524 Words Starting With OR
The prefix OR appears in 524 words, from 2-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 73 entries. Average word length: 9.0 letters.
O sits at an interesting crossroad: short Germanic staples (on, of, or, out) mix with elaborate Latin forms (obligation, observation, opportunity).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with OR: ORTHOPSYCHIATRY (31 pts), ORTHOGONALIZING (29 pts), ORTHOGONALIZED (28 pts), ORTHOPHOSPHATES (28 pts), OROPHARYNXES (27 pts). The shortest is OR (2 letters) and the longest is ORCHESTRATIONAL (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in FIND.
Notable words: ORAD — towards the mouth [adv].; ORACH — a plant of the goosefoot family [n].; ORACHE — a plant of the goosefoot family [n].; ORACHES — a plant of the goosefoot family [n]. Browse words starting with NEW for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with OR?
ORTHOPSYCHIATRY scores 31 points. Runner-up: ORTHOGONALIZING at 29 points. See words ending in MOW for more high-value options.
How many words start with OR?
Our dictionary has 524 words that start with OR. They range from 2 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (73).
What is the shortest word that starts with OR?
OR at just 2 letters. It means: the heraldic tincture gold [n].
Two-Letter Words (1)
OR
Three-Letter Words (6)
ORAORBORCOREORSORT
Four-Letter Words (14)
ORADORALORBSORBYORCAORCSORDOORESORGYORLEORRAORTSORYXORZO
Five-Letter Words (24)
ORACHORALSORANGORATEORBEDORBITORCASORCINORDERORDOSOREADORGANORGICORIBIORIELORLESORLONORLOPORMERORNISORPINORRISORTHOORZOS
Six-Letter Words (53)
ORACHEORACLEORALLYORANGEORANGSORANGYORATEDORATESORATORORBIERORBINGORBITSORCEINORCHIDORCHILORCHISORCINSORDAINORDEALORDERSORDUREOREADSOREIDEORFRAYORGANAORGANSORGASMORGEATORGIACORGIESORGONEORIBISORIELSORIENTORIGANORIGINORIOLEORISHAORISONORLONSORLOPSORMERSORMOLUORNATEORNERYOROIDEORPHANORPHICORPINEORPINSORRERYORRICEORYXES
Seven-Letter Words (63)
ORACHESORACLESORALISMORALISTORALITYORANGESORANGEYORATINGORATIONORATORSORATORYORATRIXORBIESTORBITALORBITEDORBITERORBLESSORCEINSORCHARDORCHIDSORCHILSORCINOLORDAINSORDEALSORDEREDORDERERORDERLYORDINALORDINESORDURESORECTICOREGANOOREIDESORFRAYSORGANDYORGANICORGANONORGANUMORGANZAORGASMSORGEATSORGIASTORGONESORIENTSORIFICEORIGAMIORIGANSORIGINSORIOLESORISHASORISONSORMOLUSOROGENYOROIDESOROLOGYOROTUNDORPHANSORPHISMORPHREYORPINESORRICESORRISESORTOLAN
Eight-Letter Words (73)
ORACULARORALISMSORALISTSORANGERYORANGIERORANGISHORATIONSORATORIOORATRESSORBITALSORBITERSORBITINGORCHARDSORCHISESORCHITICORCHITISORCINOLSORDAINEDORDAINERORDERERSORDERINGORDINALSORDINANDORDINARYORDINATEORDNANCEORDUROUSORECTIVEOREGANOSOREODONTORGANDIEORGANICSORGANISEORGANISMORGANISTORGANIZEORGANONSORGANUMSORGANZASORGASMEDORGASMICORGASTICORGIASTSORGULOUSORIBATIDORIENTALORIENTEDORIENTERORIFICESORIGAMISORIGANUMORIGINALORINASALORNAMENTORNATELYORNERIERORNITHESORNITHICOROGENICOROMETERORPHANEDORPHICALORPHISMSORPHREYSORPIMENTORRERIESORTHICONORTHODOXORTHOEPYORTHOSESORTHOSISORTHOTICORTOLANS
Nine-Letter Words (68)
