8-Letter Words Starting With OL
- 31 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With OL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With OL 31 words
How common is OL at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 31 eight-letter words that start with OL. They average 12.1 points, the best is OLDSQUAW (21 points) and 45.2% end in S.
- Total words
- 31
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.1
- out of 21 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 45.2% of words
Most common last letters
- s 45.2%
- c 9.7%
- r 9.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ia16.1%
- ea9.7%
- oo6.5%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with OL
o 1l 1d 2s 1q 10u 1a 1w 4
O 1 + L 1 + D 2 + S 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + A 1 + W 4 = 21 points
- Double word
- 42 pts
- Triple word
- 63 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
oldsquaw
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many eight-letter words that start with OL are there?
There are 31 eight-letter words that start with OL in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with OL?
OLDSQUAW is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are OLYKOEKS (19), OLYCOOKS (17), OLYMPICS (17).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with OL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include OLDSQUAW (21), OLYKOEKS (19), OLYCOOKS (17), OLYMPICS (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.