Words that start with OL

118 words begin with OL, and OLIGOMERIZATION scores the most at 27 points.

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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.

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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.