8-letter words starting with O
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter O. This section showcases how O at the start shapes the identity and sound of various words. From commonly used terms to rare finds, explore the diverse range of words that start with O, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| original | 9 | something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies | this painting is a copy of the original |
| official | 16 | conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline | - |
| ordinary | 12 | lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered | the ordinary (or common) man in the street |
| opposite | 12 | directly facing each other | they sat opposite at the table |
| offering | 15 | the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity | - |
| occasion | 12 | an event that occurs at a critical time | it was needed only on special occasions |
| obsessed | 11 | influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion | - |
| occurred | 13 | - | - |
| overcome | 15 | get on top of; deal with successfully | - |
| offended | 16 | emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed | she looked offended |
| occupied | 15 | resided in; having tenants | not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up |
| opponent | 12 | characterized by active hostility | opponent (or opposing) armies |
| organize | 18 | plan and direct (a complex undertaking) | - |
| overtime | 13 | playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie | - |
| operator | 10 | a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties | - |
| overseas | 11 | in a place across an ocean | - |
| ordering | 10 | the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement | there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list |
| olympics | 17 | the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country | - |
| observed | 14 | discovered or determined by scientific observation | no explanation for the observed phenomena |
| organism | 11 | a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | - |
| overdose | 12 | dose too heavily | The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room |
| overhead | 15 | (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command | - |
| obstacle | 12 | something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted | lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement |
| outsider | 9 | someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group | - |
| obedient | 11 | dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority | an obedient soldier |
| offender | 15 | a person who transgresses moral or civil law | - |
| opposing | 13 | characterized by active hostility | opponent (or opposing) armies |
| outdoors | 9 | outside a building | - |
| observer | 13 | an expert who observes and comments on something | - |
| orthodox | 19 | of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism | - |
| override | 12 | the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something | - |
| offshore | 17 | (of winds) coming from the land | offshore winds |
| omelette | 10 | beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly | - |
| overlook | 15 | look down on | - |
| organise | 9 | plan and direct (a complex undertaking) | - |
| oblivion | 13 | the state of being disregarded or forgotten | - |
| oriental | 8 | denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East | oriental civilization |
| outbreak | 14 | a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition) | the outbreak of hostilities |
| ointment | 10 | toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin | - |
| outdated | 10 | old; no longer valid or fashionable | outdated equipment |
| overtake | 15 | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | - |
| optimism | 14 | a general disposition to expect the best in all things | - |
| outgoing | 10 | at ease in talking to others | - |
| oriented | 9 | adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination | the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view |
| obsolete | 10 | no longer in use | obsolete words |
| outraged | 10 | angered at something unjust or wrong | a look of outraged disbelief |
| ornament | 10 | something used to beautify | - |
| outright | 12 | without any delay | he was killed outright |
| orphaned | 14 | deprived of parents by death or desertion | - |
