5 Letter Words Starting with O
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- oaken Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
a.. Made or consisting of oaks or of the wood of oaks. - oakum Scrabble 11 · WWF 13
n.. The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc. - oared Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
imp. & p. p.. of Oar - oases Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
pl.. of Oasis - oasis Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert. - oaten Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
a.. Consisting of an oat straw or stem; as, an oaten pipe. - oates Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. United States writer (born in 1938) - oaths Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
pl.. of Oath - obeah Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
n.. Same as Obi. - obeli Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
pl.. of Obelus - obese Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
a.. Excessively corpulent; fat; fleshy. - obole Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A weight of twelve grains; or, according to some, of ten grains, or half a scruple. - oboli Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
pl.. of Obolus - occam Scrabble 11 · WWF 14
n.. English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349) - occur Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
v. i.. To meet; to clash. - ocean Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. The whole body of salt water which covers more than three fifths of the surface of the globe; -- called also the sea, or great sea. - ocher Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
n.. Alt. of Ochre - ochna Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. type genus of Ochnaceae; evergreen trees and shrubs of Old World tropics - ochoa Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
n.. United States biochemist (born in Spain) who studied the biological synthesis of nucleic acids (1905-1993) - ochre Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
n.. A impure earthy ore of iron or a ferruginous clay, usually red (hematite) or yellow (limonite), -- used as a pigment in making paints, etc. The name is also... - ochry Scrabble 13 · WWF 12
a.. See Ochery. - ocrea Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. See Ochrea. - octad Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. An atom or radical which has a valence of eight, or is octavalent. - octal Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
a.. of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base; "an octal digit" - octet Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. A composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices. - octic Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
a.. Of the eighth degree or order. - octyl Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. A hypothetical hydrocarbon radical regarded as an essential residue of octane, and as entering into its derivatives; as, octyl alcohol. - oculi Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
pl.. of Oculus - oddly Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
adv.. In an odd manner; unevently. - odeon Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. A kind of theater in ancient Greece, smaller than the dramatic theater and roofed over, in which poets and musicians submitted their works to the approval of... - odesa Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
n.. a port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea - odets Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
n.. United States playwright (1906-1963) - odeum Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. See Odeon. - odist Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
n.. A writer of an ode or odes. - odium Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. Hatred; dislike; as, his conduct brought him into odium, or, brought odium upon him. - odour Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. any property detected by the olfactory system - odyle Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
n.. See Od. [Archaic]. - oelet Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. An eye, bud, or shoot, as of a plant; an oilet. - offal Scrabble 11 · WWF 12
n.. The rejected or waste parts of a butchered animal. - offer Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
v. t.. To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up. - often Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
adv.. Frequently; many times; not seldom. - ofter Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
adv.. Compar. of Oft. - ogden Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. a town in northern Utah settled by Mormons - ogham Scrabble 11 · WWF 12
n.. A particular kind of writing practiced by the ancient Irish, and found in inscriptions on stones, metals, etc. - ogive Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally. - ogled Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
imp. & p. p.. of Ogle - ogler Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. One who ogles. - ohara Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
n.. United States writer (1905-1970) - ohmic Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
a.. of or relating to or measured in ohms - oiled Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
imp. & p. p.. of Oil - oiler Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. One who deals in oils. - okapi Scrabble 11 · WWF 12
n.. similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs - olden Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
a.. Old; ancient; as, the olden time. - older Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
a.. skilled through long experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers" - oldie Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. a song that was formerly popular - oleic Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
a.. Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, oil; as, oleic acid, an acid of the acrylic acid series found combined with glyceryl in the form of olein in ce... - olein Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0� C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see Palmitin... - olent Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
a.. Scented. - oliva Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. A genus of polished marine gastropod shells, chiefly tropical, and often beautifully colored. - olive Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. A tree (Olea Europaea) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for it... - olmec Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
n.. a member of an early Mesoamerican civilization centered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC - ology Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
n.. A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of knowledge. - omaha Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
n.. thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935 - omani Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. a native or inhabitant of Oman - omber Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. Alt. of Ombre - ombre Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually played by three persons. - omega Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See Alpha. - omiya Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
n.. a city of east central Honshu; a suburb of Tokyo - onega Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland; second largest lake in Europe - onion Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. A liliaceous plant of the genus Allium (A. cepa), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of fo... - onset Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army. - oomph Scrabble 12 · WWF 13
n.. the activeness of an energetic personality - oopak Scrabble 11 · WWF 12
n.. A kind of black tea. - ootid Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
n.. mature ovum after penetration by sperm but before the formation of a zygote - oozed Scrabble 15 · WWF 15
imp. & p. p.. of Ooze - oozoa Scrabble 14 · WWF 14
n. pl.. Same as Acrita. - opepe Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
n.. large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus - opera Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, tr... - opine Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
v. t. & i.. To have an opinion; to judge; to think; to suppose. - opium Scrabble 9 · WWF 12
n.. The inspissated juice of the Papaver somniferum, or white poppy. - opsin Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin - optez Scrabble 16 · WWF 17
n.. an artificial language - optic Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
a.. The organ of sight; an eye. - orach Scrabble 10 · WWF 10