ORALITIESORANGEADEORANGERIEORANGIESTORANGUTANORATORIESORATORIOSORATRICESORBICULARORCHESTRAORDAINERSORDAININGORDERABLEORDERLESSORDERLIESORDINALLYORDINANCEORDINANDSORDINATESORDNANCESOREODONTSORGANDIESORGANELLEORGANISEDORGANISERORGANISESORGANISMSORGANISTSORGANIZEDORGANIZERORGANIZESORGANOSOLORGANZINEORGASMINGORGIASTICORIBATIDSORIENTALSORIENTATEORIENTEERORIENTERSORIENTINGORIFICIALORIFLAMMEORIGANUMSORIGINALSORIGINATEORINASALSORNAMENTSORNERIESTORNITHINEORNITHOIDOROGENIESOROGRAPHYOROLOGIESOROLOGISTOROMETERSORPHANAGEORPHANINGORPHREYEDORPIMENTSORRISROOTORTHICONSORTHODOXYORTHOEPICORTHOPTERORTHOPTICORTHOTICSORTHOTIST
Ten-Letter Words (73)
ORACULARLYORANGEADESORANGERIESORANGEWOODORANGUTANSORATORICALORATRESSESORBICULATEORCHARDISTORCHESTRALORCHESTRASORCHIDLIKEORCHITISESORDAINMENTORDINANCESORDINARIERORDINARIESORDINARILYORDINATIONORDONNANCEORGANELLESORGANICISMORGANICISTORGANICITYORGANISERSORGANISINGORGANISMALORGANISMICORGANIZERSORGANIZINGORGANOLOGYORGANOSOLSORGANZINESORIENTALLYORIENTATEDORIENTATESORIENTEERSORIFLAMMESORIGINALLYORIGINATEDORIGINATESORIGINATORORISMOLOGYORNAMENTALORNAMENTEDORNATENESSORNERINESSORNITHINESORNITHOPODORNITHOSESORNITHOSISOROGENESESOROGENESISOROGENETICOROGRAPHICOROLOGISTSOROPHARYNXOROTUNDITYORPHANAGESORPHANHOODORPHICALLYORRISROOTSORTHOCLASEORTHODOXESORTHODOXLYORTHOEPIESORTHOEPISTORTHOGONALORTHOGRADEORTHOPEDICORTHOPTERAORTHOPTERSORTHOTISTS
Eleven-Letter Words (45)
ORACULARITYORANGEWOODSORBICULARLYORCHARDISTSORCHESTRATEORDAINMENTSORDERLINESSORDINARIESTORDINATIONSORDONNANCESORGANICALLYORGANICISMSORGANICISTSORGANIZABLEORIENTALISMORIENTALISTORIENTALIZEORIENTATINGORIENTATIONORIGINALITYORIGINATINGORIGINATIONORIGINATIVEORIGINATORSORNAMENTALSORNAMENTINGORNITHOLOGYORNITHOPODSORNITHOPTEROROGRAPHIESORPHANHOODSORTHOCENTERORTHOCLASESORTHODONTIAORTHODONTICORTHODOXIESORTHOEPISTSORTHOGRAPHYORTHONORMALORTHOPAEDICORTHOPEDICSORTHOPEDISTORTHOPTERANORTHOSCOPICORTHOSTATIC
Twelve-Letter Words (46)
ORATORICALLYORCHESTRALLYORCHESTRATEDORCHESTRATERORCHESTRATESORCHESTRATORORCHIDACEOUSORDINARINESSORGANICITIESORGANISATIONORGANIZATIONORGANOLEPTICORGANOLOGIESORIENTALISMSORIENTALISTSORIENTALIZEDORIENTALIZESORIENTATIONSORIENTEERINGORIGINATIONSORISMOLOGIESORNAMENTALLYORNATENESSESORNERINESSESORNITHOLOGICORNITHOPTERSOROGRAPHICALOROPHARYNGESOROPHARYNXESOROTUNDITIESORTHOCENTERSORTHODONTIASORTHODONTICSORTHODONTISTORTHOGENESESORTHOGENESISORTHOGENETICORTHOGONALLYORTHOGRAPHICORTHOPAEDICSORTHOPEDISTSORTHOPTERANSORTHOPTERISTORTHOPTEROIDORTHORHOMBICORTHOTROPOUS
Thirteen-Letter Words (30)
ORACULARITIESORCHESTRATERSORCHESTRATINGORCHESTRATIONORCHESTRATORSORDERLINESSESORGANISATIONSORGANIZATIONSORGANOGENESESORGANOGENESISORGANOGENETICORGIASTICALLYORIENTALIZINGORIENTATIONALORIENTEERINGSORIGINALITIESORIGINATIVELYORISMOLOGICALORNAMENTATIONORNITHISCHIANORNITHOLOGIESORNITHOLOGISTOROPHARYNGEALORTHODONTISTSORTHOEPICALLYORTHOGONALITYORTHOGONALIZEORTHOGRAPHIESORTHOPTERISTSORTHOPTEROIDS
Fourteen-Letter Words (17)
ORCHESTRATIONSORDINARINESSESORGANISMICALLYORGANIZATIONALORGANOCHLORINEORGANOMETALLICORNAMENTATIONSORNITHISCHIANSORNITHOLOGICALORNITHOLOGISTSORTHOCHROMATICORTHOGONALIZEDORTHOGONALIZESORTHOGRAPHICALORTHOMOLECULARORTHOPEDICALLYORTHOPHOSPHATE
Fifteen-Letter Words (11)
ORCHESTRATIONALORGANOCHLORINESORGANOMERCURIALORGANOMETALLICSORGANOPHOSPHATEORIENTATIONALLYORTHODONTICALLYORTHOGONALITIESORTHOGONALIZINGORTHOPHOSPHATESORTHOPSYCHIATRY