9-Letter Words Starting With OSS
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With OSS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With OSS 9 words
How common is OSS at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 nine-letter words that start with OSS. They average 11.8 points and the best is OSSIFYING (16 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.8
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 44.4% of words
Most common last letters
- s 44.4%
- a 11.1%
- e 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ie22.2%
- eo11.1%
- iu11.1%
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 nine-letter word that starts with OSS
o 1s 1s 1i 1f 4y 4i 1n 1g 2
O 1 + S 1 + S 1 + I 1 + F 4 + Y 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
ossifying
Form of ossify
- verbbecome bony“The tissue ossified”
- verbmake rigid and set into a conventional pattern“rigidify the training schedule”
- verbcause to become hard and bony“The disease ossified the tissue”
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How many nine-letter words that start with OSS are there?
There are 9 nine-letter words that start with OSS 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 nine-letter word that starts with OSS?
OSSIFYING is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are OSSIFRAGE (13), OSSIFRAGA (13), OSSEOUSLY (12).
Which rare nine-letter words that start with OSS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include OSSIFRAGA (13), OSSEOUSLY (12), OSSIFIERS (12), OSSARIUMS (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.