n.. Alt. of Orache - orang Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. See Orang-outang. - orate Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
v.. talk pompously - orbed Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
imp. & p. p.. of Orb - orbic Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
a.. Alt. of Orbical - orbit Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon. - orcin Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A colorless crystalline substance, C6H3.CH3.(OH)2, which is obtained from certain lichens (Roccella, Lecanora, etc.), also from extract of aloes, and artific... - orcus Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto - orczy Scrabble 19 · WWF 19
n.. British writer (born in Hungary) (1865-1947) - order Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
n.. Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system - oread Scrabble 6 · WWF 6
n.. One of the nymphs of mountains and grottoes. - orgal Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. See Argol. - organ Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers, etc.,... - orgue Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
n.. Any one of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in ca... - oriel Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. A gallery for minstrels. - orion Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. A large and bright constellation on the equator, between the stars Aldebaran and Sirius. It contains a remarkable nebula visible to the naked eye. - oriya Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
n.. a Magadhan language that is spoken by the Oriya and is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa - orlon Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. an acrylic fiber or the lightweight crease-resistant fabric made with Orlon yarns - orlop Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. The lowest deck of a vessel, esp. of a ship of war, consisting of a platform laid over the beams in the hold, on which the cables are coiled. - ormer Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. An abalone. - orono Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
n.. a university town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River to the north of Bangor - orpin Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
n.. A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity, approaching also to red. - orris Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. A plant of the genus Iris (I. Florentina); a kind of flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets. - ortho Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
A combining form signifying straight, right, upright, correct, regular; as, orthodromy, orthodiagonal, orthodox, orthographic. - orvet Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. The blindworm. - oryza Scrabble 17 · WWF 16
n.. A genus of grasses including the rice plant; rice. - osage Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
n.. the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Osage - osaka Scrabble 9 · WWF 9
n.. port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay; a commercial and industrial center of Japan - oscan Scrabble 7 · WWF 9
a.. Of or pertaining to the Osci, a primitive people of Campania, a province of ancient Italy. - oscar Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
n.. an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance - osier Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. A kind of willow (Salix viminalis) growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America. It is considered the best of the willows for... - osmic Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
a.. Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, osmium; specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a valence higher than in other lower compounds;... - ostia Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
pl.. of Ostium - ostic Scrabble 7 · WWF 8
a.. Pertaining to, or applied to, the language of the Tuscaroras, Iroquois, Wyandots, Winnebagoes, and a part of the Sioux Indians. - otary Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
n.. Any eared seal. - other Scrabble 8 · WWF 7
conj.. Either; -- used with other or or for its correlative (as either . . . or are now used). - ottar Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. See Attar. - otter Scrabble 5 · WWF 5
n.. Any carnivorous animal of the genus Lutra, and related genera. Several species are described. They have large, flattish heads, short ears, and webbed toes. T... - ought Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
n. & adv.. See Aught. - ouija Scrabble 12 · WWF 15
n.. a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages - oujda Scrabble 13 · WWF 16
n.. a city in northeastern Morocco near the Algerian border - ounce Scrabble 7 · WWF 10
n.. A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437/ grains. - oundy Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
a.. Wavy; waving/ curly. - ouphe Scrabble 10 · WWF 11
n.. A fairy; a goblin; an elf. - ousel Scrabble 5 · WWF 7
n.. One of several species of European thrushes, especially the blackbird (Merula merula, or Turdus merula), and the mountain or ring ousel (Turdus torquatus). - outdo Scrabble 6 · WWF 7
v. t.. To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass. - outer Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
a.. Being on the outside; external; farthest or farther from the interior, from a given station, or from any space or position regarded as a center or starting p... - outgo Scrabble 6 · WWF 8
v. t.. To go beyond; to exceed in swiftness; to surpass; to outdo. - outre Scrabble 5 · WWF 6
a.. Being out of the common course or limits; extravagant; bizarre. - ouzel Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
n.. Same as Ousel. - ovant Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
a.. Exultant. - ovary Scrabble 11 · WWF 11
n.. That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of Flower. - ovate Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
a.. Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity broadest. - overt Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
a.. Open to view; public; apparent; manifest. - ovile Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
a.. See Ovine. - ovine Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
a.. Of or pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep. - ovist Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. Same as Ovulist. - ovoid Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
a.. Alt. of Ovoidal - ovolo Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. A round, convex molding. See Illust. of Column. - ovral Scrabble 8 · WWF 10
n.. trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel - ovula Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
pl.. of Ovulum - ovule Scrabble 8 · WWF 11
n.. The rudiment of a seed. It grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings. The attached base of the ovule is the hilum, t... - owens Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980) - owing Scrabble 9 · WWF 11
p. pr. & vb. n.. of Owe - owler Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
v. i.. One who owls; esp., one who conveys contraband goods. See Owling, n. - owlet Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. A small owl; especially, the European species (Athene noctua), and the California flammulated owlet (Megascops flammeolus). - owned Scrabble 9 · WWF 10
imp. & p. p.. of Own - owner Scrabble 8 · WWF 9
n.. One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not. - owser Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. Tanner's ooze. See Ooze, 3. - oxbow Scrabble 17 · WWF 18
n.. A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; als... - oxeye Scrabble 15 · WWF 14
n.. The oxeye daisy. See under Daisy. - oxfly Scrabble 18 · WWF 18
n.. The gadfly of cattle. - oxide Scrabble 13 · WWF 13
n.. A binary compound of oxygen with an atom or radical, or a compound which is regarded as binary; as, iron oxide, ethyl oxide, nitrogen oxide, etc. - oxime Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
n.. One of a series of isonitroso derivatives obtained by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes or ketones. - oxlip Scrabble 14 · WWF 16
n.. The great cowslip (Primula veris, var. elatior). - oxter Scrabble 12 · WWF 12
n.. The armpit; also, the arm. - oylet Scrabble 8 · WWF 8
n.. See Eyelet. - ozawa Scrabble 17 · WWF 17
n.. United States conductor (born in Japan in 1935) - ozena Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
n.. A discharge of fetid matter from the nostril, particularly if associated with ulceration of the soft parts and disease of the bones of the nose. - ozone Scrabble 14 · WWF 15
n.. A colorless gaseous substance (O/) obtained (as by the silent discharge of electricity in oxygen) as an allotropic form of oxygen, containing three atoms in...