Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: ORE, OSE, ORS, OES, ODE and ORA. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 39 of the 45 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- OXY13 points
- OXO10 points
- OFF9 points
- OHM8 points
- OAK7 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letter is R (6 words), followed by A (4).
3 letter words starting with…
- 3 letter words starting with a70 words
- 3 letter words starting with b52 words
- 3 letter words starting with c36 words
- 3 letter words starting with d47 words
- 3 letter words starting with e39 words
- 3 letter words starting with f47 words
- 3 letter words starting with g44 words
- 3 letter words starting with h49 words
- 3 letter words starting with i19 words
- 3 letter words starting with j23 words
- 3 letter words starting with k27 words
- 3 letter words starting with l44 words
- 3 letter words starting with m47 words
- 3 letter words starting with n34 words
- o45
- 3 letter words starting with p62 words
- q2
- 3 letter words starting with r49 words
- 3 letter words starting with s61 words
- 3 letter words starting with t56 words
- 3 letter words starting with u15 words
- 3 letter words starting with v21 words
- 3 letter words starting with w38 words
- x1
- 3 letter words starting with y27 words
- 3 letter words starting with z12 words
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Questions
How many 3 letter words start with O?
There are 45 3 letter words that start with O in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 3 letter word that start with O?
OXY, worth 13 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 3 letter words that start with O make good guesses?
ORE, OSE and ORS use 3 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

