Words that start with OL
118 words begin with OL, and OLIGOMERIZATION scores the most at 27 points.
Results
15-letter words count:5
14-letter words count:3
13-letter words count:4
12-letter words count:10
11-letter words count:4
10-letter words count:15
9-letter words count:19
8-letter words count:17
7-letter words count:12
6-letter words count:9
5-letter words count:11
4-letter words count:7
3-letter words count:2
The result set
118 words begin with OL. They are listed below, longest first.
Most of the answers cluster at 9 letters, where there are 19. Only 5 reach the full 15.
Scores and standouts
OLIGOMERIZATION at 27 points is the best Scrabble score available here. It tops both tables: 31 in Words With Friends as well.
OLIGOMERIZATION, OLIGOSACCHARIDE and OLIGODENDROCYTE reach 15 letters — the ceiling for this query.
Each word links to nothing and copies on click — the list is meant to be scanned, then used.
What some of these mean
- oligosaccharide
- any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
- oligodendrocyte
- a cell of the oligodendroglia
- oligodendroglia
- tissue consisting of glial cells with sheetlike processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers
- oligonucleotide
- (biochemistry) a polynucleotide whose molecules contain relatively few nucleotides
- oleaginousness
- smug self-serving earnestness
Common questions
- How many words start with OL?
- 118, ranging from 3 to 15 letters.
- What is the best scoring word that starts with OL?
- OLIGOMERIZATION, worth 27 points in Scrabble.
- What is the longest word that starts with OL?
- OLIGOMERIZATION and OLIGOSACCHARIDE, at 15 letters.