays (ZONE, OZONE, OOZE).

Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Containing O (500 of 129,588)

QUIZZIFICATIONS47
QUIZZIFICATION46
METHOXYBENZENES41
OXYPHENBUTAZONE41
METHOXYBENZENE40
FUZZBOXES39
PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY39
BENZODIAZEPINES38
CHROMOXYLOGRAPH38
HYDROXYZINES38
PSYCHOANALYZING38
SCHEMOZZLING38
SCHIZOPHYCEOUS38
SHOWBIZZIEST38
SHOWBIZZY38
XYLOPYROGRAPHY38
XYLOTYPOGRAPHIC38
XYLOTYPOGRAPHY38
ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS38
APOPHTHEGMATIZE37
BENZIMIDAZOLES37
BENZODIAZEPINE37
CYCLOHEXYLAMINE37
FUZZBOX37
HACKERAZZO37
HYDROXYBUTYRATE37
HYDROXYZINE37
HYPNOTIZABILITY37
HYPOPHYSECTOMY37
OBJECTIVIZING37
PHOTOOXIDIZING37
PHOTOZINCOGRAPH37
PSYCHOANALYZED37
PSYCHOANALYZERS37
SCHEMOZZLED37
SHOWBIZZIER37
VENTRILOQUIZING37
BENZIMIDAZOLE36
COENZYMATICALLY36
COMPREHENSIVIZE36
ECTOMYCORRHIZAE36
ECTOMYCORRHIZAS36
HYPOPHARYNXES36
JICKAJOGGINGS36
MONOPHTHONGIZED36
OBJECTIVIZED36
PHOTOOXIDIZED36
PSYCHOANALYZER36
PSYCHOANALYZES36
PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY36
QUELQUECHOSES36
SCHEMOZZLES36
SCHIZOMYCETIC36
SCHIZOPHRENETIC36
SCHIZOPHYTIC36
SCHIZOTHYMIC36
SHLEMOZZLING36
SHOWBIZZES36
THYMECTOMIZING36
VENTRILOQUIZED36
ZANTHOXYLUMS36
ZINJANTHROPUSES36
ZINZIBERACEOUS36
ZOOPSYCHOLOGY36
ZYGAPOPHYSEAL36
ZYGAPOPHYSIAL36
CHEMOPSYCHIATRY35
DEMYTHOLOGIZING35
DEOXYGENIZING35
DYSMORPHOPHOBIC35
ECTOMYCORRHIZA35
EXOERYTHROCYTIC35
EXTEMPORIZATION35
HEMICRYPTOPHYTE35
HEXACHLOROPHANE35
HEXACHLOROPHENE35
HYLOZOISTICALLY35
HYPERPOLARIZING35
HYPOMIXOLYDIAN35
HYSTERECTOMIZED35
ISOCARBOXAZIDS35
JICKAJOGGING35
KOLKHOZNIKI35
KOLKHOZNIKS35
MICROEARTHQUAKE35
MONOPHTHONGIZES35
MOORBUZZARDS35
OBJECTIVIZES35
OVEREMPHASIZING35
PHILOSOPHIZINGS35
PHOTOOXIDIZES35
PHOTOSYNTHESIZE35
PHYTOCHEMICALLY35
PIEZOCHEMISTRY35
PODZOLIZATIONS35
POLYCARBOXYLIC35
PROJECTIZATIONS35
PSYCHOANALYZE35
PSYCHOCHEMISTRY35
PSYCHOLOGIZING35
PSYCHOPHYSICIST35
PSYCHOSEXUALITY35
QUELQUECHOSE35
QUINQUEFARIOUS35
QUINQUEFOLIATE35
RHOMBENPORPHYRY35
SCHEMOZZLE35
SCHIZOMYCETOUS35
SCHIZOPHRENICS35
SCHIZOTHYMIAS35
SHEMOZZLING35
SHLEMOZZLED35
SOMNILOQUIZING35
THYMECTOMIZED35
VENTRILOQUIZES35
WAZZOCKS35
ZANTHOXYLUM35
ZINCKIFICATIONS35
ZOOPHYTOLOGICAL35
ZOOPSYCHOLOGIES35
ZYGAPOPHYSES35
ZYGAPOPHYSIS35
ZYGOBRANCHIATES35
ZYGODACTYLISMS35
ZYGOMORPHISMS35
AZIDOTHYMIDINES34