| ordained | 10 | fixed or established especially by order or command | - |
| optimist | 12 | a person disposed to take a favorable view of things | - |
| outhouse | 11 | a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate | - |
| overcame | 15 | - | - |
| obituary | 13 | a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography | - |
| outburst | 10 | a sudden violent disturbance | - |
| overflow | 17 | flow or run over (a limit or brim) | - |
| obstruct | 12 | block passage through | obstruct the path |
| outlawed | 12 | contrary to or forbidden by law | - |
| overalls | 11 | - | - |
| overload | 12 | place too much a load on | don't overload the car |
| optional | 10 | possible but not necessary; left to personal choice | - |
| overpass | 13 | bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels | - |
| overhear | 14 | hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers | We overheard the conversation at the next table |
| openness | 10 | characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive | - |
| overcoat | 13 | an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish) | - |
| obsidian | 11 | acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces | - |
| overdone | 12 | represented as greater than is true or reasonable | - |
| overture | 11 | something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | drinks were the overture to dinner |
| overhaul | 14 | the act of improving by renewing and restoring | a major overhaul of the healthcare system was proposed |
| outreach | 13 | the act of reaching out | the outreach toward truth of the human spirit |
| overturn | 11 | the act of upsetting something | - |
| outwards | 12 | toward the outside | - |
| operatic | 12 | of or relating to or characteristic of opera | - |
| outlined | 9 | showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary | the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill |
| overview | 17 | a general summary of a subject | the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences |
| outsmart | 10 | defeat by more skillful maneuvering | - |
| organist | 9 | a person who plays an organ | - |
| overkill | 15 | any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal | - |
| overpaid | 14 | - | - |
| ordnance | 11 | large but transportable armament | - |
| outlived | 12 | - | - |
| olympiad | 16 | the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country | - |
| outgrown | 12 | - | - |
| overcast | 13 | make overcast or cloudy | Fall weather often overcasts our beaches |
| obliging | 12 | showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others | the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave |
| offstage | 15 | concealed from public view or attention | offstage political meetings |
| overlord | 12 | a person who has general authority over others | - |
| overseer | 11 | a person who directs and manages an organization | - |
| overheat | 14 | get excessively and undesirably hot | The car engines overheated |
| outlying | 12 | relatively far from a center or middle | outlying settlements |
| oncoming | 13 | the beginning or early stages | - |
| orgasmic | 13 | - | - |
| objector | 19 | a person who dissents from some established policy | - |
| overtook | 15 | - | - |
| overland | 12 | traveling or passing over land | an overland journey |
| outfield | 12 | the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases | - |
| overrule | 11 | rule against | The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill |
| omission | 10 | any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases | - |
| outweigh | 15 | weigh more heavily | these considerations outweigh our wishes |
| overcook | 17 | cook too long | The vegetables were completely overcooked |
| onscreen | 10 | - | - |
| oxymoron | 20 | conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence') | - |
| overwork | 18 | the act of working too much or too long | he became ill from overwork |
| occupant | 14 | someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there | - |
| outflank | 15 | get the better of | - |
| overused | 12 | - | - |
| oncology | 14 | the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors | - |
| odorless | 9 | having no odor | odorless gas |
| optician | 12 | a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision | - |
| outshine | 11 | attract more attention and praise than others | - |
