6 Letter Words Starting with O

Common six-letter words that start with O

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

• office 14/15 place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
• others 9/8 (form of other) not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
• orders 7/7 (form of order) (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
• opened 9/11 (form of open) affording unobstructed entrance and exit
• object 17/21 a tangible and visible entity
• outfit 9/10 any cohesive unit such as a military company
• orange 7/9 round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
• option 8/10 the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price
• oxygen 17/18 a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas
• oldest 7/8 (form of old) (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
• offers 12/12 (form of offer) make available or accessible, provide or furnish
• organs 7/9 edible viscera of a butchered animal
• orphan 11/12 a child who has lost both parents
• owners 9/10 (form of owner) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
• onions 6/8 (form of onion) the bulb of an onion plant
• offend 13/14 cause to feel resentment or indignation
• origin 7/9 the place where something begins, where it springs into being
• obtain 8/10 come into possession of
• opener 8/10 (form of open) affording unobstructed entrance and exit
• occurs 10/13 (form of occur) come to pass
• oyster 9/8 marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell
• outlaw 9/11 someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
• olives 9/11 (form of olive) of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
• oxford 17/17 a city in southern England to the northwest of London
• occupy 15/18 keep busy with
• ordeal 7/8 a severe or trying experience
• omelet 8/10 beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set
• ounces 8/11 (form of ounce) a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
• oracle 8/10 an authoritative person who divines the future
• overly 12/13 to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
• oblige 9/12 force somebody to do something
• oppose 10/12 be against
• orchid 12/12 any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
• openly 11/13 in an open way
• owning 10/13 (form of own) have ownership or possession of
• outlet 6/8 a place of business for retailing goods
• outrun 6/9 run faster than
• oceans 8/10 (form of ocean) a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
• overdo 10/11 do something to an excessive degree
• orient 6/7 be oriented
• occult 10/14 supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
• onward 10/11 forward in time or order or degree
• output 8/11 final product
• obeyed 12/12 (form of obey) be obedient to
• ornery 9/9 having a difficult and contrary disposition
• outing 7/10 a journey taken for pleasure
• oozing 16/18 the process of seeping
• operas 8/9 (form of opera) a drama set to music
• optics 10/12 the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light
• okayed 14/13 (form of okay) being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

All 324 six-letter words that start with O

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