CHEMICOPHYSICAL34
CONTEXTUALIZING34
COXCOMBICALITY34
CYCLOHEXIMIDES34
DECONTEXTUALIZE34
DEHYDROGENIZING34
DEMYTHOLOGIZED34
DEMYTHOLOGIZERS34
DEOXYGENIZED34
DIPHTHONGIZING34
ENDOMYCORRHIZA34
EXTEMPORIZING34
EXTENSIVIZATION34
GYROFREQUENCY34
HYDROXYACETIC34
HYDROXYAPATITES34
HYDROXYCITRIC34
HYDROXYLAPATITE34
HYDROXYPROLINES34
HYPERPOLARIZED34
HYPHENIZATIONS34
HYPOPHARYNX34
HYPOPHOSPHORIC34
HYPOTHESIZING34
HYPOTHETIZING34
HYSTERECTOMIZES34
ISOCARBOXAZID34
JABBERWOCKY34
JAZZBOS34
JICKAJOGGED34
KOLKHOZNIK34
LYMPHADENOPATHY34
MONOPHTHONGIZE34
MOORBUZZARD34
MORBIDEZZAS34
MYCOTOXICOLOGY34
NEPHRECTOMIZING34
OBJECTIVIZE34
OOPHORECTOMIZED34
OVEREMPHASIZED34
OVERHOMOGENIZED34
OXYRHYNCHUSES34
PEROXYSULPHURIC34
PHAGOCYTIZING34
PHENYLBUTAZONES34
PHILOSOPHIZING34
PHOSPHATIZATION34
PHOTOOXIDIZE34
PHOTOTYPOGRAPHY34
PHYSICOCHEMICAL34
PLETHYSMOGRAPHY34
PODZOLIZATION34
POLYCARBOXYLATE34
POSTSYNCHRONIZE34
PROJECTIZATION34
PSYCHOCHEMICALS34
PSYCHOLOGIZED34
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY34
PSYCHOPHYSICAL34
PSYCHOSEXUALLY34
PYROPHOTOGRAPHY34
QUARTZIFEROUS34
QUINQUECOSTATE34
REMYTHOLOGIZING34
RHYTHMIZATIONS34
SCHIZOMYCETES34
SCHIZOPHRENIC34
SCHIZOPHYTES34
SCHIZOTHYMIA34
SHEMOZZLED34
SHLEMOZZLES34
SOMNILOQUIZED34
STAPHYLORRHAPHY34
SULPHINPYRAZONE34
SYCOPHANTIZING34
THYMECTOMIZES34
VENTRILOQUIZE34
WAZZOCK34
XENOMORPHICALLY34
XEROPHYTICALLY34
ZINCKIFICATION34
ZINJANTHROPUS34
ZOOPHYSIOLOGY34
ZYGOBRANCHIATE34
ZYGODACTYLISM34
ZYGOMORPHISM34
ZYMOTECHNICAL34
ALEXIPHARMAKONS33
APOTHEGMATIZING33
AXIOMATIZATIONS33
AZIDOTHYMIDINE33
BENZENECARBONYL33
BENZOQUINONES33
BIORHYTHMICALLY33
BUZZWORDS33
CHEQUERWORKS33
CHLOROTHIAZIDES33
CHLORPROMAZINES33
COLLOQUIZING33
COMMERCIALIZING33
COMPLEXIFYING33
CONTEXTUALIZED33
COPOLYMERIZING33
COXCOMBICALLY33
CRYPTOZOOLOGY33
CYCLOHEXIMIDE33
DEHYDROGENIZED33
DEHYPNOTIZATION33
DEMYTHOLOGIZER33
DEMYTHOLOGIZES33
DEOXYGENIZES33
DIAZOTIZATIONS33
DIPHTHONGIZED33
DYSMORPHOPHOBIA33
ENHYPOSTATIZING33
EQUIPROBABILITY33
ESCHSCHOLTZIAS33
EXCOMMUNICATIVE33
EXCOMMUNICATORY33
EXCURSIONIZING33
EXTEMPORIZED33
EXTEMPORIZERS33
GYROFREQUENCIES33
HEPATECTOMIZED33
HETEROZYGOSITY33
HEXACHLORETHANE33
HOBBLEDEHOYHOOD33
HOMOZYGOSITY33
HOMOZYGOUSLY33
HYDROLYZABLE33
HYDROLYZATIONS33
HYDROPHOBICITY33
HYDROXYAPATITE33
HYDROXYLAMINES33
HYDROXYPROLINE33
HYPERBOLIZING33
