7-letter words starting with OP
Embark on a linguistic journey with words that begin with the letter OP. This section showcases how OP 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 OP, enriching your vocabulary and appreciation for language.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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opinion | 9 | the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) | - |
opening | 10 | an open or empty space in or between things | there was a small opening between the trees |
operate | 9 | handle and cause to function | do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol |
opposed | 12 | being in opposition or having an opponent | two bitterly opposed schools of thought |
optical | 11 | relating to or using sight | an optical illusion |
optimum | 13 | most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied | an optimum return on capital |
optimal | 11 | most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied | optimal concentration of a drug |
oppress | 11 | come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority | The government oppresses political activists |
opulent | 9 | ostentatiously rich and superior in quality | - |
opossum | 11 | nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America | - |
opacity | 14 | the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light | - |
operant | 9 | having influence or producing an effect | an operant conscience |
opuscle | 11 | - | - |
optants | 9 | - | - |
opsonin | 9 | an antibody in blood serum that attaches to invading microorganisms and other antigens to make them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes | - |
opsonic | 11 | - | - |
oppugns | 12 | - | - |
optimes | 11 | - | - |
opposes | 11 | - | - |
opposer | 11 | someone who offers opposition | - |
options | 9 | - | - |
oppidan | 12 | - | - |
opuntia | 9 | large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears | - |
opacify | 17 | become opaque | the tissue in the eye's cornea may opacify and the patient may go blind |
oporice | 11 | - | - |
operons | 9 | - | - |
opacous | 11 | - | - |
opaline | 9 | having a play of lustrous rainbow colors | a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster |
opaqued | 19 | - | - |
opaquer | 18 | - | - |
opaques | 18 | - | - |
opcodes | 12 | - | - |
openers | 9 | - | - |
openest | 9 | - | - |
operand | 10 | a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed | - |
opioids | 10 | - | - |
operose | 9 | characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort | - |
opgefok | 17 | - | - |
ophites | 12 | - | - |
ophitic | 14 | - | - |
ophiura | 12 | - | - |
opiated | 10 | - | - |
opiates | 9 | - | - |
opining | 10 | - | - |