Words with the letter O

The letter O is a vowel that plays a vital role in Scrabble, valued at just 1 point but incredibly versatile. It’s one of the most commonly used vowels in the English language, making it easy to incorporate into a wide range of words. Short words like go, so, to, and on are especially helpful for quick plays and creating parallel words across the board. Because of its frequency, having one or more O tiles on your rack gives you flexibility and helps in connecting with other high-scoring consonants.

Strategically, O is often used to extend existing words or to build longer ones like look, cold, bore, or storm. It’s also useful in forming plural and verb endings, such as adding -o to turn ban into bano in certain valid word lists. O pairs well with high-value consonants like J, K, and Z, helping to form big-point words like joke or zone. Even though O has a low point value, using it skillfully helps maintain rack balance and opens up opportunities for scoring in multiple directions on the board.

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Word	Scrabble© Points	WWF Points
gloze	17	17
glozed	19	19
glozes	18	18
glozing	22	22
glucagon	18	18
glucagons	19	19
glucocorticoid	28	28
glucocorticoids	29	29
glucokinase	23	23
glucokinases	24	24
gluconate	17	17
gluconates	18	18
gluconeogeneses	26	26
gluconeogenesis	26	26
glucosamine	22	22
glucosamines	23	23
glucose	14	14
glucoses	15	15
glucosic	18	18
glucosidase	19	19
glucosidases	20	20
glucoside	17	17
glucosides	18	18
glucosidic	21	21
glucuronidase	23	23