5 Letter Words Starting with O

Common five-letter words that start with O

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

• other 8/7 not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
• order 6/6 (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
• ought 9/10
• offer 11/11 make available or accessible, provide or furnish
• often 8/9 many times at short intervals
• older 6/7 advanced in years
• ocean 7/9 a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
• owner 8/9 (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
• opera 7/8 a drama set to music
• opens 7/9 (form of open) affording unobstructed entrance and exit
• owned 9/10 having an owner
• outer 5/6 being on the outside or further from a center
• occur 9/12 come to pass
• olive 8/10 of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
• organ 6/8 a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
• orbit 7/8 the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
• onion 5/7 the bulb of an onion plant
• ounce 7/10 a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
• opium 9/12 an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
• ozone 14/15 a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water
• oddly 10/10 in a manner differing from the usual or expected
• oasis 5/5 a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
• omega 8/10 the ending of a series or sequence
• otter 5/5 the fur of an otter
• owing 9/11 owed as a debt
• oxide 13/13 any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
• olden 6/8 relating to time long past
• optic 9/11 the organ of sight
• onset 5/6 the beginning or early stages
• omens 7/9 (form of omen) a sign of something about to happen
• oomph 12/13 attractiveness to the opposite sex
• oiled 6/7 treated with oil
• ovens 8/10 (form of oven) kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
• offed 12/12 (form of off) from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
• ortho 8/7
• ogres 6/7 (form of ogre) a cruel wicked and inhuman person
• outdo 6/7 be or do something to a greater degree
• ovary 11/11 the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
• obese 7/8 excessively fat
• odour 6/7 the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
• oldie 6/7 a song that was formerly popular
• orbed 8/9 (form of orb) the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
• obeys 10/10 (form of obey) be obedient to
• opted 8/9 (form of opt) select as an alternative over another
• oaths 8/7 (form of oath) profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
• odors 6/6 (form of odor) any property detected by the olfactory system
• overt 8/9 open and observable
• oleic 7/9
• obits 7/8 (form of obit) a notice of someone's death
• outed 6/7 (form of out) not allowed to continue to bat or run

All 181 five-letter words that start with O

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