4 Letter Words Starting with O

Common four-letter words that start with O

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• okay 11/10 being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
• over 7/8 at or to a point across intervening space etc.
• only 7/8 and nothing more
• once 6/8 on one occasion
• open 6/8 affording unobstructed entrance and exit
• ones 4/5 (form of one) used of a single unit or thing
• onto 4/5
• ours 4/5
• owns 7/8 (form of own) have ownership or possession of
• odds 6/6 the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring
• ouch 9/10
• oops 6/7
• oath 7/6 profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
• owes 7/7 (form of owe) be obliged to pay or repay
• obey 9/9 be obedient to
• oven 7/9 kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
• owed 8/8 (form of owe) be obliged to pay or repay
• otto 4/4
• oral 4/5 using speech rather than writing
• odor 5/5 any property detected by the olfactory system
• owls 7/8 (form of owl) nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
• oats 4/4 (form of oat) annual grass of Europe and North Africa
• outs 4/5 (form of out) not allowed to continue to bat or run
• omen 6/8 a sign of something about to happen
• oaks 8/8 (form of oak) the hard durable wood of any oak
• ogre 5/6 a cruel wicked and inhuman person
• oval 7/9 a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
• oils 4/5 (form of oil) a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
• oars 4/4 (form of oar) an implement used to propel or steer a boat
• oink 8/9 the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
• orcs 6/7
• opal 6/8 a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color
• oily 7/7 containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
• opus 6/8 a musical work that has been created
• omer 6/7
• orca 6/7 predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin
• ooze 13/13 any thick, viscous matter
• okra 8/8 long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
• olds 5/6 (form of old) (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
• oxen 11/12 domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
• orbs 6/7 (form of orb) the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
• ores 4/4 (form of ore) a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
• ogle 5/7 look at with amorous intentions
• oyez 16/15
• ouzo 13/14 a Greek liquor flavored with anise
• oboe 6/7 a slender double-reed instrument
• olla 4/6 leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper
• onyx 14/14 a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands
• omit 6/7 prevent from being included or considered or accepted
• offs 10/10 (form of off) from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)

All 106 four-letter words that start with O

Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.