| overstay | 14 | stay too long | overstay or outstay one's welcome |
| operetta | 10 | a short amusing opera | - |
| overbite | 13 | (dentistry) malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend abnormally far over the lower teeth | - |
| occupier | 14 | someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there | - |
| outboard | 11 | internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat | - |
| overshot | 14 | having an upper part projecting beyond the lower | an overshot jaw |
| onlooker | 12 | someone who looks on | - |
| operable | 12 | fit or ready for use or service | - |
| offshoot | 17 | a natural consequence of development | - |
| overhang | 15 | be suspended over or hang over | - |
| opulence | 12 | wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living | - |
| outbound | 11 | that is going out or leaving | - |
| overhand | 15 | with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level | an overhand pitch |
| ordinate | 9 | appoint to a clerical posts | - |
| odometer | 11 | a meter that shows mileage traversed | - |
| outskirt | 12 | a part of the city far removed from the center | they built a factory on the outskirts of the city |
| overstep | 13 | pass beyond (limits or boundaries) | - |
| overseen | 11 | - | - |
| outthink | 15 | - | - |
| optimize | 21 | act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world | - |
| oxytocin | 20 | hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk | - |
| overripe | 13 | too ripe and beginning to turn soft | - |
| offsides | 15 | illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck | - |
| oligarch | 14 | one of the rulers in an oligarchy | - |
| oblation | 10 | the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist | - |
| occident | 13 | the hemisphere that includes North America and South America | - |
| omitting | 11 | - | - |
| ontology | 12 | (computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some knowledge domain that is usually hierarchical and contains all the relevant entities and their relations | - |
| outvoted | 12 | - | - |
| outdoing | 10 | - | - |
| outmoded | 12 | out of fashion | demode (or outmoded) attire |
| oliphant | 13 | - | - |
| oxidized | 26 | combined with or having undergone a chemical reaction with oxygen | the oxidized form of iodine |
| outcaste | 10 | not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society | - |
| oversize | 20 | larger than normal for its kind | - |
| oiliness | 8 | consisting of or covered with oil | - |
| oxidizer | 25 | a substance that oxidizes another substance | - |
| overtone | 11 | a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency | - |
| overplay | 16 | exaggerate one's acting | - |
| outshone | 11 | - | - |
| oleander | 9 | an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions | - |
| outspend | 11 | - | - |
| overfeed | 15 | feed excessively | - |
| overdraw | 15 | to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth | - |
| oximeter | 17 | a measuring instrument that measures the oxygen in arterial blood | - |
| outdrive | 12 | - | - |
| overtire | 11 | tire excessively | - |
| oversold | 12 | - | - |
| overmuch | 18 | more than necessary | let's not blame them overmuch |
| outsized | 18 | larger than normal for its kind | - |
| overlaid | 12 | - | - |
| overbill | 13 | - | - |
| outdrink | 13 | - | - |
| overrode | 12 | - | - |
| overrate | 11 | make too high an estimate of | - |
| oilcloth | 13 | cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin | - |
| oilpaper | 12 | paper that has been made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil | - |
| ossified | 12 | set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs | an ossified bureaucratic system |
| outstrip | 10 | go far ahead of | - |
| overgrow | 15 | grow beyond or across | - |
| organdie | 10 | a sheer stiff muslin | - |
| overfall | 14 | - | - |
| overbear | 13 | contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery | - |
| overdeck | 18 | - | - |
| outflush | 14 | - | - |
| outfools | 11 | - | - |
| outfoots | 11 | - | - |
| outfound | 12 | - | - |
| outfoxed | 19 | - | - |
| outfoxes | 18 | - | - |
| outfrown | 14 | - | - |
| outgains | 9 | - | - |
| outgases | 9 | - | - |
| outgates | 9 | - | - |
| outgazed | 19 | - | - |
| outgazes | 18 | - | - |
| outgiven | 12 | - | - |
| outgives | 12 | - | - |
| outglare | 9 | - | - |
| outgleam | 11 | - | - |
