8-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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opposite | 12 | directly facing each other | they sat opposite at the table |
opponent | 12 | characterized by active hostility | opponent (or opposing) armies |
operator | 10 | a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties | - |
opposing | 13 | characterized by active hostility | opponent (or opposing) armies |
optimism | 14 | a general disposition to expect the best in all things | - |
optimist | 12 | a person disposed to take a favorable view of things | - |
optional | 10 | possible but not necessary; left to personal choice | - |
openness | 10 | characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive | - |
operatic | 12 | of or relating to or characteristic of opera | - |
optician | 12 | a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision | - |
operetta | 10 | a short amusing opera | - |
operable | 12 | fit or ready for use or service | - |
opulence | 12 | wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living | - |
optimize | 21 | act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world | - |
opsonins | 10 | - | - |
opponens | 12 | - | - |
opsonify | 16 | - | - |
opsonise | 10 | - | - |
opsimath | 15 | - | - |
oppugner | 13 | - | - |
oppugned | 14 | - | - |
opsonium | 12 | - | - |
opsonize | 19 | make (cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes | - |
optative | 13 | a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs | - |
opposers | 12 | - | - |
opossums | 12 | - | - |
opticist | 12 | - | - |
optimate | 12 | - | - |
optimise | 12 | act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world | - |
optimums | 14 | - | - |
optioned | 11 | - | - |
optionee | 10 | - | - |
optology | 14 | - | - |
optronic | 12 | - | - |
opulency | 15 | - | - |
opuluses | 10 | - | - |
opuntias | 10 | - | - |
opuscles | 12 | - | - |
opuscula | 12 | - | - |
opuscule | 12 | - | - |
openings | 11 | - | - |
opercele | 12 | - | - |
operates | 10 | - | - |
operated | 11 | - | - |
operants | 10 | - | - |
operands | 11 | - | - |
operably | 15 | - | - |
openwork | 17 | ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings | - |
openside | 11 | - | - |
opercula | 12 | - | - |
opencast | 12 | (of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface | opencast mining |
openable | 12 | - | - |
opaquing | 20 | - | - |
opaquest | 19 | - | - |
opaquely | 22 | in an opaque manner | he referred opaquely to her recent past |
opalized | 20 | - | - |
opalised | 11 | - | - |
opalines | 10 | - | - |
opinable | 12 | - | - |
oppilant | 12 | - | - |
oppidans | 13 | - | - |
opalesce | 12 | exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal | This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions |
oporices | 12 | - | - |
opopanax | 19 | an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines | - |
opiumism | 14 | - | - |
opinions | 10 | - | - |
opinicus | 12 | - | - |
oppilate | 12 | - | - |
opificer | 15 | - | - |
opiating | 11 | - | - |
ophiurid | 14 | - | - |
ophiuras | 13 | - | - |
ophiuran | 13 | - | - |
ophidian | 14 | limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous | - |
opercule | 12 | - | - |