Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: ORCEIN, ORIELS, ORPINE, ORANGE, ORIENT and ORCINS. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 29 of the 49 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- ORYXES16 points
- ORPHIC13 points
- ORCHID12 points
- ORFRAY12 points
- ORACHE11 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is A (9 words), followed by I (7).
More 6 letter words starting with O
OR at other lengths
Questions
How many 6 letter words start with OR?
There are 49 6 letter words that start with OR in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 6 letter word that start with OR?
ORYXES, worth 16 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 6 letter words that start with OR make good guesses?
ORCEIN, ORCINS and ORANGE use 6 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