| outglows | 12 | - | - |
| outgnawn | 12 | - | - |
| outgnaws | 12 | - | - |
| outgoers | 9 | - | - |
| outgrins | 9 | - | - |
| outgross | 9 | - | - |
| outgroup | 11 | - | - |
| outgrows | 12 | - | - |
| outguard | 10 | - | - |
| outguess | 9 | attempt to anticipate or predict | - |
| outguide | 10 | - | - |
| outhauls | 11 | - | - |
| outheard | 12 | - | - |
| outhears | 11 | - | - |
| outhired | 12 | - | - |
| outhires | 11 | - | - |
| outhomer | 13 | - | - |
| outhowls | 14 | - | - |
| outhumor | 13 | - | - |
| outhunts | 11 | - | - |
| outhyred | 15 | - | - |
| outhyres | 14 | - | - |
| outjests | 15 | - | - |
| outjumps | 19 | - | - |
| outkeeps | 14 | - | - |
| outkicks | 18 | - | - |
| outkills | 12 | - | - |
| outlands | 9 | - | - |
| outlasts | 8 | - | - |
| outlaugh | 12 | - | - |
| outlawry | 14 | illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law | - |
| outleads | 9 | - | - |
| outleaps | 10 | - | - |
| outleapt | 10 | - | - |
| outlearn | 8 | - | - |
| outliers | 8 | - | - |
| outliner | 8 | - | - |
| outlines | 8 | - | - |
| outliver | 11 | - | - |
| outlives | 11 | - | - |
| outlooks | 12 | - | - |
| outloved | 12 | - | - |
| outloves | 11 | - | - |
| outmarch | 15 | march longer distances and for a longer time than | This guy can outmarch anyone! |
| outmatch | 15 | be or do something to a greater degree | - |
| outmodes | 11 | - | - |
| outmoved | 14 | - | - |
| outmoves | 13 | - | - |
| outnamed | 11 | - | - |
| outnames | 10 | - | - |
| outnight | 12 | - | - |
| outpaced | 13 | - | - |
| outpaces | 12 | - | - |
| outpaint | 10 | - | - |
| outparts | 10 | - | - |
| outpeeps | 12 | - | - |
| outpeers | 10 | - | - |
| outpitch | 15 | - | - |
| outplace | 12 | - | - |
| outplans | 10 | - | - |
| outplays | 13 | - | - |
| outplods | 11 | - | - |
| outplots | 10 | - | - |
| outpoint | 10 | score more points than one's opponents | - |
| outpolls | 10 | - | - |
| outports | 10 | - | - |
| outposts | 10 | - | - |
| outpours | 10 | - | - |
| outpower | 13 | - | - |
| outprays | 13 | - | - |
| outpreen | 10 | - | - |
| outpress | 10 | - | - |
| outprice | 12 | - | - |
| outprize | 19 | - | - |
| outpsych | 18 | - | - |
| outpulls | 10 | - | - |
| outpunch | 15 | - | - |
| outpupil | 12 | - | - |
| outquote | 17 | - | - |
| outraced | 11 | - | - |
| outraces | 10 | - | - |
| outrages | 9 | - | - |
| outraise | 8 | - | - |
| outrance | 10 | - | - |
| outrange | 9 | have a greater range than (another gun) | - |
| outranks | 12 | - | - |
| outrated | 9 | - | - |
| outrates | 8 | - | - |
| outraved | 12 | - | - |
| outraves | 11 | - | - |
| outreads | 9 | - | - |
| outreign | 9 | - | - |
| outremer | 10 | - | - |
| outrider | 9 | an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard) | - |
| outrides | 9 | - | - |
| outrings | 9 | - | - |
| outrival | 11 | be more of a rival than | - |
| outroars | 8 | - | - |
| outrocks | 14 | - | - |
| outrolls | 8 | - | - |
| outroops | 10 | - | - |
| outroots | 8 | - | - |
| outroper | 10 | - | - |
| outropes | 10 | - | - |
| outrowed | 12 | - | - |
| outsails | 8 | - | - |
| outsavor | 11 | - | - |
| outscold | 11 | - | - |
| outscoop | 12 | - | - |
| outscore | 10 | score more points than one's opponents | - |
| outscorn | 10 | - | - |
| outsells | 8 | - | - |
| outserts | 8 | - | - |
| outserve | 11 | - | - |
| outshame | 13 | - | - |
| outshoot | 11 | - | - |
| outshots | 11 | - | - |
| outshout | 11 | shout louder than | - |
| outsides | 9 | - | - |
| outsight | 12 | - | - |
| outsings | 9 | - | - |
| outsizes | 17 | - | - |
| outskate | 12 | - | - |
| outsleep | 10 | - | - |
| outslept | 10 | - | - |
| outslick | 14 | - | - |
| outsmell | 10 | - | - |
| outsmelt | 10 | - | - |
| outsmile | 10 | - | - |
| outsmoke | 14 | - | - |
| outsnore | 8 | - | - |
| outsoars | 8 | - | - |
| outsoles | 8 | - | - |
| outspans | 10 | - | - |
| outspeak | 14 | - | - |
| outspeed | 11 | - | - |
| outspell | 10 | - | - |
| outspelt | 10 | - | - |
| outspent | 10 | - | - |
| outspoke | 14 | - | - |
| outsport | 10 | - | - |
| outstand | 9 | - | - |
| outstare | 8 | overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring | - |
| outstart | 8 | - | - |
| outstate | 8 | - | - |
| outstays | 11 | - | - |
| outsteer | 8 | - | - |
| outsteps | 10 | - | - |
| outstood | 9 | - | - |
| outstudy | 12 | - | - |
| outstunt | 8 | - | - |
| outsulks | 12 | - | - |
| outsware | 11 | - | - |
| outswear | 11 | - | - |