HYPERCOMPLEX33
HYPERPOLARIZES33
HYPHENIZATION33
HYPOPHOSPHOROUS33
HYPOSENSITIZING33
HYPOTHESIZED33
HYPOTHESIZERS33
HYPOTHETIZED33
HYSTERECTOMIZE33
JABBERWOCKIES33
JAZZBO33
LARYNGECTOMIZED33
LEXICALIZATIONS33
MAXIMIZATIONS33
METHOXYCHLORS33
METHOXYFLURANES33
MEZZOTINTING33
MICROTECHNIQUES33
MORBIDEZZA33
MYTHICIZATIONS33
MYTHOLOGIZATION33
NEPHRECTOMIZED33
OOPHORECTOMIZES33
OVEREMPHASIZES33
OVERHOMOGENIZES33
OXYHAEMOGLOBINS33
PASSAMEZZOS33
PAVONAZZOS33
PHAGOCYTIZED33
PHENYLBUTAZONE33
PHILOSOPHIZED33
PHILOSOPHIZERS33
PHLEBOTOMIZING33
PHONEMICIZATION33
PHOSPHATIZING33
PHOSPHORIZING33
PHYCOXANTHINS33
PHYTOTOXICITY33
PIEZOMETRICALLY33
PODZOLIZING33
POLYHYDROXY33
PSYCHOCHEMICAL33
PSYCHOGRAPHICAL33
PSYCHOLOGIZES33
PSYCHOPHYSICS33
PUZZLEDOMS33
QUIXOTICALLY33
RECONTEXTUALIZE33
REMYTHOLOGIZED33
RESYNCHRONIZING33
RHIZOCEPHALANS33
RHIZOCEPHALOUS33
RHOMBPORPHYRY33
RHYTHMIZATION33
SCHIZOMYCETE33
SCHIZOPHRENIAS33
SCHIZOPHYTE33
SCHNOZZLES33
SHEMOZZLES33
SHIMOZZLES33
SHLEMOZZLE33
SOMNILOQUIZES33
SPHYGMOGRAPHIC33
SPHYGMOGRAPHY33
SYCOPHANTIZED33
SYMPTOMATIZING33
THYMECTOMIZE33
TRANQUILIZATION33
XENOPHOBICALLY33
XEROGRAPHICALLY33
XIPHOPHYLLOUS33
ZINCOGRAPHICAL33
ZINJANTHROPI33
ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL33
ZOOPHYSIOLOGIES33
ZOOPHYSIOLOGIST33
ZOOPHYTOLOGISTS33
ZOOPHYTOLOGY33
ZYGODACTYLIC33
ZYGOMORPHIC33
ZYGOMORPHY33
ZYMOTECHNICS33
ADENOHYPOPHYSES32
ADENOHYPOPHYSIS32
ALEXIPHARMAKON32
ANTHROPOPSYCHIC32
APOTHEGMATIZED32
ARCHAEOPTERYXES32
ARCHAEOZOOLOGY32
AXIOMATIZATION32
BASHIBAZOUKS32
BENZOQUINONE32
BRACHYCEPHALOUS32
BRACHYPINAKOIDS32
BUZZWORD32
CEPHALOTHORAXES32
CHEMOTAXONOMIC32
CHEMOTAXONOMY32
CHEQUERWORK32
CHICKENPOXES32
CHLOROTHIAZIDE32
CHLORPROMAZINE32
CHOLECYSTECTOMY32
CHONDRICHTHYANS32
COLLOQUIZED32
COMMERCIALIZED32
COMPLEMENTIZERS32
CONTEXTUALIZES32
CONVEYORIZATION32
COPOLYMERIZED32
CRYPTOZOOLOGIES32
CRYPTOZOOLOGIST32
DEHYDROGENIZES32
DEHYPNOTIZING32
DEMYTHOLOGIZE32
DEOXIDIZATIONS32
DEOXYGENIZE32
DEPOLYMERIZING32
DESEXUALIZATION32
DIAZOTIZATION32
DICHLOROBENZENE32
DICHOTOMIZATION32
DIPHTHONGIZES32
ENHYPOSTATIZED32
EQUIVOCATINGLY32
ESCHSCHOLTZIA32
ESCHSCHOLZIAS32
EXCURSIONIZED32
EXTEMPORIZER32
EXTEMPORIZES32
GLYPHOGRAPHICAL32
HAEMODIALYZERS32
HALFPENNYWORTHS32
HIERACOSPHINXES32
HOBBLEDEHOYDOMS32
HOMOZYGOSITIES32
HYBRIDIZATIONS32
HYDROGENIZATION32
HYDROLYZATION32