| outsweep | 13 | - | - |
| outswell | 11 | - | - |
| outswept | 13 | - | - |
| outswims | 13 | - | - |
| outswing | 12 | - | - |
| outswore | 11 | - | - |
| outsworn | 11 | - | - |
| outswung | 12 | - | - |
| outtaken | 12 | - | - |
| outtakes | 12 | - | - |
| outtalks | 12 | - | - |
| outtasks | 12 | - | - |
| outtells | 8 | - | - |
| outthank | 15 | - | - |
| outthrew | 14 | - | - |
| outthrob | 13 | - | - |
| outthrow | 14 | - | - |
| outtower | 11 | - | - |
| outtrade | 9 | - | - |
| outtrick | 14 | - | - |
| outtrots | 8 | - | - |
| outtrump | 12 | - | - |
| outturns | 8 | - | - |
| outvalue | 11 | - | - |
| outvaunt | 11 | - | - |
| outvenom | 13 | - | - |
| outvoice | 13 | - | - |
| outvoter | 11 | - | - |
| outvotes | 11 | - | - |
| outvying | 15 | - | - |
| outwaits | 11 | - | - |
| outwalks | 15 | - | - |
| outwaste | 11 | - | - |
| outwatch | 16 | - | - |
| outwears | 11 | - | - |
| outweary | 14 | - | - |
| outweeds | 12 | - | - |
| outweeps | 13 | - | - |
| outwells | 11 | - | - |
| outwhirl | 14 | - | - |
| outwicks | 17 | - | - |
| outwiled | 12 | - | - |
| outwiles | 11 | - | - |
| outwills | 11 | - | - |
| outwinds | 12 | - | - |
| outwings | 12 | - | - |
| outworks | 15 | - | - |
| outworth | 14 | - | - |
| outwound | 12 | - | - |
| outwrest | 11 | - | - |
| outwrite | 11 | - | - |
| outwrote | 11 | - | - |
| outyells | 11 | - | - |
| outyelps | 13 | - | - |
| outyield | 12 | - | - |
| ouvrages | 12 | - | - |
| ouvriere | 11 | - | - |
| ouvriers | 11 | - | - |
| ovalness | 11 | - | - |
| ovariole | 11 | - | - |
| ovarious | 11 | - | - |
| ovaritis | 11 | inflammation of the ovaries | - |
| ovations | 11 | - | - |
| ovenable | 13 | - | - |
| ovenbird | 14 | American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground | - |
| ovenlike | 15 | - | - |
| ovenware | 14 | heat-resistant dishware in which food can be cooked as well as served | - |
| ovenwood | 15 | - | - |
| overable | 13 | - | - |
| overacts | 13 | - | - |
| overaged | 13 | too old to be useful | - |
| overages | 12 | - | - |
| overwily | 17 | - | - |
| overplot | 13 | - | - |
| overplus | 13 | extreme excess | - |
| overpost | 13 | - | - |
| overpump | 17 | - | - |
| overrack | 17 | - | - |
| overrake | 15 | - | - |
| overrank | 15 | - | - |
| overrash | 14 | - | - |
| overread | 12 | - | - |
| overreds | 12 | - | - |
| overrens | 11 | - | - |
| overrich | 16 | - | - |
| overrife | 14 | - | - |
| overrude | 12 | - | - |
| overruff | 17 | - | - |
| overruns | 11 | - | - |
| oversail | 11 | - | - |
| oversale | 11 | - | - |
| oversalt | 11 | - | - |
| oversave | 14 | - | - |
| overseed | 12 | - | - |
| oversees | 11 | - | - |
| oversell | 11 | - | - |
| oversets | 11 | - | - |
| oversewn | 14 | sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together) | - |
| oversews | 14 | - | - |
| overshoe | 14 | footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold | - |
| oversick | 17 | - | - |
| overside | 12 | - | - |
| overskip | 17 | - | - |
| overslip | 13 | - | - |
| overslow | 14 | - | - |
| oversman | 13 | - | - |
| oversmen | 13 | - | - |
| oversoak | 15 | - | - |
| oversoft | 14 | - | - |
| oversoon | 11 | - | - |
| oversoul | 11 | - | - |
| oversown | 14 | - | - |
| oversows | 14 | - | - |
| overspin | 13 | - | - |
| overstir | 11 | - | - |
| oversuds | 12 | - | - |
| oversups | 13 | - | - |
| oversure | 11 | - | - |
| overswam | 16 | - | - |
| oversway | 17 | - | - |
| overswim | 16 | - | - |
| overswum | 16 | - | - |
| overtalk | 15 | - | - |
| overtame | 13 | - | - |
| overtart | 11 | - | - |
| overtask | 15 | - | - |
| overteem | 13 | - | - |
| overthin | 14 | - | - |
| overtips | 13 | - | - |
| overtoil | 11 | - | - |
| overtops | 13 | - | - |
| overtrim | 13 | - | - |
| overtrip | 13 | - | - |
| overtype | 16 | - | - |
| overurge | 12 | - | - |
| overuses | 11 | - | - |
| overveil | 14 | - | - |
| overvote | 14 | - | - |
| overwarm | 16 | - | - |
| overwary | 17 | - | - |
| overwash | 17 | - | - |
| overweak | 18 | - | - |
| overwear | 14 | - | - |
| overween | 14 | - | - |
| overwent | 14 | - | - |
| overwets | 14 | - | - |
| overwide | 15 | - | - |
| oxyacids | 21 | - | - |
| oxoniums | 17 | - | - |
| oxpecker | 23 | - | - |
| oxtering | 16 | - | - |
| oxtongue | 16 | widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States | - |
| oxygenic | 21 | - | - |
| oxyphils | 23 | - | - |
| oxyphile | 23 | - | - |
| oximetry | 20 | - | - |