HYDROPATHICALLY32
HYDROXYLAMINE32
HYPERBOLIZED32
HYPEREXCRETIONS32
HYPERPOLARIZE32
HYPERTHYROIDISM32
HYPOPHOSPHATES32
HYPOPHOSPHITES32
HYPOSENSITIZED32
HYPOSTASIZATION32
HYPOSTATIZATION32
HYPOTHESIZER32
HYPOTHESIZES32
HYPOTHETIZES32
HYPOTHYROIDISMS32
HYPSOPHYLLARY32
HYSTRICOMORPHIC32
ICHTHYOPHAGISTS32
ICHTHYOPHAGY32
IMMUNOCOMPLEXES32
JEOPARDIZING32
JOCKEYSHIPS32
KNICKERBOCKERS32
LEXICALIZATION32
LEXICOGRAPHICAL32
LYMPHOCYTOPENIA32
LYOPHILIZATIONS32
MAXIMIZATION32
METHOXYCHLOR32
METHOXYFLURANE32
MEZZOTINTED32
MEZZOTINTERS32
MICROPHYSICALLY32
MICROTECHNIQUE32
MONOCARBOXYLIC32
MYTHICIZATION32
MYTHOLOGIZING32
NEPHRECTOMIZES32
OOPHORECTOMIZE32
OPHTHALMOPHOBIA32
OVERADVERTIZING32
OVERCAPITALIZED32
OVEREMPHASIZE32
OVERHOMOGENIZE32
OVERSPECIALIZED32
OXYGENIZING32
OXYHAEMOGLOBIN32
OXYHEMOGLOBINS32
OXYRHYNCHUS32
OXYTETRACYCLINE32
PARAMYXOVIRUSES32
PASSAMEZZO32
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY32
PAVONAZZO32
PEROXIDIZING32
PHAGOCYTIZES32
PHARMACODYNAMIC32
PHARMACOTHERAPY32
PHENOMENALIZING32
PHILOSOPHIZER32
PHILOSOPHIZES32
PHLEBOTOMIZED32
PHONEMICIZING32
PHOSPHATIZED32
PHOSPHORIZED32
PHOTOCHEMICALLY32
PHYCOXANTHIN32
PHYSIOPATHOLOGY32
PHYTOCHEMISTRY32
PHYTOGEOGRAPHIC32
PHYTOGEOGRAPHY32
PHYTOTOXICITIES32
PIZZICATOS32
PODZOLIZED32
POLYMORPHICALLY32
POZZOLANIC32
PROPOXYPHENES32
PROVERBIALIZING32
PROVINCIALIZING32
PSYCHODYNAMICS32
PSYCHOGRAPHICS32
PSYCHOLOGIZE32
PUZZLEDOM32
QUODLIBETICALLY32
RECOGNIZABILITY32
REMYTHOLOGIZES32
RESYNCHRONIZED32
RHIZOCEPHALAN32
RHIZOMORPHOUS32
RHOMBENPORPHYRS32
RHOMBPORPHYRIES32
SCHIZOCARPIC32
SCHIZOGNATHOUS32
SCHIZOPHRENES32
SCHIZOPHRENIA32
SCHNOZZES32
SCHNOZZLE32
SHEMOZZLE32
SHIMOZZLE32

Frequently Asked Questions

Is O a frequent letter in English words?

There are 129,588 O-containing entries in our list, making up 36.1%. O appears in about 7.5% of English text and is the 4th most common letter.

What word with O scores highest?

Top honors go to QUIZZIFICATIONS with 47 Scrabble points using TWL values. O itself scores 1 point per tile.

How do word-game players use pages like this one?

Two-play-pattern approach: spot short O-words on the top of the list for premium-square hits, and longer ones for bingos when your rack fits. O is a common letter; focus on words where O pairs with high-value tiles like Q, Z, J, X for maximum scoring.